Since Project Runway has jumped on the Twitter bandwagon, we figured that as Season 9 is wraps up, we will review what we have liked in the world of social media the last quarter.
Zynga made a huge splash with its IPO, and is the hottest social media property out there–and is one highlight of our social media quarterly.
The social media world has created a conundrum for both organizations and individual users alike. On one hand, the new digital media gives new opportunities to market their products or mission. Users, however, are becoming more savvy as to how to use these tools. The trifecta, Facebook, LinkedIn, & Twitter, still reign-for now.
Anyone out there who has overdosed on social media will identify with Kiosk’s latest video, “Love and Death in the Time of Facebook.” Have you been added by that guy from high school you either could not stand or constantly picked on you? Been poked, poked, and poked again? This song is for you.
Depending on what you are tweeting or broadcasting on social media sites on the behalf of your company, you had better be careful: the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has established some guidelines on what needs to be kept in your firm’s records.
Whether you are starting a business, promoting an event, or trying to win a “blogging” contest, I want to share social media pointers that I think can work for you, your firm, or your personal goals.
LinkedIn’s spectacular growth and importance in the working world means more distracting posts and sharply-worded reminders from folks who think they are the arbiters of what and what is not appropriate social media interaction. True, LinkedIn is still an indespensible service. Nevertheless, what about taking a break from LinkedIn and becoming a big fish in [...]
Wow. Two weeks ago I posted a short film I did with Patrick Benson on LA’s tenuous relationship with water. And as I often do weekly, I posted the link to most of the LinkedIn groups to which I belong. From a bird’s eye view, the results were interesting: I think few actually watched the [...]
Last month’s posting on building your professional green network raised all kinds of hackles . . . and dare I say segued into expanding my network, as I have met many fantastic people since that week. I want to drill down a level, discuss email, and how it can be a tool to meeting more [...]
Every so often, green entrepreneurs reach out to me asking for advice with their investing woes. Usually, they approach me through LinkedIn. Perhaps they need US$11.5 million for a bioethanol plant in Southeast Asia. Or they are going to open a solar farm in Northern Africa, and have 15.6 million euros budgeted, and are short [...]