Turns out I’m not a writer. Not by trade nor by nature. So video really didn’t kill the writing star because I wasn’t a star to begin with. I’m explaining my new approach in the video below. Social media and digital communications are a way of life for me. I do it for fun and [...]
I’m experimenting with the wordpress iPhone app. I’m curios to see if it’s better to post using the app or if the relationship with posterous is the way to go when posting content from the iPhone. I’m amazed to see the evolution and growing importance of mobile devices and access to information. I was thinking [...]
As the number of social networks grows, it's easy to be overwhelmed by the effort to maintain each one independently. Each network may serve a purpose to your personal or professional life but it is easy to lose track of the networks you've joined, are managing or are interested in. For individuals, there is a [...]
I’m overwhelmed by the number of opportunities available to take Aurora Health Care into a new direction with digital communications and social media. It’s an exciting time for me and my team but it is also challenging because we’re facing the Fear of Start. In an organization of 30,000 employees, one of the most challenging [...]
I just wrapped up a meeting with Erik, Jason and Greg from Avicom regarding social media and opportunities in the health care sector. It was refreshing to have a face to face conversation with individuals who "get it" and see the opportunity for using new media tools to communicate with internal and external audiences. You [...]
I had the pleasure of having a conversation with David Brazeal of Journamarketing.com regarding social media and healthcare organizations. Part of my responsibilities at Aurora Healthcare include strategy and execution for implementing social media inside and outside of the organization. It's an exciting challenge to move a large organization forward. We'll be experimenting actively as [...]
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I generally read a couple of books at a time. I'm not sure if it's a form of ADD or if I consumer information better in bits at different times but usually the mix includes a marketing book (my career focus), a book for leisure such as a novel and a topical book to learn [...]
I’m setting up the typepad application on my iphone. I’m looking forward to being able to blog on the run!
I was watching a TED Presentation with Jonathan Harris, an artist and computer scientist, about his passion for collecting stories. One of the projects that Jonathan shares during the presentation is We Feel Fine which he developed with Sep Kamvar. We Feel Fine scans the worlds blogs to collect snippets of peoples feelings. The information [...]
The Age of Conversation 2 is coming soon. 237 authors have submitted their contributions and the final review and book building is underway. I was fortunate enough to participate in the first Age of Conversation with 100 authors and am excited to be apart of this second experience. The new book will feature a variety [...]