Has the Ping replaced the Ring?
“Ping me.” That’s what we all keep saying, right? This directive for making personal or business contact is de rigueur. I say it, myself. Often. Maybe I’m a bit old-fashioned, but lately, I’ve been...
View ArticleAre You Moving Your Online Network Offline?
So you’re LinkedIn, facebooking and tweeting. But are you moving those connections offline? That is, when you make solid, quality connections in any of the online platforms you’re in, are you moving...
View ArticleDid I Hear Your RSS SOS? Grab this How-To Guide for Help.
Image by GarySmith70 If you haven’t made a commitment to learning how to use an RSS feed, do it now. Right now. If what I’m hearing on the streets is anything to go by, there are a lot of people out...
View ArticlePOLL: Do you use RSS Feeds?
I’m desperate to find out why more people aren’t using RSS to automate and manage online information gathering! (I’d also like to know what those who do use RSS feed readers are doing with the content...
View ArticleYou ARE A Content Manager – With or Without An Internet Connection
Content. It’s everywhere. Tons of it. Anytime you open your web browser, you are opening a virtual vortex. You search. You learn. You connect. You are in control of your Internet adventure and you can...
View ArticleSkipping Back to School…On YouTube
My objective here? To make this the shortest post ever (I fail at this repeatedly) in communicating a very simple idea: the power of information. Check this out: http://www.youtube.com/edu No really....
View ArticleGUEST POST: Tales of a Twitter Novice – My First Thirty Days
Melissa M. Gomez, Ph.D., is a jury consultant and owner of MMG Jury Consulting in Philadelphia. She tweets @mmgjury and blogs at The Legal Intelligencer. I want to thank her for taking the time to...
View ArticleWhy You Should Get Lit at Ignite Baltimore, Ignite DC and Ignite Annapolis
Not literally. Figuratively, of course. The fact is, I don’t get out much during the week. Monday through Friday is a tumbler of parenting, working full time, managing two businesses, running a...
View ArticleSocial Media: Caring For A Caregiver With Lots Of Helping Hands
Recently, a friend of mine had to undergo back surgery. The surgery would incapacitate her in the short term and require a long-term recovery program before life “returns to normal.” But the bigger...
View ArticleThe Social Media Sidestep – A 3-Step Strategy for the Anti-Techies
No time for social media? Not interested? Overwhelmed? Think it’s a fad? Too busy? Prefer not to be “friended”? Nothin’ to tweet? I’ve heard it all. And I’m not here to convince you otherwise unless...
View ArticleHappy Birthday GrayMatter
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the launch of GrayMatter Minute. Just another day to many, but a milestone to little old me. First up is a thank you to everyone who has supported me, from my...
View ArticleSocial Media Italiano
To begin (and for transparency’s sake), I should say I’m not Italian. Not even a little bit. But this is not the point. I was scanning the Twitter stream the other day and noticed one of my posts was...
View ArticleTEDx MidAtlantic Live Video Stream
Not able to make it to TEDx MidAtlantic (TED = Technology, Entertainment, and Design Conference) at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore, Maryland, on Thursday, November 5th? No...
View ArticleFeeling Anti-Social When It Comes To Online Privacy? (Part 1 of 2)
Feeling resistant to all of this online sharing that’s going on? Don’t understand why people are posting information for the masses to read on Twitter? Don’t see why your “status update” would be of...
View ArticleTOOL TIP: The LinkedIn Toolbar for IE & Firefox (And Other Handy LinkedIn Tools)
Are you integrating LinkedIn productivity tools into your day-to-day workflow? They’re not new, but if they’re new to you…they’re worth the minute they’ll take to install in your Internet browser or...
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