Interviewer’s Note: Today our interview is going down a different road. We normally talk about business and entrepreneurship, but neither of those things would be possible without a strong community. My interview with Sandy Maxey delves into the concept of community, and how they are transforming in this age, and what we can do with…
The Pluggio Blog is not a political blog, but today I wanted to talk about recent controversy over the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s decision to pull funding from Planned Parenthood. It was quickly retracted after a social media uproar criticized the decision and assigned responsibility for the choice to Karen Handle. Within a week, Handel…
Well, well, 2012 is finally upon us. Hasta la vista, 2011! Personally, 2011 was a great year for me, and I hope it was good for everybody else, too. Despite the recession, there was a lot of opportunity for growth, new business, and new endeavors. Has anybody been creating their 2012 business resolutions? If so,…
In our latest installment of how NOT to use Social Media, I’m revisiting a topic raised some months ago: some businesses are threatening to sue clients & customers for writing negative reviews of them online. Now, I’m a firm believer in that if a company does you wrong, then you have every right to share…
I recently read an article entitled ” Qantas Shows How Not to Do Social Media ” on the Social Graf. I’m always interested to read about social gaffes- after all, what better opportunities do we have to learn how to do things?! But the article was something of a let-down. Maybe I was expecting another…
Wednesday, November 16th is when I heard the first Christmas song of the year on the radio. There I am, on the road, driving to Chino to pick up some books, and this smooth jazzy version of “Carol of the Bells” starts playing on one of those easy-listening stations. Damn, already? I thought. It’s not…
