What’s wrong with Twitter?
The news this week is bad numbers for Twitter. Really bad. The number of users has gone flat. Financials are trendingContinue Reading
Category: Online Work/Life
Social Media for PR (2016 edition)
It was my pleasure tonight to speak to Lee Schoentrup’s University of Washington PR Certificate class about social media. ThisContinue Reading
Thank you, 2015 (with cat pictures)
Thank you, Jane Hawkins, for giving a home to our foster feline, Mr. Cat (now Merkle) who needed to liveContinue Reading
Dramatic changes for SEO are only just beginning
I have a client who’s starting a comprehensive website update. Talking with him last night, I realized that he’s stillContinue Reading
Pay in advance for speculative fiction
Build a foundation for the next wave of speculative fiction by supporting the Clarion West Write-a-thon. Find out what 200 writers are doing this summer to raise money for the Clarion West Writers Workshop.
What would you like to see happen?
“What would you like to see happen?” Ask yourself that question. Chances are you’ll look into the distance and, unlessContinue Reading
Take it from whence it comes
I invite you to take a look at the blogs you follow, or at your Facebook timeline, and note who’s contributing genuine, new, first-hand information to the world and who’s just trying to get people to join an angry mob.
Before you fall in love with your business card
Before you fall in love with your business card — is it readable by an OCR scanner? High-drama design can often result in low impact.
Ignite Seattle — 15 talks and one wedding
The videos of the May 22 Ignite Seattle talks are up on YouTube — 15 5-minute talks (including mine) and oneContinue Reading
For social media, Facebook has the numbers
Pew Internet reports that Facebook is far and away the most popular social media site for adults.
