What you see on Twitter might not be true or accurate. Before you retweet something, ask yourself this question: "Am I absolutely sure I am not spreading incorrect information?" Here are a few instances where what was shared on Twitter was incorrect: Joe Paterno's death was incorrectly reported on Twitter. He was not "Dead Yet" [...]
7 steps to do this; and the top ways to do that. We are being saturated with information from all sides. But where is the content that is really worth reading in our busy lives. There is so much content on the Internet, that we will never read most of it. This content will go [...]
I just discovered iMovie for the Mac computer and I am impressed at how easy one can create a movie trailer. Please take a look and see what this could do for you. The hardness part of the whole process for me was finding the video clips to bring into iMovie. The program downloaded to [...]
Some find it hard to believe that social media can produce business. Over the last several months, I have seen the business come in from social media. I just wanted to update my readers on some numbers for social media and business. As some of you are aware, I have been training my little social [...]
You can thank Scott Mills @GraffitiBMXCop for his service to the people of Toronto & the online community by voting for him in the Shorty Awards in the Best Life-Saving Hero Category. I have known Scott Mills for a few years now and I have witnessed first hand his dedication to helping others and making [...]
It's going around again. The Direct Message on Twitter says "You seen what this person is saying about you? (Link removed) terrible things.." I have seen this a few times today on Twitter. I really don't think I am that popular yet, nor have I urinated in a lot of people's cereal this morning either, that I should [...]
Everyone hopes that their content will get shared. But the reality is that people share when they are motivated to do so. People need a reason to share content. So why do people share? Why is some content shared while other content drifts down the river and is forgotten? Have you ever asked yourself these [...]
You can begin to take your Twitter connections for granted. Please don't. These are new friends that will become dear friends over time. I love connecting with people on social media. I love meeting them face to face even more. But there will be some that I will not get a chance to meet in [...]
One of the best pieces of advice I ever hear on social media was simply this: don't do anything stupid on social media! In a post from the CBC.ca website entitled "U.S. marines in urination on corpses video left Afghanistan" we see a picture of US marines urinating on corpses of Taliban fighters. We know [...]
Making time for social media in your all ready busy schedule may seem like a daunting task. If you will do it, you will help your nonprofit organization. I have worked with several nonprofits as a volunteer and board member throughout the years. I understand that time is a precious commodity that never seems to be enough [...]