Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

First, you… Image: Kate Sumbler via Flickr , Creative Commons Hold on! A while back, I was looking at my Google Analytics for WUL and I noticed that my 404 page , i.e. the one you get when the server can’t find the page you’re looking for on a particular site, was the 4th most highly-trafficked page on my blog.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Ten Reasons PR Pros Should Blog November 10th, 2010 Tweet Last week, Joe Hackman hosted Danny Brown , Gini Dietrich and me on his BlogTalkRadio show, aptly entitled PRapalooza. Blogging is a strange beast.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Is Pay-to-Post Blogging The New Advertorial? A few weeks ago, they asked a question about paying for blog posts. In 2010, blogs and bloggers are truly influencers. Remember the advertorial ?

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Writtent Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Personal life events, past mistakes, and future goals can and should be your greatest source of inspiration. Think of a life event that has taken place recently: Is there anything about it that would be greatly beneficial for your followers? You can refer to this list when working on your next blog post. Image credit: Flickr.

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Social Media Marketing

DECEMBER 18, 2012

It's not too long ago (okay, in social media terms, it was eons ago) that Flickr was one of the major social networks. But the rise of Instagram as a deft and light app that allowed seamless integration into sites like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and more made some wonder if there was a future for Flickr. So what happened? Remember that.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

Image: Dave Keeshan via Flickr, CC 2.0. And I’ve felt very guilty about being incognito on my own blog, and with you. Image: Rameshng via Flickr , CC 2.0. Image: Kamath Residency Adventure Resort via Flickr, CC 2.0. To me, TED events are the pinnacle of creative inspiration. This is going to change.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Don’t skim the post too quickly, though – there’s an important event announcement in there as well! Image: James Jordan via Flickr, CC 2.0. 13 Sizzling Blog Post Ideas to End the Year with a Bang. Why: Give your blog some extra momentum in 2015, by ending 2014 off on a high note. 2, 2015, back on Jan.

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Kikolani

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Last week, Chris Brogan wrote a great post on 9 ways to rock Blog World Expo , a must read with some great pointers on how to get the most out of your experience. I wanted to expand upon those tips, and add a few extra ways that I am getting ready for Blog World Expo next month, my first major blogging conference.

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SocialFish

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Jen keeps their homebase, their website, fresh by updating it 2-3 times a week with news about events, food drives and other activities, like their recent appearance on The Biggest Loser as part of the Pound for Pound Challenge. A local LinkedIn networking group has even held events to benefit the Food Bank. See, it works!

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 14, 2012

This popular plugin lets you incorporate all of your social sharing buttons into a customizable bar that sits on the top or side of each blog post for easy sharing. Creating visually appealing content for your blog has become increasingly important, especially now with the advent of Pinterest. No Google or Flickr search necessary.

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Adam Cohen

APRIL 12, 2012

(Cross posted on the Fleishman-Hillard DNA blog ). Several weeks ago, LinkedIn launched the LinkedIn Follow Button allowing followers to follow a company page on LinkedIn directly from owned assets like web pages and blogs. Status updates about events can target the local city or region where the events are hosted.

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Mindjumpers

MARCH 7, 2011

At Memolane, it is possible to create a timeline with all your information from Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Foursquare, YouTube and other platforms you’re present on, so you can go through old photos, tweets, check-ins, updates etc. In the bottom of the screen, you use the timeline to step back in time and relive various events etc.

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Kikolani

JANUARY 16, 2011

I would have to say that it was the fastest and hardest I’ve typed within one hour, but it was a great experience where I got to really learn a lot about what blogging questions people have today. Social Media Examiner’s Live Blogging Q&A. Question: How important is video blogging as compared to typical blogging?

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The Marketing Blog

MAY 27, 2008

37 am Social Media and Blog Camp – Courtesy Delhi Bloggers Bloc Jump to Comments Come June 7th and we’d witness another one-day unconference on social media and blogging. Its the social media and blog camp by Delhi Bloggers Bloc. The scope of my blog-posts span across the Enterprise 2.0

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 13, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali How To Get Your Blog Project Approved January 13th, 2011 Tweet Guest post by Shanan Sorochynski Okay, you’ve had nearly half a month to sink into 2011. Image: Heather Phillips via Flickr, CC 2.0

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 4, 2008

The Bamboo Project Blog. The Power of Blogging ISNT Just in Reading Them. In a few weeks were going to be looking at blogs in the Work Literacy course. In fact, I have to go on record right now as saying that reading blogs is only a small part of what makes blogs powerful for learning. Flickr photo via Nesster.

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Kikolani

MAY 6, 2013

Photo Credit: Tax Credits on Flickr. Here are my top 12 tips for making sure you get the most bang for your buck when purchasing conference passes, courses, and ebooks for your blogging education. They are all courses I have taken myself and have found valuable for my blog and my business. Apply what you learn.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 13, 2014

Image: Gordon Bell via Flickr, CC 2.0. Geoff Livingston gives us a preview of what to expect this year and sets us up to learn more at xPotomac on February 28th (disclosure: I’m co-producing this event and it will be awesome , if you’ll be in DC you should come!). Blogging goals for 2014. Happy Monday!

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Harp Interactive

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Not every company needs a blog. Add social bookmark links to your most important web pages and/or blog posts to improve sharing. Build blogs and teach conversational marketing and business relationship building techniques. Couple your email newsletter content with additional website content on a blog for improved commenting.

