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My LinkedIn connections offer advice for social media business course
I have continued using social media to gather advice on using social media for business. I gathered this advice from some people in this area who are connections of mine on LinkedIn. I used the...
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A decade’s experience in news, training, innovation
This decade is ending with much less fanfare than the past one, which was the turn of both a century and a millennium. This decade passed without really getting a name — the Oughts didn’t quite stick,...
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Thoughts on redirecting and rejuvenating a career
I knew a lot about journalism in 1997. I was 26 years into an exciting career, enjoying a rewarding run as a reporter following success as an editor. But I’ve redirected and rejuvenated my career twice...
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Syncing social tools (especially Foursquare) requires some thought
If addiction is the second stage of Foursquare use, I am still at stage one, curiosity. But at least I’m a curious Mayor. Blogger Dan Macsai described the Five Stages of Foursquare Use — curiosity,...
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Entrepreneurial journalists need to master social media
Our entrepreneurial journalism class at Georgetown will be discussing social media the next two weeks. Of course, you could do a whole course on social media, which offer some of the most important...
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Include a web link in your Twitter or Facebook profile
Sometimes people who are making good use of a social media platform still overlook a basic step or two. Like including a web link in your profile. Take a few moments to check out your basic profiles on...
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Use digital tools to showcase your career and your work
Journalists have lots of tools for showcasing our work. If you’re a college student or recent graduate looking for work or a veteran journalist out of work or looking for a better job, you need an...
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What’s the best way to view Twitter’s users? 16 percent or 30 million
Perspective and context can entirely change how people view numbers. Which number seems larger: 16 percent or 30 million? Without perspective and context, it’s hard to say. In this case, they actually...
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From 2007: Trying to catch up in Web 2.0
At the Gutenberg Museum I originally posted this Nov. 30, 2007, on my Training Tracks blog at the American Press Institute. Since API’s web archives are gone, I am reposting it here because it is part...
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From 2008: Social networking: a marathon where you sprint
This is the third of three 2007-8 posts about social media I am republishing in connection with my address today to the Arizona Newspapers Association, which refers to the middle post. I have not...
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Advice for editors: Check a job candidate’s digital profile
This continues a series on advice for new top editors in Digital First Media newsrooms. I hardly care about a job candidate’s résumé or the clips she sends me. That’s the story she wants me to know....
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How Flickr and Foursquare faded in importance to me
I can’t remember the last time I posted a photo to Flickr or checked in on Foursquare. I have no idea whether either or both social platforms will thrive just fine without me or whether others are...
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Tips for helping your career through promotion
This continues my series on professional networking. If you don’t think promotion should be part of journalism, I understand. I did little to nothing to promote myself or my work in the first 20-plus...
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