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Archive for Shel Israel

Social Media Tune Up: Twitter Part 2

Yesterday, as part of this Social Media Tune Up series, I wrote about Twitter and shared some general thoughts about how Twitter fits into my business strategy. In this second post on the topic I focus on my approach to the whole business of following and being followed on Twitter. I emphasize that it’s my

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Three Excellent Books on Social Media

A Triple Book Notice Because I Haven’t Yet Reviewed These Books and I Feel Remiss About That It was actually a resolution of mine well before New Year’s Day, to review all the books that have been piling up alongside my desk, mostly books on or relating to social media. But New Year’s Day came

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How Many Million Bloggers Did You Say? Shel in China

Along with no doubt many, many others, I am watching with fascination Shel Israel’s unfolding adventures in the Middle Kingdom. For those who just came in, Shel, who has an incomparable overview of social media internationally and its impact on business and culture, is currently visiting China for the first time. He is part of

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Lonnie Hodge to Speak at China Bloggercon 2008

I’d love to be able to attend China Bloggercon 2008 in Guangzhou, China, a couple of weeks from now – November 15th to 16th to be  precise. Having been just over a month ago at another gathering of bloggers and other new media enthusiasts in Las Vegas, NV, USA – BlogWorld & New Media Expo

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GM Blogger Bob Lutz Interviewed by Shel Israel

One of the first names that comes up when anyone talks about corporate blogging is that of General Motors VP Bob Lutz. His use of the GM FastLane blog is a standard reference for how a corporate executive might make effective use of blogging. Lutz gets not one but ten references in Debbie Weil’s The

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