When dos a Facebook page become abusive? A friend of mine brought a recent article from the Utica Phoenix to my attention that shined a bit of light onto what’s happening on an official Facebook page for our local Police Department and really got me thinking about the implications social media has on law enforcement…
This past week I was asked to put together a piece for AgencyPost about what changes are coming for brands as Facebook pushes them over to Timeline on March 31st. There’s some big changes afoot that will affect the way that business can reach their fans, how Facebook prioritizes content, the ways that brands can…
Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’ve probably noticed the explosion of data in your Facebook timeline and ticker. Especially when it comes to the data presented by third party apps such as Spotify. On the one hand, it’s been a fantastic tool for music discovery and re-discovery (in the last 30 days I’ve…
A great opportunity but it’s tough ‘competing’ against so many other talented people.
I’ve been playing around on Google+ for almost a week now and wanted to add my list of opinions to the millions that have already been thrown around the web so far. If you haven’t checked it out, I will say that it is NOT a Facebook, nor a Twitter killer. Here are my top…
I wish we’d stop getting caught up on platforms when it comes to social media and community interaction. Do you HAVE to be on Facebook? Do you HAVE to be on Twitter? That depends. Where is your community? Lots of different businesses want to drive the conversation to their blog or website, but they may…
This past weekend I attended a viewing party for TEDx Manhattan – Changing the Way We Eat, which was put on by The Foodshed (an awesome local website / group which supports local agriculture). I’ve been huge fan of TED for several years now but this was my first opportunity to watch a livestream with…
I’m in the middle of training for this year’s Boilermaker Road Race. It’s the largest 15K in the nation and happens right here in Utica, NY. The thing is though, I’m not a huge fan of running for fun (at least the training end of it). But two things have happened recently that have changed…