The Twitter stream and all the national news is filled with posts about Kevin Smith and his smackdown at the hands of Southwest Airlines. “Too Fat To Fly” is the catchy headline that ABC News led with and the story’s been picked up by the Wall Street Journal, USA Today and is the talk [...]
I don’t care what you believe. Not when it comes to politics. Not when it comes to religion. Not when it comes to the issue of abortion. Not even when it comes to the issue of what color you should paint your house. You can vote, worship, abort or not – AND paint your house [...]
Anyone who knows me knows that I’m not a fan of anything having to do with automation when it comes to social media. It’s a matter of principle. To me, social media means being real. That means being there, in the moment, participating, engaging, learning, sharing – you know the drill. And, in my book, [...]
It seems that every day I’m having a conversation with someone – friend, client, prospective client, you name it, about the importance of social media and the need to integrate it into your life and into your business. In fact, I get a little sick of having the same conversation over and over and [...]
Google rolled out its real time search yesterday and if you’re not paying attention, you should be. Real time search is a GIANT deal. There are tons of great posts out there on the topic, including Joe Marchese’s MediaPost article this morning. I won’t belabor the points made there – but I strongly encourage you [...]