The Spinks Blog A Fresh Look Into Social Media Home About Contact Me Under 30 Professionals Facebook: A Lesson in Damage Control It’s that easy.  Share this: Facebook StumbleUpon Digg This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 at 3:07 pm and is filed under Facebook , Public Relations , Social Media. Reply 7 Social Media Lessons that You Can Learn From Golf « The Spinks Blog says: September 23, 2009 at 2:59 am [.] Media: Be ready to make mistakes.  This didn’t sit well with many of Facebook’s users.

The Spinks Blog A Fresh Look Into Social Media Home About Contact Me Under 30 Professionals 3 Steps to Help Starters Beat the Twitter Learning Curve Picture Cred: "Shovelling Son" You’ve probably heard people say “I dont get the point of twitter&# or “twitter is just like facebook updates&# as much as I have.  Social media is great, but ultimately nothing beats good old face-to-face interactions! Reply The Job-Seeking Student’s Social Media Toolbox | Kyle Lacy, Social Media - Indianapolis says: March 27, 2009 at 6:37 pm [.]

The Spinks Blog A Fresh Look Into Social Media Home About Contact Me Under 30 Professionals Interview with Lauren Fernandez: Tips for Job Seeking Students Lauren Fernandez, American Mensa Lauren Fernandez, American Mensa, is an enthusiastic PR Professional, who is always willing to help out students looking to become PR professionals.  Lauren How can they do this while keeping to the values of transparency in social media? Your social media profiles and presence should only add to your character and exemplify it, not take away from it. Probably not.

The Spinks Blog A Fresh Look Into Social Media Home About Contact Me Under 30 Professionals Where Twibes Went Wrong Twibes is a new twitter app that allows users to choose their top 10 favorite twitters. The users’ picks are then included in a running tally and a list of the twitterers that were chosen the most is provided.  I think this is actually a pretty cool concept that could work well if done right. It’s like an ongoing record of recommendations, something that could be good for things like #followfriday.  On twitter, a personal recommendation goes a long way.

The Spinks Blog A Fresh Look Into Social Media Home About Contact Me Under 30 Professionals Will Google Continue to Be Successful? We are currently in a time of great change in the social web. With their focus on innovation, Google should be able to stay ahead of the curve, or at least keep up in this rapidly changing social environment. Share this: Facebook StumbleUpon Digg This entry was posted on Friday, April 17th, 2009 at 5:36 am and is filed under Business , Companies , Google , Social Media. said Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google. Brand Name.

The Spinks Blog A Fresh Look Into Social Media Home About Contact Me Under 30 Professionals Switch to Seesmic Desktop…Now. Bruce Reply Tools to Simplify Your Social Media Life « The Tipping Point Media Blog says: August 19, 2009 at 12:48 pm [.] Seesmic Desktop is one of my favorite Social Media tools. Reply Tools to Simplify Your Social Media Life | Tipping Point Media says: April 12, 2010 at 5:35 pm [.] Seesmic Desktop is one of my favorite Social Media tools. Those days are now long gone. link].

The Spinks Blog A Fresh Look Into Social Media Home About Contact Me Under 30 Professionals Mentor Monday: Danny Brown Mentor Monday is a series where I feature people that have helped me when I needed it, whether or not I asked for it, and whether or not they even realize it.  I am extremely thankful for these people, and would not be where I am today, or where I will be tomorrow, without them.  If you know what’s good for you, you’ll connect with these individuals as well. Danny Brown Badass hat. His Blog. His Twitter. That’s because that’s who Danny is.  Truly amazing.

The Spinks Blog A Fresh Look Into Social Media Home About Contact Me Under 30 Professionals My Problem with Personal Branding Beard Branding Personal Branding is misleading.  People think that if they fit the look of a social media expert (there isn’t one), slap “social media expert” on their bio, start regurgitating the things they read on other professionals’ blog on their own blog, communities and message boards, that they’ll have created a powerful personal brand and will be successful. Enter social media. It is deceiving. 

The Spinks Blog A Fresh Look Into Social Media Home About Contact Me Under 30 Professionals Benchmarking is Critical…No Matter the Program This is a guest post by Chuck Hemann, the research manager for Dix & Eaton , a communications consulting firm, where he helps lead measurement, monitoring (social and traditional) and competitive intelligence efforts for the agency’s clients. We recommend to clients all the time that they benchmark to start social media, advertising, marketing, even internal communications programs. What are the media saying about you?

