by Susan | Dec 14, 2015 | Social Media
I’ve been quietly following my Facebook feed for the last few weeks, scrolling through angry posts, as I watched friends and colleagues seeking answers, understanding, solutions, and peace. I’ve watched friends on both sides of the aisle express their feelings with...
by Susan | Jul 20, 2012 | Social Media
So you’ve been using social media for awhile. And frankly, you can’t see what all the fuss is about. You’ve been posting status updates on Facebook, sharing stuff on Twitter, heck, you’ve even updated your profile on LinkedIn. But what’s...
by Susan | Jun 14, 2012 | Social Media
This morning I happened to catch my fellow Midwesterner Amber Naslund’s post on walking the fine line between the personal and the professional in social media and online in general. I started to comment, then realized my comment was quickly turning into a post...
by Susan | May 22, 2012 | Social Media
It’s not uncommon for me to get emails from folks asking, “What’s the point of social media? Isn’t it really just a big time-waster?” The micro-entrepreneur community struggles from time to time to see the real payoff of leveraging social...
by Susan | May 1, 2012 | Social Media
For a long time, every morning, I would look at my Klout rating and see that it was either up or down, but I couldn’t see any rhyme or reason to why. And that bugged me. I don’t like when I can’t see the logic. Some days, I contribute mightily to social media. I’m in...
by Susan | Apr 22, 2012 | Networking, Social Media
Sometimes I can’t help but wonder why Facebook continues to create features that seem to betray just how clueless their developers are about human behavior. And the feature that frustrates me the most? The ability to add people to Facebook groups without their...