As I type, our moderator Kevin Mullett is wrapping up today's Social Media Breakfast Fort Wayne. We have these events on a monthly basis, #SMBFW is the hashtag. The next one is July 31st. The format for today was break-out with groups of 4 to 8 at a table answering...
I started my public online life as a blogger. Once I got the hang of it and developed the discipline to post every day, things really took off. I was asked to speak, to advice, to host, even offered a few paying positions along the way. Some folks think that a way to...
Yesterday I rambled a bit about my history and the topic of Creating a Niche for your Blog. Today a quick list of suggestions based on what I have learned. Invest in yourself by buying your domain. To really invest in yourself, also set up your site with a hosting...
I was asked by at least a dozen people to consider submitting a presentation for this years Blog Indiana Conference. I declined. Simply because I cannot commit myself to being available those 2 days in August. Perhaps next year. In 2010 I watched from afar as some of...
I've worked in traditional media and social media. The Radio Business and The Web Business. One fallacy that continues to be spread is that in the web world you can measure the response with accuracy and the precision. No, you can't. There are plenty of ways to...
It's been a week since Facebook had their IPO. Billions of bucks. Millions of people talking about what went wrong. Thousands of people wondering if Facebook will go belly-up. If you want the latest news, just Google it. I see the big lesson is none of the "brilliant...
A couple weeks ago my daily update to this website was titled, What's the Purpose of All this Social Media Crap? It gathered some attention, including a new Twitter follower that had me puzzled for a couple moments. Take a look: When I received the notification in my...
Last week my name was mentioned as a resource (again) by someone on Facebook for Twitter advice. A third party asked: Anyone have any tips to increase the number of one's twitter followers? Humbly, I'm going to address the original question with a disclaimer. There...
Yesterday I wrote about why I like Twitter as my preferred conversational social media platform. But there are other reasons I like Twitter. I like to share information. I like to share silly stuff. I like to promote others. I like to provoke others. I like to toss...