The other day, I attended the Long Island Association annual breakfast meeting with both Nassau County and Suffolk County Executives – Ed Mangano and Steven Bellone. I was really impressed with both of them. As they spoke, I checked in on Foursquare. I noticed that there were three other people...
Hilary’s Top 10 2011 Blogher Swag
Everyone loves swag. And, at the Blogher Conference in San Diego last August, I was given so much swag, I had to buy another suitcase! (I could have left the stuff at the hotel room but how could I part with beloved swag?) It’s taken me months to get an...
Google Plus and the Early Adopters…
I find it interesting that Guy Kawasaki, Robert Scoble, Pete Cashmore, Steve Rubel and Seth Brogin. primarily use Google Plus. This social networking site, seems like the site of choice among early social media adopters. Google Plus is similar to Facebook but integrates gmail, calendar, YouTube videos, photos, etc. into one...
Déjà vu?
Did you ever meet people who you immediately have a connection with? You almost feel as though you’ve always known them? I keep meeting people that I feel as if I known them my entire life. I went out to lunch the other day in the City with a relatively...
Book Review: The Art of Effective Online Social Networking by Jeanne Grunert
When networking online or offline, it’s important to stay consistent and The Art of Effective Online Social Networking by Jeanne Grunert, shows you how to do just that. The book is perfect for those thinking about dipping their toes into social media, and believe it or not, there are still...
CIA Watches Social Media Action?
In the Saturday, November 5th issue of Newsday, an article written by Kimberly Dozier of the Associated Press headlined CIA Eyes Revolt on Social Media. It piqued my interest so I read the story. In a quick synopsis, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is monitoring tweets and Facebook updates overseas. ...
Product Review: New Cold-EEZE Spray
I have a love-hate relationship with this time of the year. I love that the leaves are changing and that the weather is cool, but not freezing. I love putting away my summer clothes and shoes and switching over to fall and winter clothes and boots. But, what I hate...
Funny Things Always Happen in Business
There are funny things all around us. Since we are so wrapped up in ourselves, we can't enjoy the humor. The other day, I was meeting with a new business prospect who I knew on LinkedIn. We met at the Sweet Hollow Diner in Melville. I sat down first. The old...
HuffPost Weird News’ Staff Writer Gets More Facebook Fans By Being Creative
-------------------------------- David Moye is a Staff Writer for the HuffPost Weird News. He told me that the company wanted him to take advantage of the subscribe button to connect with readers. David was the first one in his vertical to do so and now he has subscribers all over...
Social Media Video Production Tips by Steven Taub Productions
Steve Taub is a friend on Facebook. When he told me what he does, I asked him to provide our readers with some tips on YouTube videos and how to make them go viral. Here's what he said: ---Keep your message under two minutes. (A television commercial is 29 seconds...