Announcing social media classes for Chicago non-profits
This fall, we will teach a series of strategy classes for non-profit professionals and volunteers. Classes are offered in partnership with Chicago Non-Profit.
Yes. You can sell things on the Internet!
If you are a business with something to sell, using social media is a sweet spot for you. A headline surfaced in US Today July 29 about a survey of 10,000 small business owners that found more than half plan to develop a social presence in the next three months. USA Today said: At the
Social Media Icon: Craig Newmark on using social media for social change
In the year 2000 – when I first came across it — Craigslist was an earnest site providing a deceptively simple service — free classified ads online— that was extremely useful to most everyone. Today, Craigslist is the 9th most popular website in the United States. As much as it is loved, it is also
Google is crazy for web sites in Texas
Google says it is giving local businesses a leg up getting on the Web through its launch yesterday of Texas Get Your Business Online.” But I see a deeper advance into the culture of local business so Google can better template small business needs to the Google suite of services, most notably Google+. Google was
Five for Friday on Social Media
Some tasty news tidbits from the social media front this week. Facebook, Google+ vie for news distribution Facebook is reportedly working with a dozen news organizations to create exclusive versions of their news content to be delivered via app, reports David Cohen of AllFacebook. A Forbes report says these sources could include CNN, The Washington