Google is a drug dealer—the worst kind; a dealer that creates a constant flow of new, exotic drugs. And the drugs are mostly free. I recently heard someone say, “If you’re not working for Google in the next 15 years, I’d assume that you are out of work.” Every passing day this seems more likely to be true.
I love football. I have a favorite team, but I will never own them. I’m not the caveman sports fan. This allows me to love the sport as a whole and enjoy a good game no matter who is playing.
This year’s Super bowl Sunday which was also dubbed via the web as #brandbowl had the worst ads over all that I can remember. I base this on my own personal laugh out loud moments or WOW moments. To which I had only three total. Read the rest of this entry »
Public Relations is a dead industry!If you think that, I will help you out from under that rock you have been hiding under. Social Media is not God. It’s not here to save you or your business. It’s a tool that is meant to help you create leverage.
Now, I will admit that for a split second about a year ago I thought “Who needs PR.. brands can do it themselves!!” Then I slapped myself (literally) and quickly woke up.
Public relations as a discipline is very much alive and well. And the same basic rules still apply. If you’re a small business or a personal brand, you more than likely don’t need to be represented by a PR firm. But if you are a big business or a celebrity, you most definitely need to have an experienced PR team on your side. Read the rest of this entry »
When I was in LA for the #140conf a few months ago, I ran into Carol Quinn aka @3Lunches. Our interaction was brief, but the thought of three lunches stuck in my head because…well, I love food.
When I got home I connected with Carol via Twitter and went and checked out 3Lunches.com. The concept is to ask for coaching from someone who has knowledge you need. This is done in a format set around three actual lunches. Read the rest of this entry »
On Tuesday Dec 1st I was in NYC shooting videos and attending a #140conf meet up. I had a great day hanging at the Roger Smith Hotel aka @RSHotel where I shot of a few of my videos. That night I was literally surrounded by a bevy of blondes and a few brunettes. As I looked around the room, the amount of women easily doubled the amount of men.
When you think of the top names in social media, a list of men come to mind easily. It’s harder to think of women who are dominant in this space. That being said women are more social and they outnumber the amount of men in the space. Collectively women are swarming in masses creating tsunami waves of influence. Read the rest of this entry »
Last month I spoke at a Cool Twitter Conference in Philadelphia. There are a ton of Twitter Conferences popping up. I like this one because it is most likely coming to a city near you. In the last year I believe it has hit 16 cities all over the world.
I spoke about taking your Twitter connections to the next level with some Q and A at the end. I hope you enjoy the talk and check out @bobfine who runs this conference. Also, follow the hash tag #CTC.
On the 14-15th of Dec I will be at Government25. I’ll be on a panel the second day. If you’re in DC and interested check it out. I also had the chance to finally meet Phil Baumann who also spoke at this conference in Philly. @PhilBaumann has awesome ideas and thought on social media and health care. If health care interests you and your involved in the social space I suggest checking out what he has to say.
What is your social media drug of choice? Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, Linkedin, Skype maybe Flickr? Let me know in the comments.
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OMG! Add me to a list and I will smile as I look at the cool place in which you have stuck me @ohdoctah or @iqmz. If you are already cracked out on lists you might want to try Seesmic Desktop. Follow @askseesmic or @jyamasaki John is awesome!
@jeffpulver thank you for giving a voice to so many different people.
In the coming days, the videos from the talks will be released. Make sure you follow @140conf. You should definitely look for the videos of these other speakers from the event: @cc_Chapman, @porterVA, @adwal & @Bsimi, and @drew. You should follow them as well. They are all amazing. I will be tweeting links to the talks that I thought had value as well.
I was invited out to Oakland Ca by @AnnEvanston to speak about the power video for business. It was great speaking to women from EWN they were all eager to learn about video.
I spoke about taking your Twitter connections to the next level with some Q and A at the end. I hope you enjoy the talk and check out @bobfine who runs this conference. Also, follow the hash tag #CTC.
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