Archive for 2010

A Twitter success story: Search leads to new market discovery

Fara Hain grabbed my attention in a big way. In a recent comment on {grow} she mentioned that Twitter had led her to discover a new market for her company’s […]

Proof that good writing matters : )

It’s Friday and as we say around here, “Man does not live by blog alone” and when I saw this pic I laughed out loud and thought I would share […]

A simple strategy to increase your influence on Twitter

“How do I increase my influence on Twitter?” A business colleague asked me this question and I figured if it was on his mind, it might be on yours too. […]

A voice from the Nashville flood: Social media as a lifeline

Last week I had the pleasure of meeting Laura Click in downtown Nashville. She had an incredible story about how people used the social web to pull together amidst the […]

Transitioning online contacts into offline friendships

I’ve made many wonderful connections through the social web, but the magic really happens when I’ve strengthened those bonds by turning those online friends into offline relationships. I had some cool […]

PR versus marketing: The final battle over social media

Last week Vocus, a provider of on-demand PR management software, announced the results of a survey which found that the turf battle between PR and marketing rages on, especially over […]

In praise of poopy blogs

I was rolling around on the floor with some of my young nieces and nephews and somehow the word “poop” entered the conversation. Every time I said it, the kiddos […]

What lessons from your first boss do you still use today?

This has been a week of reminiscing for me. I had a business opportunity come up that gave me a good excuse to talk to many industry old-timers, including several […]

My Twitter Ah-Ha Moment

What did it take for you to “get” Twitter? I was certainly in that vast number of people who resisted it. The first tweet I ever received was “It’s 4 […]