about 1 year ago - 143 comments
Note: if someone sent you this link, and you want to just skip to the fun part of the post, click here. But please come back for the meat… “Help, I’ve been mugged in the United Kingdom!” If you do see this pop up in a Facebook chat, don’t freak out. It means your friend
about 1 year ago - 2 comments
I don’t have an iPad, but I know several people who do. I also know that I am using audio on almost all of my posts now, and video on many. Which means it’s time for me to make those past embedded videos HTML-5 friendly, if I want to be seen and heard along with
about 1 year ago - 91 comments
Video is increasingly important for a variety of reasons. First, we’re just now getting a handle on how persuasive you can be when better engaging the visual cortex. There are some stories that play better with visual and emotional information. And lastly, Youtube is now the second-largest search engine, right behind its parent company, Google.
about 1 year ago - 11 comments
In a crisis, what you see is what you get. No, I am not making a trite statement about “it is what it is,” or about transparency. What you see is what you comprehend… what you understand… what you internalize. I’ve been thinking quite a bit lately about the pieces you need for effective crisis
about 1 year ago - No comments
“There are better ways to sample local flavor than mowing with your mouth open.”
about 1 year ago - 6 comments
Sam is a friend of mine from college. He sent me a rant the other day. I think most news outlets WAAAYYY overvalue their internet video content. For the record: I HATE IT. I never willingly click on a news video. Ever. I’m looking for information, not some ****-***-slow-to-load or streaming content barfed on me
about 1 year ago - 213 comments
I wish I had a nickel for every Social Media Guru. And I wish I had a quarter for every one of them that ran from that description. It’s time for the Guru to die, because as a term it’s too generic to mean anything useful. For that matter, “Expert” and “Maven” need to go,
about 1 year ago - 1 comment
“Modern politics is an endless onion. You can peel back layers as long as you want, and everything you find smells bad and makes you cry.”
about 1 year ago - 5 comments
How space affects a woman’s perception of time. Conclusion: Apparently, space increases overall satisfaction.