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Read more about the article Social media and web ramblings; part deux

Social media and web ramblings; part deux

Several months ago I posted some personal observations of "worst practices" when it comes to using social media and the World Wide Web. I try to keep up with trends in this space as part of my overall writing/consulting work, and teaching as an adjunct professor in the Journalism Department at the University at Albany (SUNY). Social media and use of the Web has moved front and center when it comes to communication in a 21st century world filled with myriad ways to instantly send and obtain information. My first post tried…

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Helpful (hopefully) social media ramblings

Did you ever wonder why so few people read your posts and/or tweets? The use of social media can be an inexact science, and more of an art. But there are a few basic tips that will help. Below is one man's opinion (not the results of some academic or empirical study) I thought I'd share with followers and friends. My role as an adjunct professor in the Journalism Program at the University at Albany, where I teach courses in public relations writing and crisis communications, forces me to keep abreast of…

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Read more about the article Dispatches from March Madness in Brooklyn – 2014

Dispatches from March Madness in Brooklyn – 2014

  As we approach the Final Four this weekend in North Dallas, I’m reminded that my bracket was trashed at about 4:30 p.m. on the first day of the tourney two weeks ago. But my journey into March Madness began a week earlier in the borough of Brooklyn… For almost anyone, doing the same thing for 12 hours straight – work, school, play, watching TV, reading, etc. – presents challenges that range from exhaustion to boredom. Yet this is exactly what I chose to do on March 14, focusing on one of…

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