PodCamp AZ 2010 badge hackery
This morning, I received an email from the WordCamp Phoenix 2011 regarding registration (I’m already registered) and badging up. Being the geek conference groupie that I am, I had to badge up. I added...
View ArticleGoodbye 12seconds.tv! The Death and Life of Early Adoption in Social Media
What happens when a social media channel dies? 12seconds.tv closes it's doors on October 22, 2010. The micro-video blogging sight never developed the user base or the revenue model it needed to...
View ArticleNews Sites Sleep While San Francisco Riots
Last night, while most Americans were hearing sports stories about how the San Francisco Giants won the World Series, the hashtag #SFriot became a trending topic on Twitter. Fan celebrations turned...
View Article6 Ingredients for the Secret Sauce: Social Media Best Practices for Big Brands
This is an expanded version of a guest post that originally appeared on the commpro.biz Thought Leaders blog. Three years ago, few people would have considered Facebook and YouTube the place to be for...
View ArticleFacebook Page Engagement Numbers and Quick Competitor Comparisons
In addition to Likes and Comments, Facebook is now exposing the number of shares a post receives. This number is displayed for both individual user posts, based on that user’s privacy settings, and on...
View Articleon being beautiful
It’s not that I don’t like being told I’m beautiful, but I am unnerved when the compliment comes too frequently. In too short a space of time. Particularly, from a single source. There aren’t really...
View ArticleDay In The Life: Personal Storytelling in 2014
Another year has come to an end, which means people all over the place are summarizing the year. Media companies are recapping the big stories, friends and family are sending annual letters, and social...
View ArticleDay in the Life Nº 01 – Timeline
My first #dayinthelife was over two weeks ago. My next is next week. When setting out on this project, I had intended to follow each designated #dayinthelife with two look backs. The first was to be a...
View ArticleDay in the Life Nº 01 – Reflections
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 My first #dayinthelife was largely about setting the baseline. I wanted to share a regular day, following the activities and behaviors that I most frequently repeat. Over...
View ArticleHappiness vs. Feelings, Or 4 Times I’ve Cried in the Last 52 Hours
Recently, a friend asked me if I was a generally happy person. “Because you seem to be,” he added when I didn’t immediately answer. A rare question, at least when asked directly, but certainly not an...
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