The Spinks Blog A Fresh Look Into Social Media Home About Contact Me Under 30 Professionals Social Media is NOT an End How many followers do you have? Social media isn’t an end. Being successful in social media isn’t necessarily success.  It doesn’t matter how well you do in terms of “social media numbers”. Stop treating social media like an end…it’s just another means to an end. Thanks to Geoff Livingston for inspiring this post with his presentation at the Social Good conference. Care To Connect?

The Spinks Blog A Fresh Look Into Social Media Home About Contact Me Under 30 Professionals Mentor Monday: 5 Ways To Be a Great Mentor Photo cred: Chauromano I’ve had the privilege of calling many people my mentors.  Through my interactions with many of them, I’ve seen the great advantages that a great mentor can offer. You know you’ve got a great mentor if they show these signs: Insightful. mentoree will learn a lot more if they have to come to decisions on their own.  Insight is sometimes better than answers. Selective. Connected. Friendly. Honest. Relax.

The Spinks Blog A Fresh Look Into Social Media Home About Contact Me Under 30 Professionals Don’t Stereotype… Use Your Baby Eyes Photo cred: Sean Dreilinger Assumptions can be dangerous, unreliable and unfair.  Still think Millenials are great with social media ?  Share this: Facebook StumbleUpon Digg This entry was posted on Thursday, September 17th, 2009 at 6:37 pm and is filed under Professional Issues , Social Media , Under 30 Pro. The problem is, they’re inevitable.  baby doesn’t make assumptions.  That shouldn’t change. like that.

The Spinks Blog A Fresh Look Into Social Media Home About Contact Me Under 30 Professionals Is this Fish Bowl Half Empty? The fishbowl is the dark buzzword of the social media space.  The mere mention of the word can send one to the dark side, questioning social media values and speaking against the leaders of the movement ! Even I have written about problems with “ back patting &# in the social media space… …but what about the bright side of the fishbowl? Photo cred: Joe Plocki I know I know.  I agree completely.

The Spinks Blog A Fresh Look Into Social Media Home About Contact Me Under 30 Professionals Are you Seeking Value, or Waiting for it? We gather on social networks, and “shoot the shit&# with our communities, until a new piece of interesting content comes out, and we frantically rush to be the first to read, write and discuss.  Share this: Facebook StumbleUpon Digg This entry was posted on Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 at 7:32 am and is filed under Business , Industry Issues , Social Media. This is the equivalent of the community that exists in social media.

The Spinks Blog A Fresh Look Into Social Media Home About Contact Me Under 30 Professionals Don’t Fight the Flood of Social Change Photo cred: teejaybee Apparently, companies are still blocking the use of social networks by employees.  While specific businesses may have been established at some point in the past, the people working for them are subject to the social environment that they currently live in. Responses to Don’t Fight the Flood of Social Change Jonathan Klar says: October 8, 2009 at 2:02 pm I have to say I disagree here Spinks.

The Spinks Blog A Fresh Look Into Social Media Home About Contact Me Under 30 Professionals Are you Afraid of Competition? Share this: Facebook StumbleUpon Digg This entry was posted on Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 at 9:49 am and is filed under Career Advice , Social Media. Photo cred: Stuart Barr You may not know it, but I am a very competitive person…always have been. Between my parents always pushing me to be better, and playing every sport I could, the competitive spirit became instilled in me. Many place a lot of focus on collaboration. enjoyed this read!

The Spinks Blog A Fresh Look Into Social Media Home About Contact Me Under 30 Professionals Should All Customers Be Treated Equally? Share this: Facebook StumbleUpon Digg This entry was posted on Thursday, October 29th, 2009 at 10:56 am and is filed under Industry Issues , Social Media. think it’s safe for companies to go ahead that every customer service experience could go viral on a social platform, even if that’s not where it started. With the growth of social communities as a business platform however, these concepts started to change.

The Spinks Blog A Fresh Look Into Social Media Home About Contact Me Under 30 Professionals It’s Hard to Help People Help Themselves Photo Cred: Dimitri N. Share this: Facebook StumbleUpon Digg This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 at 10:55 am and is filed under Business , Career Advice , Industry Issues , Social Media. couple of months ago, I hosted an event in Philly.  It didn’t have the turnout I was expecting  and so I was a little bummed. Those words really stuck with me.  I’ve given it great thought. Are they just lazy? 