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Talkwalker SM

APRIL 13, 2016

The following is a guest blog by founder and CEO of On Base Marketing Justin Lafferty who attended the Facebook F8 conference on April 12. Justin was formerly Editor of Adweek’s SocialTimes blog. Facebook announced Messenger as an e-commerce platform at last year’s F8 event, but it got a serious push this week.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 3, 2013

Image: UOregon Conference Services via Flickr, CC 2.o. Like this: Image: Nisa yeh via Flickr, CC 2.0. I semi-reconnected with someone I knew a long time ago at a networking event last year. This person sent me an email after the event that said: Daniel -. Imagine you’re at a party. Then you ask them the same question.

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Adam Cohen

MARCH 30, 2011

With each passing conference and industry event, the perennial mainstays of social media case studies tend to remain the same: Dell, Comcast, Southwest Airlines, Starbucks. …launching a corporate blog. …hearing a customer or business partner mention a recent blog post helped influence their decision. Most Commented.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Everyone I had met in Libya was fully aware of events in Tunisia and Egypt and yet no one seemed to think it would happen there too. Image: People’s Open Graphics via Flickr, CC 2.0. It’s also been interesting seeing how events in Libya have been reported in Malta. Image: Johannesen via Flickr, CC 2.0.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

I often write, both for Waxing UnLyrical and for my own blog , about passion and creativity, and I am constantly urging my undergrad PR students at Curry College as well as my graduate-level Organizational and Professional Communication students at Regis College to “think outside the box”… to be curious. both spoke fluently.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 31, 2011

In fact, it looked like a very cool event. The kind of event all the cool people, the social media rockstars, the tech geniuses were going to. So they’re opting not to tweet, or blog, or whatever about their submissions. Image: allygirl520 via Flickr, CC 2.0. They were all sooo kewl! To each their own.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 6, 2013

The power lay in the ability of friends, family, loved ones and casual acquaintances from every corner of the earth to connect, comfort, and console each other each time new information was communicated about the unfolding events. Image: National Library of Scotland via Flickr, CC 2.0. He blogs at A Professor’s Thoughts.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 20, 2011

The daily PR & Marketing calendar of event hashtags. I asked Val to tell me a little more about it, and she said: “As a former Washingtonian and WWPR member, I try my best to follow Debbie Friez closely when she tweets from a Washington Women in PR event. Image: Theen Moy via Flickr, CC 2.0.

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Harp Interactive

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Flickr and Panoramio geotag and display these images in a mapping context. Your local audience is looking for relevant local information using various devices (GPS, computers, mobile phones); you need to optimize your web properties for local searchers and leverage from people looking for deals and events in their neighborhoods.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 13, 2014

Image: Nehama Verter via Flickr, CC 2.0. And I like planning and running events.. He blogs at A Professors Thoughts. She had targeted this particular firm because its focus and client mix mirrored what she had been passionate about in college, and she dove in with enthusiasm.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 18, 2013

If nothing else, use your LinkedIn profile; else your personal website or blog or, if a business account, to your company’s preferred URL. Attribute blog posts, news articles or other curated information to the original source using their Twitter handle. < Image: _DaniloRamos via Flickr, CC 2.0. And happy Monday!

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Akamai Marketing

OCTOBER 4, 2011

If you read this blog regularly, then you know that I rarely deviate from the business topic of social media. 2) Free ticket to the Mari Smith event in Honolulu. More information: Flickr. But, there’s a first time for everything. You might have seen my tweets about the campaign, its a true grassroots social campaign.

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The Marketing Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2007

Home About In the Media Noel, Luck of Seven and Episode 20 Dr. Ralf Klamma’s Blog: beamtenherrschaft October 29, 2007.2:47 47 am News from Other Blogs Jump to Comments Vogue’s India Launch Click to Read. The scope of my blog-posts span across the Enterprise 2.0 The scope of my blog-posts span across the Enterprise 2.0

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

At a recent BlogWell event I got a chance to hear Robert Raines from Chevron present his Social Media program and how he reports their activity into the Boardroom. Obviously a topic like Energy has been written about for ages – at its highest level it has millions of conversations, press, articles, blog pages and best of all opinions!

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 5, 2012

In my mind, at least, there is an art to that aspect of our profession… the careful orchestrating of events, the timing of messaging, the careful melding of medium and message to ensure maximum impact… that absolutely drips creative thinking… sheer artistry! Image: Joel Ormsby via Flickr CC 2.0. Couldn’t say it better myself!

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 15, 2011

The other day I read that higher education consulting firm, Noel-Levitz, found that more than three-quarters of students and parents it surveyed never or only rarely read blogs on college websites. I manage a blog for a mid-sized Canadian University. Both the campus and the blog are less active than normal. It’s August.

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SocialFish

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Our app is very simple, containing a feed from our blog, the Twitter search feed for socialfish (send a tweet with the word “socialfish&# and your tweets will appear!),

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 21, 2013

Image: TheNextWeb via Flickr, CC 2.0. Publicizing news, blog posts, videos… basically, any kind of content. Live-tweeting from events, using a hashtag that has been set up for the event, or creating one from scratch. Where Twitter for PR usually begins… and ends. Pitching journalists on Twitter.

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