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Where’s Your “Personal Brand,” and Why?

April 4, 2008 – 9:10 am

There are lots of different ways to brand yourself.

Yesterday my colleague Jim Kukral wrote about why he’s decided to focus on centralizing his personal brand. He wrote:
“My biggest mistake from the past 7-years or so was not building my personal brand on my own blog hard enough, earlier enough. Some may wonder why someone like [...]

By Amy Gahran | Also posted in PR & marketing, blogs, business, careers, conversational media, search, skills, social media, social networks | Comments (5)

Finding local Tweetups: A humble proposal

January 20, 2008 – 9:17 am

Tweetscan

The search tool Tweetscan may be one way to find spontaneous gatherings of local Twitter users.

A few days ago, it occurred to me that it might be nice if there was an online tool or service that would facilitate local “tweetups” (informal, spontaneous gatherings of local Twitter users). Right now, tweetups start when one person [...]

By Amy Gahran | Also posted in Microblogging, community, events, search, services, social media | Comments (4)