TKO Graphix social media strategist, Josh Humble, published photos of our work on Flickr ( [link] ). Social Media – Josh publishes TKO’s photos on Flickr and manages the account. Randy Clark is the Director of Communications at TKO Graphix, where he blogs for TKO Graphix Brandwire. Did I get your attention? was at a recent chamber of commerce speed meeting – you know, where you sit across from another member and give your one-minute, thirty-second elevator pitch. Well… I didn’t want to talk about TKO Graphix ( www.tkographix.com ). wanted to talk about social media. MORE >>

This paragraph comprises the first words published on this blog since I asked for your opinions on blogging frequency seven days ago. Never before in the history of this blog (or, at least over the past 18 months) has a week transpired without new content. Kim Woodbridge set the tone of nearly every subsequent comment or inspired reactions in (dis)agreement when she shared that the only person who really knew or cared what the schedule was — on her blog — was her. She owned her world. Those are powerful words. That’s not a reason to do it. MORE >>

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. UPDATE: Instagram has posted a clarifying statement on their blog. Timeline of Events With Marissa Mayer at the helm, it was clear that she was making Flickr a strategic priority (along with mobile and a a renewed focus on products). So what happened? Backed by Yahoo!, MORE >>

Image by Kaptain Kobold via Flickr. What makes this site particularly interesting, though, is its use of Twitter, Facebook and Flickr as a way of generating content for the site and promoting participation. They can contribute images by tagging their Flickr contributions with the same tag. It is getting a fair bit of content that is more like this particular blog post than an idea of lightbulb moment. Now they have continued their innovative approaches to engagement and embraced social media. In a big way. You could end up with a lot of irrelevant content. MORE >>

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. As we think about that module and the fact that for most people, their primary interaction with blogs is to read them, Im growing impatient with this idea from a learning perspective. 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. First was my experience last week in talking with people about blogging and learning. MORE >>