Topic: ‘Social Media’

Twitter Flash Mob a Success

That was awesome. The first ever virtual flash mob took twitter by surprise. It all started when I decided to take on the challenge of applying something that was time and location specific to the virtual world. Here is my original blog post. I decided a hashtag was the closest thing to a physical location so I could pull it up on TweetChat. (more…)

I did it!

Today is an exciting day for me. My book hit Amazon. After all these years of playing house and wondering what my next career would be, I have my answer. Boy am I surprised, too. I wasn’t planning on getting back into technologies, but social media is SOOOOO up my alley! (more…)

Wingspouse Strategy for Monitoring Brands

Not sure how to introduce the wingspouse concept to your mate? Start by acting like a wingspouse. Use social media to monitor what people are saying about the company, the products, the services, or the people. Few companies are taking advantage of social media in this way because they either don’t have the time or resources, or because they don’t understand how to do it. This is where you come in. You can monitor what is happening in social media so that you and your partner are on top of what is being said. How? It’s easy: (more…)

Preparing for an Executive Interview

Interviewing for an executive position is a learned skill that takes practice and planning. Young executives sometimes make the mistake of entering an interview without knowing enough about the prospective company. They also approach an interview with too much appreciation for the invite, and too little caution for what the position may entail. If you are married to a budding executive, review the following steps to see if your spouse should be doing more to prepare for an interview. (more…)

The Difference a Year Makes

Gosh, I can’t believe how much difference a year makes. I was going through some of my old posts when I ran across my page Having It All. As I read my own words about having a career someday and maybe writing a book, I realized how much of it has already come true. A year ago at this time, I was trying to figure out what I would do with all of the skills I had acquired over the years. I was so frustrated trying to choose one direction to focus on. A part of me wanted to finally wake up my creative side and write a book. Another part of me couldn’t ignore my passion for social media and teaching others about it. I even wrote some online help and started studying Sarbanes-Oxley rules of compliance to titillate my love for detail. I had no idea the blog I started as writing practice would develop into a business concept. Wow. (more…)

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