social media networks
Uncaffeinated buzz and fresh perspectives
Image via Wikipedia Much of what happens in the new media space is highly experimental; especially when new tools are released. Google Buzz came out last week, and we talked about it at last weekend’s New Media Cincinnati Second Saturday. There are a lot of things that need to be worked through, and there are [...]
The Digital Neighborhood
Image by danieljohnsonjr via Flickr I’ve been asked a number of times recently in the local Cincinnati community about how the different social networking platforms relate to one another and why someone would want to participate in any or all of them. There are a lot of parallels to our online and offline lives. Consider [...]
Strategies for managing your online presence
I’ve been a part of an interesting discussion on Facebook recently about where to draw the line between personal and business use of social media, and it prompted me to share these thoughts about strategies for managing an online presence.
Ten Reasons Why You Should Unfollow Me
Image by johnscotthaydon via Flickr Welcome to another post describing how I use social media. In this case, it’s Twitter (again). Any social networking tool you use should serve a purpose. You need to make it useful to you. I’ve found myself re-evaluating how I’ve used Twitter over the past three or so years and [...]
My 15,000th Update!
I would consider myself – and many others would probably agree – a power user of Twitter. I update over there. A LOT. In fact, I recommend that those who start following me immediately turn off device notifications, unless they have an unlimited text plan. Twitter by far is THE most useful tool in my [...]
Is social networking bringing us closer together?
Jacob posted a great question on LinkedIn: Social Networks, Bringing Us Together or Keeping Us Apart? Here’s what I offered: Good question, Jacob! I still believe that the telephone is one of the best social networking tools around, and, at least for me, there is a point when you want to take your online connections [...]
Let’s meet for lunch in Dayton!
Get ready for another social networking opportunity! We’re meeting for lunch at the Subway located just off Miller Lane (I-75 Exit 59) next Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at 11:30 AM. Come meet other folks in the area. Nothing structured, just some good time meeting and chatting with one another. We may already know one another [...]
Your use of social media may vary – and that’s okay
Palindrome Mileage, originally uploaded by Matthew Oliphant. I was chatting with someone yesterday about how encouraged I am about being able to reconnect with family members (aunts, uncles, cousins, second cousins, etc.) – near and far. Of course I would love to connect with them on every social network in which I participate. Yet I [...]
One Voice Walk 2007
crossposted to Journey Inside My Mind Blog One Voice Walk 2007 Originally uploaded by danieljohnsonjr Have you’ve been wondering where I’ve been this past month? I’ve been doing some online publicity as a New Media Consultant for the 4th Annual One Voice Domestic Violence Community Awareness Walk, which was held in Cincinnati, Ohio this morning. [...]
Thoughts on social media etiquette
Chris Brogan has many of us thinking about social media etiquette today, especially with respect to Twitter. I definitely recommend reading his post so that my comments here make sense: As an early adopter of Twitter, I used to get uptight when I saw the proliferation of ‘@’ messages. Now I get it. My purpose [...]
