In my previous posts on, I pointed out some good and some bad on the social media job front. A few asked what I thought social media jobs should look like, so I’ll do my best. But I’m not going to write this like a typical job description, because I Read more »
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Failure Is Not Always Crisis
It’s really important that we talk more about failures in social media if we’re ever going to shine true, tangible light on what’s working and what’s not. I know there are lots of you out there that agree. But there’s an important distinction to be made. When we reference social Read more »
Social Media Time Management: 9 Guiding Principles
This is the last in our series on Social Media Time Management, but you’ll really find that these are less ideas about managing just social media and more ideas for managing online life in general. It’s a balancing act. And ultimately, you’re in the driver’s seat. 1) Manage Disruptions The Read more »
Social Media Time Management: Selecting Tools

This post is the third in a multi-part series on Social Media Time Management, intended to supplement the content of the presentation I gave at BlogWorld Expo 2009. Click here to see the collection of posts in the series. When you’ve planned and are ready to actually start engaging in Read more »
Social Media Time Management: Resource Allocation

This post is the second in a multi-part series on Social Media Time Management, intended to supplement the content of the presentation I gave at BlogWorld Expo 2009. Click here to see the collection of posts in the series. Organizations that are embarking on social media are going to be Read more »
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