by Debbie Weil | Dec 8, 2009 | Corporate Blogging, In the News, Uncategorized
I’m delighted to announce that I’m teaming up with Compendium Blogware as a strategic advisor for 2010. I’ve know CEO Chris Baggott for years, since his email marketing days as co-founder of ExactTarget. Chris is a go-getter and a prolific writer and...
by Debbie Weil | Oct 9, 2009 | Corporate Blogging, Social Media, Twitter, Uncategorized, Writing
The subtle differences between how one uses Facebook, Twitter and a blog are very interesting. I’m continually trying to explain this to clients. Strategy aside, there are distinct differences in how you talk or write for the different platforms. Simply put, you...
by Debbie Weil | Aug 13, 2009 | Corporate Blogging, Stats & Studies, Uncategorized
According to Gartner’s just released 2009 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, corporate blogging is inching up towards mainstream adoption, while Twitter may be encountering a backlash. It’s been a slow steady climb since 2005, as I’ve noted here...
by Debbie Weil | May 28, 2009 | Corporate Blogging, Social Media, Stats & Studies, Uncategorized
Illustration (and caption) below by the talented Ming Zhuang at Medill’s Graduate School of Journalism. On the one hand, it’s a brave new world where bloggers represent a new and unfettered publishing channel. One that enables us to consume...
by Debbie Weil | Apr 21, 2009 | Corporate Blogging, Events, Uncategorized
Update: Yesterday’s BlogWell conference in New York was a huge success. You can read a stream of Tweets about #blogwell. And a great recap on a Squidoo page that parses the event via tweets about the different speakers. One of the highlights was a live...
by Debbie Weil | Apr 9, 2009 | Books, Corporate Blogging, Social Media, Uncategorized
If you’re over 40 (or 50, like me), you may think a new book titled Me 2.0 and written by 20-something Dan Schawbel is not for you. Think again. Especially if you’re a baby boomer, over 50 and heading into the home stretch of what you hope will be a...