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Viral video of the week – slide or the stairs? |
Jul 6th, 2010
Volkswagon are at it again – last time it was turning random underground station stairs into piano keys in the video I picked as a fav for last year – and now they’ve turned some stairs into a slide. Slide or the stairs?(The guy in the suit at the end is priceless)
And still not a car in...
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Fiona |
Apr 20th, 2010
If you’ve built your blog, your twitter account, your Linkedin account, your Ning community, your Facebook fan page…. then now you need to be telling people about them.
But not in a spammy way.
Adding...
How to promote your social media wit...
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Fiona |
Apr 1st, 2010
At a recent social media workshop this was the second most asked question (after how do I find time for social media?).
This is such a huge topic… where to start? (eg grabbing your twitter name is a good...
So how do I get started with social ...
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Fiona |
Mar 30th, 2010
One of the biggest obstacles for business owners engaging in social media is the time factor. At my workshops the most commonly asked question is – How do I fit in social media? How do I find time for social...
5 ways to manage your social media t...
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Fiona |
Mar 12th, 2010
This is my favourite viral video of the week – an ad for a well known dog food brand.
This is a stunning video (but then I’m a biased dog-owner and aspiring movie maker). Though everyone else agrees (apart...
Viral video of the week – gone...
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Fiona |
Feb 15th, 2010
I recently came across this checklist of how to drive traffic to your website using social media. (Probably from the same people that Snipe parodies here)
To me, this kind of checklist is the ‘dark side’...
Are you a social media spammer?...
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Fiona |
Dec 23rd, 2009
As everyone winds down to the Christmas holidays and looking for any excuse not to do any work, I’m sharing my favourite video picks for the year. Enjoy!
Best social media viral video
Fabulous message,...
Chiefette’s pick – Top v...
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Fiona |
Dec 2nd, 2009
When I started Her Business magazine back in 1995, websites weren’t around; we didn’t even have email.
By 2002 we had a website that gave us a presence online and automated a lot of processes; readers...
Why online is better than print...
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Fiona |
Nov 23rd, 2009
The vital element that sets blogging apart from your standard website – or other media in fact – is the ability to add your comments to the author’s post.
Commenting makes blogging more interactive...
Why and how to leave comments on blo...
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Fiona |
Nov 2nd, 2009
Your eyes meet across a crowded room
- You read an interesting re-tweet or stumbleupon them or follow a link on a blog.
Or your friends set you up
- Mr Tweet recommends...
Social media in business is kind of ...
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I’m passionate about social media – I founded the online community entrepreneurette in 2006 and flokka, the blog network in 2008, after a decade and a half in magazine publishing. A typical ‘maven’ I love to share what I’m learning, researching and implementing - as well as what’s working for my clients, my students and my network members, in the worlds of social media and business in general. I’m Fiona Powell and this is my blog. 
