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Entrepreneurs and small businesses turn to Beachcomber Communications for hands-on social media training with Angela Crocker, author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Creating a Social Network (Feb 2011 Penguin Group (USA)).
Finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year
August 31st, 2010
Great news! Beachcomber Communications is a finalist for the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in the High Tech category. I’ve spent this afternoon gathering the images and copy the award ceremony planners need to prepare for the EYA event. The awards will be presented on October 20, 2010 at the Executive Hotel in Coquitlam, BC.
How to Contact Facebook ~ Mari Smith
July 3rd, 2010When it comes to using Facebook, Mari Smith is the person I turn to for the latest news, helpful tips and answers to puzzling questions. As much as I consider myself a super-user, Mari trumps my know-how with ease. As it should be with social media, Mari is extremely generous with what she knows and posts terrific information about all aspects of Facebook.
With this post I’d like to share a recent resource Mari provided on her blog about how to contact Facebook. This is a terrific post and something for us all to bookmark for easy reference. You never know when you’re going to have a Facebook problem to solve.
Happy Social Media Day
June 30th, 2010The socially minded folks over at Mashable have declared June 30 Social Media Day and I’m happy to celebrate with them. This is not just another greeting card holiday but rather a chance to pause and reflect on the amazing, personalized communities each of us has created online.
Many are gathering in person to celebrate at Meetups around the world and I raise a glass to them all and say ‘Happy Social Media Day!’ I’ll be attending a small celebration with a friend I’ve known since 1988 but who I rarely see in the real world. We’ll be spending some quality time together shortly.
Oh, one last thing. What do you think about the selection of an alpaca as the mascot featured in the Social Media Day logo?
Shorten and Share a Long URL
May 21st, 2010Social media means social sharing and we all stumble across great things to share on the web. To pass along the address easily use an URL shortener like TinyURL, Bit.ly or Ow.ly. Simple copy and paste the address you want to send and you’ll get a short link for easy sharing. If you want to track how many clicks your link receives then Bit.ly is the best choice. If you want to be a bit tricky, you can also use the URL shortener called Trick.ly.
Hootsuite Adds Team Features
April 13th, 2010I’ve long been a fan of Hootsuite as a tool to manage multiple Twitter accounts or other social networks like Facebook, Ping.fm, WordPress, and FourSquare. Now Hootsuite has added a new team feature that allows more than one person to act on behalf of an account. Take for example, the book blog I write for The Book Broads.
The Conversation Prism
April 7th, 2010More and more often, I’m teaching workshops and seminars about social media and social networking. Frequently, I want to illustrate just how diverse the social web is today but have only a few minutes in the context of a much larger lesson. Thankfully there are several diagrams that provide a visual representation in a classic example of a picture being worth a thousand words. My current favourite is by Brian Solis and Jesse Thomas – The Conversation Prism.
The Conversation Prism by Brian Solis and Jesse Thomas
Social Media Content Workshop in Nanaimo
April 6th, 2010My next Nanaimo workshop is called Social Media Content Workshop: Finding Fuel for Your Friends & Followers. I’ll be presenting this day long effort with my cohorts from The Book Broads – Kim Plumley and Peggy Richardson on Saturday, May 15, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. We’ll be at Origins at Longwood (6205 Oliver Rd., Nanaimo).
Peggy Richardson (l), Angela Crocker (c), Kim Plumley (r)
Northern Voice 2010
March 31st, 2010What an honour to be selected as a speaker for Northern Voice 2010, Canada’s blogging conference. Together with Kim Plumley and Peggy Richardson (we three are The Book Broads) I’ll be talking about “Flog Your Blog: How to Turn Your Blog Into A Book”. The next phase of registration opens on April 1st and I hope to see lots of you there.
One of the best parts of conference is getting to know folks in advance and building relationships for the future, so please stop by and say hello in the comments on the blog or the Beachcomber Communications’ Facebook fan page or on Twitter (I’m @AngelaCrocker). You can also follow along through socialmedia – look for the hashtag #NV10.
Social Media Success Summit 2010
March 27th, 2010Oh! This conference has got my heart racing. Twenty-four of the leading minds in social media are coming together for a virtual conference – the Social Media Success Summit 2010. In a virtual conference format of webinars, social media connections and forums over three weeks this May, I get to share and learn from my fellow delegates. I can’t wait!
Check out my new badge!
Tale from the Twitter Trenches
March 23rd, 2010Today, I’m having a proud mama moment and it’s not about my son. Today my student became the teacher and she’s said it so well. I’m very proud of my friend and client Heather Kleim for recent blog about her Twitter experiences in promoting her company, Epic Empire Designs.
