Tech Talks-part 2: interviewing Digital Sisters founder & community tech leader Shireen Mitchell
December 31, 2008 :: Jill FosterShireen Mitchell: from media, politics, & tech strategy
Shireen blogged both political conventions this summer, including this RNC audio interview about Gov. Palin’s acceptance speech. But her experience goes beyond the blogosphere. She’s a social media and technology strategist, founder of Digital Sistas/Sisters, Chair of the Media and Technology Task Force of the [...]
Most Powerful 2008 Solutions Are Power Blog Entries
December 31, 2008 :: Joe LoongIf there’s one thing that’s carried over from old media to new, it’s the tradition of year-end “year in review” and “best of” lists, to help fill the slow times between Christmas and New Year’s.
(In much of the publishing, business, and corporate world, things just flat out shut down between Christmas and New Year’s. As [...]
Simeon Margolis, creator of Utterz/Utterli, has a new venture, Monkey Bed Media
December 31, 2008 :: Steve FisherHis bio on his personal blog is one line – “Entrepreneur trying to make it in the mobile world”. Many may know Simeon as the “Maestro of Utterz”. Utterz, the micro voice messaging company, was an idea he had that was launched by RPM Communications, the firm he was working for at the time.
In the [...]
Can You Keep Your Personal Persona Separate From Your Business Persona Online? (No.)
December 30, 2008 :: Joe LoongOver the Christmas holiday break, I was trying to do some writing for my personal blog. And I was having a hard time of it — it’s gotten trickier for me over the years. I’m a not an over-sharer by nature, and then on top of that, throw in the couple of years I’ve been [...]
Network Solutions interviewed by Shel Holtz
December 30, 2008 :: Steve FisherOur very own Shashi Bellamkonda, Social Media Swami here at Network Solutions was interviewed by Shel Holtz.
Here is a summary of the episode
“Shashi Bellamkonda joined Network Solutions—which once held the monopoly on dot-com domain registrations—as a customer service representative. His use of social media in all of his jobs led to his appointment as the [...]
Tech Talks-part 1: interviewing Digital Sisters founder & community tech leader Shireen Mitchell
December 30, 2008 :: Jill FosterShe’s been called a Heroine in Technology
It was a fantastic opportunity to speak with Shireen Mitchell for Solutions Are Power. Earlier this summer both Shireen and I blogged the DNC in Denver but her background & advocacy for digital literacy far exceed the political blogosphere. She’s a social media and technology strategist, founder [...]
Advice on building a startup from Simeon Margolis, creator of Utterz/Utterli
December 30, 2008 :: Steve FisherHis bio on his personal blog is one line – “Entrepreneur trying to make it in the mobile world”. Many may know Simeon as the “Maestro of Utterz”. Utterz, the micro voice messaging company, was an idea he had that was launched by RPM Communications, the firm he was working for at the time.
In the [...]
Book Review: Predictably Irrational, by Dan Ariely
December 29, 2008 :: Joe LoongOkay, so, strictly speaking, Dan Ariely’s Predictably Irrational isn’t what I would call a social media book. However, I think it’s a useful read if you’re a marketer, a consumer, or someone who just wants to understand a little bit about how and why you make silly choices.
It’s also an easy, accessible read.
Now, if you [...]
Book review for Tactical Transparency, Ch. 10: how issues blogs show people you’re listening
December 29, 2008 :: Jill FosterTake issue!
Ch. 10: how issues blogs show people you’re listening
Authors Shel Holtz and John Havens continue to hit it out of the park with their latest book Tactical Transparency. This month I’ve reviewed select chapters of the book starting with Chapter 3 characteristics of transparent organizations and Chapter 4 on a more [...]
The Power of Micromessaging from the creator of Utterz/Utterli, Simeon Margolis
December 29, 2008 :: Steve FisherHis bio on his personal blog is one line – “Entrepreneur trying to make it in the mobile world”. Many may know Simeon as the “Maestro of Utterz”. Utterz, the micro voice messaging company, was an idea he had that was launched by RPM Communications, the firm he was working for at the time.
In the [...]
