Posts Tagged "Chris Brogan"

J&J Annoys Moms: What NOT To Do In Social Media

Posted in Career & Leadership

Here is the short version: Social media expert Chris Brogan says people are losing sight of the fact that it is the INTERACTION not the APPLICATION that makes social media special. Here is that post. Donna Fenn posted on Inc Online that J&J running a semi-patronizing social media campaign directed toward infant-toting moms. Here is that post. J&J has apologized. To be honest, I really like J&J. They have a good reputation for their products and doing the right thing. What this situation really highlights is corporate America’s struggle for the right way to use social...

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Why Social Media is Cool

Posted in Career & Leadership

Just when you think social media is a total waste of time, you can write about Oreos! (Think early AOL commercial saying “People think I’m working, but I’m really goofing around online!”...all empty inside that I can’t find it on You Tube, but here is another one.) Pictured here: A Harley dude on his blackberry at a New Jersey turnpike rest stop. Seriously folks, the Hot Mommas Project has been experimenting with social media over the past 1.5 years so we can be quasi-cool in the curriculum we develop for students. And, as described in, our insiders blog...

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How to be More Polite and Productive with your Email

Posted in Work-Life

Hot Mommas rely on technology a great deal to do the proverbial “all” both personally and professionally. However, technology also blurs the lines between work, home, and an impending visit to the mental institution. As we become enveloped by the age of social media, manners and productivity can go out the window. A cadre of experts are surfacing to help. Below are some useful links, as well as key takeaways, for email etiquette and productivity. ***Email etiquette.***Ever feel too busy to be thoughtful? Maybe it’s partially due to the Anna Karenina-length emails...

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Building a Million Dollar Business Part Time #9: How to Market_Networking Our Brains Out

Posted in Miscellaneous

Esther and I are in San Francisco for the BlogHer 2008 conference. Okay, to be totally honest, we came out here for a party being hosted by Guy Kawasaki’s venture http://www.alltop.com/ and BlogHer. We decided to do this just last week. (Side Note: If you want to see why we like Guy Kawasaki, click here or here. Here is the link to the Alltop page where we’re listed http://moms.alltop.com/). This is how it started: (Click here for full...

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