#FollowFriday Recommendations for Web Publishers
I think #FollowFriday on Twitter is a great way to recognize and recommend people that you feel add value to your Twitter stream. However, I’m often more interested in why people follow those they recommend. For this reason, I’m explaining my recommendations. Below are three people I follow on Twitter because I appreciate their contribution to the field of web publishing and [...]
Think More Like a Publisher and Less Like a Marketer (and Other Lessons From eduWeb 2009)
Last week I attended the eduWeb Conference in Chicago. It was a great opportunity to meet other higher-ed web professionals and discuss common challenges and creative solutions. Some popular topics included social media, online marketing, user-generated content, web design best practices, content strategy, and search engine optimization. There is a great deal of information [...]
Share to Learn
People naturally like to share what they know. It’s validating to show expertise in a subject and get positive feedback. Still, I continue to meet people who conceal what they know, particularly in the work place. They are either worried about exposing what they don’t know or consider it job security to protect what they [...]