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20 Reasons Why Your Blog Sucks
My title for this blog is to serve one purpose. To show that most of the people who share this blog have never read it. It’s not your fault. Most blogs are boring, they provide very little in the way knowledge, or thought leadership. However, our...Communities are Bullsh*t
Communities are bullsh*t. That’s right, I said it. Go ahead … think about that Twitter page you manage. Consider the amount of time it took you to build your first 100 followers, let alone your first 1,000. You are feeling pretty high about your...Social Media Cries a River: Thank You, Klout
Klout’s new algorithm came, saw and shook the world for many Social Mediaprofessionals. Over the past few weeks, the blogosphere has been saturated withanti-Klout articles. People scoured the interweb (I love that word) for every possiblestory,...Bridging the Gap: Students, Teachers and Social Media
We live in a day and age where every social account synchronizes with a smart phone. No one is out of reach. We can engage with anyone at any time. That is why more teachers should embrace the idea of utilizing Social Media to connect with their...Facebook Followers are Earned... Not Traded
I am a member of several social media groups on Facebook. Today, one of those members posted a link to a tool their company had developed called "Like Exchange". This program allowed you (after it gained access to your facebok page) to "like" other...You have 100,000 Followers ... Who Cares?
A good friend Adam Price (@adam_price) tweeted something that really struck a chord with me, “don't be part of the problem, if you post something make sure it has some substance.” Boy does this make sense. More-and-more the people whom I follow and...
Jonathan Salem Baskin is an author who writes a regular column on Advertising Age & posts on his award-winning blog. More »
John Bell heads up the 360° Digital Influence team & teaches graduate studies in Digital Influence at Johns Hopkins University. More »
Don Bulmer is Vice President of Communication Strategy at Royal Dutch Shell More »
John Byrne is chairman & editor-in-chief of C-Change Media Inc. & the author or co-author of eight books. More »
Gini Dietrich Gini Dietrich is the founder and chief executive officer of Arment Dietrich, Inc. More »
Vanessa DiMauro is the CEO of Leader Networks & has been creating successful online communities for over 15 years. More »
Maggie Fox is the founder and CEO of Social Media Group & was named one of the Top 100 Marketers in Marketing Magazine. More »
Laurent Francois I lead the marketing&development hub @ Express Roularta Services, a media company. I focus on 2 main brands (L'Express, More »
Rachel Happe is a Co-Founder and Principal at The Community Roundtable & a blogger at The Social Organization. More »
JD Lasica is a consultant who is considered one of the leading authorities on social media & user-created media. More »
Brian Solis s author of Engage and is recognized as one of the most prominent thought leaders & authors in new media. More »
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Crisis Management & Communications in a Digital Age Workshop
When: Fri, 2012-05-25
Public Relations in Vietnam Conference
When: Thu, 2012-05-31
Interactive Day San Diego
When: Wed, 2012-06-06
The Virtual Executive: How to Act Like a CEO Online and Offline - Webinar with Debra Benton
When: Thu, 2012-06-07
Crain's Tech Talk Live
When: Mon, 2012-06-11
SEO in the Sun
When: Sat, 2012-06-16

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“I would compare Facebook Like-Gates to capturing email and other contact information by offering ebooks and whitepapers. Without these, you'd be providing great content but that doesn't mean that everybody would go out of their way to dish out their contact details. It's a way to incentivize content providers to continue to generate great articles, inforgraphics and videos. And unliking a page is ...”
“Nonverbal communication is as important as our verbal or written messages. And how we appear in photographs on the web-- and specifically on Linkedin--can be critically important to our personal brands and our messages. The research you cite about warm and cold impressions is critical to how we are perceived. Thanks for the insightful post, Victoria, and I'm looking forward to the future posts. ...”