Posts under ‘Social Media’

Hi Friends, I don’t often just “repeat” what somebody else has already said, written, or done… but this video about Social Media Marketing had me rolling on the floor. It’s been around a while, but pretty clearly illustrates why so many businesses have become frustrated by the whole SMM vortex. LANGUAGE WARNING: This video is [...]

I just HAD to write about this. Partenope City is a brilliant virtual online city that truly intersects with the ‘real’ world in useful and productive ways. It’s social networking. It’s civic participation in a ‘real’ way. It’s marketing for the ‘real’ businesses in the city. In short, it changes ‘virtual reality’ into ‘reality virtual’. [...]

OK, yeah, I’ve gotta set up another blog for my personal stuff – but this one neatly straddles the gray line between Social Media for business and personal use. This video is sooo funny, yet accurately describes how Social Media works when it comes to creating a “cult of personality.” I believe the original title [...]

Or, What I Learned at the SocialFresh Conference in Charlotte, August 2009. You walk into a big room full of people. Most of them are happily chatting away in small groups. Obviously they know each other, and have plenty to talk about – but YOU don’t know anybody in the room. Don’t you wish that [...]