Sometimes a 140 character limit just won’t cut it, so today I’m trying something new with the Twitter’s Follow Friday. Here’s my #FF for this week, in alphabetical order and sans the 140 constraint. Roy Atkinson, known for his witty Twitter “Groaner” puns, is as funny in real life as he is in the digital…
Tweet This! Book Review
Whenever I attend a business networking event and mention Twitter, I invariably get a group of people flocking to me wanting to know more about the social media micro-blogging site. They want to know “How do I get started?” “Is it really a viable business marketing tool?” and “Twitter seems so frivolous—does anybody really care…
Are You a Good Host?
Do you have a friend who’s an excellent party-giver? What is it about him or her that makes it so? Is it the fantastic food? The diverse guest list? An excellent home that provides the perfect backdrop for gatherings? It could be any of these things, but I’d bet the one thing that’s for sure…
The Art of Serendipity
I was comparing notes on competency development the other day with Mollie Lombardi of the Aberdeen Group*. At some point during our conversation, the talk turned to Twitter because that’s where I met Mollie. We were discussing the massive flow of information via the tweet stream and Mollie said, “Yes, Twitter gives me a chance…
8 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Tweeting
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…