Monthly Archives: July 2009

Social Media for Good: Can Twitter and Facebook Help Fight Breast Cancer? (re: my Interview at Health.com)

For my Live with Abundance post this month, I’m highlighting a recent article at Time Inc.’s Health.com: Can Twitter and Facebook Help Fight Breast Cancer?, by Sally Chew and Heather Mayer. Heather Mayer interviewed me for the article, after finding my … Continue reading

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Twitter: Not Just for Conversation (also about Listening, Broadcasting, & Learning)

Summary: Twitter? Conversation, Broadcast, or Learning Platform? or all of the above? Based on a post by Brian Solis, this post explores whether Twitter is a conversation or broadcast platform. It also reflects on Mark Drapeau’s suggestion that Twitter is a knowledge-sharing/creation platform, more like a wiki, rather than a true social networking platform. Continue reading

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What does Conversation (on Twitter) Mean to You?

This post expands on Jeff Milone’s thoughts on What Level of Conversation Is Twitter? and cites that for a vast majority of Twitter users conversation often means listening. Also suggests that Twitter is as much as broadcast or knowledge-sharing platform as a conversational platform. Continue reading

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Twitter isn't a Conversation.

I was at the beach the other day with my kids, during a camping expedition to a local island, in our twenty-something-year-old, used motor home. (Hubby was working and couldn’t join us until evening.) I had stocked up on all my creature beach comforts, including my … Continue reading

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Inbound Marketing University: Analyzing Site Traffic (AZ401)

Here are some key points, from the Analyzing Inbound Marketing webinar (AZ401), which I recently attended at Inbound Marketing University, coordinated by HubSpot. Make sure to check out these excellent resources on inbound marketing, available through HubSpot Inbound Marketing’s Presentations on SlideShare and the Inbound … Continue reading

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Inbound Marketing University: Converting Leads (CV101, CV201, CV301)

Here are some key points, from the Converting Leads webinars (CV101, CV201, and CV301), which I recently attended at Inbound Marketing University, coordinated by HubSpot. Make sure to check out these excellent resources on inbound marketing, available through HubSpot Inbound Marketing’s Presentations on SlideShare and … Continue reading

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Inbound Marketing University: Getting Found (GF202, GF301, and GF401)

Here are some key points, from the Getting Found webinars (GF202, GF301, and GF401), which I recently attended at Inbound Marketing University, coordinated by HubSpot. Make sure to check out these excellent resources on inbound marketing, available through HubSpot Inbound Marketing’s Presentations on SlideShare and … Continue reading

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Inbound Marketing University: Getting Found (GF101, GF102, and GF 201)

Here are some key points, from the Getting Found webinars (GF101, GF102, and GF202), which I recently attended at Inbound Marketing University, coordinated by HubSpot. Make sure to check out these excellent resources on inbound marketing, available through HubSpot Inbound Marketing’s Presentations on SlideShare and … Continue reading

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Links of Note, June 2009: Technical Writing and Communication

  It’s Links of Note time, with a look this month, at technical communication. Like marketing, technical communication is evolving in a Web 2.0 world. This post gathers technical communication links about the future of the profession, the future of … Continue reading

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Inbound Marketing University: Stats of Note

Here are some interesting statistics, from Inbound Marketing University, coordinated by HubSpot. Use these stats to make the case for inbound marketing, if you have a boss who needs convincing, or review for yourself, if you’d like to better understand what’s driving … Continue reading

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