I’m quite supportive of folks using social media and the web to their advantage as they want to report on the latest news. And it has worked pretty well in the past year or so since catching the attention of mainstream media.
Whether it’s the historic 2008 presidential election, the Miracle on the Hudson captured by [...]
Being Papparazi’ish Does Not Make You A Citizen Journalist.
Learning To Target Your Audience By Example.
There’s something to be said about trying new things. For me, I’ve been accustomed to working from behind the marketing realmn of it all. I have a marketing degree and am focused on pushing information out. But with me now being a social media strategist at Stage Two Consulting, I’m finding myself thrust into a [...]
Why Twitter Is Taking Over My Blog (And Why I Don’t Like It).
Is this analogy true or false?
Blogs are to bloggers as Twitter is to bloggers.
I would say no – this is false. This isn’t true. If you’re a Twitter user, this does not automatically make you a blogger. I have been guilty of making it seem like it is, but that’s probably because I’ve been roaming [...]
Putting The Cards On The Table With The FTC Full Disclosure.
I would be remiss if I didn’t cover the latest guidelines released by the Federal Trade Commission as it relates to the liability and responsibilities of the blogging community so let’s take a look at the repercussions of this new policy, okay?
In January 2007, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) decided to nudge their way into [...]

