My colleague Kelly Smith (@kellypuffs) and I were having a bit of a chat about social business, as we do nearly every day. In the course of that conversation I said: “SOCIAL only works where there is a human element. Not just a warm body, but a warm body that embraces humanism.” Immediately I saw…
Hashtagging is a great tool for connecting otherwise unconnected conversations. Use of hashtags helped grow support for revolutions and funding for planned parenthood. But not all uses of hashtags are so lofty in their intent; some are simply used for amusement (#ISeeWhatYouDidThere), and others to sell products in obvious advertising campaigns (#ad). Simply said, hashtags…
Back in March of this year, one of my IBM colleagues, LJ Banks, posted to her blog outlining how to use rel=author tags on blogs to optimize content ownership. I recall running through the steps back then and connecting my own blog using the steps she outlined. I’d thought I did it right, and the…
Social networks and social tools have done wonders for our ability to share information quickly and easily, to the point of revolutionizing traditional media, as well as governments and society at large. I can wax philosophic about all the wonders and benefits social media brings to the world now, but I’d rather chat for a…
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