Funny thing happened the other day when I was on the way to a local chamber meeting… Actually the funny thing is being at a local chamber event to promote local businesses going online and becoming involved with social media. Most people I speak with have the immediate reaction of, why in the world would I need to be online when I can hook up with all the local businesses I need right here, at this event. It...

As a business owner you have heard that you should be tweeting, friending, and even occasionally sphinning. Yet, you are still stuck with trying to figure out the whole blogging thing. Whoa, stop the train! Is your head spinning yet, I know mine is! Whatever you do try not to confuse spinning with sphinning, which is related to social bookmarking. I’m sure you have heard that you need to have an online presence,...

If you are new to the social media scene, each and every social media experience is very different. Some, like Twitter, even seem to have a completely foreign language. This in and of itself, is enough to make you want to quit. Yet, you know it is important to be there, you just don’t know how to get past the learning curve. Stop – there is no need to panic! Here are some basic concepts that will help...

Emily Bell of The Guardian, a 200 year old news organization in the UK, is talking Twategy. It would seem that the brush fire of the main stream flocking to social media has caused a flutter among the large organizations. It is not uncommon for a CEO or high level executive to grab the reigns of social media, we even have the opportunity to Tweet with the stars as seen by Ashton Kutcher hitting the one million...