I’m sure there are good reasons NOT to allow people in an organization to use social media in the work place. So far, I haven’t heard any. [good ones, I mean]. These are the most common comments I get from employers, when discussing Social Media in the […]
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Generally speaking, I found many people will resist new things or change because: 1. They don’t understand them, or 2. They are ill-informed (“my girlfriend’s brother heard it is…”), or 3. They’ve thoroughly researched the subject, and realized it isn’t beneficial for their particular situation. Since I […]
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When creative people are your customers, it pays to take extra care, and not piss them off. Creative people can, and will, use their creativity to their advantage. Dave Carroll flew with United Airlines, which happened to break his guitar. It happened. It shouldn’t, but when humans […]
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I’ve been “on” Twitter for a couple of years now. I’ve learned a lot, I “met” new people and had some online chats, I advertised my blog posts, events I organized and/or participated in, all from the comfort of my laptop and BlackBerry. Less than a year […]
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This morning I read this article in Digital Media, which really intrigued me. The story was about an experienced columnist, Catherine Deveny, tweeting from a live event. Despite writing great articles for her publication (The Age) for a number of years, the publication has decided to terminate […]
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