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Using Social Media to Predict Future Behavior
February 22, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Http://LeonardSipes.Com It’s rather obvious that web and social sites are a journey into the soul of a person or organization. Website appearance and the quality of content makes a statement which scares the dickens out of all of us who self publish without editors. I spend President’s Day looking at e-mail that I haven’t had time to [...]
Suggestions from Google as to What Makes a Great Website
February 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Http://LeonardSipes.Com; a PR and social media site for government, associations and nonprofits. It’s not often the Google Gods come down from on high and tell us what makes a great website; they just keep repeating their mantra that what’s good for search and people is good for Google. Yep, it’s understood that websites and their [...]
Twenty-five percent dominate the internet. The Quality Web.
February 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Http://LeonardSipes.Com (Note that I write about the internet and PR experiences of government, associations and nonprofits). Pew states that 65 percent of Americans are involved in social media but what do we mean by “involved?” The research below from Pew suggests that power users constitute about 20%-30% of Facebook users. Only 5 percent of Facebook [...]
What if we were really good at social media?
February 8, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Http://leonardSipes.Com I recently wrote Newspapers and the internet; the lessons we share. The first article was based on The Story So Far, What We Know About the Business of Digital Journalism from the Columbia Journalism School which may be the most insightful social media document of all time. The essence is the media’s attempt to [...]
Newspapers and the internet; the lessons we share
February 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Http://leonardSipes.Com The Story So Far, What We Know About the Business of Digital Journalism from the Columbia Journalism School may be the most insightful social media document of all time. The essence is the media’s attempt to master internet and social media based strategies “and” turn a profit at the same time. But the lessons [...]
State election websites measured as to effectiveness
February 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Http://LeonardSipes.Com The research below from the Pew Center on the States measured every election website in the country as to services provided and the ability of people to locate the site. If one wonders how government websites are progressing, this research is a barometer. The data provides a comprehensive look at every variable measured; it [...]
Describe your sex life with a movie title. The multiple uses of social media.
January 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Http://LeonardSipes.Com Question: Is it time to admit that social media has multiple definitions and uses? Assertion: There are two types of organizations using social media; those who simply push information out and those who depend on people interacting to survive. Article: “Describe your sex life with a movie title,” was a recent post on my [...]
Using social sites to accomplish your goals
January 25, 2012 · 2 Comments
Http://LeonardSipes.Com Question; can you effectively engage multiple social sites with limited staff? I attended BlogWorld in Los Angeles and went to a website marketing session. There was general agreement in the room that the purpose of social media was to direct traffic to your website. If the conversation takes place on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or [...]
Why do we mistrust the media?
January 23, 2012 · 2 Comments
Http://LeonardSipes.Com I conversed with a reporter for well-known national news organization. The subject was media coverage of government (or at least my portion of it). The conversation was fun and honest but I asked if we within government were better at transparency and openness compared to past years. I expected a rather gratuitous answer of [...]
Business, fundraising, technology and social media
January 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Http://LeonardSipes.Com I just did an article (link below) titled “Want contributions? Reach out to the socially connected tech community.” In it I used data from Pew Internet suggesting that those technically and socially inclined are willing and able to respond quickly to calls for contributions. Now the Columbian (WA, link below) offers a short article [...]
Social Media
Using Social Media to Predict Future Behavior
February 22, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Http://LeonardSipes.Com It’s rather obvious that web and social sites are a journey into the soul of a person or organization. Website appearance and the quality of content makes a statement which scares the dickens out of all of us who self publish without editors. I spend President’s Day looking at e-mail that I haven’t had time to [...]
Twenty-five percent dominate the internet. The Quality Web.
February 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Http://LeonardSipes.Com (Note that I write about the internet and PR experiences of government, associations and nonprofits). Pew states that 65 percent of Americans are involved in social media but what do we mean by “involved?” The research below from Pew suggests that power users constitute about 20%-30% of Facebook users. Only 5 percent of Facebook [...]
What if we were really good at social media?
February 8, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Http://leonardSipes.Com I recently wrote Newspapers and the internet; the lessons we share. The first article was based on The Story So Far, What We Know About the Business of Digital Journalism from the Columbia Journalism School which may be the most insightful social media document of all time. The essence is the media’s attempt to [...]
Newspapers and the internet; the lessons we share
February 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Http://leonardSipes.Com The Story So Far, What We Know About the Business of Digital Journalism from the Columbia Journalism School may be the most insightful social media document of all time. The essence is the media’s attempt to master internet and social media based strategies “and” turn a profit at the same time. But the lessons [...]
Describe your sex life with a movie title. The multiple uses of social media.
January 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Http://LeonardSipes.Com Question: Is it time to admit that social media has multiple definitions and uses? Assertion: There are two types of organizations using social media; those who simply push information out and those who depend on people interacting to survive. Article: “Describe your sex life with a movie title,” was a recent post on my [...]
Using social sites to accomplish your goals
January 25, 2012 · 2 Comments
Http://LeonardSipes.Com Question; can you effectively engage multiple social sites with limited staff? I attended BlogWorld in Los Angeles and went to a website marketing session. There was general agreement in the room that the purpose of social media was to direct traffic to your website. If the conversation takes place on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or [...]
Public Relations
Describe your sex life with a movie title. The multiple uses of social media.
January 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Http://LeonardSipes.Com Question: Is it time to admit that social media has multiple definitions and uses? Assertion: There are two types of organizations using social media; those who simply push information out and those who depend on people interacting to survive. Article: “Describe your sex life with a movie title,” was a recent post on my [...]
Why do we mistrust the media?
January 23, 2012 · 2 Comments
Http://LeonardSipes.Com I conversed with a reporter for well-known national news organization. The subject was media coverage of government (or at least my portion of it). The conversation was fun and honest but I asked if we within government were better at transparency and openness compared to past years. I expected a rather gratuitous answer of [...]
Social Can’t Compete with Traditional Media
January 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Http://LeonardSipes.Com Forbes offers another excellent article (see below) on how Twitter and additional social media platforms influence corporate decisions. The problem with the article is context and an understanding as to how information and opinions are generated. A related concern is the flow of information. We live in the age of social information where the [...]
Blogs and Social Media Sites That Die
December 30, 2011 · 5 Comments
Http://LeonardSipes.Com Happy New Year! I talk to people who are ready to give up their sites after one year of effort. I understand their concerns. My government sites pull almost 100,000 page views a month and sites I’ve assisted can get as many as 2,500 page views a day. But starting from scratch and establishing [...]
Some groups are internet savvy. Marketing to others is difficult
December 27, 2011 · 1 Comment
Http://LeonardSipes.Com Alternative title: The religious like the internet and see it as valuable to their efforts. The Pew Internet and American Life Project recently created a statistical overview of the internet use of those religiously active (see below). Those of us doing social media have always known that there are groups that interact well on [...]
Relevancy and Government Service
December 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Http://LeonardSipes.Com It’s rare when an article moves you to a thorough understanding of any issue but Adam Hartung’s “Why the Postal Service is Going Out of Business” in Forbes is one of them. The lessons also apply to all aspects of government, association and nonprofit service. As to the Post Office Hartung writes that, “There [...]
