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I Almost Left a Blog Comment

I had an interesting experience last night where I almost left a blog comment (but didn’t). Here’s a short video I made to discuss what happened… I’d love to hear your reactions or thoughts if you’ve had a similar situation: What do you think?

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Social Photo Podcast #10: Conversation vs. Broadcast, Twitter, and Cameras for Beginners

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Subscribe via iTunes: – this link will launch iTunes for easy subscription Here’s the slightly-delayed episode ten of the Social Photo Podcast. Hosts Aaron Hockley and Lyza Danger Gardner talk about entry-level cameras, social media being used for broadcast vs. conversation, and more. This episode is about sixteen minutes long. Links to Things We Mention [...]

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Looks Like Antisocial Media to Me…

One of the cornerstones of my definition of what is social media is that social media features conversation – two-way interaction instead of traditional marketing which often consists of a one-way broadcast. There’s a certain type of social media user that really wants to keep things one-way… I refer to that as antisocial media. Here [...]

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Marketing on Twitter? Which Style are You?

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Jason Falls posted an interesting piece yesterday on Social Media Today in which he notes there are Four Styles of Marketing on Twitter ranging from the Conversationalist to the Spammer. I’d suggest you check out Jason’s piece. I’d argue that if you’re purely in his “Spammer/Broadcast” category that you’re not really participating in social media [...]

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Your URLs, Please…

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I know I follow the blogs and photo websites of some of our regular commenters, but I know there are a lot of you who have websites and blogs and Twitter accounts that I might not know about. Tell me about it. Leave a comment on this post full of nothing but shameless self promotion. [...]

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Can You Tweet Too Much?

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What happens when you tweet too much? A better question would be how much is too much? Yesterday I got a question from one of my Twitter followers and decided to respond in the form of a blog post. @MarahMedia asked: How many tweets per day do you think is an acceptable number to be [...]

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On the Sixth Day of Tips-Mas…

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From December 25th through January 5th, I’m running a series called the Twelve Days of Tips-Mas, offering quick and easy tips for social media use by photographers. On the sixth day of Tips-Mas, this blogger said to thee: Invite folks to engage. Yes, social media is about two-way conversations, but often you’ll acquire new Twitter [...]

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Talk to Me

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What’s up? What’s going on? Five times a week I publish a post giving you ideas, suggestions, information, or a pointer to a resource with information about social media for photographers. Today, I want you to talk with me. Tell me what you’re doing that’s new and exciting. Share something that’s working. Heck, share something [...]

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Build Your Network by Leaving Blog Comments

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Social media can be all about networking and building relationships with others in your field. Through blogs, Twitter, Flickr, and other online resources I have “met” and developed relationships with dozens if not hundreds of photographers and other professionals. One of the best ways to build these relationships over time is also one of the [...]

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Pressing Publish Means You’re Half Done

This past weekend, I attended WordCamp Portland, a conference on blogging and the WordPress platform. Founding developer Matt Mullenweg led a Q&A discussion with the audience, and one thing he said struck a chord with me and my view on blogging, comments, and conversation. A couple of months ago, I said that if you’re blogging [...]

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