Great Links in #NPTech
People to Follow on Twitter SocialBttrfly TechSoup’s Digital Storytelling Event TechSoup Digital Storytelling Event 2011 — Techsoup Storytelling goes digital with TechSoup’s help — SocialBrite Blogging 5 Ways to PWN the Cause Blog — BlogWorld Expo Blog Social Media Nonprofits gain online savvy from Woods social media students — FundRaising Success How to Add Calls [...]
Blogchat Recap and Transcript 09/05/10 – Musical Artists Using Social Media
Tonight’s #blogchat was co-hosted by Shani Sammons (@shanisammons) and focused on how musical artists are using social media to connect with fans. Here’s a transcript (PDF) of the evening’s chat. The first-time #blogchatters: lrbray amydobrzynski ThePRLady imBreeGlenn Top tweets: abbisiler: Making themselves available is the first step 2 finding their fans online. Have strong website w/ msg [...]
Review — MarketingProfs: Take 10 Webinar: Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile in 11 Easy Steps
Earlier this week, I happened to catch a new webinar format by MarketingProfs.com. (The format may or may not be new, but this was the first one I caught in this format.) It’s called Take 10, and as the name suggests it’s a 10 minute webinar on a specific topic. The webinar that I listened [...]
Group Blogs – #blogchat recap and transcript – 07/11/10
#blogchat this week was co-hosted by the marvelous Ann Handley (@marketingprofs on Twitter). Ann is the Chief Content Officer at MarketingProfs and was on #blogchat to talk about starting and managing a group blog. Company blogs: One of the great topics of conversations at the beginning of the chat was how to get more involvement [...]
Is Video Blogging Right for You? #Blogchat recap – 06/20/10
A topic that frequently comes up on #blogchat – especially recently – is whether or not people should be using video blogging. Some are using it to replace their blogging efforts completely, and some are mixing it up with video blogs and regular blogs together depending on the content. Proponents of video blogging felt like [...]
Promoting Your Blog and Learning about Social Media – #pr20chat Transcript
#pr20chat happens every Tuesday night at 5 pm Pacific / 8 pm Eastern. Topics included promoting your blog and whether or not to use guest posting, how to measure Facebook fan engagement, CNN’s intention to drop using Associated Press content, whether or not people are using measurement tools (like Radian6 or others), and a “bonus” [...]
The importance of blog design – #blogchat recap 06/13/10
Last week’s blogchat was all about blog design. We discussed platforms (Blogger, WordPress, Tumblr, Posterous and others), plugins and widgets, and other more traditional design ideas (colors, layout, etc.). If you’re interested in other people’s take on the discussion, check out these recaps from @ianmrountree and @riyaznet: Lessons from #blogchat – Blog Design Killer Tips [...]
Baseball and Who “Owns” Social Media – #pr20chat Recap – 060810
I try to participate in #pr20chat every week, although some weeks I’m more successful than others. #pr20chat happens every Tuesday evening from 5 – 6 pm Pacific / 8 – 9 pm Eastern. One of the things I like about the chat is that it’s filled with really smart people, but doesn’t move so fast [...]
Time Management for Bloggers – Blogchat Recap – 060610
This weeks #Blogchat was all about time management for bloggers. Topics included: How much time do you spend writing your blog, reading other blogs, and commenting on other blogs. How often do you post to your blog. How much time do you spend writing individual blog posts. Whether or not you should freestyle or have [...]
Blogging Tips and Tricks
Ideas from the Experts @Unmarketing – Frequently Futile – How Often Should You Blog Beth Kanter – The Art of Blogging WordPress 7 Fun WordPress Alternative Gravatar Plugins John Haydon – Headway WordPress Theme Now Has Better SEO and an API for Fancy Schmancy Designers