Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 27, 2010

So when a study like the one published by e-Marketer* suggests ‘only’ 16% of social business programs are measuring ROI, while many are surprised it isn’t higher , it actually sounds a little too high to me. To use the old saying – the ROI on these sorts of ROI efforts is not good. Read All About It! These fine folk did: Jan.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 22, 2010

Larry is furious about this Mark Hurd thing , from The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs, published by Fake Steve Jobs. Why: Though Twitter’s managed to rid itself of its “shiny new&# somewhat since this post was published, the cartoons are still funny. You know why. Especially you, Jill. Thanks so much for stopping by WUL!

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Preview before you publish. WordPress has a great preview function, where you can see exactly how your post will appear… before it publishes. This is hugely helpful, because each theme is different and, as a result, the way a post looks when published on one blog, might look completely different on another.

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Social Media Strategery

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Development Social Media So You Just Graduated and You Want a Job Sat, Nov 14, 2009 Social Media Last week, I attended my sixth or seventh Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) International Conference, dating back to my years with the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) while I was in college. The Whole. :

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

In the current issue of Inside Knowledge magazine, editor Jerry Ash raises the same question that Chris Hearne brought up in this blog a few days ago : If virtual is so great, how come conferences are booming? He has also been generous enough to share his notes from APQCs 13 th annual KM conference with our KM Edge audience.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

There are a ton of books being published on community and how social media plays into that. Only after putting those two steps together can you begin to think strategically about what tools you might want to use and how you can therefore start being part of that open community in a purposeful way. What’s different about Open Community

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

At the conference EduMedia 2008, TENCompetence Special Technology Track "Technology Support for Self-Organized Learners" I presented my ideas and gained experience with Start pages and their possibilities for building the learning and research environments for Self-organized learners. AMICAL 2008 conference echo. eLearning 2.0

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Published in June 23rd, 2008.    I really wanted to go, but the conference sponsors did not a budget for invited guests.   So, I used my blog to launch a campaign using online networking and raised enough money to help sponsor the conference and attend! A W.TEC project, teaching Nigerian women to use Web 2.0

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Acknowledge the rumors and talk with others through your social media outposts: express your thoughts on Twitter, release a video on YouTube, or publish a blog post. Granted, average non-celebrities would not be able to film TV episodes, but you can still maintain a presence online through social media. Read All About It!

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The Way of the Web

JUNE 4, 2010

Web Strategy Wikinomics Rankings ← Makers by Cory Doctorow A couple of weeks of catching up… → A couple of weeks of catching up… June 4th, 2010 · View Comments Life is has been a bit hectic over the last couple of weeks, with three conferences, a new sponsor, and a new logo for ORD amongst other things….

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 23, 2011

Why: this was the post by which I originally “discovered&# Brian and his writing, when it was published earlier as a guest post for Building Moxie. But nicely broken-down and immensely readable, not to mention smaaaht. Top 7 things I hate about Top 10 lists , by Brian Meeks. What’s next for Oprah? Read All About It!

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The Way of the Web

JUNE 10, 2010

Figures from conferences I’ve attended , Paidcontent , New York Observer , Venturebeat ) All very impressive…but… 1) Friend and former magazine colleague Dave Cushman makes a point which quite a few other people have also discussed – is this an illusion of a long term future for publishers ?

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The Way of the Web

JUNE 4, 2010

So in the past 2 weeks I’ve been at The Specialist Media Show (hosting a roundtable), The Open Mobile Summit (As a guest of Nokia), and M-Publishing (hosting another round table). It’s been really interesting to see the differences with 3 events in such close proximity. But I have some more cunning plans….

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The Way of the Web

JANUARY 23, 2010

Partly as I was kindly invited to speak at a client conference for publishers (more on that in the future), and also to keep up with the technology on a professional and personal level. I’ve heard two major criticisms about the format as a whole so far. Bringing Nothing To The Party: Paper Version.

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The Way of the Web

MAY 2, 2010

Web Strategy Wikinomics Rankings ← M-Publishing – a must attend event for publishers… Taking a quick security break… → Not sure how to monetise your eyeballs? For instance, online social media publisher Mashable has signed a deal to syndicate content to Thursday editions of Metro in the U.S.

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Social Media Strategery

JUNE 17, 2010

Development , Social Media Thanks to Katie Mercado , I had the opportunity to give a presentation on time management and social media at today’s 33rd Annual PRSA Maryland Chesapeake Conference. The only difference now is that the gatekeepers (book publishers, TV producers, etc.) We have to now set up our own filters.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

It started as an email conversation with a friend while I was flying back from the 2009 PRSA International Conference in San Diego. Yes, really! I was flying Virgin America , and couldn’t let the several-thousand-mile-high wifi go to waste. Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

This research work has been published by Microsoft under the name “Worldwide Buzz: Planetary-Scale Views on an Instant-Messaging Network.&# The results of this study will be presented at WWW2008 , the 17th International World Wide Web Conference which will be held on April 20 to 25, 2008 in Beijing, China. April 2008. March 2008.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Reminder: do not publish this! Hang on to your draft error page (you know, the one you haven’t published as a post ). Save it as a draft, and tinker around with your “kitchen sink&# until it looks the way you want it to (so make sure you preview the post until you’re satisfied with it). Save it as a draft !

