Raleigh’s Social Media and Tech Community share 2011 Predictions at TIMA Summit Party

Last Thursday night I attended the TIMA Summit Party – the only afterparty for the Third Annual Internet Summit in Raleigh, North Carolina. Quickly becoming one of the largest internet conferences on the East Coast, the Internet Summit was a near sellout this year with an estimated 1500 attendees! Bringing together Internet executives, senior marketers, entrepreneurs and [...]

Persuasive Picks for the week of 10/11/10

How to Integrate Video Into Your Social Media MarketingThe latest episode of Social Media Examiner TV hosted by Mari Smith features a plethora of basic information on getting started with mixing video into your social content offerings. Watch the episode below, but be sure to make the jump over to the site for links to [...]

Getting Social—Social Media’s Boost for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Pink—it’s everywhere this month. My local newspaper is dyed pink. NFL Football players are sporting pink sneakers and wristbands. Niagara Falls and the Georgia Aquarium are showing their support for breast cancer by lighting up in pink for the entire month. And even Microsoft issued a pink mouse to celebrate the cause. It’s Breast Cancer Awareness [...]

Persuasive Picks for the week of 07/12/09

Verizon Integrates Twitter, Facebook into FiOS TV Verizon helps consumers take another small step towards TV and online integration with the addition of Twitter and Facebook access via their set-top box. Box-Office Weekend: Brüno a One-Day Wonder? Another example of how Twitter has changed the “product launch” game by accelerating the word-of-mouth process with potentially [...]

Two New Social Networking Lessons from – and for – PR

Two developments in social networking this week teach us more PR lessons – first and foremost, don’t forget the transparency! 1) Facebook/Microsoft – While the market was abuzz with a battle between Microsoft and Google over Facebook on Wednesday, a PR representative from Facebook “leaked” the deal by posting a new “friend” on her [...]

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