The Spinks Blog A Fresh Look Into Social Media Home About Contact Me Under 30 Professionals 6 Cheap Tips For Better Customer Service Photo cred: Lilly Tran Last week I asked the question, “ Are All Customers Equal ?&#.  Many of the responses mentioned the issue of allocating limited resources, and explained the cost advantage of providing better service to better/more influential customers. If you want to see my responses, just read through the comments.  Remember that in any first interaction with someone, it’s often the little things that count and stick out. Smile!

The Spinks Blog A Fresh Look Into Social Media Home About Contact Me Under 30 Professionals You’re Being Cliché The Nonconformist Do you hate being called cliché ? Share this: Facebook StumbleUpon Digg This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 at 12:01 pm and is filed under Business , Networking , Professional Issues , Social Media. read the 40-50 feeds in my RSS reader every day and, in any given week, I’ll read 2-3 posts that cover the same topic (social media ROI…how to be productive, not busy…etc.). Thoughts?

The Spinks Blog A Fresh Look Into Social Media Home About Contact Me Under 30 Professionals Stop Begging for Favors Photo cred: GreyBlueSkies If you find yourself constantly asking for favors in business, you’re doing something wrong. Share this: Facebook StumbleUpon Digg This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 at 7:38 pm and is filed under Business , Social Media. This spark came  when I was watching Alpha Dog the other day. If not, fuck it.&# see it all the time. I’ve even done it myself. You want them to help you. On occasion, they will.

The Spinks Blog A Fresh Look Into Social Media Home About Contact Me Under 30 Professionals Too Much Networking Makes Bad Marketers Photo cred: Andy Beal A marketer’s ability to do their job relies on how well they understand their audience… Same goes for you PR professionals. We’re just starting out, and the first thing we now learn isn’t to start studying people and marketing, it’s to use social media to network and build a personal brand. But what about the nature of social media? to accept and use new media.

The Spinks Blog A Fresh Look Into Social Media Home About Contact Me Under 30 Professionals How Long Until Truthful Information Becomes Worthless? As you become more reliant on social networks to determine what information is worthy of reading, you play into a system that has minimal consideration for credibility. Share this: Facebook StumbleUpon Digg This entry was posted on Monday, March 22nd, 2010 at 10:09 am and is filed under Industry Issues , Journalism , Professional Issues , Social Media. Sounds like the media days of old right? Maybe? You bet.

Social Media Experiment by Ford Fiesta! CrowdSourcing- The New Social Media Mantra to Sell Better! Social Media Marketing and RoI Recession? Not for Social Media Marketing! Tags: Digital Discover Digital Feature #mumbai Mumbai Attack Social Media terrorism and social media twitter  . Twitter is shouting incessantly: Nov 27, 10:37 AM: deepakshenoy: CCTV footage from CST being shown, people shot outside the station, two guys came and opened fire , lobbed grenades. Nov 27, About 01:00 AM. Nov 26, About 11:00 PM.

For anyone interested in online social behaviour , last 48 hours have been like a live case study. The foreign media was clearly restless and clueless. Having said that, this incident has shown us the way ahead on Citizen journalism and collaborative examples of online social media in the event of disasters. Perhaps this was the first time in India that we saw such an example of social media integrating with a real life situation. . Related Posts: Mumbai Terror Attack on Social Media! Not for Social Media Marketing!

Social Search- Search will never be the same. Citizen Journalism- After 26/11 marketers and publishers have understood the power of social media and this would change the face of content publishers for ever. Lastly resession will prove to be a boon for Online media- Online media will grow globally by about 15%. IAB-Social Media Metrics-Standard Definitions Document Why You Should Sack Your Social Media Agency Now? Tags: Digital Discover Digital Feature 2009 Digital Marketing digital media trends Mobile Marketing!

Mumbai Terror Attack on Social Media! CrowdSourcing- The New Social Media Mantra to Sell Better! Not for Social Media Marketing! According to a recent report (Oct, 2008) by CyberSource (a leading payment & risk management services company), a record USD4B were lost due to online scams by online retailers in 2008. The silver lining in the above is that retailers have managed to restrict the percentage fraud under 1.5% since 2006. But with rising unemployment and recession, we might see a rise in ecommerce fraud in 2009. What is Chargeback? Remedies.

