What to Say When Someone Offers Holiday Greetings You Don’t Share

10 years ago

Joey DeVilla sums it up nicely with a handy flowchart. His point is, of course, if someone wishes you any kind…

Celebrating Your Birthday with Social Networks

10 years ago

Yesterday was my birthday. Yay for birthdays! Many of us have known the joy of the Facebook birthday; the flood…

Losing Battles with Social Media

10 years ago

It's kind of funny that the same arguments, concerns, and battles about social media are still happening in the workplace.…

E-mail: The Scourge of Good Communication

11 years ago

No one wants more e-mail. And yet, we sign up for e-mails because, in some cases, it is the only…

A Grandma by any other Name

11 years ago

My sister became a grandmother last week. I'm not a grandmother, so I'm a wee bit jealous she gets to…

Twitter Plays a Role in the Ferguson Shooting Grand Jury

11 years ago

On September 23, 2014, I published a post called Social Media in a Crisis: How to Help the Search for…

Social Media in a Crisis: How to Help the Search for Hannah Graham

11 years ago

The city of Charlottesville, the surrounding counties, and the University of Virginia community have been dealing with a crisis for…

Do You Want to Build a … Reputation?

11 years ago

So many companies set up their marketing and social media efforts as an afterthought. They might engage an intern or…

Marketing and Social Media: Not at all about Self-Promotion

11 years ago

I think it's a common misconception: companies eschew marketing themselves because they disdain self-promotion. I've definitely been in meetings where…

Chronicles of the Vertical Soup Exchange

11 years ago

When I was in college (in the early 90s btw -- think of me sporting flannel), I was part of…