6 Jun 2013
Social media has become an important tool in helping to plan for, assess, and recover from disasters. Whether used by citizens, aid organizations or world governments social media is enabling those providing assistance to organize and mobilize more quickly than ever before. Here are some examples...
3 Jun 2013
At a recent Technology Salon Event in Washington D.C. about 30 people from across the development community focused on strategies for using social media for international development. The wide-ranging conversation included many great ideas. We thought we'd take a few minutes to document some of the...
13 Nov 2012
Today, I gave a webinar titled “Break Through the Clutter: Create a Social Content Plan in Four Steps.” We will post a link to the entire webinar here within a few days.
During this presentation, I reviewed the following steps for helping your social content rise above the din...
5 Nov 2012
If you are interested in more on this topic, watch our free webinar, Break Through the Clutter: Create a Social Content Plan in 4 Steps, on social content strategy.
This year’s Halloween went on without a hitch!
I celebrated with the standard trick-or-treating with the kids and ended the...
20 Jan 2012
Are you befuddled by the difference between Facebook Pages and Facebook Groups? I often am. It's the most common question I receive when presenting on social media.
The confusion is understandable because not only do they resemble each other in form and function, but their features change...
22 Feb 2011
I finally watched the Oscar-nominated film “The Social Network” this past weekend. It was an entertaining movie, but it definitely took real events and twisted them for dramatic effect. One thing that did ring true is that Facebook is constantly changing, and not every change is award-...
22 Oct 2010
HealthCare.gov, the federal web site that is officially charged with helping consumers make sense of the new health insurance landscape, was substantially improved this month.
For starters, they added information from over 200 insurers on 4,400 plans. As data is added in the coming months, the...
14 Sep 2010
Part 1: Discover
Synopsis: The conversations on social media can really tell a rich story about your brand, topic, cause, target audiences, or other area of interest. It is important to develop effective listening techniques in order to make decisions and justify activities based on these stories....
16 Aug 2010
A list of Facebook Resources for page administrators. Updated most recently in January 2012.
Nonprofit-Specific
Latest Facebook Changes a Mixed Bag for Nonprofit Page Admins (February 2011)
Non-Profits on Facebook
Facebook Best Practices for Nonprofit Organizations (DIOSA)...
15 Jul 2010
There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week. I wish I was able to attend, but am glad that many of my clients have the opportunity to go. The conference is held every two years, and is always...