This is a guest post from David Spinks.
David is the Community Manager for Scribnia. With a passion for the power of social web communities, he has utilized his knowledge of community building to establish a professional career in the social media field.
He authors a blog at www.davidspinks.com and contributes to the Scribnia Blog.
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Monthly Archives: May 2009
The Future of Scribnia
From Twitter to Blog – #FollowFriday Vol. 1
Last week, I wrote about why I was moving my #FollowFriday recommendations from Twitter to my blog.
I suggested why it should be more than just a name and a link on Twitter. So, here are my recommendations for this week. I hope you check them out – they’re more than worth getting to know.
Community. Calvin [...]
Gosh
One of the people I connect with online, and whose blog I read regularly, is communications whiz Arik Hanson. Arik has a very savvy mind on him and has actually guest posted here before.
A couple of weeks ago, Arik opened up the first Annual PR Readers Choice Awards for blogs.
After the initial nomination round, I’m [...]
Are You The Simpsons of Social Media?
The Simpsons. Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie and the rest. We know them all like family. Not surprising, since they’ve been around for more than 20 years.
But they’re not the same family we loved and grew up with. They’re not as fresh. Not as innovative.
Simply put, The Simpsons have stagnated.
While other shows like Family Guy [...]
You Are Not The Story
You are not the story. You never have been. Not even in the “bad old days” before social media were you ever the story.
You may have thought so. You may have fooled your clients into thinking they were lucky to have you because everyone listens to you.
You may have blinded them with newspaper clippings and [...]
