SOCIAL MEDIA

Lessons from Rio+Social, by Roberta La Rovere

Veronica has her hands full with her Master’s dissertation – or sometimes with the cutest bulldog ever –, but she still has eyes everywhere. In this case, I couldn’t be happier to represent MadameHeringer.com at Rio+Social. The event seemed to

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Lessons from Rio+Social, by Roberta La Rovere

Veronica has her hands full with her Master’s dissertation – or sometimes with the cutest bulldog ever –, but she still has eyes everywhere. In this case, I couldn’t be happier to represent MadameHeringer.com at Rio+Social. The event seemed to

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Day #19: The Day The Internet Went on Strike…

The internet went on strike yesterday. For 24 hours, Wikipedia, Reddit and thousands of other websites blacked out their content to raise awareness around SOPA (the “Stop Online Piracy Act”) and PIPA (the “Protect Intellectual Property Act”). Independent media and

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Day #19: The Day The Internet Went on Strike…

The internet went on strike yesterday. For 24 hours, Wikipedia, Reddit and thousands of other websites blacked out their content to raise awareness around SOPA (the “Stop Online Piracy Act”) and PIPA (the “Protect Intellectual Property Act”). Independent media and

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Day #17: Luiza is Living in Canada (but only until the end of this week!)

One of the greatest things about living between two cultures is that you get to laugh in two languages every single day. However, jokes and memes in my mother tongue tend to have a special flavour, especially now that the

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Day #17: Luiza is Living in Canada (but only until the end of this week!)

One of the greatest things about living between two cultures is that you get to laugh in two languages every single day. However, jokes and memes in my mother tongue tend to have a special flavour, especially now that the

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Day #9: Why Don't You Give Up on Social Media?

(clique aqui para ler em português) We have 1,000 reasons for being cautious while engaging in social media. Every single social network available requires a set of personal information and commitment that would have scared our grandparents away. We all

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Day #9: Why Don't You Give Up on Social Media?

(clique aqui para ler em português) We have 1,000 reasons for being cautious while engaging in social media. Every single social network available requires a set of personal information and commitment that would have scared our grandparents away. We all

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Day #7: It’s All About Creating Content (And Sharing it!)

  (Clique aqui para ler em português) Am I allowed to celebrate the completion of the first week of #366blogproject? Well… I’ll do it anyway. This first week of a year long writing project has already taught me a lot

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Day #7: It’s All About Creating Content (And Sharing it!)

  (Clique aqui para ler em português) Am I allowed to celebrate the completion of the first week of #366blogproject? Well… I’ll do it anyway. This first week of a year long writing project has already taught me a lot

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Day #2: About My Digital Legacy

(Clique aqui para ler em português) This morning, I came across this great post by Chris Brogan on our responsibility as media channels that has me thinking about my own digital legacy. After answering all the questions asked by Brogan, I actually

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Day #2: About My Digital Legacy

(Clique aqui para ler em português) This morning, I came across this great post by Chris Brogan on our responsibility as media channels that has me thinking about my own digital legacy. After answering all the questions asked by Brogan, I actually

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Why Blogging?

In 2004, when my friends discovered that I was sharing bits of my life online, the most recurrent question was “Why blogging?” They would often see my online house as an over shared version of my real life. Considering that

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Why Blogging?

In 2004, when my friends discovered that I was sharing bits of my life online, the most recurrent question was “Why blogging?” They would often see my online house as an over shared version of my real life. Considering that

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#NETCulture: The Multicultural Discussion Must Continue

Photo credit: Jeremy Lim On April 5th, I had the opportunity to share my story as an immigrant and professional at #NETCulture: Stories of Culture and Diversity in Social Media. The turnout was incredible! Over 200 people showed up to discuss multiculturalism

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#NETCulture: The Multicultural Discussion Must Continue

Photo credit: Jeremy Lim On April 5th, I had the opportunity to share my story as an immigrant and professional at #NETCulture: Stories of Culture and Diversity in Social Media. The turnout was incredible! Over 200 people showed up to discuss multiculturalism

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#NetCulture: Stories of Culture and Diversity in Social Media

Don’t you think it’s very ironic that when I finally get invited to give a presentation about social media this blog experiences the deadliest month ever? I have been very excited about the #NetCulture events since I first learned about

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#NetCulture: Stories of Culture and Diversity in Social Media

Don’t you think it’s very ironic that when I finally get invited to give a presentation about social media this blog experiences the deadliest month ever? I have been very excited about the #NetCulture events since I first learned about

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Twitter is Killing the Blogger Inside Me

Photo Credit: Tveskov on Flickr It doesn’t matter if you’re a big corporation or an simple passer by, we all want to jump in the social media boat and be… let’s say, social! I am no exception. Even though I

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Twitter is Killing the Blogger Inside Me

Photo Credit: Tveskov on Flickr It doesn’t matter if you’re a big corporation or an simple passer by, we all want to jump in the social media boat and be… let’s say, social! I am no exception. Even though I

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Social Media: Does Your Klout Really Matter?

4SR4KAEY3ASV Photo Credit: David Elfanbaum on Flickr Since Virgin Atlantic Airlines started to give flights away to online influencers, my perception is that people on Twitter have become obsessed with their Klout scores. I do understand that we all want

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Social Media: Does Your Klout Really Matter?

4SR4KAEY3ASV Photo Credit: David Elfanbaum on Flickr Since Virgin Atlantic Airlines started to give flights away to online influencers, my perception is that people on Twitter have become obsessed with their Klout scores. I do understand that we all want

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Rebecca Bollwitt’s Book Signing for ‘Blogging to Drive Business’

Meeting Rebecca Bollwitt felt exactly like how Paula Mazulquim described the day that she met George Stroumboulopoulos in her blog. Sometimes, it’s completely impossible to make sense (or even be normal) when meeting someone who you really respect and admire

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Rebecca Bollwitt’s Book Signing for ‘Blogging to Drive Business’

Meeting Rebecca Bollwitt felt exactly like how Paula Mazulquim described the day that she met George Stroumboulopoulos in her blog. Sometimes, it’s completely impossible to make sense (or even be normal) when meeting someone who you really respect and admire

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