Social media is all about channels. You get to pick them, you get to mix and match. And with a wide array and assortment of available channels, it’s impossible to focus on all of them.
I am a great proponent of the base camp concept in social media. Your social media basecamp should be your (ideally self-hosted) blog, with the About Me page being the main door. (Did you read: Where’s Your Social Media Base …
You’ve probably heard about Johannes Gutenberg – and his rise to fame during the Renaissance period. It’s been a while since I learned this a couple of decades ago in school – and a quick refresher isn’t out of place.
Here’s what Wikipedia had to report on him:
Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg (c. 1398 – February 3, 1468) was a German goldsmith and printer who introduced modern book printing.
His invention of mechanical
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A few days ago, Mike Cliffe-Jones had a post on his blog – Why businesses shouldn’t be on Twitter. Of businesses should be, and that is exactly what Mike meant.
The key message that Mike wanted to deliver was:
The thing with Twitter is that it’s so personal, so individual.
Look at some of the other successful Twitter accounts, and you’ll see that there is almost always a person behind the tweets.
I think …
For everyone, individuals and corporates alike, reputation is of paramount importance. Can’t stress enough the importance of personal branding and reputation in the offline world. Same is true of the online social media world.
Here’s a quick primer on the value of your personal brand and reputation, Seth Godin’s 7-Point Guide to Bootstrap Your Personal Brand by Pete Kistler.
Social media is all about authenticity – and your success with social media is a …
I read an interesting tweet from Danny Brown Friday morning:
dannybrown: Just read a blog that I loved and wanted to share, but no social sharing options. Don’t make same “mistake“, bloggers.
I started out making the same mistake with this very blog, Social Media Notebook. It was an oversight – but it wasn’t until Nathan Hangen and Jordan Cooper pinched …
