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5 Tips On Starting Your Own Blog
I was jazzed when GLAAD contacted me to sit on a panel to talk about how to create engaging content for blogs as part of their New Media Training Institute at the Creating Change conference. The panel featured me, journalist Phil Reese, blogger Jeremy Hooper, blogger Daniel Villarreal, and blogger Zack Ford. We were each … Continue reading
[RECAP] New Media Training Institute Session at Creating Change
Have no fear if you missed GLAAD’s New Media Training Institute at the Creating Change conference, I was there live-tweeting the whole thing. The training institute was led by nonprofit consultant Heather Mansfield from @nonprofitorgs and author of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Heather talked about how nonprofits can create … Continue reading
What’s Your Klout Score?
I’ve heard a lot about the increasing popularity of Klout, a tool to monitor your social influence across a variety of social platforms including Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Klout is important because communication professionals, like myself, want to know how influential we are towards those who follow us and those we’re influenced by. Prior to services like … Continue reading
Google+ Offers a Safe Social Media Experience for the LGBT Community
Google recently launched its new social networking product, Google+, which is going head-to-head with the Facebook platform. What makes Google+ different is that it provides users with a way to connect, engage and share information with people within their network in a more easy-to-manage way. Google+ allows you to seamlessly and safely share information with … Continue reading
Some Hashtags that Kept the NY Marriage Equality Vote Alive
Earlier this month, I posted a blog that took a look at how social media was helping New York win Marriage Equality. As you know, we won, so I thought I would take a look at the final numbers of some of the hashtags that were used on Twitter for the Marriage Equality conversation. In … Continue reading
How Social Media is Helping Us Win the Fight for Gay Marriage in New York
It’s been an exciting ride in New York. We’re on the brink of winning gay marriage, or Marriage Equality, if you prefer, which would put New York as the sixth state to allow same-sex marriage and also the most populated state to honor such marriages. Estimates from 2009 show that over 42,000 same-sex couples in New … Continue reading
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