In “How to Find Your Tribe in One Word” by Liz Strauss, she wrote about how it is too easy to feel separated from society by the actions often not of our choosing. Lots of folks have lots of reason for feeling we’re on the outside. It’s almost overwhelming. The world can seem to be o...

Some social media “experts� and veterans look down on social media “noobs,� aka newbies, or newcomers. (The word “noob� comes from l33tspeak, an early hacker “language� now popular among some social networkers.) This behavior can manifest itself in several ways, such as the snub at s...

What does it take to be a great Social Media Expert (GSME)? Let’s look at a few basic characteristics. The GSME is someone that knows his grand mothers pearls of wisdom and re-uses them to his advantage on daily basis. He will swing quotes at you that summarize what social media is about. Bril...

I have often wondered how it happens that everyone is always willing to share a piece of two of advice about everything related to the internet and online industry while people will rarely act as experts in other industries - be it nuclear science or construction - without proper training and real k...

This is the internet. Welcome. Shit moves way too fast for anyone to be an authority on anything long enough to be “expert”. By the time you’re “expert”, the thing you’re expert in is no longer relevant. Deal with it. We’re all students. Every single one of ...

Couple of months ago, Geoff Livingston, among many others, including me, waxed philosophically about Personal Brand vs Reputation. There was quite the debate both on Geoff’s site and here.  I’ve struggled with my own business brand for years, even when I had a strong brand with my PR bu...

  Butch Cassidy : “I couldn’t do that. Could you do that? Why can they do it? Who are those guys?� I promised that I would follow up the top 30 social media experts post I did with a few more people who’s work I admire, who’s thinking is forward, and who’s ideas of what culture and tec...