Not for Social Media Marketing! CrowdSourcing- The New Social Media Mantra to Sell Better!    .  .  .  . www.atomthought.com.  . USD 250b technology giant in 2008 reduced to USD150m nobody in2009! Is this the beginning of the end of technology giants?  . NORTEL at one point in time commanded almost 33% of Canadian stock market value and boasted of a stock market value of over USD250b before filing for bankruptcy as we entered the year 2009. Motorola, Microsoft, Intel and even Google announce layoffs and office closures. Circuit City declares bankruptcy!

My new article on Strategies for Social Networking Sites has just been published on ‘DesiCretive’ You can view the article here:  [link]. And precisely why this article becomes very relevant for Indian Social Networking Platforms! How businesses are lapping up social media? Online Reputation Management- Part 1 5 Myths about Online Social Marketing! Tags: Digital Feature Digital Marketing facebbok myspace orkut Social Media Marketing Once again: the link to read this article is :   [link]. thanks!  . Image coutsey: [link].

Social Media Marketing and RoI Mumbai Terror Attack on Social Media! CrowdSourcing- The New Social Media Mantra to Sell Better!  . One of the largest spenders on internet in India is the Banking and Finance Services Industry (BFSI). No, don’t be under any illusion, BFSI sector is not the most evolved sector when it comes to using the web to it’s full potential. Anyways, a large chunk of spending by BFSI can be attributed to generating and buying leads for various products including loans, insurance and credit cards. million. cards will be added. USD1m).

 . The latest report from FORRESTER (Q4, 2008 SOCIAL MEDIA ONLINE SURVEY) outlines a very clear trend: 53% of the marketers are determined to increase their social media budget during the recession. Very clearly 95% of the marketers are positively inclined towards investing in Social Media, even during recession. Though the survey also brings out the fact that 75% of the marketers have allocated USD100,000 or less for social media marketing! This implies that social media marketing spends are small but definitely growing.

Do you know that there may be a social networking site which is bigger or almost equal to Facebook? ’ Here is an interesting and well researched whitepaper on the Future of Monetization for Social Networks and Social Gaming companies- rightly christened as’ HOW IS FACEBOOK GOING TO MAKE IT’S 1ST BILLION DOLLARS?  Related Posts: CrowdSourcing- The New Social Media Mantra to Sell Better! Tags: Digital Discover Digital Feature Facebook gree ibibo mixi monetization social games Social Media social networks

CrowdSourcing- The New Social Media Mantra to Sell Better! Not for Social Media Marketing! Seminar on Role of Social Neworks in Marketing @ New Delhi Instiute of Management. Hi Friends, As they say motivation is the food for creativity! Your blog ‘AtomThought.com’ has been nominated for the category ‘Best New Indiblog’ 2008, and your vote can help your blog win this title! Your support and motivation will go a long way in enabling AtomThought to create quality and insightful content for the benefit of all. Thankyou! Recession?

To start with I have always been very impressed with the idea of using location based targeting with social networks (though I understand that people always may not want to reveal their locations and may be averse to this concept). have always believed that the idea of social networking is not so much about making friends out of   strangers-but about sustaining and enriching our relationships with existing and real friends. This is perhaps better than a local search engine or a yellow page- because now there is a local-social integration and recommendation opportunity built-in.

Related Posts: CrowdSourcing- The New Social Media Mantra to Sell Better! I am not an entrepreneur (so far!) or a CEO of an Indian Internet organisation, but I am an Indian who has worked for a few years in global and Indian internet companies and over the years have tried to fathom the gaps that have succeeded in disabling Indian companies to scale heights which they deserved as also tried to understand how Indian CEOs can make their companies fare really better and not just look better! guess the first day of 2010 is a good time to reflect and express on a few of those things.

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Activism , Tech Tools > Boycott Facebook & Related Sites Boycott Facebook & Related Sites by Roxanne Darling on December 2, 2007 Let me stipulate a few facts: I live my life online. am in favor of business relationships with independent media creators. have gotten very used to a certain (large) lack of privacy in most traditional senses.

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > HowTo , Money Matters , Strategy > How much should you budget for monthly website expenses? Maybe you want to add an extension or plug-in or social networking application that adds power to your site. at the Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunset May 28-30: Social Media Skills for Musicians: Twitter, Facebook, Blogging, & Podcasting at the N?

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Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Branding , HowTo , News , Tech Tools > WebClips for Your iPhone WebClips for Your iPhone by Roxanne Darling on January 15, 2008 UPDATE: There have been other postings that say making a larger icon, 158×158 for example will produce higher quality results. We haven’t found that to be true. Not the root of your server, the root of your web documents.)

