Debbie Weil
  • About
  • Work with me
    • Book writing coach for nonfiction
    • Ultimate Organizing to Write Your Book
    • Workshops & retreats
    • Online course
    • Publish with Voxie Media
    • Speaking
  • [B]OLDER podcast
  • Reinvention
  • Island Women Speak
    • All about Island Women Speak
    • The first two performances
    • Performance videos
  • Books & Blog
    • Books
    • Blog & Articles
  • Contact
Select Page

Redux: Have You Googled Yourself Lately?

by Debbie Weil | May 20, 2009 | New New Things, ROI, Social Media, Uncategorized

I’m re-posting an entry I wrote 5 years ago. It still applies. Back then, Googling yourself was a relatively new concept. Now, it’s a truism that Google results are your home page. Posted May 19, 2004: “Google yourself.” That’s...

Why FriendFeed Is the New Must-Have For Your Social Media Toolbox

by Debbie Weil | May 14, 2009 | New New Things, Social Media, Twitter, Uncategorized

It’s happened overnight. Actually, in the past two weeks, since FriendFeed announced a redesign of their site. Suddenly everybody is subscribing to FriendFeed (I’ve noticed a significant uptick in new followers) and it’s looking like the new...

Viral Takes on a New Meaning With Escalating Tweets About Swine Flu

by Debbie Weil | Apr 30, 2009 | Events, Social Media, Twitter, Uncategorized

It’s not a pandemic yet but you wouldn’t know it from the exponentially growing number of tweets about swine flu and #swineflu and, beginning yesterday, swine flu renamed H1N1. Like many others, I dislike the term “viral” marketing. But...

Me 2.0: Over 50? You’re Never Too Old to Be Blogging Your Brand

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...

Use Twitter to Listen in to a Conference That You Can’t Attend

by Debbie Weil | Mar 27, 2009 | Social Media, Twitter, Uncategorized

Yet another business reason to use Twitter is staring you in the face (in case you’re not convinced). I can’t physically attend the terrific Government 2.0 BarCamp taking place today in Washington DC. No matter… I can peruse microblogging updates...

No Fooling: Blogging and (Free) Cupcakes in DC on April 1st, 2009

by Debbie Weil | Mar 20, 2009 | Corporate Blogging, Events, Social Media, Uncategorized

These aren’t any ol’ cupcakes. They’re at Baked & Wired in Georgetown. And they’ve been declared the best in the nation by The Atlantic. Andrew Wilson, HHS’s social media celeb, is our special guest. He’ll tell us about...
<12345678910...>>>
Return to articles

Popular articles

  • The Big List of Big Brand Corporate Blogs
  • What Is a Badge and Why Do You Need One?
  • How to prepare an Ignite or TED talk
  • Not a Full-Length Book? Write a Kindle Single Instead
  • Million Dollar Consultant Alan Weiss Says Social Media Is a Waste of Time for Consultants
  • IBM’s Employee Blogging Guidelines
  • It’s free, it’s viral, it’s Seth Godin’s The Bootstrapper’s Bible
  • The Lost Art of Writing With a Fountain Pen
  • Microsoft’s Employee Guidelines for Successful Blogging
  • Reflections on My 65th Birthday

Recent articles

  • Your Gap Year – What’s Stopping You?
  • From Stomach Doctor to First-time Author: the Inside Story
  • Protected: 5 Writing Strategies That Crush Writer’s Block and Guarantee Success
  • Acting “As If” Your Writing or Speaking Makes a Difference
  • When Depression Creeps In Like the Fog
  • Reflections on My 65th Birthday
  • Running the New York Marathon vs. Writing a Book
  • Why Your Blog Is the Hub of Social Media Marketing
  • The Big List of Big Brand Corporate Blogs
  • Only 12% Are Corporate Bloggers, According to Technorati’s State of the Blogosphere Report