Mar
14

How to maximize your social media networks during events

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Back in October, Jim and I tackled a similar topic relating to using Twitter to cover trade shows. In my post, I said that I found Twitter to be the most useful social media tool for covering events and I tended to use it as if I was a journalist covering the event live. While…
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Dec
01

Foursquare changes OK but OpenTable keeps options open – Jim Says

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This falls under our She Said, He Said blog post series. Join us tonight on Twitter at 8 p.m. CST for #shehechat where we’ll be discussing all things concerning geo-location. We will touch on Foursquare, Yelp, OpenTable, GPS apps and more. Bring your own topics to the table for the chat! Are the recent changes…
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Nov
30

Is Foursquare crying for Yelp? – Shelby Says

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This is another in our She Said, He Said blog series. Tune in tomorrow for Jim’s views on this subject and our topics for our #shehechat on Twitter at 8 p.m. CST. I spent Thanksgiving week with family in Florida. My travel plans took me through five different airports and into some places I’d never…
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Nov
17

Changes with Google Reader (and other interfaces) – Shelby Says

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This is another in our “She Said, He Said” blog series. Please join us on Twitter tonight at 8 p.m. CST using the hashtag #shehechat. Last week during our Twitter chat, one of our WordCamp Chicago friends, Adam McCrimmon, requested that we focus one of our topics on Google Reader in an upcoming #shehechat. Yesterday,…
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Jul
07

Obsolete social media networks – Jim Says

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Yesterday, Shelby covered this topic and I must say by and large I agree with her. I know, where’s the fun in a “She Said, He Said” topic when we agree? Well, sometimes it’s more about different perspectives and I think this is one of those times. While I agreed on the word “obsolete” when…
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Jul
06

Obsolete social media networks – Shelby Says

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This week, Jim and I came up with a tough topic: What social media network will become obsolete first? Will it be Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Gowalla, Foursquare, etc.? I had to put a lot of thought into this one and decided the answer is complex enough for a blog post; although I’ll be happy to…
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