Social Media

Three Lessons Learned from the Social Network

May 17, 2011 Social Media

A few months ago, I decided to get “caught up” and watch “The Social Network.” I am now getting caught up on deciding how to address the key messages I got from the film. What I will not be doing is reviewing it in depth (beyond I enjoyed it, and I know a lot of [...]

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My Words in Other Places

April 15, 2011 Email Marketing

I’ve been especially busy the past month, and I realized today that this blog has been neglected. Between the new job, the freelance work (helping my father-in-law launch his new medical practice, among other things), and keeping up with a fast-growing now-almost-18-month-old, well… this absence happens. But it doesn’t mean I’ve been quiet. Just not [...]

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To Facebook Page or Not to Facebook Page

February 22, 2011 Social Media

The other night, my wife and I were on our way to a Utah Grizzlies game for a somewhat impromptu date night (yes, minor league hockey is how we roll) when she started this dialogue: Let’s say you’re Person X who runs your own small business. At what point do you separate your personal Facebook [...]

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You Don’t Own Facebook

January 12, 2011 Social Media

I’m not breaking new ground here with this statement: You don’t own Facebook. You also don’t own Twitter, MySpace (apparently it’s still around), Foursquare, LinkedIn, or any other of these so-called social media services. Why is this important, you ask? Because if you depend on one of these services as your sole means of communication, [...]

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Three Reasons Why Twitter is for Real

December 30, 2010 Social Media

Not a week goes in which I don’t hear someone say, “I’m not on Twitter. I just don’t see the point of it.” Admittedly, a couple of years ago, I was right there with these people. But A couple of things happened in the past couple of days that have inspired this post: I reached [...]

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