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Managing Social Media During a Tragedy

TweetGUEST POST from Social Media Strategist/Photographer Danielle Bowers We’re standing on the edge of a new frontier with social media.  Every step we take, every advance is new ground and we’re all learning as we go.  That said, we also have to figure out how to handle tragic events as they unfold. By now we’ve seen it happen [...]

Weeding Between Your Ears

Tweetby Jessica Northey Find me on Google+ First of all…HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!! I wonder how much of what I write and post is actually “Social Media” in your eyes?  It’s distributed via Social Media, but it’s just my thoughts.  I really do hate to give advice, but seem to love to give my opinion, and yes it’s true, I [...]

What Your Dog Can Teach YOU About Social Media

What Your Dog Can Teach YOU About Social Media
Over the years, I have picked up a few things about Social Media. Some from my broadcasting years, a lot on the job, like everyone else but it would be remiss if I didn’t mention one of my greatest teachers: Sissy Northey :)

Is Your Business Ready for Black Friday and All Other Days ?

If tradition holds, even in this economy, retailers whether brick and mortar or cyber, will see their business hit black today for the first time in 2012. Forecasters are calculating how much they think we’ll spend on Black Friday-the day after Thanksgiving, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday-the Monday following the holiday weekend.

Building a Social Media Army

Tweetar·my : noun -a body of persons organized to advance a cause When I decided to write this post I actually Google’d: ”how to start an Army”, and to be honest, was a little scared of some of the things I found. In America, forming your own army or militia is a constitutional right (2nd amendment), and [...]