The Brownback Rule of Social Media
The Brownback Rule of Social Media: If you’re a politician, don’t pick a fight with a teenager on Twitter. Maybe you’ve seen the story: Staff members for Kansas governor Sam Brownback tattled on a Kansas teenager, Emma Sullivan, who said something mean about the governor on Twitter. She ended her tweet with the hashtag #heblowsalot. [...]
November 29, 2011
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Tags: #heblowsalot, Emma Sullivan, Sam Brownback, Twitter · Posted in: Social media marketing
Is Twitter your red-headed stepchild?
I mean that social media-wise, of course. Everyone who uses social media has a favorite place to hang out. If I had to name my favorite “child” it would probably be facebook, just because it’s kinda in my face more than the others and I have a lot of friends there. I regard LinkedIn as [...]
April 13, 2011
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Tags: Facebook, LinkedIn, red-headed stepchild, social media, Twitter · Posted in: Social media marketing
The Procrastinator’s Guide to Online Marketing
I’ve been presenting a talk for a few months now called “Social Media Marketing in 15 Minutes a Day.” It’s fun; I’d like to think it’s informative. People seem to like it. But there’s an interesting phenomena that happens every time I’ve presented. I get emails and phone calls from people saying, “I can’t make [...]
July 6, 2010
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Tags: online marketing, online promotion, procrastination, social media marketing, Twitter · Posted in: Marketing, Social media marketing, social networking
Social Media Marketing: It’s not about you
You can usually tell a newbie on Facebook or Twitter by how often every day they make a pitch about their book or their business. Something really heavy-handed like: “Looking for that special birthday gift? Buy my book!” That deafening silence you hear is everybody ignoring your pitch. There’s a few things wrong with selling [...]
February 9, 2010
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Tags: Facebook, How not to act on Facebook and Twitter, social media marketing, Twitter · Posted in: Facebook, Marketing, social networking
Why I lurk on social networking sites
It’s been estimated that over 93% of people lurk on social networking sites; not participating, just listening to the 7% who are actually taking part in the conversation. I confess to occasionally lurking myself. I’m really a social person. But sometimes when I’m on Facebook or Twitter I just don’t feel like chatting. So, I lurk. [...]
December 8, 2009
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Tags: Facebook, lurking, social network sites, Twitter · Posted in: Facebook, social networking, Twitter
Are we there yet?
Summer always brings back fond memories of childhood summer vacations. Mom, Dad, and the three kids would pile into the loaded car, hit the road, and drive. And drive. And drive. It wasn’t until years later that I realized the purpose of a road trip was to actually periodically get out of the car and [...]
June 15, 2009
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Tags: All about blogging, Facebook, social networking, Twitter · Posted in: All about blogging, social networking
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Twitter is a social networking sites that allows you to answer that important question: What are you doing right now? You have 140 characters to answer. Sounds a bit silly? Well, yes and no. For those of us who scramble to find time to write at all, the idea of promoting 140 characters at a [...]
December 23, 2008
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Tags: online promotion, social networking, Twitter · Posted in: Buy The Book Marketing, internet, Marketing
