Archive for the ‘social networking’ Category

 

TMI: 7 Things You Don’t Really Need to Know About Me

December 23rd, 2008

Last week, Lauren Vargas tagged me in a meme going around Twitter, where people are asked to share seven things that people probably don’t know about them. She shared her zany list, so now here’s my mine: 

Though I consider myself a bit of a techy now, when my husband bought a computer with a 20MB [...]

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Twitter “Unfollowing” Protocol

November 24th, 2008

This morning, Michelle Naranjo sent out a tweet asking about protocol for unfollowing someone on Twitter.

That got me wondering . . . so I sent Michelle a direct message and asked if she’d mind if I posted a quick poll. And here it is: 

[polldaddy poll="1136557"]

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addthis_title = ‘Twitter+%26%238220%3BUnfollowing%26%238221%3B+Protocol’;
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A Unicorn in a Balloon Factory

November 16th, 2008

If you recognized the title of this blog post, you must have already read Seth Godin’s newest book Tribes. And if not, what are you waiting for?
Seth has provided a free PDF Tribes Q&A book. As he says at his blog:

The Tribes Q&A ebook is here and it’s free

Dozens of volunteers, working together, put together [...]

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One Week of Twitter :: Revisited

October 24th, 2008

In September, my Corporate PR students at Georgia Southern University were given the One Week of Twitter Assignment. Most of the students started their adventures with Twitter a similar feeling. They typically had two types of confusion: confusion about how Twitter works and confusion about why there is any value in Twitter. One student even [...]

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Getting Started in Blogging

September 12th, 2008

So, you signed up for an account at WordPress, and you added an About page. Now what’s next? And how do you go about learning more to create a blog that reflects your personality and style?
Fortunately, WordPress offers many FAQ screencasts to help you with the step-by-step instructions. Here are a few of the best ones [...]

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PR Profs Who Tweet

August 19th, 2008

If you teach Public Relations at a college or university and are also a user of Twitter, I’d like to hear from you. Let’s collect the addresses of the Twitter home pages for all the PR profs who use Twitter. I’ve found it incredibly helpful and interesting to follow other people who are teaching the [...]

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