@Midwest. Get practical at the summer's hottest social media conference, June 21, 2012, Normal Illinois.
@Midwest. Get practical at the summer's hottest social media conference, June 21, 2012, Normal Illinois.
At Lightspan we get asked about hash tags quite frequently, so let’s quickly review what Twitter hash tags are, why they’re useful and how to use them. What are hash tags? Hash tags, or the usage of the “#” sign in front of keywords, are a user-generated convention for asigning a topic or… [Read the Rest]
In 2000, Nicholas Cage starred in, Gone in Sixty Seconds. A remake of a 70’s cult classic about car thieves. The title is a reference to the speed in which professionals can make off with your ride. Recently Go-Globe.com created a graphic illustrating what happens on the web in 60 seconds. It is a fascinating and… [Read the Rest]
It was Sunday night, about 9:50pm, just before bed. I happened to check my iPad and went to Twitter, where I was barraged with a stream of tweets announcing that Osama Bin Laden was dead and President Obama was soon to make a major announcement. I began quickly scrolling through tweets, and realized I was experiencing… [Read the Rest]
Gigaom.com posed an interesting question earlier this year. Twitter is a great tool. What happens when it’s wrong? The internet, and more specifically, the social space, is often referred to as the wild, wild west. A wide open space waiting to be explored and settled. And just like the wild west,… [Read the Rest]
I have been dragged into the social media world slowly and sometimes grudgingly. The insurance world is tough and I work hard for my agency and for my clients. I didn’t get why I would want to take more time out of my busy day to post, comment, blog, hyperlink, tweet, and… [Read the Rest]
I have never been popular. That cool or pretty kid in school ? Not me. My beat was always a tad off the beaten path. When everyone was doing something groovy – I usually ran in the other direction wanting nothing to do with it. I’m good in a crowd,… [Read the Rest]
When I first started writing my blog, I must confess. I had never ever been to a blog. (can you believe that ?) I had no idea what one was, what one looked like or how my concept fit into the big picture of the blogosphere. I just knew they… [Read the Rest]
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