Social Media and the Presidential Campagins

Did Hillary’s lack of social media saavy lead to Obama’s increased popularity? I refuse to call it death to her campaign until someone actually wins. I’ve already said that Obama’s social media campaign is what won me over. I did pause over this statement Chris made: In fact it has...

Perils of Not Being Involved in Social Media

By Rob Cottingham from Noise-to-Signal

Political Spam or Death!

It seems that Facebook users are having difficulty with their political statements being labeled as “spam” on Facebook. This has lead MyDD.com to post an article, How to Respond when Facebook censors your political speech. In the post Shai referrs to it “draconian online corporate policies...

These are the People in Your Social Media Neighborhood (Part 1)

My good friend John is famous for his comment, “the wonderful thing about the internet is that every one can have an opinion.” Of course there’s a pause before the second statement, “the horrible thing about the internet is that everyone can have an opinion.” There are levels,...

We’re Partying Social Media Style Like it’s 1999…

I had to laugh at Brett’s post over at CopyBrighter, simply because I’m a product of the 90′s (since that’s when I was a teenager). In his post Brett compares current social media phenomenons with ideas from the 90′s. His post really illustrates that there really is no...

How Do You Measure PR Success on the Web? The Lazydork Case Study

Aaron over at Bucky’s Communications Blog has a great post (with an even greater title) about measuring success of PR on the web. Aaron is able to synthesis the very heart of the difficulty when he says, “this evaluation is extremely hard because the definition of success differs from person to...

Why Social Media People Need a Copy Editor

SMogger Social Media Blog has a great post on this Facebook ad that Smogger found. This only illustrates the need for Social Media campaigns to not only engage spell check, but to invest in a good copy editor. I am not the best attention to detail person. I look at some things and “see” the...

Why Bloggers Should Be Nice to PR People

Over at Small Business Trends, Anita Campbell shares the “best marketing secrets” from various experts, plus her own:  “This is a tip for those of you who run blogs and online publications: Treat PR people with respect. (1) PR people bring news your community will value and save you the time...

5 Things I Learned About Social Media from Veronica Mars

Veronica Mars was a sassy, intelligent teen-age drama with a detective flair. More than your normal vision of Nancy Drew meets Dawson’s Creek – the show had smarts. So what did I learn to help you, oh readers of Social Media World? Here’s top five tips from Veronica Mars’ sleuthing...

Social Media: A Mirror?

Joe Marchese has a fascinating article on “The Social Media Mirror“. I especially am mulling over the idea that Social Media is “an online reflection of the social interactions people have in the real world. Social media is a way of more efficiently managing and enhancing people’s...