09 March 2010 ~ Comments

The Bitch Slap: You Twits – Are We REALLY Still Talking About This?

The Bitch Slap: You Twits – Are We REALLY Still Talking About This?

***If you don’t use Twitter, there’s still a gem in here for all the Bitch Slap fans today. Waaaaait for it…I’m taking a new approach with my Twitter account and my Twitter account only: follow more folks, segment and filter via lists. Be less exclusive, more inclusive. And you just kicked me in the nuts for it.

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02 February 2010 ~ Comments

Should You Be on Twitter?

Should You Be on Twitter?

Twitter: should YOU be on it? Learn the 5 questions you should ask before jumping in and the bitter truth – not everyone should be on Twitter. Read more at RedheadWriting.com.

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11 November 2009 ~ Comments

Keep Your LinkedIn Out of My Twitter

Keep Your LinkedIn Out of My Twitter

Twitter’s been digging forever for monetization opportunities and it appears that partnerships and data access are the path they’ve chosen. Does the LinkedIn addition just add to the keyword-drenched spam potential though status updates?

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04 November 2009 ~ Comments

Twitter: Multiple Personality Management (without medication)

Twitter: Multiple Personality Management (without medication)

How do you manage multiple Twitter personalities without medication? Read these best practices tips and keep you – and your Twitter accounts – out of the looney bin!

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28 October 2009 ~ Comments

My Name is Erika and I'm an Active Unfollower…

My Name is Erika and I'm an Active Unfollower…

Stop being the crazy aunt (and we all have one) who keeps everything and whose house smells like Spaghetti-Os and mothballs.

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22 October 2009 ~ Comments

My Thoughts on the Social Media/Search "Group Hug"

My Thoughts on the Social Media/Search "Group Hug"

Who’s hugging who in the social media/search “group hug” going on with Google, Bing, Twitter and Facebook?

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21 August 2009 ~ Comments

Why You Should Block Spammers on Twitter

Why You Should Block Spammers on Twitter

Spammer accounts are overrunning the Twitter stream – here’s what you can do to keep them out of yours!

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09 August 2009 ~ Comments

Dear Stalker: Familiarity, Permission and Outright Dumbassery in Social Media

Dear Stalker: Familiarity, Permission and Outright Dumbassery in Social Media

This blogger’s reaction to social media stalkers…and stalkers in general. Yes, you can be *too* clingy online.

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17 July 2009 ~ Comments

It's Personal – My Thoughts on Communication in this Digital Age

It's Personal – My Thoughts on Communication in this Digital Age

Are we using electronic communication as a crutch to avoid engaging? I think so…

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18 June 2009 ~ Comments Off

Before You Strike: Attack Tactics and the Convenience of Communication

Before You Strike: Attack Tactics and the Convenience of Communication

Most of my blogs stem from personal experience. Yesterday, it was an unprovoked, out-of-context lashing-out from a follower.
It pissed me off. For a moment, at least. Then it inspired this blog.
I’m exhausted with the blind pretension and (wrongly) implied panoptic permission that stems from the perceived anonymity that accompanies social media and other forms of [...]

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