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July 16th, 2008

Exploring a hybrid model: community PR management

Marshall Kirkpatrick of Read Write Web just posted a missive about whether Start-Ups need Community Managers or not (post). He presents, as Marshall always does, both sides of the coin very well.
Before we get into the Yes or No question, the short version of what a community manager is and does:
A community manager is […]

By Colleen -- 2 comments

July 11th, 2008

Characteristics of a true social media strategist

Everyone and their dog, or at least the ones who have an interest in and are active in social media, claims to be a social media strategist. I’ve touched on this in the past, but something that Tamar posted recently got me thinking about it again.
Tamar asked several of the more influential people in the […]

By Colleen -- 1 comment

March 24th, 2008

What is my next social media plan?

Lately I have been experimenting with a few different social media sites to see what type of impact they have on my blog.
Also I have been creating a social media plan for the company that I presently work with. They operate in a different space than my previous company with a different type of audience, […]

By Kevin -- 0 comments

March 17th, 2008

How much of the social web is a numbers game?

When you examine social media how much of it is about connections or building a relationship and how much of it is a pure numbers game?
In the last couple of weeks I have gone to various social media sites and went on an adding spree just to see what would happen.  Digg, Twitter, and Blog […]

By Kevin -- 1 comment

March 3rd, 2008

What Happens When You Add 1000 People on Twitter

Last weekend in a fit of boredom and procrastination I decided to follow around 1000 Twitter members on my twitter account just to see what would happen. It took me about an hour and a half to add 1000 members but it gave me something to do besides school work and unpacking.
Statistically the results can […]

By Kevin -- 12 comments

January 18th, 2008

Facebook as a Promotional Tool is Overvalued

I want to buy into Facebook, I really do. I know that the site has been trending well and all the tech geeks love it to no end. It is talked about all over social media blogs and has been the hot topic for 8-10 months now. But from a purely promotional side I just […]

By Kevin -- 3 comments

January 3rd, 2008

Best Internet Marketing Blog Posts of 2007

I have been going through my RSS reader getting caught up on various blogs that I usually read while I was on vacation.
I found one posting that I wanted to share because I think it really laid out some helpful hints.
Best Internet Marketing Blog Posts of 2007
A guide of over 250 posts from 2007, just […]

By Kevin -- 2 comments

December 19th, 2007

Tools: TubeMogul

When I returned from Blog World Expo one of the things I wanted to focus on, particularly with my personal blog, was video. So far I have created less than a handful of video blogs, I have been writing scripts and brainstorming ideas to do over my week of vacation so I can build up […]

By Kevin -- 0 comments