Getting my hair cut by the best, my niece Natalie Harres.
Taken at Evelyn Kershaw Salon
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Taken at Evelyn Kershaw Salon
Taken at Evelyn Kershaw Salon
Join my friends at Informex and Eric Ly, co-founder of LinkedIn for this social media webinar. It will cover the critical topics of:
* Establishing your presence in the central social media groups,
* The best platforms for the chemical industry, and
* How to look for your connections
* How to search, engage, and network in an efficient manner
* Examples of successful companies in the industry
You will also hear from the man who started it all, Eric Ly, the co-founder of LinkedIn, who will discuss how to use LinkedIn to its upmost potential.
Date: October 4, 2011
Time: 10:00 AM EST
Webcast Duration: 60 minutes
Taken at Prestonwood Christian Academy
Sometimes you have to look back to know where you're going. Flipboard offers a great opportunity to look at the content you are providing online with a fresh perspective. The good and bad become obvious.
Read my post on this today on Beyond PR:
http://blog.prnewswire.com/2011/07/28/flipboard-as-a-content-reflection-tool/
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I just read a really good article from Jonathan Richman, Dose of Digital, on the importance brands creating great content that people 'want' to read. Want to read enough that they follow you on Twitter, like you on Facebook and add you to a circle on Google+.
We that work for brands, write for brands, create content for brands need to step our game up even more. Google is going to make sure the content people see is content they 'want' to see.
Empire Avenue, a new investment game for social media, has potential to go far beyond a toy for people who spend too much time on Twitter. It can help marketers get their message out to the public...
I was honored to be interviewed by Pattie Simone of http://www.womencentric.net/ after speaking on a panel about 'listening' in the social sphere.
