Categories: Bloggers, Roundup, Social Media, Social Media @ Work, The Work, Tools, Twitter
So. Gary Vaynerchuk, the digital media guru who launched a thousand brands into the social media sphere, just released a two-part list of “19 Essential Twitter Follows.” And…amazingly, it’s almost all male. Just 2 women in 19. Before you say I’m jumping the gun on his little list — hold up. This is Twitter we’re [...]
Categories: Nonprofit/Cultural, Quotable, Resources, Roundup, Small Business
I attended quite a few events during Social Media Week, and I enjoyed them all immensely, but this particular event was one that I thought was worth sharing. It was hosted by American Express OPEN Forum, and featured speakers who come from the startup, venture funding and public policy worlds. How do we make the entrepreneurial environment [...]
Categories: Blogging, Roundup, Small Business, Small is Brilliant
You know those terrible people who take photos of all their meals? Well, confession time — that’s me. Earlier in October, hankering for a much-needed vacay after a nonstop thrill ride of a fall, I popped over to Portland. Hadn’t been there since I was a kid. My agenda had numerous goals, but chief among [...]
Categories: Artists & Writers, Bloggers, Blogging, Brilliant + free, Content Matters, DIY, How-to, Resources, Roundup, Small Business, Social Media, Social Media @ Work, The Big Idea, The Work
Websites, and how they are “hosted” is something that confuses a lot of people, especially when it comes to WordPress. So in this edition, I want to go over a few things that will hopefully make the process a little simpler. So you want to buy a domain Buying a domain is the first step [...]
Categories: Artists & Writers, Bloggers, Blogging, Content Matters, Resources, Resume 2.0, Roundup, Sane Social Media
We’re closing in on July 9th where, at Wix Lounge, I’ll be doing a class called Resume 2.0 focused on helping you use digital marketing tactics to burnish your “personal brand.” A few tickets are still available so act now! Here’s Part 4 of our series on reinventing your personal brand for the digital age. In past parts of this series, we’ve [...]
Categories: Artists & Writers, Bloggers, Blogging, Content Matters, DIY, Nonprofit/Cultural, Resources, Roundup, Small Business, Social Media, The Work
A personal story: When I was fifteen or sixteen, I wanted to play guitar, so I signed up for lessons at a local music shop. What I had visions of was learning to play “Boys Don’t Cry,” maybe forming a band or at least being the hit of all local parties and bonfires. What I [...]
Categories: Roundup, Social Media @ Work, The Work
On Friday, I checked out Walkabout NYC, which is a yearly citywide open house for startups. Mad respect for these companies for throwing open their doors to looky-loos like myself. It was a lot of fun to hear the organizations’ different philosophies and growth strategies. I visited Code Academy, Behance, and Skillshare. Here are a [...]
Categories: Building Better Email Outreach, Content Matters, DIY, How-to, Roundup, Small List: Tools, Social Media, Social Media @ Work, The Work
Starting in June, I’ll be teaching some Skillshare courses as a a fun, quick and useful way to learn to leverage various digital strategies to burnish your business or career. I hope you’ll check them out!
Categories: Artists & Writers, Brilliant + free, DIY, Micro Marketing, Nonprofit/Cultural, Resources, Roundup, Small is Brilliant, The Work, Video
If you’re an indie type, where do you find music to put into your videos that won’t cripple your budget? Where can you find stock photography that won’t break the bank? These are things I’ve asked myself over the years working on a variety of multimedia projects. It’s true that while working on projects that [...]
Categories: Artists & Writers, Blogging, Brilliant + free, DIY, How-to, Resources, Roundup, Small Business, Small is Brilliant, Small List, Social Media, Social Media @ Work, The Work
Matt Moran, a colleague of mine, recently introduced me to Google Drawings, an unassuming part of the free package that comes with your suite of Google Apps. I guess I remembered how hideous the pictures I made with various drawing programs of yore were so I never really thought about using this component of the [...]
