Posts Tagged ‘social media’

CEOs can gain a lot of insight by creating a Twitter account. Twitter is a micro-blogging service that most use to create and develop relationships. Companies take it one step further and use it to gain a pulse on their product, service or offering. Consider it the place where you can gain constant and free [...]

Most of you know that I am a public relations and social media consultant by day and a wedding photographer by weekend and night. My wife is the Principal behind Visions of Romance and is a full time wedding pro. I am proud to say that she has done a heck of a job developing [...]

This year I was asked to organize and moderate a lunch panel discussion at the PRSA Nonprofit seminar series. Given the freedom to organize my panel of choice, I pulled together a panel featuring several of Seattle’s leading news journalists who focus a good portion of their time on social media. Why? How do they [...]

I am making a point on my blog today. I normally do not share my calendar online nor do I post what I am doing in a day but I want to share some things with my friends, followers, newbies and you. Here is my calendar of activities today: I am starting my day at [...]

We’re pleased to announce that Visions of Romance is teaming up with the leading wedding social media expert team to host (for wedding professionals) a two-day hands-on workshop on Facebook, Twitter, blogs, and more. The power of social media is becoming more and more evident these days. Take your social wedding skills and apply it [...]

If you are a Page Administrator for a Facebook page, make sure you are receiving ‘Weekly Facebook Page Updates.’ This will come in handy if your page ever gets deleted or disappears during a Facebook change. If you are not receiving these updates, check your settings and/or contact Facebook. Save the update in your e-mail [...]

Yesterday Slate launched a new project at Slate called “Slate Labs,” which will serve as a home base for all of Slate’s experiments with multimedia journalism. True, they have been doing a lot of them over the past few years, so they say they have collected a gallery of their favorite interactives from the Slate [...]

My father is a computer security expert and has been in the field since the early 80s where he once operated and managed the computers for the New York Stock Exchange. This morning, I received a mass e-mail from him advising his friends and family to be careful on the net. He says there are [...]

Bulldog Reporter’s one-day intensive media relations summit was one of the best conferences I’ve attended yet. Why? Well, you get one-on-one time with influential reporters from prolific news outlets like Newsweek, Inc., More, CBS, among others. These reporters and editors give you information about their news outlet, a behind-the-scenes look at their offices and staff, [...]

On Wednesday, June 23rd I am joining forces with @FairmontOlympic to host the third Social Media Lunch at the Fairmont’s Georgian. Free valet parking for those who drive but for those who bike, walk or bus I hear they are throwing in dessert. They are creating a special lunch menu for the event – it [...]