About Social Media Today
celebrity hoax
How I Faked Celebrity Tweets in Support for My New Book and Why You Should Care
the book in question
My Twitter stream was overflowing with Tweets and Retweets of what could best be described as an outpouring of love and support for my new book by some of the world’s most recognized celebrities in the world. Seriously?![read more]
Breaking News on Social Media: Rushing to Share Info Without Checking Validity
Now that we have access to information from around the world 24/7, it’s up to us what we believe. The faster it arrives in our feeds the quicker we can pass it along as truth to our followers. But what if our sources have it wrong? Are we adding to the confusion? When it comes to breaking news, are social media outlets such as Twitter just one big game of “Telephone”?[read more]
“I think the interesting thing to note here is that mastering social media is not the same as mastering social media marketing. 10,000 hours on social media will not necessarily make you a master in marketing via social media, yet getting the training and experience necessary to become an expert at the marketing aspect is difficult because there is no one out there really teaching it.”
“I think Mayer is actually doing a great job of injecting Yahoo back into the conversation by making it a "hot topic" again. Full disclosure, I've always liked Yahoo but any property that's been around for that long has to fight against the perception that it's outdated, lest it be resigned to the dustbin of history like AOL.”