Very very rare for me to blog about our special offers, whether it’s social media evaluation discounts or something else. I usually offer them through my fortnightly email newsletter (signup form). Anyway. I was reading 10 ways to make a rubbish website… …and thought about how often clients ask me to do a social media […]
8 ways to deal with negative comments in online communities
How do you respond to a negative comment in an online community, on Facebook? Shut the Page down, ban the commenter, suck up to them? How about a bitchy tweet on Twitter? Fight with them? Ignore them? Promise to do better? Many social media guidelines have a one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to addressing negative […]
Huffington Post Sells for $315m Social Media Revenue
I often write on social media revenue – how social media sites like blogs and forums and social networks monetize. One way is pretty simple – sell it! The Huffington Post just sold for $315m to AOL (America Online). How do you think AOL will make their money back from this blog?
Mothers blogging: Changing the world one blog post at a time
An Australia mother confronts a teacher who belittles her pre-school son – with the help of her blog community. PottyMouthMama had a challenging experience with her young son’s pre-school teacher the other day. I would’ve growled at the teacher, gnashing teeth until she backed into a corner crying, but that is a learned skill, I […]
Embargoed Press Releases and social media
embargoed press releases and bloggers
Journalists: Bloggers give a helping hand?
Journalists are starting to receive grants to learn social media technologies like SEO. Should we hold a Media and Career Expo where bloggers donate knowledge and expertise to help Journalists adjust?
Blog Journalism: The World As Editor
Comments in blogs keep the blogger honest. The world becomes the Editor – a scary brute indeed!
Course: How To Blog – CCE University of Sydney
I think it’s been a couple of years since I last ran this course – dunno why, maybe because it’s not business focussed specifically, more a general, handson, computer, How To Blog Course (1 full day), on 30th May at the University of Sydney. Course description: Been thinking about creating a blog for your business […]