Upcoming Workshops at 3rd Ward

3rd ward logo November 18, 2009 interesting

I hope you’ll be able to join me this weekend at 3rdWard.
I’ll be leading 2 seminars on e-commerce and online marketing.
The workshops will be at 537 Metropolitan Ave
ONLINE MARKETING
This seminar offers a quick overview and demos of a variety of free/cheap tools and resources for your online marketing and promotional needs. From blogs, social networks, [...]

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Social Media and NonProfits

November 12, 2009 Non-Profit

[via http://ow.ly/B5Qg]
1. You are an adult now — it’s okay to talk to strangers. Panel moderator Dr. Kyra Gaunt set the stage by reminding us to forget what we learned as kids. Social media — and in particular Twitter — is great for talking to strangers. You can learn new ideas and share resources with [...]

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Facebook Groups are more like Facebook Pages

October 23, 2009 facebook

[news via facebook's blog]
by Knot Pipatsrisawat

Facebook Groups have long been a part of the Facebook experience as a way for people to organize and discuss particular issues of interest. However, until now, Group activities have been isolated to the group page and it was often difficult to find out what currently was going on within [...]

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RSS in Plain English

October 23, 2009 Tutorial

finally, someone explains RSS (so i don’t have to). found on blip.tv, via some other blog written by Susan Mernit (employee at Yahoo Personals)

There are two types of Internet users, those that use RSS and those that don’t. This video is for the people who could save time using RSS, but don’t know where to [...]

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Social Media Expected To Drive Holiday Shoppers

October 16, 2009 Articles

For non-profits, November and December translate to donation season. For businesses, it’s a time to think about what deals to offer their customers. And for marketers, it’s time to think – how will I help businesses reach the RIGHT customers?
by Sarah Mahoney
[via MediaPost]
With consumers determined to limit their holiday spending, a new study predicts they [...]

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Wordpress Resources

wordpress logo October 9, 2009 Food Coop

This past September, I led a Blogging Workshop at the Brooklyn Food Coop. I covered lots of material and thought I would post a collection of wordpress resources.
Some of you are already blogging and are familiar, while others are just getting started.
Either way, I would encourage you to explore the resources below, and feel free [...]

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Social Media Gurus

October 8, 2009 interesting

In February, I did a presentation called, “How to Ruin Your Online Reputation”
One of the sure-fire ways to ruin your reputation is to call yourself a social media guru (or allow others to call you that).
This video sums up the pitfalls of working with a self-proclaimed social media guru

This. Is. Hysterical.
There’s cursing in here, so [...]

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Upcoming: PR Workshop at The Field

October 7, 2009 interesting

Please join me and Fran Kirmser at The Field for a hands-on workshop:
PR for the 21st Century
During this workshop, we will help you plan an effective PR campaign. We will also list best practices, and review tips for reaching traditional press, bloggers, and fans.
Here’s the official word:
In a culture saturated with information, how can an [...]

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Critics, Bloggers, and PR in the 21st Century

September 29, 2009 Articles

Last night, a group of bloggers, producers, artists, choreographers, and critics gathered to discuss a very important question – in a shifting world where the role of print media is shifting, what is the role of the critic (particularly in the world of dance)?
In the arts, press = $. If you get good press, you [...]

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Upcoming Talks + Events

September 23, 2009 Conferences

On Sept 23rd, I’ll be joining Marc Kirschner, Sydney Skybetter and Tom Schreiber for a Keynote Lunch at the New York State Arts Summit
You can see my presentation here.
We’ll be talking about Arts + Social Media

(the video above was featured on TechPresident.com)
On Sept 29th, I’ll be joining Brian McCormick and many others to talk about [...]

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