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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. You can catch up with her on Twitter or by e-mail. Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! pts Settings.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Image: Martin LaBar via Flickr, Creative Commons And even many non-Christians will be relaxing, perhaps joining in the revelry (as many of my friends did when I was growing up in India). Comment as pts moderator Linda Machado Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New!

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Also… Image: Thom Watson via Flickr, Creative Commons OK, I’ll stop now, I can see you rolling your eyes, going, “Come on, act your age.&# Comment as pts moderator Richard Bailey Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! I actually have a bunch of them.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 12, 2010

Image: Cornelia Kopp via Flickr, Creative Commons My husband is… well, I’m not quite sure what he’s doing, but he’s probably puttering around happily (that’s what married couples do, we putter companionably). .&# ) I’d been wondering what theme to give today’s weekly roundup.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Image: Louise Docker via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Comment as pts moderator Joe Hackman Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! This post was mentioned on Twitter by Gautam Ghosh, Shonali Burke and Julie Walraven, Linda Machado.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Image: Andras Pfaff via Flickr , Creative Commons Was this helpful? You can catch up with her on Twitter or by email. Comment as pts moderator Lauren Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! Have any questions? Please let me know in the comments. pts Settings.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

Image: Lars Plougmann via Flickr, Creative Commons Really, if you just read through the comments, there’s your follow-up blog post… but since I promised you one, you’re getting one. Image: Aftab Uzzaman via Flickr, Creative Commons It’s why I wrote about networking with a twist a while back.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 28, 2010

1 – 2:30 pm ET, follow/participate on Twitter using the #netsol hashtag. Image: mstofan ‘s Flickrstream, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! This post was mentioned on Twitter by Shonali Burke, Annette Montalvo. Will you join us if you can? See you there! Sign out Leave your comment here.

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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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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Image: Derrick Coetzee via Flickr , Creative Commons Seems to me both are somewhat extraordinary, perhaps exaggerated and possibly exciting. Comment as pts moderator Arik Hanson Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! In other words, something very unusual. pts Settings.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Image: Stephen Korecky via Flickr , Creative Commons I was finger painting in kindergarten and having a good ole time. One of the most energetic young voices in social media, you can easily connect with Narciso on Twitter. Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Regardless, thanks for visiting! pts Settings.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Image: Katie Harris via Flickr , Creative Commons Connect with the people you serve The goal wasn’t to create a blog. I talked about everything from watching Twitter explode with Michael Jackson death rumors to how the Red Cross was using texting for crisis communications. The answer: I didn’t do it by myself. pts Settings.

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 26, 2010

Advantage: COLTS __ 4th Quarter: Twitter It gets worse on Twitter – from what I can see neither team has an official profile. There are several unofficial Twitter profiles for each team run by fans and media sites, but I could not find any official accounts. Please correct me if I’m wrong). How about the players? You had it.

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DECEMBER 13, 2010

Image: Peter Lee via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Comment as pts moderator Amber Francis @defineamber Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! So that they can shake their fingers and exclaim triumphantly, “See? We told you so!&#

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Image: YiYing Lu via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Why: especially for my friends (and foes) who run small businesses. Take heart, not howls. Let’s Halloween up PR , by, er, me. Why: if we don’t enjoy what we do, what’s the point? Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 2, 2011

Image: Eric Magnuson via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Why: despite the fact that GSB is owned and operated by Network Solutions, a client of mine, I thought these were great tips. If you’re in the business of PR, these are things to keep in mind. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It!