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Audio , Gossip 2.0 , Tech Tools > Twitter Joins Us on Verio Twitter Joins Us on Verio by Shane Robinson on January 31, 2008 Let me start by saying, I’m dropping in on a conversation taking place at Techcrunch , Twitter and on the Joyent blog regarding the continue server outages at Twitter. It’s a PITA (pain in the ass) managing servers. Hawai?i

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Our speaker also teaches at the University of Washington and encourages CEO’s to embrace blogging and social media. at the Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunset May 28-30: Social Media Skills for Musicians: Twitter, Facebook, Blogging, & Podcasting at the N? Rescue Time to the Rescue Independent Hawaii Musician Kenneth Makuakane Thrives on Social Media Explore Our Topics Activism Aloha Audio Branding Gossip 2.0 Yet many of our Hawaii web sites are still web 1.0, not 2.0. So that means we have a long ways to go together to compete effectively. Hawai?i

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Branding , Strategy > Be Here Now Marketing: How United Airlines Can Take Advantage of Flight Delays Be Here Now Marketing: How United Airlines Can Take Advantage of Flight Delays by Roxanne Darling on July 1, 2008 Everyone knows the airlines are hurting. immediately got on the phone to start the re-booking process. It’s a 4.5 Chicago time. into LAX.

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Social Media > Wasting Time or Making Hay on the Internet Wasting Time or Making Hay on the Internet by Roxanne Darling on July 8, 2008 I tripped across this report of the top 10 time wasters in the Internet from InternetSafety.com. Employees can learn new skills in how to use the “social web.&# This is the wrong response IMO.

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > News , Social Media > Friday Buzz Report for Bare Feet Blog 080725 Friday Buzz Report for Bare Feet Blog 080725 by Roxanne Darling on July 24, 2008 I feel like starting virtually very post here with a mea culpa. This follows in part from our listing on SocialMedia.Alltop.com, which features the web’s best social media blogs.

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > HowTo > Using Social Media to Promote Your Event: Step 1 Using Social Media to Promote Your Event: Step 1 by Roxanne Darling on July 28, 2008 We are the lead organizers for Podcamp Hawaii , coming this fall to Honolulu on October 24 & 25th. Tagged as: flickr , planning , podcamp , podcamphawaii2008 , social media.

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > HowTo , Speaking > New Media Expo: Making a Daily Video Show New Media Expo: Making a Daily Video Show by Roxanne Darling on August 14, 2008 Please follow along with us as Shane and I present our session here in Las Vegas. Colin Devroe August 21, 2008 at 2:11 pm Easily the most well prepared and engaging session at New Media Expo. Hawai?i

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > HowTo > Using Social Media to Promote Your Event: Step 2 Using Social Media to Promote Your Event: Step 2 by Roxanne Darling on August 19, 2008 We are planning a Podcamp Hawaii here. We are also using it as a demonstration project for how to plan a conference using the fabulous (and mostly free) tools of social media.

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Gossip 2.0 , Strategy , Video > New Media Expo 2008 Wrap up & Ideas New Media Expo 2008 Wrap up & Ideas by Roxanne Darling on August 23, 2008 We are waiting for our plane back home to Hawaii and I’ve been wanting to capture some of my thoughts from the recent New Media Expo in Las Vegas, where Shane and I spoke. Not want?

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Branding , News , Social Media , Speaking , Strategy > PRSA: 10-Minute Tour of the Social Web PRSA: 10-Minute Tour of the Social Web by Roxanne Darling on August 27, 2008 What a challenge! How do I give an overview of all that is the social web in 10 minutes? Neenz is now chief evangelist for Alltop. PRSA Hawaii Next Steps?

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > HowTo , Tech Tools > How To Create a Conference Badge Page How To Create a Conference Badge Page by Shane Robinson on August 28, 2008 Recently, after creating the “Badges&# page for the PodCamp Hawaii site, we were contacted by several other Podcamp Organizers around the world. It’s easy enough if you’re a programmer or web developer.

