Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali So What Will You Have For Lunch? Image: Ranjit Bhatnagar via Flickr , Creative Commons And thanks to myfirsttweet.com , I can share it with you. How unbelievably ridiculous. Or pathetic.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Simply The Best November 27th, 2010 Tweet There’s a big difference between being “the best&# and “one of the best.&# Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Liked what you saw?

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Public Relations Lessons From Jesus, The Apostles And The Bible December 24th, 2010 Tweet Note: this is not a religious post, and is meant neither to proselytize nor offend. Regardless, thanks for visiting!

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Take this example: Let’s say you’ve created a tool that helps non-profits with social media, and you are sending out a news release as part of your launch. Your keywords might be “social media for non-profits.&# Image: Andras Pfaff via Flickr , Creative Commons Was this helpful?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Image: mj*laflaca via Flickr , Creative Commons It’s about how that writing looks. Army via Flickr , Creative Commons Usually these are placed at the top of a post, but often, if a post is long, I’ll insert additional images, alternating left- and right-aligning them. D’oh, you say. Image: U.S.

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SocMed Sean

JANUARY 1, 2012

Photo courtesy of functoruser on Flickr via Creative Commons license. Or… Maybe it’s time to take a look back at 2011 and figure out why your blog hasn’t taken off. Photo courtesy of skpy on Flickr via Creative Commons license. Maybe it's time to give up and pull the plug on that blog.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 14, 2011

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Blogging for Grasshoppers , Public Relations , Social Media | Tags: addons , blogging , enhancing your blog , plugins , wordpress | Comments (13) Site settings comment help? Thanks for your creative thinking and always being willing to share it. Regardless, thanks for visiting!

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Image: Greig Christie via Flickr, Creative Commons Since Google Instant’s launch just over a month ago, digital marketers have been scrambling to figure out how search engine marketing strategies might need to change. Here’s my first post: How Google Instant Might Impact Your Small Nonprofit. [.] Liked what you saw?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Image: Louise Docker via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! So much to do So much to know To live, to love, to hurt, to grow. So much to do So much to gain To touch, to hold, come sun or rain. So much to do So much to see I am the future. The future is me. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Liked what you saw?

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Seeing as how it’s coming close to the end of the year and everyone’s in a prediction kinda mood, Jen thought it would be cool to chat about what might be coming our way in terms of PR measurement in 2011. In other words, paywalls , how pitching will be affected if these take off, and prognoses for 2011. Liked what you saw?

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Image: mstofan ‘s Flickrstream, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Which is one of the reasons I still think you should leave PR to the PR pros … but I digress. Will you join us if you can? 1 – 2:30 pm ET, follow/participate on Twitter using the #netsol hashtag. See you there! Liked what you saw?

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Some Halloween social media fun for a good cause , from Beth Kanter. How to celebrate Halloween social media style , from New Media Strategies. The Halloween theory of social media , from Richard Bailey’s PR Studies. The Halloween theory of social media , from Richard Bailey’s PR Studies.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Image: Derrick Coetzee via Flickr , Creative Commons Seems to me both are somewhat extraordinary, perhaps exaggerated and possibly exciting. Why: Danny Brown , Gini Dietrich and I talk about PR, blogging, social media and cow manure. 5 takeaways on social media and politics , by Dave Fleet.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Measurement… Supplemented October 22nd, 2010 Tweet Last week, Priya Ramesh, CRT/tanaka ‘s director of social media, joined us for the bi-weekly #measurePR chat.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali The Value Of A Fire Drill October 27th, 2010 Tweet Guest post by Narciso Tovar I remember the time I went through my first fire drill. Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Waxing Unlyrical [.]

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Image: Nick Fletcher via Flickr, Creative Commons But I’m getting ahead of myself. Knowing social media. Whether we like it or not, social media is creeping into more and more of what we do. Image: Marc Benton via Flickr, Creative Commons 3. That sort of creativity gets you noticed.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

Image: Raul Tejero Palma via Flickr , Creative Commons What about giving thanks for everything you don’t have? Waxing UnLyrical says: January 16, 2011 at 6:02 am [.] What about giving thanks for the things that didn’t work out? Weekly Roundup: Happy Birthday To Me! Being thankful for what is not [.]

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 26, 2010

Image: Joey Rozier via Flickr, Creative Commons For the uninitiated, Boxing Day is the day after Christmas (though where celebrated, marked on the first weekday after Christmas, so that would mean it’s actually tomorrow, but whatever). 5 social media gifts I want from Santa , by Matt Singley. Liked what you saw?

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 19, 2010

Image: Peter Roome via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Why: PR pros are trying to learn more and more about SEO and using keywords smartly. I thought this was a terrific post, clearly-explained and well laid out. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Sign out Leave your comment here. Liked what you saw?

