Social Media Is Democracy... The recent unrest in the UK and news of the New York Police Department setting up a social media monitoring team has many thinking the most democratic way of communicating in the history of man is under fire. And they are correct. The talk of censoring social networks and streams of communications during...

Business Enemies Abound, Even for Nice G... Business is, and always will be, a full contact sport. Even if you’re an ethical, professional and talented person, there are always people working an angle. The more successful or visible you become, the more people will try and undermine you or will attempt to play in your sandbox. There are lots of...

How Vitrue hurts themselves and social m... Part of the continuing problem that dogs the use of social media and social business is the extent vendors and some start-ups will go to in order to create a name for themselves. I was reminded of this today while reading the Nation’s Restaurant News online. In a story slugged “Top brands...

Never Compromise Your Integrity... People compromise every day. Sometimes its small things like where to eat with your husband or wife. Sometimes its which movie to see with your friend. Still others compromise their ethics and what they know to be right for many reasons. In business, this is perhaps more prevelant than anytime in recent...

Loyalty? We Don’t Need No Stinkin&... The workplace is an amazing place these days. We interrupt this usual social media and public relations blog to talk about loyalty in the workplace. Or, as is the case in this new century, the lack of loyalty. Don’t get me wrong, this isn’t about me or a personal experience. Instead,...

Bad Pitches Don’t Outnumber Bad Jo... Over the last couple of days, a former colleague of mine who is off to a bright career in communications and social media was blasted on the blog of a prominent journalist/blogger for a program he was running for a client. This self-professed technology expert named him by name and blasted not only the...