Tag Archives: Twitter

Heard Around the Water Cooler

Posted on September 17, 2010 by

“Did you see what happened to Derek and Meredith last night?” “Are you planning to go to the movie about Facebook?” “I just signed up to attend a great new seminar next week.” “How ’bout them Rockies!” Whether it’s chatting … Continue reading →

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Breakin’ Up Is Hard To Do

Posted on August 19, 2010 by

It’s an ongoing battle: which social media sites are for “professional” use and which are for “personal” use? I read numerous articles and blogs that say that specific sites are only for professional use and others are only for personal … Continue reading →

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Big Brother IS Watching You!

Posted on August 13, 2010 by

“Anyone should be able to post anything they want, anytime they want.” This was part of an interesting discussion I took part in earlier this week. The initial question concerned employers implementing social media policies for their employees and whether … Continue reading →

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“I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends”

Posted on August 6, 2010 by

It happened again. I had someone adamantly tell me that using social networking for business is a complete and total waste of time. The gentleman felt so strongly about it that he even raised his voice and shook his finger … Continue reading →

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Why Bother with Social Media?

Posted on July 30, 2010 by

At least once a week, I still have someone tell me that they think using social media for their business is a waste of time and that they just don’t see the point. Then, they usually ask me why I … Continue reading →

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Haven’t Got Time For The Pain

Posted on July 23, 2010 by

With all due respect to Carly Simon and her love life, the pain that I’m talking about is the fact that we’re all very busy and just the thought of managing accounts on multiple social networking sites causes a great … Continue reading →

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Private Eyes…They’re Watching You!

Posted on May 27, 2010 by

Much ado has been made recently about Facebook and its privacy settings. Many people think that the settings are confusing, complicated and not “private” enough. Quite a few people threatened to leave Facebook if things didn’t change. So, Facebook responded … Continue reading →

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Fifteen Minutes of Fame

Posted on May 20, 2010 by

I’ve been asked to give a presentation on successfully using social networking but only spending 15 minutes a day on it. My first thought was: “it can’t be done.” However, I’ve decided some time is better than no time. If you … Continue reading →

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I Can’t Believe You Said That!

Posted on April 28, 2010 by

How many times have you read a post on Facebook or Twitter and thought to yourself: “Wow…I can’t believe that he/she wrote that!”? People often tell me that they use Facebook for “personal” use only. Unless you live in a … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts From A Conference

Posted on April 23, 2010 by

I just attended the APCO International Women in Public Safety Communications Leadership Conference and thought it would be fun to share some of the things I learned. The attendees were an amazing group of women, many of whom are 911 … Continue reading →

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