Why curation rocks, part 1

Internet marketer Jack Humphrey has curated some great content in a post called "The Content Guide for Bloggers" which I in turn, have curated for you... "Content curation as a blogging model is widely misunderstood by most bloggers and marketers. Many people would tell you that curation is about finding and posting links of related … Continue reading Why curation rocks, part 1

Start me up!

An inside look at my morning routine and the tools I use to bring e1evation.com together... httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFHGIoLhyQQ In case you missed it, I've covered Google Reader in depth here, Feedly here, Gist here, and Shareaholic here... btw, I'm aware this not my best video yet, but I'm learning to use Camtasia which is a powerful, … Continue reading Start me up!

What the hell is social media?

Please forgive me, but it's not my title! The content is that good... You can read the transcript if you click 'continue reading'... "Transcript from What the HELL is social media - in 2 minutes Social media is an umbrella term which defines the activities that integrate technology, social interaction, and the construction of words, … Continue reading What the hell is social media?

#hottoppix for May 24, 2011

All the topics that interest US in the past 24 hours... Paul McCartney in Rio de Janeiro? [Interactive] by MTV Brasil May 24, 2011 - Surely Sir Paul could afford a little botox... A Week on Foursquare [Interactive] May 24, 2011 How Netflix destroyed Blockbuster [infographic} May 23, 2011 How not to look like an … Continue reading #hottoppix for May 24, 2011

Meeting Dr. DiSalvo

I recently had the honor of meeting the new president of Marian University, Dr. Steven DiSalvo. The words on the Marian Website cannot do justice to the man I met... "Dr. Steven DiSalvo currently serves the Marian University community as President. Bringing to Marian a wealth of experience in higher education and philanthropic fundraising leadership, … Continue reading Meeting Dr. DiSalvo

Getting Started With LinkedIn

Time to revisit LinkedIn? The time might be right to reconsider its importance in your social media strategy...So you heard that a company called LinkedIn just went public, and want to find out just what the hype is all about and how you can use it? TNW is here to get you up and running … Continue reading Getting Started With LinkedIn

#hottoppix for May 23, 2011

Here's what's been fascinating me for the last 24 hours... 'Like' Button Follows Web Users - WSJ.com May 22, 2011 Turkey time May 22, 2011 Driving tips from the experts [infographic] May 21, 2011 The Myth of Discipline May 21, 2011 41% of Americans believe the Rapture will occur by 2050 May 21, 2011 6 … Continue reading #hottoppix for May 23, 2011

Do You Have the Skills to Be a B2B Social Media Marketer?

Image by fredcavazza via Flickr Consider this...Every job requires a variety of skills to be successful, and social media marketer or communicator or specialist at a B2B company is no different. But when you start to list out the skills and realize the level of competency required for this postion, it becomes daunting to find … Continue reading Do You Have the Skills to Be a B2B Social Media Marketer?

Perspectives on Posterous

If I only had one tool to use for blogging, it wouldn't be WordPress and it wouldn't be Blogger [although both are great tools that I use every day] it would be Posterous. I'm currently scripting my own screencast on the subject of Posterous, but in the meantime, here are a couple of other good … Continue reading Perspectives on Posterous