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I Almost Left a Blog Comment

Tweet I had an interesting experience last night where I almost left a blog comment (but didn’t). Here’s a short video I made to discuss what happened… I’d love to hear your reactions or thoughts if you’ve had a similar situation: What do you think?

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Online and Offline: It’s All Real

Tweet When personal computers still cost multiple thousands of dollars and the internet was somewhere that only technical geeks would be found, the term IRL came to mean “in real life” as opposed to an online interaction. Here’s a reality check for those using the internet in 2009: online life and offline life are one […]

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Retrospective on my 2009 in Social Media

Tweet We’re now into December, and if you’re like me you’re wondering what happened to most of 2009. With the new year approaching, it’s worth spending a few minutes and doing a bit of a retrospective on the past twelve months. It’s a good idea for any business to periodically step back and look at […]

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How Not to Use Twitter as a Photographer

Tweet I’ve talked a lot about how photographers can use Twitter (grab that paper if you haven’t already) as part of an online presence and marketing plan. Although it’s important to think about what to tweet, it’s also important to think about what not to tweet: That tweet was posted yesterday by a wedding photographer […]

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Oops… Now What?

Tweet What happens when something goes wrong? How do you react to failure online? Did a blog article generate too much controversy? Is a client unhappy with photos of them that you posted publicly? Did you post something in haste on Twitter that was better left unsaid? Much like offline life, it’s not a question […]

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