social media: 106 Ways to Improve Your Connector Skills
- 06/11/07 11:45 AM
I recently stumbled upon a great blog post which featured a list of 106 Tips to Become a Master Connector. After reading through the list a few times, I found that some of the items really resonated with me and I thought I'd share my thoughts on a few of them.Make friendsThose who are best at it don’t network - they make friends. A widening circle of influence is an unintended result, not a calculated aim.People do business with people they like. After a particularly bad experiences last year working with a client whom I didn't like, I decided to collaborate … (10 comments)
social media: Time to Get Onboard the Twitter Train
- 05/04/07 10:40 AM
"It seems like the conversation always turns to Twitter these days." I was halfway through this post, when new Twitter friend Bryon Person twittered the above phrase and he's right on the money. Ever since the SXSW festival this past March, Twitter has been growing like wildfire among the early adopters and is now moving into the mainstream. What is Twitter, you ask? Quite simply, Twitter is a free micro-blogging and social networking service. With this service, users send "updates" (text-based posts, up to 140 characters long) via SMS, instant messaging, the Twitter website, or an application … (3 comments)
social media: Great Video Alert: Explaing RSS in Plain English
- 04/25/07 06:47 AM
Maybe you can tell from my last post, but I'm a social media and technology nut. The moment that I was introduced to RSS a few years ago I knew that the way that I used the internet had been changed forever. In case you're not familiar with RSS, it's a web format which allows creators to self-publish their updated digital content. Instead of visiting each individual site to seek out new content; through the magic of RSS, new content was being pushed to my computer. When I opened my aggregator, I had instant access to fresh content from hundreds of sites … (23 comments)
social media: Where do you Fit on the Participation Ladder?
- 04/23/07 01:53 PM
Talk about crazy timing. Minutes after I decided to start participating in ActiveRain and went ahead and published my first post, I came across Steve Rubel's latest post on the participation ladder and thought I'd share. In case you aren't already familiar, Steve is a senior VP with Edelman and his blog Micro Persuasion is a great read if you're interested in technology and it's effect on marketing and PR. (He's also a prolific Twitterer, but more on that later) In his post, he offers his thoughts on a recent report by Charlene Li of Forrester which examines online audiences and … (14 comments)
I recently stumbled upon a great blog post which featured a list of 106 Tips to Become a Master Connector. ;)
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