Thanks to David Meerman Scott for sending out an update on twitter about this study from Cone that finds Americans expect companies to be present in their social media lives. Sounds like social media is moving into the masses. Read my take on The State of Social Media 2008 by Brian Solis. Social Media Study…
Social media: what is it? Is it tools? How does it work? Why should I care? Where is it all going? If you’ve ever asked these kinds of questions – even if you’re on twitter, Facebook and have a blog, you’re not alone. There is no one set, standard response that sums up neat and…
Thanks to all of you who asked for a copy of my tweet transcripts. Here’s the list from the 10 sessions I attended. Did you go to BlogWorld? Please share your resources with us in the comments section. State of the Blogosphere Making Money Online – Tips from Top Bloggers Social Media in the Newsroom…
Interested in what happened at BlogWorld? During the sessions, I sent out enough twitter updates to fill a 15 page Word document, which added up to over 300 updates. This post covers Book Deals, Digital Assets And Corporate Sponsorships with Prince Campbell, Jonathan Fields and Geoff Nelson. You’ll find all of my BlogWorld08 twoverage [tweet…
Interested in what happened at BlogWorld? During the sessions, I sent out enough twitter updates to fill a 15 page Word document, which added up to over 300 updates. This post covers Avoiding Disaster: How Not to Use Social Media with Jason Falls, Lee LeFever, Patrick O’Keefe – Patrick O’Keefe, ManagingCommunities.com, Bad Boy Blog (Editor/Blogger), YanksBlog.com…
Interested in what happened at BlogWorld? During the sessions, I sent out enough twitter updates to fill a 15 page Word document, which added up to over 300 updates. This post covers Microjournalism: Breaking News in 140 Words or Less with Laura Fitton @pistachio; Robert Scoble @scobleizer and Doc Searls @dsearls. For more background, read…
Interested in what happened at BlogWorld? During the sessions, I sent out what amounted to a 15 page Word document, which added up to over 300 updates. This post covers How to Sell Direct Advertising on Your Blog with Steve Hall, David Peralty, Wendy Piersall, Dave Taylor and Lynn Truong. You’ll find all of my…
Interested in what happened at BlogWorld? During the sessions, I sent out enough twitter updates to fill a 15 page Word document, which added up to over 300 updates. This post covers Search Engine Optimization, SEM & New Media with Brian Clark, Michael Gray, Lee Odden and Stephan Spencer. You’ll find all of my BlogWorld08 twoverage…
Interested in what happened at BlogWorld? During the sessions, I sent out enough twitter updates to fill a 15 page Word document, which added up to over 300 updates. This post covers the Learn What it Takes to Create You, Inc – how to parly internet fame into major media attention with Rohit Bhargava, Timothy…
Interested in what happened at BlogWorld? During the sessions, I sent out enough twitter updates to fill a 15 page Word document, which added up to over 300 updates. This post covers Bloggers & PR with Chris Brogan, Michael Clark, Jason Falls and Brian Solis. Lee Odden filled in for Michael Clark. You’ll find all…
Interested in what happened at BlogWorld? During the sessions, I sent out what amounted to a 15 page Word document, which added up to over 300 updates. This post covers the state of the blogosphere address & opening keynote with Chris Alden, Anil Dash and Richard Jalichandra who previewed Technorati’s State of the Blogosphere report. You’ll…
Interested in what happened at BlogWorld? During the sessions, I sent out what amounted to a 15 page Word document, which added up to over 300 updates. This post covers Making Money Online with a Blog with John Chow, Brian Clark, Zac Johnson, Jim Kukral, Darren Rowse – Digital Photography School (Editor), ProBlogger (Editor) and…
On October 25, I’ll be speaking on social networking for writers at the 2008 IWOC Writers Conference. I’m an IWOC [Independent Writers of Chicago] member. For me one of the benefits is being listed in their database as a professional writer and speaker who specializes in online PR and social media. If you’re a Chicago…
Somehow I caught one of Darren Rowse’s tweets inviting BlogWorld Expo attendees to join him on a photowalk in Las Vegas. Darren writes two popular blogs: Problogger and Digital Photography School. In July, I missed the BlogHer photowalk. And, after I saw their pictures, I knew I had to make this one a priority. Here’s…
During this session, my Internet connection was iffy, so I cataloged my tweets offline. You’ll find them here, along with moderator Jason Falls’ slides. Jason recapped the putting social media in the newsroom session on his blog, Social Media Explorer. Although I’m interested in this topic, I went to this session because I was also…
Hello from Las Vegas! If you’re reading this and you’re also at BlogWorld, let’s meet up! You can reach me via twitter @wiredprworks or find me in one of the sessions. Disclaimer: I may change my mind and decide to go to a session that’s not listed here. BlogWorld 08 Tracks Following a track sounds…
Two years ago today on September 19, I wrote a post called PR Takeaways: Talk Like a Pirate Day. At the time, there were 130 Google News searches for talk like a pirate day. Today’s count: 340 talk like a pirate news stories and counting. Google’s even getting in on the act. Hat tip…
Two years ago today on September 19, I wrote a post called PR Takeaways: Talk Like a Pirate Day. At the time, there were 130 Google News searches for talk like a pirate day. Today’s count: 340 talk like a pirate news stories and counting. Google’s even getting in on the act. Hat tip…
After writing about Google’s Chrome comic book, I asked Brad Shorr, who frequently writes about business humor and is a business cartoon writer to guest post and talk about . . . Why Don’t Companies Use Cartoons in Their Marketing? By Brad Shorr, guest author As a business cartoon writer, this question crosses my mind…
What do plan to do with your online marketing over the next six months? Lee Odden, of Online Marketing Blog, asked his readers to vote for the top three online marketing tactics they would use the most from now, mid-September, through mid-March 2009. What’s interesting to me is that corporate web site comes in way…
What are you holding onto that you should be giving away? After completing the Word of Mouth Crash Course [thanks to Andy Sernovitz for a scholarship!], my biggest takeaway was this: give it all, that’s right all, away. Do you agree that we have a hesitancy to share not only our secrets, but our best…
A reader writes . . . I read with interest your response to the gal looking for help with her arts site. You say in your response: As you may know, press releases have evolved from a simple announcement to a select group of journalists to powerful tools that merge search engine optimization, multimedia, social…
Searching for popular blogs to follow? Yahoo’s Blog directory lists blogs by category. Shown here is a screen capture I took this morning. At the time, Wired PR Works was number one. So . . . I told my newsletter subscribers about it. [Apologies to my newsletter readers for letting this news get me too…
Sometimes a seemingly tiny crisis can turn out to be a major ordeal. Little things can blow up into big matters very quickly – especially online. This week, United Airlines’ stock nose dived and almost crashed due to a story, published in 2002, about United’s bankruptcy filing. According to some reports, as much as $1.41…
When a first-time speaker asked for ways to improve their presentation before taking the stage, I put together a list to help them out. Even if you’re not a first-timer, I hope these tips I’m sharing that work for me, along with the ones I picked up from my professional speaker friends, will help you!…
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