Social Media Knows No Boundaries
The social media community in Washington, DC has largely been associated with the interactive strategy folks who serve corporate concerns and even the occasional startup or political campaign, but that is changing. If you are interested in seeing how the local defense community is also embracing social media then you may want to check out […]
Selling Through Opinion Leaders vs. Relationship Based Selling
I happened upon this clip titled ‘Should salespeople simply market to opinion leaders’ while researching a Baltimore area organization this morning. The speaker, Myra Norton, apparently runs a “research organization based on the principals of social networking” called CommunityAnalytics and is an adjunct professor at Towson University just outside of Baltimore. This ties […]
Google’s Expanding DC Metro Presence
In 2008 we watched as Google expanded their presence from a lobbying shop with a few sales seats into a larger office downtown (DC). Their next move was to open an office in Reston, VA. Over the past few months the Google offices have played host to a few events for the local community too. […]
Obama’s Department of Energy Appointment Represents A Big Shift
The Obama Administration has not even taken up residence at the White House yet, but radical change is in the air. During the Bush Administration we became accustomed to the idea that Big Oil and Gas ran the show. Lobbyists for the Chemical industry were put in charge of environmental protection and the EPA decided […]
What Are Your Startup Stock Options Worth?
Stock Options are usually out of sight and out of mind unless the company they are in happens to go somewhere. IF you have them and happen to be wondering what they MIGHT be worth then you should check out Don Rainey’s VC in DC blog post on the subject. He also shared some thoughts […]
A Sign of Social Media’s Entry Into The Mainstream?
While we all still do quite a bit of business over email and fax, this is the first that I’ve heard of legal notice being served via a social network. Apparently, an Australian court allows legal notices to be served via email, text messages and even social network messaging systems now. If you have been […]
Spam Is Not Networking
I’m always amazed by the shameless tactics used by staffing agencies. As a former staffing agency guy myself I find myself constantly in the position of trying to undo the damage done by people who work in the industry. Recruiters are always somewhere on the line of socially acceptable because their […]
Personal Brand vs. Social Media Brand
I’ve been writing a lot about the difference between personal friendships and profile friendships lately. At the same time, much of what I have been writing has had to do with social media tools and how we wield them for communicating with others. I would like to go off in a different direction and talk […]
The Next Wave of Social Networking Is On Its Way
Social networking websites have been a part of our lives in one way or another for long time. They have been places to meet new people and to deepen connections with people who we know. Providers of email, instant messaging and just about everything else have worked hard to mash their services up with the […]
Quote of The Day: “LinkedIn is bullshit”
“LinkedIn is bullshit. It’s social networking for tools, who only want to get something from you.”
This was in response to my status update on Facebook regarding my pondering whether or not to go back to LinkedIn, because they asked me to. The promised to fix my two chief concerns which would give me […]
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