Tawdry quirk curators
// August 23rd, 2011 // No Comments » // life, social media
1. Never ride a Greyhound bus or walk barefoot in downtown Nashville.
2. In an earthquake, Twitter is more fun and informative than Facebook.
3.Even the most physically and mentally active people are vulnerable, but they remain superheroes.
9:30 pm Aspie Caveman quote: “Was there an earthquake today?”
// June 2nd, 2011 // No Comments » // politics, social media
“Things I don’t care about: 1. A twitpic of underpants. 2. How someone eats their food.”
“Things I do care about: 1. My children wearing clean underpants. 2. All children having healthy food to eat.”
A few minutes after I tweeted, I saw this.
// May 2nd, 2011 // No Comments » // politics, social media
Far left: Rapidly tweeting the one-liners that late night comedians will use all week. No credit will be given to original authors.
*Far right: Scolding left on their disrespectful use of humor on such a serious occasion as the creation of a worse enemy.
Bush fans: The President had nothing to do with this event. All credit goes to our military.
Obama fans: 2 > 8.
Missing the big picture: Why isn’t my gas cheaper now?
Tin-foil hats: He’s been dead for a decade.
TeePees: Waiting for their corporate overlords to tell them how they feel.
*The same people who once invoked Psalms 109 while praying about America’s President.
// July 30th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // social media, teenagers
Other parent: “Our children are going to be embarrassed that their school is Title 1.”
Principal: “I understand. They’re probably talking about this on Facebook.”
Me: “Unless there’s a Title 1 quiz, I don’t think ANY middle schooler is discussing this on Facebook.”
Other parent: blink-blink
// July 13th, 2009 // 3 Comments » // social media, teenagers
Baloney. Teenagers don’t like Twitter because their PARENTS use it. Who wants to go to a party with their mom? Twitter is also fundamentally different than Facebook. Twitter users like to talk politics and breaking news with random silliness thrown in to try and lighten the mood. Facebook is all about quizzes and random silliness with the occasional cause thrown in for variety. Which one sounds more like a teenager? Facebook, which feels really confident in their success right now, needs to be aware that as more parents and grandparents start playing on the Facebook playground, teens are going to run, not walk to somewhere they don’t think they are being watched by adults. Teens are not afraid of Twitter. They are afraid to Tweet what they’re really thinking.
Cathy
// July 7th, 2009 // 3 Comments » // food, social media
I don’t really have anything to say about watermelon. I just made a random Facebook comment that watermelons have been kinda blah so far this year and it got a dozen comments. I thought I’d test the watermelon interest level over here. Does anyone have deep thoughts about watermelon?
// June 9th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // blogging, media, parenting, social media
Non-profits quietly and thanklessly work to improve the lives of people and the world in which we live. Yet, most people don’t know that they exist. Non-profits need to dive head first into the social media pool. Use every possible opportunity to tell the world who your agency is, what you do and why you do it. Every time there is a story in the news that is connected to your cause, point that story out to people. Post updates to any legislation that is important to your cause. Give your cause a human face. Educate by broadcasting facts and stopping rumors. Be a cheerleader, a town crier and an unrepentant flag waver for your cause.
Be a human being instead of a robot. If someone replies to your posts, answer them. It’s great to link to other people’s writings. It’s good to post about other things in your life. If your writings are entirely about something other than your non-profit, you need to create a separate place for whatever that other thing is that is so important to you.
Don’t write only on your own site. Be vigilant in monitoring online for any mention of your agency or your cause. Listen to what people are saying and let them know you are interested in their input. Talk about events before and after they happen. Encourage others’ to share their stories, pictures and videos.
Non-profits need more money. Everyone knows this. Please don’t let your social media presence become pan handling. Avoid the temptation to ask for money except for one tiny window of time when you have a full-blown campaign to meet a financial goal. After a year of making your cause relevant to new supporters, 48 – 72 hours of intense fundraising will have a much bigger impact than endlessly pimping your PayPal account.
Don’t stop trying. The world needs you right now. Thank you for everything that you do.
third verse: anti-social
// May 31st, 2009 // No Comments » // blogging, media, people, social media
I won’t tell you exactly what Social Media is, because it is a unique experience for each user. I can tell you what it isn’t. Social Media is not an advertising campaign. If you think you can spam Twitter and bill a clueless client, you need to have your keyboard taken away. As a consumer, that kind of behavior has the opposite effect of what you are intending it to have. If you think you can get the same results with a Facebook fan page that you would get from a professional ad agency, you are going to learn very quickly that you get what you pay for. Social Media might be a key part of your advertising campaign, but please don’t let someone masquerading as an advertising professional convince you otherwise. Now, if you want Social Media to be your public relations focus, that’s a horse of a different color.
second verse: non-profits
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