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > News > Hawaii Musicians & Film Makers: SXSW Wants You! Tagged as: austin , conference , film , interactive , internet , music , Social Media , sxsw Leave a Comment Additional comments powered by BackType Previous post: How To Create a Conference Badge Page Next post: Yammer asks: What’s Happening at Your Company? Hawai?i

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > News , Productivity , Social Media , Tech Tools > Yammer asks: What’s Happening at Your Company? at the Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunset May 28-30: Social Media Skills for Musicians: Twitter, Facebook, Blogging, & Podcasting at the N? Yammer asks: What’s Happening at Your Company? Very slick and very useful. Hawai?i

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Social Media , Speaking > Blog World Expo ’08: Finding Your New Media Voice Blog World Expo ’08: Finding Your New Media Voice by Shane Robinson on September 19, 2008 Roxanne is in Las Vegas, Nevada this weekend speaking at Blog World Expo ‘08. Click on the image above to view her presentation online. Hawai?i

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Social Media , Speaking > Social Media Workshop Here in Honolulu Social Media Workshop Here in Honolulu by Roxanne Darling on September 30, 2008 Social Media Workshop is an exclusive event for people in organizations who want to learn how to use social media communications. Hawai?i

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > HowTo , News , Social Media > BizNet on Podcamp: How to Do a Skype Interview BizNet on Podcamp: How to Do a Skype Interview by Roxanne Darling on October 4, 2008 I was interviewed at 7 am this morning by Shauna Nicholson of BizNet Internet Solutions. Takeaway: Asking for help is a winning strategy in social media. accepted! Hawai?i

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > HowTo , Speaking , Video > Aloha Summit Links: Overview of Online Video Aloha Summit Links: Overview of Online Video by Roxanne Darling on October 6, 2008 I gave a Video Presentation from Honolulu delivered to Boulder today, for the ALoha Summit conference put on by Andy Beal and Dave Taylor. saw you in Vegas at the New media Convention. Hawai?i

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Gossip 2.0 , News , Social Media > Finding Social Media Professionals Finding Social Media Professionals by Roxanne Darling on October 10, 2008 There is a long-standing concept in the digital space know as “signal vs noise.&# How Do You Find Social Media Pros? Janet Fouts : Social Media Coach!

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > News , Social Media , Speaking , Strategy , Video > Hawaii Business: Social Media Workshops for You Hawaii Business: Social Media Workshops for You by Roxanne Darling on October 15, 2008 There is a short video interview with Charlene Li, the author of Groundswell and a former analyst at Forrester , conducted by Chris Heuer, at the end of this post.

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Audio , News , Podcasts , Social Media , Speaking , Video > LIVE: PodCamp+WordCamp Hawaii 2008 LIVE: PodCamp+WordCamp Hawaii 2008 by Shane Robinson on October 22, 2008 Aloha and E komo mai (welcome) to PodCamp+WordCamp Hawaii 2008 ! Read more about what’s going on here under the chat window below. Hawai?i Our dog Lexi does!

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > News , Speaking , Video > TechZulu Interview with Rox and Shane TechZulu Interview with Rox and Shane by Roxanne Darling on November 13, 2008 It’s not often that we see Shane in front of the camera! Here’s an interview with the awesome folks at TechZulu, filmed in Las Vegas at the New Media Expo in August. Hawai?i Our dog Lexi does!

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > HowTo > Managing & Maximizing Your Online Identity Managing & Maximizing Your Online Identity by Roxanne Darling on November 25, 2008 I will be discussing this topic in a free, online webinar November 25, 2008 at 11 am EST/ 6 am HST. hope you will join me! Mahalo and thank you to BrightTALK for inviting me to present on this topic. Hawai?i

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Branding , Social Media > Why Are Advertisers Embarrassed by Advertising? The lesson of social media is that people often actually like the plain old dog without the pink head dress as much or more. The dawn of “web 2.0&# aka “the social web&# is a literal boom time for business that remains largely untapped.

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Branding , Strategy > How Ford Can Ramp Up It’s Social Media Turnaround Story of 2009 How Ford Can Ramp Up It’s Social Media Turnaround Story of 2009 by Roxanne Darling on December 13, 2008 Can Ford be the Social Media Turnaround Story of 2009? How does Social Media address these issues?

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Activism , Aloha > 24 Hour Podcast – Raising Funds for Disabled Veterans 24 Hour Podcast – Raising Funds for Disabled Veterans by Roxanne Darling on December 20, 2008 Once again the amazing Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central is conducting a 24 Hour Podcast Marathon to raise donations for Disabled Veterans. Show is over; streaming window removed.

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > HowTo , Social Media > Free Advice: What WOMF Can Learn From WOMMA Free Advice: What WOMF Can Learn From WOMMA by Roxanne Darling on December 29, 2008 This post is a promised follow-up to my recent post Why are Advertisers Embarrassed by Advertising? It’s how the social web works. This is the #1 misconception about the social web!

