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Interview with Suzie Robb of Boobs Bacon Bourbon
For the “Man Up!” issue of On Tap Magazine, I had a chance to interview Suzie Robb of Boobs Bacon Bourbon, a web site that covers these important male interests. Given her web site, I thought she’d be perfect for … Continue reading
I Wish I Had Tweeted More: Confessions of a Social Media Skeptic
I was there at the beginning. In 2007, Twitter leapt into geek consciousness at SXSW Interactive. Monitors had been placed in the halls of this tech conference, displaying what people were tweeting about. I thought it was an interesting curiosity, … Continue reading
The Parks and Rec Effect
I’m quoted in this AOL Government article on citizen participation. The story makes the point that you can have a much bigger impact in your community than at the federal level. I’ve seen that in DC (the city, not the … Continue reading
Execution Trumps Strategy at What’s Next DC
Execution trumps strategy, according to Rachel Tipograph, social media director for the Gap. She was a very wise speaker on the “how” of actually getting things done in large organizations. Creating meaningful experiences online is more important than endless rounds … Continue reading
Don’t Outsource Social Media to Interns
I’m old enough to remember the early days of the web. Back then (not too long ago, the 1990s), organizations didn’t take this online medium seriously. The web site paled in importance to the newsletter or magazine, at least according … Continue reading
The “Now, Discover Your Strengths” Approach to Social Media
Now, Discover Your Strengths is one of the very few personal improvement books worth the money. It’s been superseded by the awkwardly-titled StrengthsFinder 2.0 but the message is the same in the new book: You should concentrate on what you’re … Continue reading
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Earthquake Anecdote in Washington Post
It began as a low rumble. I thought someone was moving furniture in my building but then it grew stronger. I was being shaken, and for a few scary seconds I thought my apartment was going to split in two. … Continue reading
Why I’m Not at SXSW This Year
SXSW Interactive is an annual conference of social media and web geeks in Austin. It’s a huge, exhausting event that takes place over a long weekend in March and is popularly known as the conference that introduced Twitter and other … Continue reading
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Lessons from the Fire – Part One
So, late one afternoon, my building caught fire. My apartment was fine; other people weren’t so lucky. This is part one of lessons learned. Check out part two for my thoughts on the importance of communication after the fire. I … Continue reading
Chris Anderson on “Delivering on the Promise of Gov 2.0″
Chris Anderson, of Wired magazine and “The Long Tail” fame, was the keynote speaker at FOSE this morning. He spoke on “For the People and By the People: Delivering on the Promise of Gov 2.0″. Anderson started off with an interesting … Continue reading