Tag Archive: social media

What is the Future of Media?

Tweet On August 23, Tuesday for those of you playing along at home, I will be part of Cision’s The Future of Media. The event is free and is a rapid-fire platform of 30 speakers in 60 minutes on the future of media, public relations and social media. I am part of a cast that…

Untapping the social side of beer

Tweet This is a guest post from Nick Gosselin. As Benjamin Franklin once said, “There can‘t be good living where there is not good drinking.” So true Mr. Franklin, so true. For those who know me, I’m an avid craft beer enthusiast interested all facets of the industry. I enjoy keeping tabs on what my favorite brewery’s have coming down the pipeline,…

Measuring Social Influence

Tweet This is a guest post from Jason Mollica.  If you want to get a reaction from a public relations or social media pro, ask them about influence. You are sure to get answers from each end of the spectrum. Some will say influence is misconstrued as “popular.” Others believe that follower numbers measure influence….

A lesson in what not to do in social media from Barack Obama

Tweet This post originally ran on PR Breakfast Club, but I wanted to share here as well in case you missed it there. President Barack Obama’s use of social media has seen its ups and downs. Back in 2008 his social media savvy helped propel him into the Oval Office. His use of technology was…

Five for Friday

Tweet Man this was one odd week, full of ups and downs. On one hand it was uber-productive, but on the other, I had one nasty stomach bug come through me for two days so I couldn’t play with Baby Espo. How was your week? Hopefully it was pretty good and you have great weekend…

Death in the social media age

Tweet I have watched this TED talk from Mashable‘s Adam Ostrow a few times and each time catch myself pondering what will happen to all of the digital media that I have been creating when I die. On one hand I know that this blog will fall victim to a domain takeover with another Jeff…

Five for Friday

Tweet I love productive and quick weeks. For some reason everything aligned perfectly and I had no real wasted time and got a lot done while the time flew bye. Now that it is Friday, I can look forward to a weekend of relaxing with Mrs. & baby Espo and a viewing of the new…