Cross-posting the same content on multiple social media channels is an increasingly popular practice. [Read more]
tags | Building connections, Building engagement, Cartoon, Circles, Connecting online, Connections, Cross-posting, Engagement, Facebook, Google Plus, Illustration, Image, Online engagement, Online strategy, Picture, Questions, Radical Eyes, Robin Dickinson, Success, Twitter
Like-bombing: when one or a group of your friends come over to your Facebook wall and ‘like’ all your posts.
tags | Building connections, Building engagement, Cartoon, Connecting online, Connections, Engagement, Facebook, Illustration, Image, Like bombing, Online engagement, Online strategy, Picture, Questions, Radical Eyes, Robin Dickinson
My friend, Catherine White wrote an excellent post For whom the iPhone tolls. It raises the important issue of being able to disconnect from technology – turn the computer off, switch off the phone, hibernate the pad – just for a moment.
It got me thinking – what’s your routine for disconnecting from technology? Is it even necessary? I would love to discuss this with you in the comments below.
tags | Blogging, Connection technology, Disconnecting, Facebook, Impact of technology, Offline engagement, On-line communication, Online engagement, Social media, Social networking, Social technology, Technology, Technology change communication, Twitter, Valuable community
In a recent tweet, Chris Hall mentioned about getting great engagement. The context was online engagement. He got me thinking about this topic, and I would love to discuss it with you.
What does the term ‘engagement’ mean to you? In your opinion, how does building engagement online differ from offline – if at all?
tags | Blogging, Building an on-line community, Building engagement, Connection technology, Facebook, Offline engagement, On-line communication, Online engagement, Social media, Social networking, Social technology, Technology change communication, Twitter, Valuable communityThe new social a-gender
tags | Blogging, Building an on-line community, Cartoon, Connection technology, Facebook, Gender, Illustration, On-line communication, Picture, Social media, Social networking, Social technology, Technology change communication, Twitter, Valuable community, Women and social media
One of the great things about playing online is that you can try out new things and get great feedback about what works and what doesn’t – quickly. It’s the perfect laboratory to test your ideas.
Here’s a list of ten social media experiments I’m currently running online. What they lack in scientific rigor they gain in helping me carve out a workable direction online.
tags | Business advantage, Connection technology, Experiment, Facebook, Innovative ideas, Online advantage, Online strategy, Posterous, Social media, Social technology, Twitter, YouTube




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