Biznology

Writing once and sharing many is very compelling as is the sort of evergreen content that you can share and share and share. There are exceptions, of course, but you should think twice about automatically sharing everything. Why? Well, cross-posting tools don’t make your cross-posts look as good as they could. Read the remainder of this entry »

I am in the midst of setting up my New Year’s resolutions for 2013. I know not everyone does the resolution thing, but almost half of all Americans do. If you’re one of them and you can’t come up with some digital markeing resolutions for 2013, I have some suggested resolutions for you. Take what you want and leave the rest. Read the remainder of this entry »

I’ll get to the point: my secret to being amazingly- and profoundly-engaged with so many of my followers on Twitter, my friends on Facebook, and my circles on Google+ is because I cheat. Whenever I am between things, in lines, waiting for something, and even on boring conference calls, I pull up Flipboard and read what my followers, friends, and circles are sharing — a news — and I generously retweet, +1, Like, Favorite, Share and Comment. And I believe that Flipboard is my secret weapon when it comes to improving and maintaining my Klout score. Why? Well, the more I give the more I get. The more items I honestly and earnestly retweet, favorite, +1, Like and share, the more willing and game the people I share are also willing to take the few seconds it takes to retweet me back. Read the remainder of this entry »

My recommendation for you individuals who are interested in just growing your experience, mastery, equity, and inclusion as deeply as you can in as many relevant and germane communities as possible, you will never be rewarded unless and until you really commit to reddit. I have been with reddit way over 5 years and I have yet to get any traction there. Like I said last week in Reddit is the 800-pound Gorilla in the room, commit to reddit completely. Eschew Facebook and Twitter for a little while and replace Flipboard on your iPad with reddit. Commit making reddit your morning news and the novel you read before you go to sleep. This week, I want to add a few more specific tips. Read the remainder of this entry »

reddit is the 800 pound Gorilla in the room and has been for years. No one talks about the powerful and direct influence that this quirky, impenetrable, and oddly still-underground this social sharing site is. While people are writing post-after-post about Pinterest, So.cl, Google+, Facebook, Instamatic, and Twitter, reddit’s eating everyone’s lunch – at least when it comes to authentic bottom-up self-organization. Read the remainder of this entry »