Building one’s network is no easy task. I cannot stress this enough: you must love what you do in order to make that work. If you don’t, you really should have someone doing it for you. There are different ways of networking: some prefer pure online interactions, others like to meet in person at events, small group/one-on-one meetings – really a mix of all of these should get you the furthest toward your goals.
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For any of you that have me on a variety of IM programs, you have no doubt noticed that I typically keep it on the “do not disturb” setting. This is usually because I’m busy most of the day and really cannot stop to chat.
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credit: AFP I’d like to thank you all for your patience through the times that this site has been quiet. Many of the original authors have gone on and are quite busy, but I didn’t see why that had to be the end of our community. After about 2 years of reflection, we’ve seen where
Collective Thoughts is Back! Read More »
What is a #blogchat? The idea of group learning has fascinated me since high school when I realized how much faster and better I could prepare for a test if I studied with friends. Maybe that’s why when I happened upon the first Plurkshop last spring, I was hooked. And then when I heard Mack
Blogchat Review – Categorizing and Tagging Blog Content Read More »
Many of you have heard of the 3 P’s of marketing: pills, porn, and poker. They are the bane of most people’s online existence, as we are constantly bombarded with seeing these kinds of “offers” being sent to our spam filter. Enter Twitter. As you know me by now, I like to look at the
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You may have noticed a few small social changes that we’ve instituted for 2009: Twitter. We’ve been quiet on this front for far too long. While it won’t be all of us running the account, expect some solid updates from @nowsourcing and @thegypsy. Why follow? Well, we have some interesting things to say and will
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With us today is Matt Daines, lead developer of the popular Twitter directory, Twellow. Twellow just released Twellowhood, so we thought now might be a good time to check in with him and see how things were going. 1. Give us a bit of background about yourself. Originally from Utah, I’ve been in the IT
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We decided to skip the perfunctory “Happy 1st Birthday, Collective Thoughts” year in review and turn it on its edge. We were all talking and wondered the last time you saw a birthday post that you’d refer to later on. Birthday post are formulaic and predictable. You can usually expect: contests and giveaways highlights of
Have You Ever Seen a Birthday Post With Legs? Read More »
With us today is the Daniel Honigman, part of the social media team that’s responsible for Colonel Tribune, a persona formed for the Chicago Tribune. Thanks for joining us. 1- Give us some background about yourself. My background is in reporting and traditional journalism. Right now, I work as a social media strategist for Tribune
Pay Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain: an Interview with Colonel Tribune Read More »
All too often, I come across blog posts that are simply a regurgitation of some breaking news or someone else’s earlier thoughts. Shouldn’t a blog be more? I sure think so. Sure, sure…content is king. But shouldn’t it be original content? As we are nearing the 1 year anniversary of Collective Thoughts, I wanted to
Don’t Be a Mamma Bird – Be an Inspiration! Read More »
