The NEW Social Media Guy!
Big changes coming at That Social Media Guy! New Website, personal re-branding, updated Twitter, Facebook and G+ accounts, not to mention all of the stuff happening with Steamfeed.com and Social Media...
View ArticleSocial Media Camp 2013
This month (May 2013) I attended my 4th Social Media Camp conference. Last year was my first year as a Social Media Coach for the camp and I was thrilled to be asked to return this year. This year I...
View ArticleBlogging for Steamfeed.com
Since November of 2012, I have had the pleasure of blogging about technology, apps and startups for Steamfeed.com. This group of authors are true Social Media types, believing that there is no such...
View ArticleProcedure before Policy
With Social Media having such an explosive growth as a communications medium, it is not surprising that many businesses and organizations are only now starting to see and undertand the need to have a...
View ArticleAnti-Bullying Education Starts at Home
For years we have been watching the ebb and flow of anti-bullying campaigns. Something horrible happens, such as the death of a child that is attributed to bullying, and the media/governments/education...
View ArticleViral Happens
Recently a teen from Parksville, British Columbia, a small community on the outskirts of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, discovered what it means to have something “Go Viral“. In her high school yearbook...
View ArticleEducate About Social Media Rather Than Banning It
When the Vancouver School Board announce that they were creating a new Social Media Policy of the School District and that the were looking for some public input, I immediately started that convo on...
View ArticlePoliticians Can Learn from Mayor Nenshi
When Naheed Nenshi ran for Mayor of Calgary, many never thought he had a chance. Not well known beyond his academic work and civic politics editorials, no “real” political experience and a failed bid...
View ArticleAttention Parents! You Need to Look and Listen!
During my presentation on Cyber Bullying at Social Media Camp, I introduced a number people in the audience to Ask.fm, a website that has become very popular with youth. When you look at the site, you...
View ArticleThe NEW Social Media Guy!
Big changes coming at That Social Media Guy! New Website, personal re-branding, updated Twitter, Facebook and G+ accounts, not to mention all of the stuff happening with Steamfeed.com and Social Media...
View ArticleSocial Media Camp 2013
This month (May 2013) I attended my 4th Social Media Camp conference. Last year was my first year as a Social Media Coach for the camp and I was thrilled to be asked to return this year. This year I...
View ArticleYou Get to Cry Wolf Once
We all know the story of the boy who cried wolf too many times. He did it for attention and when the real wolf showed up, no one would listen. Social Media has it’s own version of the story now, only...
View ArticleTeens, Young Adults and Social Media
This week I was a guest on CKNW’s The Simi Sara Show, talking about Social Media and the effects it has on the employable futures of teens and young adults. The conversation covered a lot of varying...
View ArticleClean Up Your Online Life.
Since being on CKNW’s The Simi Sara Show, this past week, I have been flooded with examples of how kids and young adults continue to post material, on their Social Media accounts, that can jeopardize...
View ArticleHow to Avoid Social Media Disaster
A recent survey says that 29% of young adults, aged 18 to 34, have regrets about things that they have posted to Social Media. Another survey states that 82% of young adults, in the same age group,...
View ArticleThe Social Media Awesome of the National Aquarium
This week I was interviewing Nabila Chami, the Social Media and PR Coordinator for the National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland. I was getting additional feedback on the new Nestivity feature called...
View ArticleLondon Drugs Does It Right
How often do you see a sale made via Social Media? How often do see great customer service via Social Media? How often do you see BOTH, for the same transaction? Probably not as often as the first two,...
View ArticleWhat a Summer!
My, oh, my. What a whirlwind Summer it has been! From re-branding, to coaching, to being a guest on CKNW’s Simi Sara Show, to being invited to be a speaker at the upcoming Social Media Bootcamp...
View ArticleWhen Personal Posts Get You Fired
This recent news article really bothered me. Three Toronto Firefighters Fired over Tweets OK. I get that the tweets were juvenile, sexist and knuckle-dragging Neanderthal like. I expect that if any of...
View ArticleCyberBully Legislation is a Bad Idea
OK. I know that you are reading this headline and saying “What!?! Has he lost his mind!?!” I suppose I should clarify. I think that applying consequence to those who Cyber-Bully, especially those who...
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