Wow! I didn’t know you worked at Yahoo!

// March 3rd, 2010 // Comments // How do I..., Social Media

Cross-posted on SocMedia101
Does your email look like this? donjuan@yahoo.com Feel free to take out ‘Yahoo!’ and insert any of the following:

AOL
Hotmail
Earthlink
Gmail
MSN
Comcast

When you see that my email is julie@walmart.com or julie@nbc.com or julie@burgerking.com, you assume…

The new annoying way to spam on Twitter and how to stop it

// February 4th, 2010 // Comments // How do I..., Social Media

Originally posted on SocMedia101
Once again, we have a Twitter epidemic. Spam accounts post tweets asking for action or promoting their links and they include as many twitter handles as they can fit. The pick big name Tweeple and little ones.…

Really? America’s ‘Tweethearts’ have to be half-naked?

// January 6th, 2010 // Comments // News, Social Media

By Julie Roads of Writing Roads: Marketing writer, blogger, ghostwriter, consultant and GEEK GIRL! (See you at Geek Girl Camp 2010!)
Really? America’s ‘Tweethearts’ have to be half-naked?
Today was kind of a big day for girls that get their geek on.…

Getting the Best Bargains Online for Black Friday through Christmas

// November 24th, 2009 // Comments // News, Social Media

If you are as busy as I am, then you know organization and timing is everything. Right down to your Christmas list. And if you are online 15 hours a day like I am sometimes, all your friends think you…

Twitter 101

// November 9th, 2009 // Comments // How do I..., Social Media

Twitter is my social media poison of choice. However, I come across a lot of people who simply don’t “get” it or see the value in it. Fair enough. Truth is, I didn’t see the point either until I tried…

Social Media meets Mortality: How do you handle a deceased person’s online presence?

// October 26th, 2009 // Comments // News, Social Media

I had been thinking about this for a long time, especially as people pass away that you know intimately or in a business setting.
What is the appropriate way to handle a deceased person’s online presence on Social Media?
Recently,…

People who work under glass ceilings should throw stones

// September 29th, 2009 // Comments // How do I..., Social Media

There’s an old adage that people who live in glass houses should not throw stones. But what about those of us who live beneath the glass ceiling?
If you work in certain sectors in particular, you’ve heard the term tossed…

My Twitter Response Philosophy

// September 3rd, 2009 // Comments // How do I..., Social Media

It seems like ages ago, but I posted my very first tweet on Twitter in 2007 when social media enthusiasts like me commenced gravitating to the medium. Since then I have developed and redeveloped my philosophy about using Twitter from the way in which I…

Get stuck on Glue!

// August 6th, 2009 // Comments // News, Social Media

Author’s note: My past posts have been directed to social media applications and tools outside of the leading platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, etc. My aim is to educate everyone on the many ways to connect with people outside just…

Using FriendFeed in your Social Media Strategy

// August 4th, 2009 // Comments // News, Social Media

Some people swear by Twitter; that it is the only place for them when using social media to interact with others.
Still others will only use Facebook or LinkedIn for interacting and connecting.
And quite a few more folks are…

Social Bookmarking – the red-headed step-child of social media explained

// July 24th, 2009 // Comments // Social Media

Whenever I hear of pundits speak of social media, chances are they are chatting mostly about Twitter, with a cup of Facebook and a pinch of LinkedIn thrown in for good measure. Blended on high with blogging and sprinkled with YouTube. But social media…