So you’ve decided to start a blog? Awesome. You deserve a hug, pat on the back, or at least one of those 80′s freeze-frame jumping high fives. But wait. It might not be all sunshine and roses right away. There’s a few simple mistakes that a lot of us make in the very beginning that [...]

Note: This is a continuation of my “Twitter Principles” series. So, last week we talked about the importance of being patient when building a Twitter profile. This week we’re going to work on letting people know who you are. This week’s Twitter Principle is: Secrets, Secrets Are No Fun. Besides the follower/following numbers, the first [...]

Alan Wolk recently wrote about how we (the current user base) need to “let go” of Twitter and embrace all the new users that will invariably come flooding in. I agree with Alan that just because we’re doing something a certain way now doesn’t mean it’s the “right way”, but I do think there are [...]

If you want Wikipedia’s definition of Social Media, you can find it here. I like the definition and I think it’s accurate, if slightly long winded. But if someone asked me what social media is, personally I’d reply with “Social Media is any new web tool or technology that connects people.” I’ve been thinking about [...]