Apr 30, 2010 Posted by Angela Daniello

Woosh, did you miss it?

Zip, zip, zip….goes social media down the track. But, is it about social media or is it rather about being nimble? If you have any exposure to social media, you know it’s moving like a speeding train going to a destination unknown. The speed is in the form of news about all the tools and the daily, hourly feature changes of those tools. Such as, Facebook’s Like button, or Twitter’s new Ad model,... read more

Apr 13, 2010 Posted by Angela Daniello

Why the heck would I want to use twitter?

Why the heck would you want to use any social media platform? N-e-t-w-o-r-k-i-n-g. Okay, but I will now specifically focus on Twitter. True, it may not be for everyone, and true, you may not want to use it. And just to make sure you fall into that category, take a look at Lisa Barone’s post run like hell from Social Media. But, you could be missing out. I do suggest that even if you don’t set up... read more

Apr 9, 2010 Posted by Angela Daniello

Twitter follow friday

I am following (get it) Chris Brogan’s lead (I’m with ya) in posting a blog of my Twitter Follow Friday instead of tweeting it. For those reading this post who are new to Follow Friday (also referred to as followfriday or just ff), was started when Twitter was new as a way to help ‘see’ who was out there and to gain some followers. While it was then too, It’s now more of a shout out to those... read more

Mar 23, 2010 Posted by Angela Daniello

Taking tiny twitter steps

You know you should consider it (twitter), but you’re afraid of the ramp up time. I won’t lie, there is some of that. But, you can take tiny twitter steps to get there. No need to leap in head first. I view the corporate blog as the hub of social media as I discussed in a previous post here, and so twitter would be a spoke. Twitter is considered a microblogging tool. See, you can only publish up to... read more

Mar 5, 2010 Posted by Angela Daniello

Slow Blog Nation

The title being a play on Slow Food Nation, a movement promoting local, seasonal and sustainably grown food. We could think of twitter, facebook and the like to be the fast food of social media and the blog is the steady slow food – slow food for thought, you could say. Nothing wrong with a little fast food in your diet, but you wouldn’t want it for every meal. There aren’t enough nutrients. A blog... read more