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Koka Sexton

MARCH 24, 2009

Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS Is Your Executive on Twitter? ExecTweet has tapped the Twitter API to give you a peak into what corporate America is doing. When I put the post together on how businesses could use Twitter , something like this was unavailable. What is ExecTweets?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Title image: Edgely Cesar via Flickr, Creative Commons My take Measurement should be, but still isn’t, the jewel in the crown of PR. Image: Felipe Venâncio via Flickr , Creative Commons The solution really comes back to education, doesn’t it? You tell me. Utopia aside. pts Settings.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Because other than my limited (primarily to Twitter and the company’s customer service hot line) communications with Pepco, I really had no idea what their efforts entailed. … Our Twitter responses during a crisis are not as timely due to the dual responsibilities of our social media representative, Andre Francis.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Image: Nick Fletcher via Flickr, Creative Commons But I’m getting ahead of myself. Think about Twitter with its 140 character limits, or Facebook with its 420 character statuses. Image: Marc Benton via Flickr, Creative Commons 3. Whether we like it or not, social media is creeping into more and more of what we do.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Image: Heart Industry via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Comment as pts moderator Farida Harianawala Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! This post was mentioned on Twitter by Shonali Burke and Shane Jacob, Amrit Pal S. pts Settings.

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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. So I poked around on Twitter asking if anyone had seen cool 404 pages they could point me to. Let me finish the story.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 25, 2010

October 25th, 2010 Tweet A couple of weeks ago, I noticed my friend Kim Wells was sporting a purple ribbon on her Twitter avatar. Image: Kurtis Garbutt via Flickr, Creative Commons Kim, who runs the Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence (CAEPV), asked what I thought was a valid question on her blog: where is all the purple?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Don’t sweat the Twitter metrics , by Seth Duncan at Context Analytics’ blog (now Beyond Analytics). Image: Sebastian Niedlich via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! by Daniel Sitkin at Metrica’s Measurement Matters. Why: Measuring the channels is not important. Think you can make it?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Image: Esparta Palma via Flickr , Creative Commons The big thing I get from the film (aside from the drama) is that, like a romantic comedy, the players emerged from that experience much stronger, closer and wiser. One of the most energetic young voices in social media, you can easily connect with Narciso on Twitter.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 19, 2010

India’s Twitter , from Inc.com. Image: Peter Roome via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! This could come in handy. The effect of brand building on search traffic , from PPC Blog. Why: a pretty interesting way of looking at, and taking advantage of, infomercials. Regardless, thanks for visiting!

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Image: Niels Linneberg via Flickr, Creative Commons I was really happy at how many new participants there were. It started from nothing – literally – just an idea that I had when I saw PR-related conversations on Twitter that invariably had measurement questions attached to them. pts Settings.

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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. It makes the blogosphere less frightening. Give someone else that voice.

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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? Comment as pts moderator Jill Foster Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! This post was mentioned on Twitter by Shonali Burke, Joe Hackman.

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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). This post was mentioned on Twitter by Shonali Burke. Nothing to look forward to?

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 14, 2011

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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. The ultimate collection of Twitter cartoons , from Technically Personal. A nice enough chap, but I’ll tell you something.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Image: Tania Gail via Flickr , Creative Commons We were deluged by applications; when we had openings, when we didn’t have openings, when we had budget to hire, when we didn’t have budget. It was so creative, that I remember it verbatim to this day. It was crazy. Or not qualified at all (see #3 above). pts Settings.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Image: cvrcak1 via Flickr , Creative Commons Bats in the belfry? One of the most energetic young voices in social media, you can easily connect with Narciso on Twitter. Comment as pts moderator Geoff Livingston Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New!

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Image: anthony kelly via Flickr , Creative Commons Here you go. Top German firms ban Facebook and Twitter , by Neville Hobson. Comment as pts moderator Wedge Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! And once you’ve made your bed, be prepared to lie in it.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 22, 2010

We helped CRN understand that the first phase is all about creating awareness, so we [would] be gauging increases in website traffic, My Wellness Scorecard participation and [their] Facebook/Twitter following. This post was mentioned on Twitter by Shonali Burke, Herwin Icasiano. Sales of what? Not that difficult, is it? pts Settings.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 5, 2010

She’s another quite amazing person I’ve been lucky to meet, first through Twitter and then IRL. Image: Travis K via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Comment as pts moderator Chuck Hemann Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New!

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