This week in LinkedIn @ e1evation

LinkedIn has been the 'red headed step child' i.e., the neglected tool in my content management and social media strategy for awhile. Thank goodness my class at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College forces me to get current at least three times per year! Where would I be without those students?

Trending topics in Facebook and social media for this week

Love it? Hate it? Facebook must be part of a complete social media tool kit. I originally started using Facebook five or six years ago to start keeping tabs on my high school boys -- now I teach Facebook for Business as part of my social media certification class. I have to admit that while … Continue reading Trending topics in Facebook and social media for this week

97 Ideas for Building a Valuable Platform

Looking to sink your teeth into some good strategic thoughts for a Saturday? Chris Brogan’s got you covered… 2012 is the year where social media oversaturation hits hard. We will scale back on our participation in social networks, and we will most certainly scale back who we choose to follow as sources. This won’t be … Continue reading 97 Ideas for Building a Valuable Platform

The Three C’s of Information Commerce: Consumption, Curation, Creation

Here's some important data on consumption, curation and creation from Brian Solis... According to Forrester Research, overall adoption of social technologies has effectively reached saturation. 80% of people in the US engage with social media, which is equal to the number of people who text via SMS or  equivalent to the ubiquity of those who … Continue reading The Three C’s of Information Commerce: Consumption, Curation, Creation