It’s Like Throwing a Party

March 15, 2009 No comments yet

Image via Wikipedia Starting a new on line community space can be a bit like throwing a party. You have the idea, decide on a theme, pick a time and location, send the invitations and wait for the people to show up. When you open the doors to any new community on the web, having [...]

Saying More with Less

March 9, 2009 No comments yet

Image by Shovelling Son via Flickr The Art of the Tweet has a beautiful post about taking your tweets to the next level of value to your followers. Here are a few of the highlights for me: Say why your doing what your doing Say more with less cut words to give your followers room [...]

How Long Does a Twitter Link Last?

March 6, 2009 No comments yet

You just shared your great new inspired thoughts on your blog. Now time to get the word out. You broadcast the link on Twitter letting your followers know you have some great wisdom to share. How long does your broadcast tweet link last? According to The Life and Times of a Twitter Linkvery few people [...]

Little Relationships Weave the Fabric of Society

March 2, 2009 2 comments

Twitter is a conversational tool filled with low level chatter of people sharing what they are doing.  I love how Laura Finton ( @pistachio ) shares the beauty and value in these small connection opportunities that make a village and human society function. Little relationships make a big difference in how we weave our society [...]

Embracing Social Media – Opportunities and Challenges for Existing Businesses

February 23, 2009 No comments yet

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Here are some of my favorite stories about the growing relationships businesses have with social media and some challenges in bringing social networking into organizations Embracing social media a wise choice in uncertain times With a full circle approach social media can entirely reshape your organizations day-to-day means of [...]

Link Love for Valentine’s Day

February 12, 2009 No comments yet

Give some link love this Valentine’s curiosity of Hubspot

What’s Twitter?

January 19, 2009 No comments yet

Twitter is an excellent networking and communication tool.  I use it every day to find great information and share the things I’m discovering.  This video is a good introduction to Twitter. Are you on Twitter?  If so, you can follow my Twitter updates here.  @kalalea

Twitter Strategy Diagramed

January 18, 2009 1 comment

Ogilvy’s 360 Degree Digital Influence group has put together a nice diagram to guide you in your use of Twitter based on strategy and some different tactics.  Just about any organization should be able to find some value in this diagram.

We’re All in this Neighborhood Together

January 7, 2009 No comments yet

Digital Neighborhoods are reshaping how we connect and help each other in the age of social networking. David Armando put out a request to his 8000 followers on Twitter to help Daniela ( see the #daniela conversation @ twitter search ) and her family get out of a bad abuse situation. David put his Twitterfluence [...]

Hey Tweeps, Your Wash is Done!

January 4, 2009 1 comment

Would you like to have a tweeting washing machine?  Here’s a creative Use of Twitter: Some of those old washers make a lot more noise than tweets.  I like this creative application of a social media tool.  Just think of all the possible ideas for receiving tweets like this? Your oven could tweet you when [...]


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