Last month I deleted my Klout account. The deletion of my account was a protest of sorts. My goal was not to get others to delete their Klout profile, but to make a statement about behavior. I believed then and I still believe that Klout has negatively “changed the way some people behave on Twitter […]
The Ingredients For Success Have Not Changed With The Tools
I was delighted to be a guest on RAW Nights with Kelly Mitchell. She invited me to talk about Dashter and social media, but as is often the case, the conversation turned to social media and technology in general. My personal opinion is that the hyper focus on the importance of “new technology” has created […]
You Suck At Twitter If…
In preparing for a demo of Dashter for Chris Smith this morning, I decided to curate the #isuckattwitter hashtag stream that was active for his Inman webinar this morning. Just prior to the webinar, Chris asked his followers to give him some input on what Twitter behaviors really bug them. Chris Smith – @Chris_Smth What […]
Cross-Posting To Multiple Social Networks – Good Or Bad?
Maria Reyes McDavis – @websuccessdiva started using the publish sync extension! Visit: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/sync I favorited Maria’s tweet over at Twitter a few days ago as a way of bookmarking it. Today I finally got back to it and I’ve decided to play with this a bit. I’m going to cross-post Twitter to Google+ and Facebook […]
We Need Better Twitter Conversation Tools
Some conversations are meant for a larger table. I thought I’d share a conversation I had with Neil Cauldwell this morning. He is the founder of Nurph.com. Nurph’s mission is to “extend the conversation by chatting in real-time with your Twitter friends whilst your followers can watch.” I’ve commented to Neil about this in the […]
Listening As Strategy – Not Listening
Not listening is one of the most common and valuable listening strategies. Not listening, or “selective hearing” is the most basic of all listening skills. It is how we’re able to focus on the person we’re sitting with in a crowded restaurant, even though multiple conversations are taking place around us. We filter out what […]