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Speaking > SVAMA Presents: Online Video Show and Tell SVAMA Presents: Online Video Show and Tell by Roxanne Darling on January 19, 2009 Online video continues to be one of the most powerful, fastest growing, and least understood forms of communication. She is also a founding member of the Social Media Club and Hawaii’s original social media expert.

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Activism , Aloha > Yes We Can Yes We Can by Roxanne Darling on January 20, 2009 We stop for a few moments today to acknowledge the long, disciplined journey taken by our new president, Barack Hussein Obama and to open our hearts and minds to the possibilities that exist when we are more curious than critical and when we stand on our own two feet without unnecessary fear.

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Aloha > 2009 IABC Hawaii Ilima Awards Call for Entries 2009 IABC Hawaii Ilima Awards Call for Entries by Roxanne Darling on January 30, 2009 My friends at IABC Hawaii want to recognize communication works or art and skill. at the Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunset May 28-30: Social Media Skills for Musicians: Twitter, Facebook, Blogging, & Podcasting at the N?

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Money Matters , Strategy > Going From to Free to Fee, Consciously: Yes We Can? at the Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunset May 28-30: Social Media Skills for Musicians: Twitter, Facebook, Blogging, & Podcasting at the N? Going From to Free to Fee, Consciously: Yes We Can? He is optimistic that free will survive, yet not by itself. Earn your place.

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Money Matters , Strategy > Going from Free to Fee Part 2 Going from Free to Fee Part 2 by Roxanne Darling on February 9, 2009 I started this discussion on this post and once I got into a lengthy reply to the comments, I realized there is more to be explored. You may want to read Part 1 and the associated comments here. What do you think? How is it unique?

Social web tools (free) are used to promote the event, collect donations, organize tasks, and make this thing happen. Learn more about how to use Social Media to Promote Your Event. at the Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunset May 28-30: Social Media Skills for Musicians: Twitter, Facebook, Blogging, & Podcasting at the N? Rescue Time to the Rescue Independent Hawaii Musician Kenneth Makuakane Thrives on Social Media Explore Our Topics Activism Aloha Audio Branding Gossip 2.0 So I am delighted to present a brief case study for your consideration. Hawai?i

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > HowTo , Social Media , Strategy > GoHawaii’s New Campaign Makes Me Frown, Not Smile GoHawaii’s New Campaign Makes Me Frown, Not Smile by Roxanne Darling on March 1, 2009 I recently read in the Pacific Business News about the HVCB (Hawaii Convention & Visitors Bureau) Hawaii: A Thousand Reasons to Smile Campaign. Email me. Hawai?i

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Activism , Aloha , News , Social Media > Join Us for Launch of Social Media Club Hawaii Chapter Join Us for Launch of Social Media Club Hawaii Chapter by Roxanne Darling on March 3, 2009 Date: Friday, March 6 Time: 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm Place: ING Direct Cafe, 1958 Kalakaua Ave (former home of Local Motion store; parking in rear) Print a coupon for a free beverage.

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Branding , News , Social Media > Death, Social Media, Personal Branding Death, Social Media, Personal Branding by Roxanne Darling on March 4, 2009 Two weeks ago my father died. Social media is a powerful, conscious tonic as well. The social web offered a space. As art. As feeling. As voice.

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Activism , Aloha , Social Media , Speaking > Social Media Club Hawaii Launch Social Media Club Hawaii Launch by Roxanne Darling on March 7, 2009 Wow. With less than a week’s notice we had over 40 people attend the launch meeting of the Hawaii Chapter of the Social Media Club. See you Friday!

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Gossip 2.0 , Speaking > @Shane Talks Video with @AndyBumatai @Shane Talks Video with @AndyBumatai by Roxanne Darling on March 17, 2009 Andy Bumatai is a well known comedian from here in Hawaii who has upgraded his personal brand to version 2.0. Bare Feet Studios partner Shane Robinson is a guest today. Share/Bookmark Thanks for reading! Hawai?i

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Activism , Branding , HowTo , Money Matters > MacHeist: Lower Your Price, Use Your Network, Give to Charity, Earn over $2M MacHeist: Lower Your Price, Use Your Network, Give to Charity, Earn over $2M by Roxanne Darling on April 6, 2009 And do it all in less than 2 months. It just takes a modern web developer and one or two people who really get social media.

