Posts Tagged ‘social media’

Please pardon this Facebook-related rant.

February 10th, 2010 by Kat French 4

There’s too much actual work that needs to be done to see this world transformed into something better to pat ourselves on the back for copying and pasting a Facebook status.

Who are your anti-mentors?

October 14th, 2009 by Kat French 0

When it comes to personal/professional growth, spiritual disciplines, and social media, we talk a lot about the importance of finding good mentors. When you’re learning better ways of doing things, it can be fantastically helpful to have someone who has successfully navigated that territory to show you the way.  Or at least, a way that [...]

New Online Reputation Monitoring tool from Andy Beal of Marketing Pilgrim

February 18th, 2008 by Kat French 1

This morning, I received an email update that Trackur, the new online reputation management tool from Andy Beal, had gone live. I immediately trucked on over to the site to check it out. There’s a nice video demo available that takes you through the basics, and it’s available for a free 14 day trial. If [...]

The Psychology of Social Media: Or “Why Twitter is so darn addictive”

February 15th, 2008 by Kat French 10

When people talk about social media, you often hear it described as addictive. “I’m addicted to Twitter/Facebook/StumbleUpon.” One reason people lose track of time when posting on various social media sites, such as blogs, forums, news engines, and social networks, is because such participation actually is highly addictive. I’m not being metaphorical here. I really [...]

Social Media and Marketers: Learning to Play Nicely Together

January 16th, 2008 by Kat French 2

Brent Csutoras wrote a great, thoughtful post this week which should probably receive “Catchiest Social Media Headline of the Week”: Silly Marketer, Mixx is for Kids. As a marketing and advertising professional who’s also a social media addict and a fairly early adopter of Mixx, I found Brent’s take on it interesting. The conversation on [...]