Social Media

Have We Met?

September 10, 2009

Here’s a trend I’ve noticed when getting introduced to people via technology requiring the written word—email, Linked In, Twitter.  When I first introduce myself, people will often reply something to the effect of “nice to ‘meet’ you.”  The quotation marks around the word meet are significant.  The meaning I derive from those quotations marks are [...]

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30 Days of Blogging

September 10, 2009

During my 30 Days of Tweeting Experiment in May, I jumped into Twitter with both feet and very low expectations. As it turned out, I loved Twitter. One of the delights of tweeting was discovering the blogsphere and its many opinionated, generous, insightful writers contained within. Before I knew it, I had set up a [...]

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Join the Carnival

September 8, 2009

Like most people, I’m constantly looking for ways to stay on top of current issues in my profession and the general business world at large.  So I was delighted to discover the blogsphere’s “carnival” format.  Essentially, a blog carnival is a compilation of blog posts connected by a common thread. Carnival topics that interest me [...]

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Are You a Nosy Neighbor?

August 17, 2009

Are you a nosy person? I wouldn’t typically describe myself this way.  On any given day, I go about my work, mind my own business and basically try to respect people’s right to privacy. Except that doesn’t seem to apply to my social media use.   At what point did I turn into Mrs. Kravitz? (You [...]

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Are Your Learners Twitterpated?

August 7, 2009

We were at the dinner table the other night and my husband tossed out a word that was new to me: twitterpated.  He assured me it was a real word and made reference to the Disney movie “Bambi“.  I thought he was mocking my Twitter use, so I looked it up.  Sure enough, the online [...]

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My Tweets Are Real

July 9, 2009

Professionalism in the Web 2.0 Era It all started with a t-shirt.  When I posted the results of my 30 Days of Tweeting Experiment last month, I sent an email to my colleagues announcing the blog.  The email contained a photo of me wearing a navy t-shirt (courtesy of the Ellen Shop) that boasted “My [...]

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Does the People Equation Include Chimps?

July 3, 2009

I took the kids to the zoo today.  While checking out the bonobo chimpanzees, I noticed an educational sign that said: “[For chimps…] Mutual grooming helps ease the stress of daily life and increases social bonds.” Hmmmm….. For some strange reason, Twitter popped into my head.  Immediately, the Internal Censors in my head started blaring…. [...]

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8 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Tweeting

June 25, 2009

Confessions of a belated Twitterer Call me a late bloomer.  Long after early adopters claimed the micro blog Twitter  jumped the shark  . . . heck, even after Oprah, I started tweeting. Clueless as a newborn babe, here’s what I wish I’d known prior to starting.  Oh, and one other thing:  I don’t claim to be [...]

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30 Days of Tweeting

June 25, 2009

On May 14, 2009, I posted my first tweet.  It was part of a “30 Days of Tweeting Experiment” designed to help me (and fellow non-Twitter users) figure out what all the fuss was about. The Experiment has ended and it’s been an interesting ride.  As promised, here’s the recap to let potential new Tweeps [...]

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