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Branding , HowTo , Podcasts , Social Media , Video > Ed Morita’s Twitter Case Study at Social Media Club Hawaii Ed Morita’s Twitter Case Study at Social Media Club Hawaii by Roxanne Darling on April 8, 2009 Ed Morita is the pastry chef at Longhi’s , a popular restaurant in Honolulu. Nom nom! Hawai?i

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Activism , Aloha , News , Speaking > I’ll Be at Social Media Club Hawaii April 10; Will You? I’ll Be at Social Media Club Hawaii April 10; Will You? And greedily, I still wanted to get the word out for Social Media Club Hawaii! by Roxanne Darling on April 12, 2009 I sure hope so! – Was that a typo?

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > HowTo , Social Media , Strategy > Tweet-Book with Toby Bloomberg Video Chapter Tweet-Book with Toby Bloomberg Video Chapter by Roxanne Darling on April 14, 2009 Does that title look like a foreign language? colleague and friend of mine, Toby Bloomberg, is writing a “Tweet-Book&# on Social Media Marketing. Hawai?i

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Aloha , News , Social Media > San Diego Tweetup IN the Water San Diego Tweetup IN the Water by Roxanne Darling on April 22, 2009 Here’s the press release from Patti Serano who is organizing this gathering. If you are in Southern California, please join us! to get some body boarding lessons from the pros. Patti from @iGrandma of iGrandma.TV

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Branding , News , Speaking > Your Personal Brand is an Opportunity for Freedom Your Personal Brand is an Opportunity for Freedom by Roxanne Darling on May 2, 2009 I am speaking on a Social Web Panel at the YWCA this week on Tuesday, May 5th, along with Laurel Boylen of chi.mp The social web is all about connecting with others and having conversations.

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Social Media , Strategy > Twitter ROI – Is it Too Popular? am thrilled that small business is embracing social media. Much of social media is what you make of it. at the Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunset May 28-30: Social Media Skills for Musicians: Twitter, Facebook, Blogging, & Podcasting at the N?

With perfect timing, the Social Media Club Question of the Week  ( #SMCQ10 ) has been about “Free Content.&# love the social web as it celebrates truth and transparency, as compared to truthiness and manipulative tactics. « Sheila Guides You to the Good Stuff June 9, 2009 at 5:04 pm Ethics in Social Media: A Glossary | Bare Feet Studios July 8, 2009 at 8:10 am Are blogger fam trips a good idea or are they Jurassic PR? A couple of years ago this really hit the fan with one of the first “official&# PayPerPost blogging services launched. Hawai?i

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Social Media , Speaking , Video > Rox is LIVE on the Andy Bumatai Show Today Rox is LIVE on the Andy Bumatai Show Today by Shane Robinson on May 19, 2009 LIVE today, May 19, 2009, at 1pm Hawaii time. at the Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunset May 28-30: Social Media Skills for Musicians: Twitter, Facebook, Blogging, & Podcasting at the N?

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > News , Strategy > Thinking About Having Your Own TV Show? When you consider that only a few years ago it was impossible for anyone except the big media outlets to broadcast video content, and now you and I can do it for almost nothing, it is quite mind-boggling. Thinking About Having Your Own TV Show? See bar chart above.) has several audio podcasts.

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Gossip 2.0 , Money Matters , News , Social Media , Strategy > Hawaii Officially Dips Toes in the Waters of Social Media Hawaii Officially Dips Toes in the Waters of Social Media by Roxanne Darling on June 7, 2009 Many thanks to the Pacific Business News and the Star Bulletin for covering the recent So Much More Hawaii fam tour with mainland bloggers.

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Activism , News , Social Media > Join the Email List at Social Media Club Hawaii Chapter Join the Email List at Social Media Club Hawaii Chapter by Roxanne Darling on June 9, 2009 The Social Media Club is an international organization with over 40 active chapters, whose goal is to develop and support best practices in the use of social media.

I’ll also be moderating a panel of four local restauranteurs who have started using the social web: Ed Morita: @nctrnlbst, Longhi’s, www.bakershours.com ; you can also watch a short video here as Ed explains how he uses Twitter and Flickr to attract customers Sean Priester: @TopofWaikiki and @pacificsoul, Top of Waikiki Bill Tobin: @tikisgrill, Tiki’s Grill Monica Toguchi: @HighwayInn, Highway Inn Restaurant and Catering Mark (mostly!) Social Mention monitors 80+ social media properties directly including: Twitter, Facebook, FriendFeed, YouTube, Digg, Google etc.