Communication Matters It may be the digital age, but communication still matters

I had a long list of blog posts that I wanted to post to Twitter. I’m talkin’ more than 140-links-long, so not something I wanted to post and/or schedule individually. I created an Excel worksheet that would help me automate some of the tasks involved in creating a bulk upload CSV for HootSuite. In

I recently discovered About.me, a service that allows you to create a customized profile showcasing your online presence. The site offers a surprising level of customization options so you can truly make your profile your own. It’s pretty cool! I have to admit,though, that I wasn’t feeling quite up

I’ve managed a company event Twitter account for a little over two years, covering three dates for that event (2009, 2010, and 2011). 2009 was the first year we had a cohesive plan to utilize social networking accounts for the event, so 2009 was our start year. For the 2010 year, we built a larger [

I just got back from managing the social media activities for my biggest event yet. The event was much bigger than last year, and not surprisingly, so was the volume of Twitter chatter. Of those thousands of tweets last week, there’s one that still sticks with me. I’ve been working with this event t

A short Twitter exchange recently unearthed some angst I’ve buried about business of social media. Two years ago when I started my full-time role as a social media manager, there was a lot of heady wonder at the opportunity social networking held for businesses and our customers. Social networking w

A roundup of the useful, interesting, and/or fun tidbits I found this week via the fantastic tweeple I follow: problogger New at ProBlogger: 30 Valuable Lessons Learned Using Social Media  http://goo.gl/fb/ViZz brett 16 Social Media Guidelines Used by Real Companies http://bit.ly/7WXHId (via @econsu