Posted in Uncategorized, social media, twitter on Feb 22nd, 2010
I responded to a blog post by David Zumini regarding a company who asked a Twitter follower to retract their Twitter complaint. This is such a perfect example of what NOT to do as a company or brand using social media. Please check out the post and my response.
Posted in facebook, marketing, social media, twitter on Nov 24th, 2009
Do you know Dave…former felon and self-proclaimed “four time loser” gone successful breadmaker? Brush up on his story if you’re not familiar with it — it’s a goodie.
Dave makes great bread here in the Pacific Northwest. He’s built a strong brand and has a lot of loyal breadlovin’ fans. So what happened when the Killer [...]
Posted in social media, twitter on Nov 20th, 2009
I was inspired today by a visit from a Twitter Fairy (you know who you are — and thank you).
Many of us grow up to believe, even from a very young age, that money equals power, and thus powerful people are wealthy. Possibly true in a lot of situations. But lately, a little blue bird [...]
Posted in facebook, marketing, social media, twitter, youtube on Nov 12th, 2009
I just read a blog post by Rob Shields at Fight, a digital strategy company in Portland. He addressed the issue of social media strategy and its importance in a business’ decision to engage their audience online. Immediately I forwarded the post to a friend/colleague of mine (as I do with any article related to [...]
Posted in social media, twitter on Nov 4th, 2009
Yesterday, Twitalyzer’s Top 100 Most Influential People in Twitter listed America’s sweetheart, Alyssa Milano, in the number five spot. I, personally, don’t follow many celebrities…in fact I’m fairly certain that Alyssa Milano is my only celebrity follow — I like what she has to say. Regardless, Alyssa has earned that fifth position fairly. It doesn’t [...]
Posted in social media, twitter on Sep 9th, 2009
I was a hotshot roller skater back in the day. I could skate circles around most of my friends, always won ‘Shoot the Duck’ and ‘Limbo’ (my height might have had something to do with that) and never left home without my shiny, 4-wheeled whites and polyester spandex rainbow skirted unitard. But when it came [...]
Posted in social media, twitter on Aug 20th, 2009
It’s fairly obvious how social media has changed verbal communication between people. But how has it affected other traditional social ‘stand-bys’?
I remember the first time I met Jeff Bunch. He sat next to me at a Portland Social Media Club meeting. The handwriting on Jeff’s nametag read “@jeffreyrbunch”. I chuckled that the adjacent social media [...]
Posted in creativity, design, social media on Aug 6th, 2009
I know we’re encouraged not to blame others for our actions, whether for good or evil, but I’m doing it anyway. I’ve started a blog – and I blame Twitter.
Before my relationship with Twitter began, I was happy. Happy either keeping my thoughts, plans and annoyances to myself, or sharing them with friends, family and [...]