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Let Your Freak Flag Fly October 6th, 2010 Tweet This is a guest post by Narciso Tovar This past week, I gave a presentation to the Dallas IREM group about the importance of giving social media a second look.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 3, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali 5 Tips To Avoid New Job Burnout January 3rd, 2011 Tweet It’s a new year, and perhaps you’re starting a new job. Don’t let your social media activity die.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Image: Peter Lee via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! So that they can shake their fingers and exclaim triumphantly, “See? We told you so!&# You know what I have to say to you, NBCW? Bah, humbug. Stop playing Scrooge and Cratchit it up for a change. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Liked what you saw?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Though he mostly blogs about woodworking, he actually works in social media. Image: Arturo Sotillo via Flickr , Creative Commons How about you? Get Shareaholic test Filed under Public Relations , Social Media , Weekly Roundup | Tags: blogroll , davina brewer | Comments (11) Site settings comment help?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Image: Chris Lott via Flickr , Creative Commons One of the questions that Joe asked us was what our blogging experience has been like. Image: Quinn Dombrowski via Flickr , Creative Commons I’ve already said that blogging is a strange beast. And Bryce has already talked about how social media changed his life.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 4, 2010

Blink The thing with social networks, particularly one such as Twitter, is that the streams move so fast, you barely notice someone’s absence. Image: Shawn McClung via Flickr, Creative Commons You have to really, really be paying attention to notice if someone hasn’t tweeted in a while, unless you talk to them every day.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Image: anthony kelly via Flickr , Creative Commons Here you go. Why: Apparently we’re not over the social media adoption curve after all, no matter what you might hear. Coca-Cola’s sponsorship is all about them , from Paul Seaman’s 21st-century PR Issues. Why: Grand plans are all very well.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 22, 2010

Image: Zen Sutherland , Creative Commons I finally did get my laughs in before the clock struck midnight, thanks to Bill Murray’s exquisite performance in The Man Who Knew Too Little. A nice enough chap, but I’ll tell you something. If he stops by for a cuppa, don’t expect to discuss more than the weather with him.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

First, you… Image: Kate Sumbler via Flickr , Creative Commons Hold on! Bland Image: jason carlin via Flickr , Creative Commons I mean, chicken-soup-with-no-celery-or-pepper bland. Don’t you want the back story first? Possibly, never to return. Double yikes. I went to my 404 page, and it was bland.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Why: Jen is one of the finest people it’s been my privilege to meet through social media. Social media as the new support group? Image: Travis K via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! &# from Jennifer Wilbur ‘s A Dog’s Beach. She loves dogs! I love dogs!

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Proactive Report

JUNE 17, 2011

SES NYC 2011). PwR New Media). You can use images tagged as Creative Commons on Flickr. Or find a good source of interesting and creative images, like Fotolia. If you add meta data – tags that Google can read – and optimize the tags for search, it goes a long way to improving your SEO. Google News.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

Image: Lorenz Seidler via Flickr , Creative Commons I was distraught when I got a Facebook IM from one of my friends in Mumbai, telling me of the first bomb blast. I’d seen how much effort my husband put into it, and I thought it would be nice if I could do that for him, for a change. My husband, bless his soul, didn’t say a word.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 25, 2010

Creative Commons To Love Yet Not OK. Bonus: it helps identify holes in your time management skills, including the amount of time you spend in/on social media. Image: rubyblossom. Plus, you’ll have an answer for when someone asks you, “Just how much time DO you spend on Twitter?&# Liked what you saw?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Image: jbcurio via Flickr , Creative Commons For the few who don’t know or recall, an “ advertorial is an advertisement written in the form of an objective article, and presented in a printed publication – usually designed to look like a legitimate and independent news story,” according to Wikipedia. Remember the advertorial ?

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ProBlogger

JULY 25, 2011

The July 2011 WordPress WordCamp Boston rocked! Hundreds of eager WordPress users gathered to watch more than 40 speakers who presented on topics from social media to themes to shortcodes to security. In May 2011, Google added a Site Speed Report in Google Analytics. Social media … of course.

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

In 2011 visual social media platforms like Pinterest and insta.gram exploded in use, signalling a trend towards lifecasting in a more visual way, which applies to the blogosphere too; readers want your pages to look interesting. Creative Commons search.

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Justin Levy

JANUARY 6, 2010

Justin Levy Marketing and Social Media Home About Archives Contact Disclosures Newsletter Speaking My CES Gear Bag and Advice Written on January 6, 2010 by Justin Levy in ces , conferences , fun , video 28 Comments - Leave a comment! If youre new here or just an old friend, Id love it if you subscribed via RSS feed.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 21, 2010

My friend (and client, but he’s a friend first) Shashi Bellamkonda is, I think, genetically-wired to try and talk about new things – no doubt why he’s Network Solutions’ “social media swami,&# and he mentioned it. Image: Matthew Smith via Flickr, Creative Commons Can you say “love at first byte&# ?

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