So my social media friend, Jody Whitesides, asked me how I had 1,600 followers. Honestly, I had a few basic ideas, but I wasn’t sure. So I thought I’d ask my followers ‘why’ they followed me. Not everyone responded, but the people who did respond had some interesting responses:
doctorlinguist @Tabz I follow you for the [...]
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Why Do You Follow? Twitter is for Lovers
Yes, Virgina, there’s people out there who hate social media.
In case you’ve been living in a social media bubble, you probably know that there are individuals and groups out there who are entirely anti-social media.
These people don’t see the point or feel that social media is a waste of their time and energy. According to my philosophy of social media (social media is simply [...]
The Power of Passion
I’ve been a social media junkie since I can remember. Now, social media is normally associated as a ‘new thing’ but it’s been around since the invention of the internet in the form of bulletin, message boards, text based chat rooms where you asked a/s/l? Twitter, Myspace and Facebook have just expanded on those early [...]
Social Media Means “Make it Work”
How many times in social media have you heard these phrases:
“10 Twitter rules you MUST follow…”
or “Myspace only works if you…”
or “NEVER do this on Facebook…”
When anyone starts issuing ‘rules’ or tossing around the word ‘only’ I start to worry. I’ve seen verbal fist fights online over how to navigate a social site! And, [...]
JANE DOE, INC. BENEFIT HOSTED BY ‘Social Media for Social Change’
JANE DOE, INC. BENEFIT HOSTED BY ‘Social Media for Social Change’
Harnessing the Power of Web 2.0, ‘Social Media for Social Change’ (SM4SC) Hosts Event to Support Victims of Domestic Violence
WHAT:
Social Media has changed the world, Now it can help change real lives, SM4SC Charity Evening Event Supports Jane Doe Charity with sponsors ranging from Empressr.com [...]
Tabz New Business Cards
Hello poor neglected blog – have you missed me?
I’m using you to show off my new business card designs:
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What is the Tribe?: The Power of Social Media Friends
(Also posted at Social Media World)
Recently my co-blogger (and friend) Jessica wrote an article on the ‘The “Corporification” of Humanity”, outlining her concerns that social media is turning individuals into corporate brands by having huge social media “friends” lists that turned out to be nothing more than ‘fans’ and ’social media stalkers’.
While I can see [...]
Virtually friends…
So apparently my body is trying to tell me to slow down. On Monday it crashed hard.
I had been feeling sick since Friday but thought it was food posioning or the flu. Sunday I was feeling better, went to church and what not, woke up Monday and started throwing up again. Then, later that morning [...]
Social media what-ing?
I have been avidly involved in the internet since I was about 12. I remember when I first joined the internet culture my dad had gotten AOL and we were connecting at the lightening fast speed of “slower than a turtle”. I often brought a book along with me to wait out the connection and [...]
