Posted on August 13, 2008 9:18 pm by Shel Holtz | Blogging | Media | Social Media
Ah ha, caught you, didn’t I? You started to blurt out an answer, then stopped. I know I did, when I read a “Big Idea” post on FastCompany with the provocative title, “
Posted on August 13, 2008 2:37 pm by Shel Holtz | Blogging | Facebook | Social networks | Twitter
Dell is out with a new blog they created just for me.
No, not really, but given the six months I spend on the road each year, adding Digital Nomads to my feeds was a no-brainer. There’s more to Digital Nomads than a blog, however; Dell is aiming to create a community of hardcore travelers who have embraced digital technology as an…
Posted on August 10, 2008 9:38 am by Shel Holtz | Blogging
I was running a daylong seminar that led one of the participants to fire off a blogging proposal to her CEO via her Blackberry. She shared with me the two-word answer that came back within minutes:
“No time.”
It wasn’t the first time I’ve heard this issue raised; I’m certain it won’t be the last. Whether it’s a CEO or any other employee, if it makes sense for that individual to…
Posted on July 29, 2008 5:32 pm by Shel Holtz | Blogging | IABC | Social Media | Twitter
Participation in social media has been hit-and-miss among the last several IABC (International Association of Business Communicators) chairs. Even with an existing chair’s blog available to them, eliminating the chore of starting a new blog from scratch, IABC’s president, Julie Freeman, has been more likely to post items than the chairs.
(Not that 16,000-strong membershipship has been clamoring to read a chair’s blog, mind…
Posted on July 8, 2008 12:50 pm by Shel Holtz | Blogging | Business | Media | PR
Last September, Southwest Airlines found itself embroiled in a controversy when a passenger was asked to get off the plane because she was, according to ground personnel, dressed inappropriately. The passenger was able to re-board only if she used a blanket to cover her legs.
Southwest addressed the issue on its blog—more than once. President Colleen Barrett wrapped up the issue that had…
Posted on July 2, 2008 8:01 pm by Shel Holtz | Blogging
A lot of choices have to be made when a company decides to launch an official blog. Among these choices: Who will represent the company on the blog?
If you opt for a single blogger, you need to decide whether to tap someone already working for the company or hire a blogger. eBay opted for the latter, Real Networks for the…
Read The Full Post » | Comments [4]