Monthly Archives: November 2009

Goodbye DISQUS, Hello WordPress

So it wasn’t that long ago I mentioned I was moving my comments system to DISQUS.
The fact that the system was being used on more blogs, and also had social media integration with its Reactions feature that pulled stats from anywhere else your blog was being discussed, seemed pretty cool.
Yet, lately, DISQUS seems to have [...]

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How to Sell Social Media – Twitter

One of the questions I’m most asked is how do you sell social media to your boss or client. Sure, we’re in the space and can see the numerous benefits, but how does that transfer to a wary client?
A lot of that comes down to your belief in how social can work for businesses, and [...]

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Never Mind the P, Just Get the Relations Part Right

There have been a lot of new definitions and suggestions coming to the fore over the last 12-18 months about what PR stands for. The traditional version is Public Relations, and has been since as long as anyone can remember.
However, solid PR folks like David Mullen suggest it should be People Relations, as does online [...]

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Grateful for #Tweetsgiving

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Gratitude is Simply Attitude

There’s currently an amazing event taking place around the social web called Tweetsgiving. Part of the Epic Change organization led by Stacey Monk, Sanjay Patel and Avi Kaplan, Tweetsgiving is a global celebration that aims to change the world through the power of gratitude.
Its aim is to continue the wonderful work started at last year’s [...]

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Friday Five

Last week I introduced you to Friday Five and how I was looking to offer a diversion into the weekend. So, without further ado, here are five random offerings for you. Cheers guys, have a great weekend!

Blogger Corner. One of the blogs that has been springing up on my radar recently is that of Jackie [...]

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Pot, Kettle, Black

Kurt Greenbaum is the director of social media for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. In a recent post, he mentioned how he’d been pro-active at contacting the employers of someone who left a vulgar comment on a blog post. The person in question resigned.
The flak started flying in in the subsequent comments, and Greenbaum refuted he [...]

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Listening Posts

When was the last time someone asked you what you want? What you’d prefer to have, over what their perception thinks you’d like to have?
Are you looked after by the services you use on a regular basis? If not, why not – isn’t it about time you were?
I’m a business owner, but I’m also a [...]

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