The New Sportswriter Will Travel A Long Road To Get There
I am a religious reader of music critic Bob Lefsetz. To use the old Simpsons quote, I am intrigued by his views and actually subscribe to his newsletter (called The Lefsetz Letter.) One quote from his...
View ArticleThe Gals’ Guide To Safety on Social Media
Since joining Twitter in 2008, I have had a few incidents of followers who have crossed the line – making me feel uncomfortable at networking events and other actions that have made me feel a tad...
View ArticleDailyFeats: Social Media Meets Healthy Habits
DailyFeats' Skip Soda feat. Keeping healthy can be a struggle, especially when you’re balancing work, a side gig and your everyday life. It can be easy to slip into bad habits, and those bad habits can...
View ArticleThe Curse of the Pessimistic Bills Fan Strikes Social Media
On Christmas Eve morning, the Buffalo Bills’ official Facebook page and Twitter account asked Bills fans: “What will Santa deliver for the Bills today?” The Bills were playing the Tim Tebow led Denver...
View ArticleWhen Listening To Home Is As Easy As Opening A Browser Tab, Why Is Sports...
A Tune In Radio app screen capture full of post-related goodness. When Buffalo Bills training camp began in July, Buffalo, NY sports radio station WGR upped their camp coverage. They added the John...
View ArticleNot At Social Media Week? Don’t Be Jealous – Make Your Own!
My Tuesday morning Twitter stream is full of colleagues, friends and others I follow boasting about being at Social Media Week in New York City. But for every person at these cool events, there are...
View ArticleBe Real: My Three Best Pieces Of Advice For Social Media Newbies (and Oldies,...
I logged onto Klout for the first time in a while this afternoon while doing some social media work for the Dean I work for full-time. The social media rating tool, which attempts to score your social...
View ArticleJust Stipple It
For some of us, writing and doodling are just easier. The Dean (my boss at my full-time job) and I are very alike in that way. I’ve tried styluses on iPhones, and using an iPad to take notes in...
View ArticleSocial With Impact: Crisis Management In Social Media
On June 18, 2013, I presented at the North by North Shore conference regarding crisis management in social media. Here is my slide deck: Social With Impact: Crisis Management In Social Media from...
View ArticleConfronting Social Media Negativity: Did OPI Do It Right?
Who knew nail polish could bring out the worst in people? Nail polish manufacturer (they of the crazy names) OPI was concerned with the amount of negativity popping up on their Facebook page. On...
View ArticleManaging Closed Facebook Groups: Get ready to put your foot down
Though I know it’s not the best thing to do, the minute I wake up, I grab the phone from my nightstand. Not to check Twitter, not to look at scores, but instead, to look at Facebook. I go directly to...
View ArticleNew Facebook Feature: Delete and block a group user from your phone
Many are all a buzz because Facebook added emoji-style like/dislike options, called “Reactions,” Wednesday. While finally being able to “sad face” a friend’s post about their having the flu is all well...
View ArticlePosting a URL on Facebook: take advantage of the preview
So you want to post a link on your company or organization’s Facebook page. Did you know that you don’t have to include the long URL in the body of your post? Thanks to Facebook’s preview functions,...
View ArticleWhat Marketers and Communicators Can Learn From YouTube Beauty Vloggers (Plus...
What maintained my sanity during this crazy year of trying to be a mom, an assistant and a sportswriter? YouTube makeup videos. (You were expecting a planner, I know. Or some organizational app. Don’t...
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