I write about strategies to turn fans into customers and customers into fans. I also share ways to use real-time strategies to spread ideas, influence minds, and build business.
UPDATE: Here is the official White House blog post on the Twitter Town Hall.
Have you used AOL, Lycos, Excite, MSN, or Yahoo! recently?
This morning, the @foxnewspolitics Twitter feed was hacked and populated with tweets reporting the death of President Obama. A group called Scriptkiddies claimed responsibility.
The last thing I need is a new social network. So when I got a coveted invite to Google Plus, I really wanted to take a look, find out all the reasons why it sucks and then walk away.
Over the past week, I've talked about the conflict between legal staff and communicators when if comes to real-time media.
My blog post from a few days ago When lawyers stupidly get in the way of marketing generated a bunch of tweets, comments, and emails. Clearly others have faced the issue of lawyers getting in the way of marketing.
At many organizations, the legal department is heavily involved in marketing and communications initiatives, frequently requiring every blog post and press release to be vetted by a lawyer.
This morning at 7:00 am USA eastern time Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling revealed the secret of Pottemore.