Monthly Archives: October 2009

Holding Us Together: Stories and Compassion

Marie Ennis O’Connor, breast cancer survivor, and author of the Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer blog, guests posts in the ongoing Live with Abundance series, which focuses on using social media for good. Marie shares her thoughts on the on the power of story-telling and compassion, in building and cementing online communities, with a special focus on cancer survivors. Continue reading

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Bringing Trust Agents and Six Pixels to You

This post links to Chris Brogan’s offer to speak and guest-blog for your company, with online veterans Julien Smith and Mitch Joel. These speakers are the authors of Trust Agents and Six Pixels. Continue reading

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Blogging: A New Role for Technical Communicators

This post includes slides from Tom Johnson’s presentation at the Society for Technical Communication’s May 2009 Summit. His presentation on “Blogging: A New Role for Technical Communicators” provides blog usability tips. The post lists reasons why technical communicators are well-suited for a blogging role in their companies. Continue reading

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Inbound Marketing University III, with HubSpot (Registration Open)

This post describes how to register for HubSpot’s Inbound Marketing University #3 and provides key dates for taking the online exam for inbound marketing certification. Includes a video from HubSpot’s Rebecca Corliss and explains “What is Inbound Marketing University?” Continue reading

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On Making Your Own Game: A Parable

For some marketing inspiration, read this post about my ten-year-old’s audition in a local theater production, and how she learned to make her own game (a la Chris Brogan’s Trust Agents). Continue reading

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Inbound Marketing Summit Live, hosted by Awareness, Inc.

This post provides a summary of the streaming live session from Inbound Marketing Summit in Boston, with Awareness, Inc.’s Mike Lewis as moderator and PermissionTV, making virtual attendance possible. Features a panel discussion, with some of the top leaders in the social media space, including Chris Brogan, C.C. Chapman, Paul Gillin, Jason Falls, and Brian Solis. Continue reading

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Summer on Demand at MarketingProfs: Recordings Available for Social Media Series

This post provides a summary of MarketingProfs Social Media Summer Series, with recommendations on the best way to view the Web recordings. Provides an excellent resource for companies just getting started in social media. Continue reading

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Live with Abundance: Summer of Social Good

This post describes Mashable’s Summer of Social Good, and its four charities, including The Humane Society, LIVESTRONG, Ofam America, and WWF. Provides links to the conference videos, from the Social Good Conference in New York, Aug. 2009. Also describes how nonprofits use social media, as presented by Beth Kanter at the Social Good Conference. Continue reading

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Links of Note: Social, Informal, and Online Learning (Sept. 2009)

Features a round-up of links on social learning, including learning styles, characteristics of Millenial learners, social media’s effect on learning, and social learning in the classroom and workplace. Continue reading

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