If only everyone was as classy as Eric Wedge.

October 5, 2009

During the inaugural #sportsprchat one of the topics discussed was Eric Wedge and his departure from the Cleveland Indians organization. The question was posed: What would you do if you were fired but had to continue doing your job for any length of time?
As someone searching for their next job, my thought was that I [...]

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Day 1 (not) at the #140tc

September 22, 2009

There are many reasons to attend conferences. Fortunately for those of us at the mercy of travel bans and budgets, an increasing number of conferences are live streaming their content, and even more are using Twitter hashtags that enable users to follow the conversation from the comfort of our computers (and for those more fortunate [...]

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Social Media: (Not) So easy, an intern could do it.

September 18, 2009

I was reading Marc Meyer’s post “Social media is free…but I’m not.” earlier today when one of my colleagues walked by, and seeing my computer remarked “I wish I got paid to play on Facebook all day.”
First of all, it’s not Facebook. It’s a blog. And I’m not playing.
With the ease of entering into the [...]

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Presentation Alert: NCMPR District 1 Conference

September 14, 2009

I will be presenting at the National Council of Marketing and Public Relations District 1 Conference in early November. Joining the always fun (and knowledgeable!) Geoffrey Pettifer (Director of College Marketing at Atlantic Cape Community College) and Jessica Dandoy (Assistant Director of Communications & Marketing at Butler County Community College), we will get away from [...]

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Master’s degree…or Twitter?

September 14, 2009

As someone who studies social media practices, nothing annoys me more (OK, that’s a lie – plenty of things annoy me.) than participating in a conference/webinar with out of date material. Doesn’t matter if it’s free or not – it still takes up my time. With the rapid changing in technologies and techniques, it’s hard [...]

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