Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 22, 2010

A 236% increase in media mentions in 2009 over the previous two years combined; A total of 37,316 My Wellness ScoreCard completes, which were a 130% increase over the previous year; and A 72% increase in web traffic over the previous year with 207,048 web visitors. It’s pretty good. Not that difficult, is it?

Measurement 60

Measurement Social Media Tourism Twitter 60

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 7, 2010

And now, with social media, we’re extending that quest to the social Web. Image: Heart Industry via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Because they believe in the overall “goodness&# of that organization. It’s a name they feel comfortable being associated with. These fine folk did: Jan.

Reputation 73

Reputation Measurement Social Media Tourism 73

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Image: Geoff LMV via Flickr , Creative Commons These included sentences like On what Pepco’s crisis communication plan is: “Pepco takes its responsibility to keep customers informed seriously. Since Debbi was on a bit of a time crunch, one of her team members responded to my questions via email. These fine folk did: Jan.

Social Media 61

Social Media Media Crisis Energy 61

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Image: mj*laflaca via Flickr , Creative Commons It’s about how that writing looks. Army via Flickr , Creative Commons Usually these are placed at the top of a post, but often, if a post is long, I’ll insert additional images, alternating left- and right-aligning them. D’oh, you say. An image speaks a thousand words.

Blogging 86

Blogging Writing Facebook Twitter 86

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 22, 2010

Image: Zen Sutherland , Creative Commons I finally did get my laughs in before the clock struck midnight, thanks to Bill Murray’s exquisite performance in The Man Who Knew Too Little. Wafted straight into the sunset, did Evening. A nice enough chap, but I’ll tell you something. If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend it.

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Twitter Facebook Measurement Blogging 68

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Aim high in creativity, but keep in mind the limitations of your tools and skills throughout the process. "Keep It Simple" On The Web! But the point of the assignment, and of grad school in general, is to get our hands dirty, make mistakes and hopefully learn from them. Keep it as simple as possible. These fine folk did: Jan.

Video 87

Video Facebook Twitter Viral 87

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Image: Matthew Smith via Flickr, Creative Commons Can you say “love at first byte&# ? And Amplify.com truly brings together all the aspects of social media blogging with an integrated community interested in finding and discussion the best of the information and sites the web has to offer. So of course I checked it out.

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Facebook Twitter Blogging Social Media 108