Social Media Reading For Traditional Communicators
Social media is increasingly changing the landscape for professional communicators. Whether you work in internal communications, crisis management, strategic PR,...
Do You Get Social Tool Fatigue?
A few weeks ago, Forrester Research analyst Jeremiah Owyang announced that he was taking a 20 day hiatus from Twitter....
Present.ly – Internal Microblogging Just Got Better
I like Yammer, but it has its limitations. Present.ly solves those limitations, but it does come with a few shortcomings of its own. They're not as deal-breaking as Yammer's issues for me, though, so Present.ly wins with me.
“We Should Do Something In Social Media”
Every so often a client (or potential client) will come to us and say something like, "We think we should...
Avoiding The Dark Side Of Social Media
...constructive and valuable conversations persist throughout the Internet using "social" tools. It's these that offer the potential for businesses. The question for us as marketers and communications professionals is, how do we encourage and foster these discussions while keeping out the trolls?
My Top Twelve Posts Of 2008
Looking back over all 220+ posts I've written this year, you really can see my life reflected my posts. So, here's a quick look back at my 2008 via my favourite posts from each month in the year.
If I Were Santa’s Public Relations Guy…
For such a high-profile, influential figurehead, Santa's PR could really use some work. I mean, the merchandising is pretty neat but there's a lot of media potential there. So... here's what I'd suggest if I were running Santa's communications.
Social Media Isn’t Anti-Social
Someone suggested to me recently that social media people are, well, anti-social. That they seem to spend all their time...
Pragmatism Over Purism
When I first got into social media, I was a purist. By that I mean I would evangelise for companies...
Survey Sheds Light On Canadians’ Views Towards Social Media
A new survey released today shows that Canadian business leaders plan to invest more in social media in 2009, while increasing numbers of Canadians see social media tools as important for learning about products, services, organizations and brands.
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