Technology: Tools, resources & ecosystems
Biggest Mistakes Made By New Twitter Users
Recently, I've gotten new followers who are just starting out on Twitter. After just a couple of months actively using Twitter, I can see things that newbies should know in order to get the most out of this tool. Here's my list of biggest mistakes made by new Twitter users: Photo by dpstyles. Protecting your…
Read MoreWhere the Future Lies: Snapping Up Michelle Obama’s Dress
I recently attended a presentation, via videoconference, by Christine Heckart, General Manager at Microsoft for their television division and most recently, their music division. She's a seasoned technologist with a big picture marketing bent and humility that is refreshing for someone in her position. (Slight tangent: Afterwards, I wondered if a man would ever display…
Read MoreKim Dority, Part 3: Using Social Media to Build Community
We’re hoping to use the social media tools both to talk about what Disaboom is doing, but also to gather information from a broader community as well, which we can then understand, synthesize and make public. –-Kim Dority In this third part of the interview, Kim Dority talks about using social media to grow the…
Read MoreHow Book Authors Can Have a Bigger Voice
Forget the book tours. Go online. That was the advice of Tim Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Work Week. If you don’t believe Ferriss, check out this series of interviews with successful authors who are using social media to get their ideas out into the world. The first interview is with Dan Pink, author of…
Read MoreObservations of a New Twitter User
I first heard about Twitter nearly two years ago and at the time, I didn't get it. I gave it another try last fall, after seeing Twitter in use at the Thin Air Summit by afficionados. I saw enough to stay interested but not invested. Over the last month, I've invested both time and energy…
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