1. I saw Lilith Fair and the Newport Folk Festival. 2. I bought dinner for my parents. 3. I traveled to Europe. 4. I went white water rafting. 5. I spent the whole weekend partying. 6. I conversed with people of different faiths. 7. I voted. 8. I dyed my hair blonde. 9. I went […]
Archives for April 2013
Plot Your Tweets with @Xefer
This is a scatter plot of every tweet I’ve ever sent, showing the frequency of my replies, retweets, and broadcasts. Thursday at 5 p.m. is the most popular time for me to tweet. To the uninitiated: this is a reply this is a retweet this is a broadcast There are many ways to interpret this […]
4 Arguments to Follow Many on Twitter
Calvin Lee follows 86,868 people and organizations on Twitter. Lisa Johnson follows 16,061, John Paul Aguiar follows 73,481, and Kristi Colvin follows 31,275. I asked them if they felt bad losing out on reading nuggets and growing relationships with everyone because they followed so many. They shook their heads no. [View the story “Twitter Guilt […]
Meet the Internet in 12 Real Life Pictures
This is a guest blog post by Kate Milner who strolled around metro London with her toddler. I hope you enjoy her pictures and thoughts. The world around us changed so much in the last 20 years. It’s undeniable. So much of our social interaction has moved onto the internet, and with it all the […]
8 Places to Find Me Online
Penelope Trunk writes about portraying yourself on social media: Each of us is multi-faceted. With a selection of media to choose from, we can express different parts of ourselves in different ways. It’s clear to me that blogging is best for expressing big ideas. If you can’t convey new ideas on your blog, then you […]
Blown Away
My phone beeped at 3:56 p.m. “I heard about the bomb in Boston,” my cousin’s text message read. “Sal and I want to make sure you are all okay!” Huh? “The what?” I texted back. I was 300 miles away, helping my sister get acclimated to her house after my niece was born three days […]
10 Tips to Be Productive on LinkedIn
I joined LinkedIn in February 2007 — and I have 2,436 connections today. I’ve seen a lot over the years. I continue to witness people doing things the wrong way. Follow my advice and you will be successful. 10 guidelines to follow 1. Update your profile. This is most important. If I search for your […]
Share Your Voice on Digital Media
I am looking for men and women to share their voices as guest bloggers. Since the primary focus of this site is exploring digital media, and the primary audience is business professionals, I only accept apropos guest blog topics such as digital marketing, social networking, search engine marketing, internet tools, mobile technology, and cloud computing. […]