by MediaBarker--WP | Apr 12, 2011 | Business, Information Technology, Internet Safety, Marketing, Public Relations, Small Business, Social Media, Social Media Strategy
There are so many people, businesses out there that just don’t get it yet. They view, preach, and legislate Social Media out of the workplace. The thinking goes that if the employees are on Facebook then they are not being productive, when it is actually the...
by MediaBarker--WP | Mar 24, 2011 | Business, Marketing, Public Relations, Small Business, Social Media, Social Media Strategy
There is a great conference in Ithaca this weekend, the “We Live NY” Summit. Basically, professionals of the younger generation have stopped complaining about local problems and are trying to actively find the solutions. This will probably...
by MediaBarker--WP | Mar 21, 2011 | Crisis Management
My blog focuses mostly on Social Media and small business. However, I am beginning to see a large amount of uneducated speculation about the DANGER IN JAPAN in the mainstream press. Which is what most people pay attention to. Those of us the...
by MediaBarker--WP | Mar 19, 2011 | Business, Information Technology, Internet Safety, Security, Small Business, Social Media
The internet is a wonderful tool that has improved our lives tremendously, although some would argue against that. But like everything else, there are those people that take a good thing and look for ways to twist it to lie, cheat and steal. Facebook falls...
by MediaBarker--WP | Mar 14, 2011 | Brand protection, Business, Information Technology, Internet Safety, Marketing, Public Relations, Small Business, Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Uncategorized
I am always looking for ways to get businesses to understand their need to get involved in Social Media. Most businesses just don’t see the reason to invest in something they don’t really understand. So I am part teacher, part counselor, part coach, part...
