Halloween … Meet Social Media

I love Halloween. Dressing up in costumes is always fun, especially when you have someone to share your costume with. This year, one of my coworkers said to me, “Hey you and B should go as the Twitter bird and the Fail Whale for Halloween!” I couldn’t help but laugh. No, I’m not going as [...]

You Say You Want a Revolution …

Well you know, social media is changing the world. That’s right, I’m talking about a social media revolution. Have you seen this video about the power of social media? I saw it a few months ago and find myself keep coming back to it — there are so many impressive statistics. For example, did you [...]

Mom Bloggers Participate in PR Blackout

Being in PR and often working with companies that target moms and families, I’ve done my fair share of work with mom bloggers. Whether it’s providing a product to review, a giveaway, or simply building a relationship, I’ve worked with Mom bloggers on quite a few occasions.
Because we’re strategic with our blogger outreach, including researching, [...]

Man’s Wife Featured In Facebook Dating Ad

A man was surfing Facebook and noticed an ad on his screen (you know, where the annoying “Lose 10 lb in one week on the Angelina Jolie diet” ads are?) that said “Hot singles are waiting for you!!” This would have been normal, except for the fact that the woman pictured in the ad was [...]

Seller Beware: Popular Craigslist Scam

We all know that you need to be careful using social media. After last week’s announcement that Tagged.com was used as part of a big phishing and identity theft scam (see articles: 60 Million Stung in Social Networking Rip-off and Tagged.com Will Spam Your Friends and Family), it’s probably time for a reminder to be [...]

Business Cards 2.0: Contxts

A coworker passed this along this week, and I was really impressed by how this free service looks. Disclaimer: I have NOT tried this service out.
Contxts is a free, text messaging business card service. The service allows you to text people you meet a virtual, text message business card. By doing this ou are automatically [...]

Yo Mama’s So Social… She Uses Social Media

Surprise surprise! Yet another study found that motherhood and social media go hand in hand. Last week, BabyCenter LLC, which runs several social media parenting sites and communities, released results from its latest research on moms and social media. The findings can be summed up as follows:

63% of moms are using some form of social [...]

Cleveland SMC E-Book

I’m excited to announce that the Cleveland Social Media Club has launched its first e-book, “Welcome to Social Media!” There’s a lot of great content about using social media professionally and personally –  and lots of different points of view. It just goes to show how many smart people there are right here in Northeast [...]

Twitter Timeline Visual

Okay, I know I blog about Twitter and its gloriousness all the time, but I can’t help it – I’m a twittadict!
I’ve only been on Twitter for a year and a half (you can find out when you joined here), so it’s hard to believe it’s been around for THREE years! Unless you’ve been tweeting [...]

Applying For A Job? Give Us Your Email Address, Facebook Log-in and Other Passwords

I can’t believe this is true… According to this article, applicants applying for a job with the city of Bozeman (that’s in Montana for you non-geography folks) are asked to provide their provide social media log-in information (Facebook, YouTube, etc. usernames AND passwords!) in order to be considered for the job.
A concerned job applicant contacted [...]