Trump, Twitter, Trouble…Oh My!

I’ve been quite zealous and critical of President Trump since he entered office, and even before. It’s clear that I am not a fan of his actions, positions, priorities etc. And over the past few months it’s clear my frustration is growing especially on my social media platforms. Now unlike many, I enjoy conversations with

2017 P.A.N.D.A. Awards!

Can you believe it? It’s time for the 3rd Annual P.A.N.D.A. Awards! AND new for the 3rd Annual P.A.N.D.A.s, I will be giving shout outs to those beyond the Twitter-verse! For those of you who are just joining me, think of this as the biggest Non-Follow Friday shout out ever! Started in 2015 on the

Unfriending of Dissonance

An interesting phenomenon has taken root on my social media platforms. Unfriending of dissonance.  For the past year or so, the frequency of friends laying claim to unfriending or unfollowing individuals due to their different opinions has increased ten fold. And I’ll be honest, it’s unsettling to me. I have many friends on my platforms that

2016 PANDAs!

Greetings friends and welcome to the 2016 PANDAs! For those of you new to this, now annual tradition, the PANDA, an acronym for Positive And Niftily Delightful Associates, is something I randomly came up with during one of the commercial breaks of the 2015 Oscars. I wanted to acknowledge the most awesome and unique individuals who engage me on my

Building You Up

Yesterday, I had the privilege of heading back to my alma mater to present to some of the SAGrads about social media and personal/professional branding. Now, I don’t really consider myself an “expert” in social media or even a leader in the #SAField. I’m still relatively new and just coming into my own as a #SAPro,

Reframing History

Currently one of my many projects is creating a presentation about social media professionalism to present to some graduate students in a few months. Among the many books I am referencing, is Erik Qualman’s What Happens on Campus Stays on YouTube, and while reading one of the Rules, I thought about a conversation I had with some

New Area for Social Media Training?

Preparations for training for Fall is completely owning my mind right now; and of course, if you know me, I spend a bit of time on social media, and, so between the two, I’ve been thinking about social media training. We have all come to accept that social media must be a platform to educate, learn, and socialize on. Through experience

Quirky Tips To Keep Your Platforms Updated and Organized

So, let’s be honest: It’s a pain to keep your platforms updated and in order. We all experience that feeling of dread when you have to update your contact information or big life status across multiple platforms and it’s especially daunting if they’ve sat for months without much updating or if you are trying to transition to

Authentic Me? My Feeling is in Play

I think it is very hard to be authentic and genuine on social media. While everyone says to “be authentic”…”be genuine”…”be honest and who you are”. It’s much more difficult and complex than just “being”. I think everyone has spurts of truly authentic moments on social media. But if we are constantly thinking of what type of

The Power of the Hashtag

As we all know, the hashtag is a generally new tool. New enough still that there are programs that are still upgrading their dictionaries to include it as an official word. (I can’t tell you how many times, I’ve gotten the irritating squiggly red line under ‘hashtag’ as though I’m trying to create a new word;