Aaargh! Another Social Media “Expert” Seminar

If I attend one more seminar offered by a social media expert you have permission to slap me—hard. In the face. I truly enjoy connecting with other folks who enjoy marketing and using the internet to build their business. It’s enlightening to learn from those who make their living as consultants to businesses interested in [...]

Why Do I Care What You Eat?

“Twitter. I just don’t get it.” “Why do I care what you ate for lunch?” No matter where I’m speaking or who is in the audience, someone always want to know about why we tweet what we eat and who cares. Yeah, maybe no one really cares. And yet, food never fails to start a [...]

When People Simply Talk

On Tuesday I was driving to a Social Media Atlanta event, listening to Conversations: ‘When People Simply Talk’—NPR Morning Edition—featuring Dick Cavett, a late-night talk show host in the 1960s and ’70s. My interest piqued when Cavett quoted the advice given to him by Jack Paar. “Kid, don’t come out and do interviews — that’s [...]