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Social Media Strategery

MAY 6, 2010

The results of this survey will be published in a report and (hopefully) shared later this month at the Gov 2.0 bwe08 101 bah best practices blog boozallen booz allen buy-in change management communications community conference DC DHS E20 education enterprise 2.0 to get their input on what’s worked, what hasn’t, and why.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 14, 2010

An article published on Edutopia titled Lead, Don’t Lecture , outlines teachers’ insights that are in line with these sentiments. Instead, communicate the value of the tip by explaining that practicing while standing up simulates the actual presentation environment and allows me to pay attention to my posture and gestures.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2010

In between media calls and writing press-releases, he does the occasional guest lecture for RMIT and has guest-written for Australian publications including The National Times and Crikey.com.au , along with publishing his own (non-PR) blog, Sporadically Pensive. Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

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Bare Feet Studios

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Barriers and Gate-Keepers Are Being Removed One of the most exciting accomplishments for me professionally occurred 5 years ago when one of my clients had her blog added to Tom Peter ’s blogroll. Everyone Is a Publisher and a Therapist The invention of the printing press changed the power structures of the time dramatically.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Brian Solis and Deirdre Breakenridge just published an excellent book, Putting the Public Back in Public Relations. If you are going down the free route, use Google Blog Search, Technorati, and blogrolls to find relevant blogs. It’s a must read for any PR professional moving into or active in this space. Let’s do it!

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

KM, culture and compromise : Document summarizes the main points covered by Hazel Hall in a conference breakout session. » Home - Tab. Blogs - Tab - Selected. Weekly Knowledge Management blog by Stan Garfield. Personal KM; KM Business Case; KM, culture and compromise; KM Books Wiki. 18 April 2007, 06:03 PM. KM Book of the Week.

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Social Media Strategery

OCTOBER 17, 2009

I really like going to conferences like this and next week’s Web 2.0 The people I meet, the presentations I hear, and the conversations that I have while at these conferences help me get a more realistic view of what’s going on with the Gov 2.0 This week’s conference was no different. movement.

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Social Media Strategery

APRIL 26, 2009

From entire conferences to unconferences to new government appointees to full-scale social networks , there’s no doubt that “Government 2.0″ He’s got a great perspective on all of this stuff as he lived and worked through all of these changes back when the ClueTrain Manifesto was first published ten years ago.

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Social Media Strategery

DECEMBER 19, 2009

European Command (EUCOM) Public Affairs Conference. You can publish all the open government plans you want. Isn’t Achieved via Instruction Manual | Social Media Strategery [link to post] – Posted using Chat Catcher [link] Kristi Beckman Hey Steve, Happy New Year and thanks again for being part of our social media conference!

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Social Media Strategery

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

For example, Aberdeen recently published a report on Sales 2.0 For example, Aberdeen recently published a report on Sales 2.0 link] Advantages of Video Conferenci Video conferencing is indeed a great innovation of Information Technology and Communications. brief summary: [link]. Those and others have strong proof points.

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Social Media Strategery

NOVEMBER 2, 2008

&# What they didn’t take into account was the fact that a majority of their users were of the Silent or Baby Boomer generation, they were academic researchers who were rewarded for individual published works, and they were very aware of copyright and intellectual property rights. Enjoy the conference! Enjoy the conference!

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Social Media Strategery

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

conference, I, along with many members of the Gov 2.0 conferences, seminars, workshops, Twitter, and the blogosphere. Tech President published the Federal Web Managers’ Council paper on barriers to social media at Christmas last year. Click for the 2009 Timeline of Gov 2.0 2009 was the year that it learned to walk.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 7, 2008

Here are some random thoughts from a collection of these experiences and feedback from conference speeches: 1) Features are NOT user experiences: Warning…if you ask someone about desired user experience and they say wiki or forum, you have work to do. I know once I publish I will think of other items, but already this is too long.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 21, 2010

when I finally hit PUBLISH. As one of the first 100 or so members of Plurk and early adopter of Twitter, in fact, I found myself chuckling when I saw the recently published graph of Twitters growth [link] and placed my start date of July 22, 2007 on the timeline - I posted an image of my welcoming email from Biz Stone and crew.)

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Because I guest-blogged for them (before I’d even started publishing on WUL). It’s that simple. It brings unexpected connections your way. How did I get my gig editing Women Grow Business ? How do I get new clients? Because they find my posts. How am I suddenly a BNET blogger ? Because my blog serves as my de facto portfolio.

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Bare Feet Studios

DECEMBER 12, 2007

But once you want to do power blogging, you’ll want to know about ping servers , trackbacks, blogrolls, how to find A-list blogs, and so much more. Now is a good time to sign up to receive new articles by email as soon as they are published or subscribe to our RSS feed. What a wonderful conference! It was great, yah?

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Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 7, 2010

Once you’ve started to establish such a following, and you tweet about each of your blog posts as you publish them, you’ll get a lot more people reading what you write. bwe08 101 bah best practices blog boozallen booz allen buy-in change management communications community conference DC DHS E20 education enterprise 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

MAY 26, 2009

You’re the first one to raise your hand and challenge the person who’s speaking at a conference. I’d be honored — and I’d feel “published!&# [link] tericee You’re welcome to add it to the post. I’d be honored — and I’d feel “published!&# Heroes At the Gov 2.0

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