Social Media and the Future of Nursing

April 27, 2010

Nurses have an incredible knowledge base, but have historically not done well sharing their science with the general public. What might be possible if nurses were trained to use social media to share their expertise? How might that impact the state of public health and wellness? I had the honor of speaking at the the 7th [...]

Why Ning’s Shut Down of Services is Like a High School Break-Up

April 16, 2010

Me and Ning in good times

[/caption] Ning is changing their business model starting with firing 40% of staff and pulling the plug on millions of free networks to focus on “Premium” ones.  They need to make changes to make money. Fair enough.  But to not reach out to their customers [...]

Foursquare Day: Tampa Takes a Leadership Role in the Social Media Universe

April 14, 2010

Dr. Nate

[/caption] This is a story about how a mild-mannered optometrist from Westchase (a suburb of Tampa) got an idea and rallied the entire world around it.  For the first time in history there is a top ten list upon which Tampa and Beijing are mentioned in the same breath.   It’s the [...]

Warning: What does Google say about you?

April 13, 2010

Today I was doing my usual search to see what Google says about me and found myself clicking the “books” query for the first time.  And there it was.  #1 in the search – Arts and crafts societies in America: the division of social and aesthetic reform by Julia Gorzka.  That surprised me.

How Can a Wiki Help the Homeless?

March 16, 2010

Last year I had the privilege of working with the Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County (HCHC) where I learned about the need for a ‘one-stop-shop’ – a central location where citizens in need could go and get direction on how and where to get help.  Hillsborough County has the largest homeless population in the state [...]

Why do People Use Social Media?

October 6, 2009

People use social media because it’s easy It’s easy to upload a video to YouTube.  It’s easy to share photos on Flickr.  It’s easy to connect with friends on Facebook. Social media has made it easier for all of us to tell stories about our experiences. Customers use social media to publish stories about their experiences [...]

Surfing, Skateboarding and Social Media Marketing

October 4, 2009

If you are into surfing or skateboarding, you’ve got stories.  I know because I’ve seen them all over the internet when I was doing research for a talk I gave on Social Media Marketing to the Board Retailers Association at Surf Expo 2009 in Orlando.  Via pictures, videos, blogs, meet-up groups, events and LinkedIn groups  [...]

Tweet Peeves

April 16, 2009

Pet Peeves After a disgusting run-in with one of my biggest pet peeves – litter – I found myself ruminating on peeves.  My thoughts wandered to a site developed by my friend and Tampa TweetUp Co-Host,  Josh Carrico – www.peevd.com.  And I wondered, if a bunch of tweeple were to collectively voice their twitter pet peeves [...]