This school social media poster, hangs in the hall of one of my kid’s schools. It was one of my most interacted Instagram pictures. Dear fellow parents of teenagers. This letter is written to you by a Mom, who is considered a “social media expert.” I was thrilled when this letter from St Tammany Parish …
“Be Nice or Leave” is a common sign that can be seen around New Orleans from the local artist Dr. Bob. This post is going to be a little reflection here. You see, this is not my first social media rodeo for an election. Having been in the game for quite some time, I have …
“Andy Braner is able to put his “proverbial thumb” on the most important issues facing today’s adolescent culture whose lives are digitally tethered to electronics. Discussing topics such as internet porn, self-worth from social media, fitting in with society away from electronics and suicide, he truly “gets” this technology generation. His sound, Christian-based approach is …
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My good friend Tammy Munson and I were interviewed for the same article for Bridges.com article called Employers Adjust to the New World of Social Networking (pdf). Bridges.com is a career exploration site that about 15,000 schools and agencies across North America subscribe to and was written by Dan Kostka. Thanks Lindy Kyzer for recommending …
The longer we are on Facebook, the smaller the world gets, the more problems we face. I think it can be a wonderful addition to our personal lives, but can also be problematic at times. Recently, I was the guest speaker at a college class regarding social media and advertising. One of the students had …
Update Correction: Kai from Branchout pointed out that you can edit the picture on your BranchOut profile to be different from your Facebook picture. LinkedIn was almost as neglected as MySpace until very recently for many. Now that it is making a huge comeback, along comes the Facebook application for BranchOut. My friend sent me …
LMAO with this one. But it is kind of scary how this is soooo close to reality. Your thoughts!
The longer I spend on Facebook, the more annoyed I become about certain things. Now I am not talking about all the annoying things a “free” platform that has 5 million users does or does not do. I’m talking about the human component to FB that is as correctable as teaching a child manners. As …
I have this “hawt” friend (I’m married but not dead), who is old school with technology but has mastered his craft. The other day I explained to him why he needed to be on Facebook. It was a pretty straight forward explanation – plea. I put up something on my FB wall that he did …
As an expert in social media, following all the latest news on Facebook is a must for me. I spend a lot of time on there both personally and for businesses we represent at Yatmedia. But…do I trust Facebook? The answer is…not really. It is what it is, a valuable tool for: networking, reconnecting, promoting …
@kissmygumbo in case you want to follow me! I’ve been on Twitter for quite some time now and hit the 1500 follower mark yesterday (I is soooo special). Why do I use Twitter (d’uh I’m a web geek and have to try everything new)? Well…the first thing that appealed to me was the New Orleans …