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A Response to the Worst Post-Networking Email Ever 8 Aug 2013 | 12:51 am
Note: This post is a response to the man who wrote The Worst ‘It Was Nice Meeting You’ Email You Have Ever Read, thankfully shared by Marc Ensign. Go to Marc’s blog and read it first if you haven’t al...
Getting Curation Right 4 Aug 2013 | 03:14 am
For a while, “Everyone’s a publisher now” was the refrain in social media / marketing / content marketing / whatever the kids are calling all that these days. That’s slowly morphed into “Curate all t...
I Don’t Want to Be a Feminist 16 Apr 2013 | 10:38 pm
When Sally Ride became the first female astronaut and Geraldine Ferraro the first woman vice presidential candidate for one of the Big Two parties, I was pretty sure I was living in the world that the...
Lean In, Lean Out, Do *Something* 27 Mar 2013 | 07:05 pm
These women often sacrificed everything for their mission. They didn't have children; they didn't marry; they were sent to jail; they dedicated their lives to the struggle. We've come a long way, baby...
Why it’s a bad idea to use photos you don’t have the rights to [UPDATED @DKNY / @HumansofNY] 25 Feb 2013 | 09:05 pm
There are a lot of gray areas on the Internet when it comes to copyright. This ain't one of 'em.
I Am Not Melissa Dugan 28 Jan 2013 | 07:57 pm
It's kinda creepy when someone starts using your photo as their Facebook avatar. And annoying when Facebook takes the weekend off.
LinkedIn Missteps: Killing LinkedIn Answers 17 Jan 2013 | 10:30 pm
I don’t usually get all up in arms when a social media site I like changes its features. Stuff happens. Things change. Improvise, adapt, overcome. But when I heard the news about LinkedIn killing its ...
Bring “SMAC! Sock Monkeys Against Cancer” to Life! 1 Nov 2012 | 04:00 pm
NoMo is the ringleader of "SMAC! – Sock Monkeys Against Cancer", a gang of monkeys that provides tangible support to those with cancer, reminding them no one fights it alone. Right now, NoMo is just a...
The End of @Instagram As We Know It? 24 Oct 2012 | 08:18 pm
Does the integration of the Chirpify ecommerce platform into Instagram signal the beginning of the end?
The Key to Being #SocialAtScale: You Have to Care 26 Sep 2012 | 02:12 am
A couple months ago, I got an email from my friend, Chris Kieff from Sprinklr asking if I’d participate in an e-book they were doing on the topic of #SocialAtScale. I’m happy to do anything to help Ch...
