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Social Is About Connecting: Person to Person
You've heard it all, right? The detrimental effect social networking has on our world, including, but not limited to:The steep decline in conversational skills. An increase in teens who don't know how...
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A Marketer's Dream: Content That Goes Viral (a.k.a. Meme)
I'm sure that you've seen an item or two shared in your social channels recently that was meaningful to you or made you laugh out loud. A friend posted this quotation on her Facebook wall, and it was...
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From Handbags to Traffic Navigation: Harnessing the Power of Crowdsourcing
The belief that two heads are better than one is an ancient one. As far back as the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament of the Bible, in fact. In 1546, a variation of this saying was found in...
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10 Ways to Ignite Your Creativity
Creativity. It seems such a simple thing when you look at the definition of it — the state or quality of being creative. Right? It should be as easy to tap into as your multiplication tables.But some...
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5 Ways to Get Yourself Unfriended and Unfollowed Fast
I'm sure I'm not the only one who has a list of social networking pet peeves — that mental list of "Oh, did he/she really say that?" items that tend to annoy. Here's my list of five social networking...
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Passion Intersection: Crowdsourcing and Humanitarianism
I'm absolutely fascinated by the concept of crowdsourcing. I love how it flows along the path of collaboration — input from multiple people used to create something new or better. In my recent blog...
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Trend Spotting: Instagram & the U.S. Government
You just never know when the first whiff of a trend is going to reach out and grab you to say, "Hey, pay attention to me!" I was scanning through my feeds tonight, and realized that I'd just seen the...
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Think Before You Post: Your Digital Footprint Lives Forever
It's safe to say that 10 years ago no one knew what a digital footprint was, or that everyone who is online has one. Today, of course, it's a very different story, and like many emerging technologies,...
View ArticleThe Latest in Accessibility News from TED
If you've been following my blog for a while, you'll know that I'm a passionate advocate of accessibility, having worked in the field for over 10 years, and a strong proponent of the power of TED, just...
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Three Incredible Infographics
Infographics are amazing. They are a fast and easy way to convey a large amount of information quickly and succinctly, as you can see by this, you guessed it, an infographic explaining infographics....
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Ability Beyond Disability: Understanding Accessibility
Published in the June 2013 issue of Public Relations Tactics Diversity Dimensions What is accessibility? One of the first steps in understanding how communicators can reach audiences of people with...
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How Can Social Help Solve the Food Insecurity and Food Waste Disconnect in...
As a member of the executive team, I was involved in the TEDxSanJoseCA TEDCity2.0 event at the beautiful Silicon Valley Capital Club on Friday, where we heard talks from some compelling speakers. Part...
View ArticleThe Value of Diversity and Inclusion
Published in the October 2013 issue of Public Relations Tactics Diversity. Disabilities. Inclusion. You often hear and see these terms used in discussions, in articles and on corporate websites, but...
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10 Tips on Podcasting from the Host of Amateur Traveler
Guest post by Michelle McIntyre. Reposted with permission from MMC. Chris Christensen, co-founder of a new website called Blogger Bridge which connects bloggers to people who want to hire them just...
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When Blogger's Block Strikes....
.... what do you do? Writer's block has been around as long as there have been writers, and bloggers are certainly not immune to this common affliction. I was heads down with the learning curve of a...
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5 Social Media Myths That It's Time to Put to Rest
Have you seen this statistic from the Pew Internet and American Life Project's Social Networking research report?As of September 2013, 73% of online adults use social networking sites. Regardless of...
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Timely Marketing Tips from an Infoproduct Junkie or "Do You Charge for an...
By Michelle McIntyreReposted with permission from Michelle McIntyre Communications.Oakland-based business coach for midlife entrepreneurs, Dina Eisenberg recently spoke to my Women in Consulting (WIC)...
View ArticleMy Five Favorite Crowdsourcing Projects
It's no secret that I'm a huge fan of crowdfunding, and that I think it's one of the most impressive outcomes we've realized from the explosive growth of social networking. In fact, I've blogged about...
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Why I Started a Book Club
Reading a book. It's one of the most educational, mind-expanding, self-caring things you can do for yourself. Do you remember when Oprah started her book club back in 1996? She had a powerful effect...
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Repost from IBM Social Business Insights Blog: Cool or creepy, part 2: Seven...
As part of a team of IBM Redbook Thought Leaders, I blog for the IBM Social Business Insights blog, and repost those blog posts here on my personal blog. Cool or creepy, part 2: Seven additional social...
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