Posted on Jul 25 , 2011 in Blog & Featured & Social Media
This weekend Amy Winehouse died and it nearly killed Google Plus. Or at least, it nearly sent an A-lister off the cliff. Robert Scoble used the untimely death of the soul singer to rail about how cluttered G+ was as people talked about the Winehouse news. To which, Kevin Rose told Scoble he wasn’t using [...]
Posted on Jul 18 , 2011 in Blog & Communication & Featured & Government Social Media & Social Media & Thoughts
Google+ has reinvigorated my mind on the use of social media. Part Twitter, part Facebook, a streaming chat and maybe a forum, Google+, or G+, for short, provides enjoyment in a number of ways and turns the current social media world on it’s head. To begin with, you can watch people share in real time. [...]
Posted on Feb 25 , 2011 in Communication & Social Media
When I started as a public information officer at Texas Tech I learned one thing that has carried me through my subsequent career: be a trusted source of information for the press and anyone who could be called upon to most influence our relationships with customers and prospects. I’m currently writing an article looking at how social media fits into that idea [...]
