Social Media

Video Interview – How Start-ups Can Use Social Media

17 January 2012

Recently I was interviewed Gulnara Mirzakarimova over at Two-Side Brain.  Her mission? “[Re-shape the] Washington D.C. metro area into a vibrant startup playground.”  In conversations with her, the passion extends beyond the metro DC area, but this is where she’s starting.  If you’re a start-up or know someone who is, reach out to Gulnara for [...]

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Subjectively Speaking’s Greatest Clicks of 2011

28 December 2011

The end of the year means a wrap-up post.  Well, not always.  But it is a bit of fun to do a brief retrospective, as it pertains to this blog.  I have three categories this year for you to peruse.   The Five Most Viewed Posts on Subjectively Speaking (Authored in 2011) Of the posts [...]

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The Anatomy of a Twitter Handle – Eight Common Styles

21 November 2011

What’s in a name?  Quite a bit. Especially when it’s the written word. Seeing a name for the first time is the modern-day first impression. When I get a new follower on Twitter, I go through a quick process to determine whether not I follow back.  And part of that process is looking at your [...]

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The Academics of Social Media Marketing

24 October 2011

About a week ago, I guest-lectured at Babson (go Beavers!), one of my alma maters.  I was speaking to an Enterprise 2.0 class, and the topic of this particular session was applying social media lessons to marketing.  In my chat with the students, who posed some great questions, I covered a few things…   Getting [...]

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Awareness-Exploring Social Media Business Summit Recap

18 October 2011

Yesterday, I attended the Awareness / Exploring Social Media Business Summit (read more here).  It was a one-day, star-studded affair with some great speakers on various topics of social, digital, and new media.  I really enjoyed it.   Below is a link to each of the presenters’ Twitter handles and the presentation they used (if [...]

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Stop The Hype About The Hype: Hurricane Irene

29 August 2011

There was a lot of hype around the impending arrival of Hurricane #Irene over the August 26 – August 28, 2011 weekend along the eastern seaboard of the US.  A lot of media were talking about it via multiple channels, from TV and radio, to Twitter and Facebook, and everything else in between.  In fact, [...]

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