new ways to share posts you like
August 24th, 2010
The Buffet o’ Blog Important* Administrator has now enabled some sharing tools for each post. This is handy for when you read a funny post and would like to share it with your friends. When you’re on the page for a particular post (i.e., not the home page), there’s a Share button below the post, and clicking on it will show options for sharing, such as e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, Digg, StumbleUpon, and a few others. So now it’s easy to share a post with your friends. And we would appreciate that. Maybe they could use a little more laughter in their life, and perhaps this site could help them with that. Think of it this way — a few clicks of the mouse (and perhaps a login if necessary) and you could help make the world a better place. How easy is that?
* Of course I’m important, but since everyone trumpets their importance (like the Important Doctor, Important Evil Genius, Important Psychologist, Important Democrat, etc.), I figured I’d add that to my title. Why not?
If any of you have any issues with this post, feel free to skip reading the rest of it. 
FeedSifter
August 24th, 2010
Social Media Advice
August 22nd, 2010
Some mistakes to avoid:
No. 1: Diving in without a strategic plan
Don't start podcasting, blogging, tweeting, friending on Facebook, and posting YouTube videos until you know what your messages are, who will manage them, who your audience is, and how they and you are going to benefit from the content and relationships.
No. 2: Not having a social media policy
Your social media policy needs to outline how employees behave in the online universe during and outside of work. It should include education on style preferences and confidentiality. All messaging coming from employees should be aligned with your company's values and brand.