The scoop from Twitter this Morning: gialyons Retweeting @jenrobinson: @elsua’s article is TOP TEN most popular on NYTimes.com! “I Freed Myself From E-Mail’s Grip” Luis Suarez (Social Software Evangelist at IBM) describes how he has significantly cut back on time spent in e-mail, while simultaneously increasing productivity and shared knowledge. Read more…
Today my craz(ier) Lab, Xena, plunked herself down in the open carry-on suitcase that was in my office. The suitcase is small, and it fit her perfectly. I figure she was trying to accomplish one of these things: 1. She is looking to relocate. 2. She wants me to share Read more…
I found this new story “Microsoft Goes Social to Push E-Mail, IM” from Twitter. GeorgeDearing writes: “always get a little scared when I see a headline referring to a company “going social” — It’s implicit, STOP” http://snurl.com/2p0ja The point of “being social” (as Maggie Fox explained at BlogPotomac) is that Read more…
The Intel Insider Program sounds awesome. At first. But look a little deeper… — The group contains no actual Intel Employees (as one would infer from the term “insiders”). I saw a comment from an employee begging to be included in the fun.— They have gathered together a “group of Read more…
Gia Lyons took some time out of her busy day just to give me some advice and help me navigate the stormy waters of the social media landscape. She said: “2007 was the year of Web 2.0 — and now everyone has figured out what that is. This year is Read more…
I just got my new eee pc. We made a special trip into my office just to pick it up. I am off until Wednesday but i decided i could not wait that long for my new toy. So it follows that i defiitely could not wait until August for Read more…
Travel has gone from bad to worse. I think that the problem is that now that people have to pay to check a bag, they carry everything on, which causes delays at security. It’s no surprise that millions of Americans refuse to fly. At least I’m stuck here with a Read more…
I found this post as I discovered “ProBlogger. When you find an interesting blog, it really affirms their influence when you see that 7,000 other people follow them on Twitter. I click “follow” so I don’t have to subscribe to their RSS feed because I never check Google Reader. ProBlogger Read more…
Figuring out the ROI of bloggging has become my quest for the Holy Grail as I try to educate my company. But the best part about working in social media is how open and helpful everyone is. We’re all on the same boat, being tossed violently in a perfect storm. Read more…
Today the inimitable Katie Paine (communications measurement guru) is honoring our offices with a visit. The meeting started out small, but there are so many people across the company who are interested in social media. They are excited to be able to measure the results of their campaigns, whether they Read more…