A reader writes: Love to hear your thoughts as to why Heather Armstrong has some negative perceptions about her as alluded in the article about BlogHer and how Mommybloggers profit. [To take the focus off of Heather and her blog – www.dooce.com I’m modifying the question to: Any downsides to being “too” successful in the…
It’s Monday. I’m home from BlogHer. I miss San Francisco. I listened to fascinating stories. I talked too much. I lost my voice. I didn’t sleep there. I slept here until 10 this morning. I am not back on central standard time. I did upload some images. Here is one, taken in Union Square. And,…
Warner Brothers, Bravo and Hearst opened the day with a HybridMedia keynote. To read more, visit the BlogHer08 live conference posts. See what I had to say on twitter about BlogHer, including a live tweet stream from the monetization panel. In the Home and Garden breakout session, I heard about the water usage restrictions in…
It’s Saturday morning. I’m getting ready for day two. Here’s a flashback on day one . . . BlogHer07’s concentric circles was faster speed networking than this year’s gather around the table ice breaker. But, the conversations were better this year. Going for something different right away, I sat in on the Birds of a…
Here are your missing twitter updates from yesterday – didn’t want to break away, but do want to tell you what I did . . . 5:30 am Dispatcher says he can have a car at my house by 6:45, about 30 minutes later than I like. More time to get ready. 🙂 Car driver…
Just added Wired PR Works to the cool BlogHer Buzz widget. What I love about this widget . . . – multi-purpose with tabs for people, news, agenda and help – easy to add your listing with an image and link to blog, twitter, Facebook, etc. – built-in viral capacity, click to tell a friends…
Since they arrived from England last week, I’ve been passing them out almost everywhere – even in the streets. I have to admit to feeling a bit sheepish and silly about giving them away at an outdoor festival, but people really liked them. In fact, whole groups of people wanted one – and I got…
“I don’t mean to offend them. It’s just so obvious how much cooler and better the other Dairy Queen is.” 13 year old field marketing researcher How can two stores in the same franchise be so different? An innocuous trip for ice cream turned into a lesson in branding consistency. Driving home from a late…
Given the title “Wired PR Works,” you might think this blog is about marketing, social media and public relations? Not really, it’s mostly about RSS and search engines – at least that’s what Google says. How does Google review you and your site? What keywords does Google suggest you use? What terms should you bid…
His name is Joe. He is a screenwriter. He goes to parties in Malibu. He flies to London. He will be famous. He wears it well. He is not proud. He is not humble. He is who he is. Last night at a techy-type social/networking event, I wondered who these people really were. What if…
Are you influential or popular? For Galinda, a Wicked witch it’s all about being popular . . . When I see depressing creatures With unprepossessing features I remind them on their own behalf To think of celebrated heads of state Or specially great communicators Did they have brains or knowledge? Don’t make me laugh! They…
How can you promote your expertise in four lines? When you open a Twitter account and complete your profile, Twitter challenges you to do just that. Wondering how Twitter works? Take two minutes to find out. Watch this Twitter in plain English video from Common Craft. Twitter Profile Content: What Do You Want to Be…
We missed the hometown Fourth of July festivities here last year. Instead, we celebrated at Universal Studios Orlando where watching fireworks will set you back $10 each. Never mind that we’d never paid to watch fireworks anywhere. We were at Universal Studios. Signs, announcements and posters pushed us to give in and buy now. Scarcity…
Do you Digg your own stuff? Stumble over your posts? Tweet your latest? How far can and do you go to let people know what’s hot where you are? Because my company specializes in promoting our clients and their work, promoting blog posts is on my mind. How can bloggers maximize their efforts? Here’s how…
Do you Digg your own stuff? Stumble over your posts? Tweet your latest? How far can and do you go to let people know what’s hot where you are? Because my company specializes in promoting our clients and their work, promoting blog posts is on my mind. How can bloggers maximize their efforts? Here’s how…
Welcome to July! Where will your adventures take you this month? Going on vacation, to the fireworks, to a parade, to the beach, to a conference? Will I see you at BlogHer ’08 in San Francisco? Check out the list of BlogHer ’08 attendees. I had so much fun volunteering as live blogger and microphone…
How about you? Do you like to keep this kind of information secret? In 24 months of publishing posts, I didn’t think to let you in on something you might want to know: my most popular posts and my top recommendations. So, here’s my first report. In 30 days, I published 20 posts. Only two…
Did you find everything you were looking for? That’s the question every customer gets asked every time they check out at our Trader Joe’s, “your neighborhood grocery store.” Unless I’m in my friend Dan’s line where we quickly take the next few minutes to exchange news [they’re going to Indiana this weekend to pick up…
“Do me a favor. Sand the door first.” That’s what my interior decorator told me when I called and asked him to paint a new entry door in the next day or two. That was his way of saying he didn’t want the job. Why not? He’d already painted the whole house. He knew there…
One way to get attention is to talk in new places. That’s what guest posting is all about. Thanks to Brad Shorr for letting me sit in as a guest author with an article called “Make Up Your Mind to Make Some News.” Here’s an excerpt . . . While writing a press release is…
I insisted we see it in Imax. We paid $5 extra a seat. Why? I have no explanation except: I liked the title. Now, I love the story. Kung Fu Panda rocks. Here’s why . . . Tagline: Prepare for awesomeness. Plot: Po the Panda is the laziest animals in all of the Valley of…
What if you think your audience is mostly women, but it’s really mostly men? For some businesses, that may not matter so much. But, if you’re a rock band, having this information could make a huge difference in promotions, lyrics, partnerships and even the way you talk to your audience. That’s what happened to a…
Writing an Amazon.com best-seller is one way to be perceived as a subject matter expert. People visit your page, they buy your book – and they read the reviews. When I met Brad Shorr, his Amazon review success intrigued me. Listed as the first reviewer for at least one best-selling Amazon.com business book, Brad says writing…
Notes from Community Media Workshop’s 2008 Making Media Connections conference panel: Youth Media’s New Storytellers. Read about how youth and video cameras are changing the world. This post is one in a series of four; browse the Making Media Connections 2008 category. Were you at the conference? Let us know about your links or leave…
Notes from Community Media Workshop’s 2008 Making Media Connections conference panel: Butts in Seats-How to Turn People Out: the Secret Ingredients. This post is one in a series of four; browse the Making Media Connections 2008 category. Were you at the conference? Let us know about your links or leave a comment. Panelists Mike Ervin,…
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