There is are many experts and plenty of advice on how to make social media “work” for you either personally or for a professional brand. I want to focus on one aspect: be courteous. In my last post I discussed the onus on hiring managers to reply to thank you emails and give the interviewee [...]
CNN reports Marilyn Monroe has posthumously joined Twitter. She’s @marilynmonroe with her “verified account,” a program the social media firm does to identify authentic accounts of famous or high-profile people such as celebrities, politicians, actors and athletes. August 5, 2012 will mark the 50th anniversary of Monroe’s death, so the Twitter account is managed by [...]
I keep finding myself at the Gay Voices section of Huffington Post. It’s an interesting place for me to end up because I’m not gay. I have a gay friends and family members, and I love them. Who they love only enhances my life because they’re happy and bring more great people into my world. [...]
It seems fitting that the same week Facebook filed to go public that the social media giant would have a big impact on a major, national issue. Earlier this week, the Susan G. Komen Foundation decided to withdraw support for Planned Parenthood citing its policy of not funding organizations under Congressional investigation. Congressman Cliff Stearns [...]
