Last week I did a presentation on Social Media for the Pro Bono Coordinator’s Retreat hosted by the State Bar of Texas.  The last day of the conference I assisted Bar staff in facilitating a discussion of “next steps” for participants so they would have a few things for to do around social media they could knock [...]

I love coming to Austin!  And the folks at the Texas State Bar are only too awesome to work for – (Thank You! Hannah and Hannah) I presented on a panel on Social Media: Email and Beyond which prompted a lively discussion on all things Internet related.  I will be posting the powerpoint and my [...]

Go figure – according to Mashable.com this morning, PepsiCo’s Project Refresh has gotten more people to vote than the last U.S. Presidential election.  Pretty staggering concept, yes?  People care more about Pepsi than about who is the President?  Is that what they mean here?  Okay lets take that statement apart a bit: 1) You can vote [...]

We used to call them our “posse” but I know that term is now passe.  However, as I continue to build my consulting practice I am again reminded how important it is to have a set of trusted vendors, advisers, collaborators, etc. that you can work with and refer to.  In other words, my team.  I [...]

An article this morning on Tech Republic 10 Red Flags that shout “Stay Away from this Project!” put me in mind of projects I have worked on that I wish I hadn’t.  The article itself is targeted to IT consultants but I have a few of my own red flags to add that apply more generally. 1) [...]

Mashable.com and (Red) have teamed up to prompt and organize discussions around using social media for social good to coincide with UN Week and the UN Week Digital Lounge.  Mashable wants you to join or organize a meetup in your community to “celebrate, share, educate and engage in a discussion on how social media can be used [...]

Okay so maybe that is really three words.  Whatever. Mashable does another great job of illuminating up and coming trends – in this article (including a powerpoint!!!!) we get an overview of social networking tools and apps that are little known now but may turn into the “Next Big Thing”.  Perhaps it would be worth a [...]

I keep running into the word Ping lately – so I have pulled them all together here – if you have others let me know. My first is ping.fm .  Try it to consolidate your social media posting – I don’t use it to blog to my website but I do use it to send out [...]

According to Pew Research Center – Teens text more often than adults do.  Well that isn’t really much of a surprise however adults – those who text – are catching up.  Pew says there has been an increase from 2009 to 2010 of adults who text at all as well as the number of “heavy [...]