From the category archives:
A Game of Thrones is a not-so guilty pleasure for many of us. At the moment, many of my peers are deeply engrossed in either the books, the HBO series or both. While it’s a wonderful indulgence, Game of Thrones also offers many valuable lessons about the people who we put our faith behind, and [...]
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Community love isn’t a sure thing. There are days when you post and no one participates. You use the best stuff in your arsenal too. You’re funny, you’re smart, you ask intriguing questions and yet, despite doing everything but yelling “COMMENT! DANG IT!” it’s as if no one is paying attention to anything you do. [...]
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When I lived in Queens, I witnessed a triple homicide and ended up having to testify in court. It was a hard case to prove, though. Because out of an entire block filled with people, very few of of my neighbors wanted to get involved. Some were afraid of repercussions, some didn’t want to be [...]
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One dilemma I’m facing as I research and gather notes to begin writing my book, “Online Community Management for Dummies” (sick of hearing about it yet?) is how I keep repeating the term “online community” or “community.” It was drilled into our heads in writing school that we need to break out the thesaurus in [...]
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The other day, I wrote a post calling b.s. on retweets. The post, which was intended to be a discussion of the value of the retweet, and was intended to explore if a retweet is more valuable than a blog post or giving to a charity, (because influencers are often judged on how many retweets [...]
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I often talk about passion. I’m one of a small percentage of people who are able to achieve success through passion. My passion for writing led to my passion for blogging and social media. But let’s make no mistake, while I do believe that we should all find our passion, and that we would all [...]
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I have something on my mind and I think it’s time to get it out in the open. If you follow me on Twitter or follow the BlogWorld Expo Facebook page, you’ll know I’m not down with all the expert bashing lately. While I agree that it’s easy enough for folks to call themselves a [...]
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I have to admit, when I comment on blogs I don’t check to see if the comment policy is “do f0llow” or “no follow.” Instead, I comment because I want to contribute to the conversation. And while I do agree that comments are a way to raise awareness and send people your way, I’d like [...]
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Yesterday’s discussion, “Are the Social Networks Keeping Conversation Away from Your Blog” spawned some interesting comments. In fact, this bit by Dino Dogan, is the basis for this weekend’s discussion: (paraphrased) Also, I whats even more frustrating are those who read my blog on the regular, but NEVER comment. I think about this sometimes. For [...]
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Here’s a discussion topic for the weekend. Are blog communities cliques? Is a clique a community? Can one be both? I ask this after a discussion with other community professionals who are concerned about some blog and online communities who aren’t very welcoming to newcomers. They may occasionally say “hi” or “hello” but they’re more [...]
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