Need Time to Create Content? Use WordPress.Com
Http://LeonardSipes.Com and Http://MyLifeAudio.Com I belong to a group of webmasters and content creators via e-mail and they drive me nuts; 80 to 90 percent of their conversations are technical in nature. What we NEED are discussions about creating the best possible content;…
Fear Public Speaking? The Solution is Audio or Video Recordings on the Internet
From my other website at Many of us fear speaking in public. The solution is to create audio and video products that give you complete control. Audio or video tells your life story or the story of your business, association…
Social Media and Emergencies-A Solution for Out of Control Rumors
Http://LeonardSipes.Com and Http://MyLifeAudio.Com I wrote “Hurricane Sandy-The First Major Social Media Emergency?” as the storm was making its way up the east coast and “Bad, Mistaken or Malicious Information Via Social Media During Hurricane Sandy” documenting examples of social media misinformation (i.e., sharks swimming…
What is Social Media?
Http://LeonardSipes.Com and It’s a question I get often. Few organizations get social media. They’re confused by what is, what it means and how it’s implemented. Before you brand these people as rubes, remember that it wasn’t that long ago that Google lamented…
Does Social Media Hinder Effective Communication?
Http://LeonardSipes.Com At what point does social media become a distraction? You’re going to be confused with my use of the infographic below; it shows the booming use of social media within the collegiate world. For that demographic (younger people) social…
Can Blogs Fool Mainstream Media? Ryan Holiday’s “Trust Me, I’m Lying”
Http://LeonardSipes.Com This is the second article on Ryan Holiday’s “Trust Me, I’m Lying—Confessions of a Media Manipulator.” Holiday heaps tons of blame on both blogs and the mainstream media for lack of fact checking. See the first at https://www.leonardsipes.com/manipulating-blogs-and-the-internet/ . The…
Manipulating Blogs and the Internet
Http://LeonardSipes.Com Are blogs the journalistic scumbags of the internet? I just finished reading (for the second time) Ryan Holiday’s “Trust Me, I’m Lying—Confessions of a Media Manipulator.” Holiday heaps tons of slime on both blogs and the mainstream media. The…
The Advantages of Government Social Media
Http://LeonardSipes.Com I was invited to Colorado by a federal agency as part of a group of experts in public relations and social media. Our goal was to revise a public relations manual for national training. The group leader asked me…
Social Media and Stress in Communications
Http://LeonardSipes.Com I wrote “Stress and Public Relations” last week and received comments and questions via e-mail, LinkedIn and Twitter. Most debated the reasons for stress in communications but several suggested that social media was a contributing factor. The original article…
Two Solutions for Journalism’s Most Pressing Digital Problems
Http://leonardSipes.Com “Truth is mighty and will prevail. There is nothing the matter with this, except that it ain’t so.” Mark Twain I apologize for the audacity of suggesting that I know how to fix the media’s digital problems. I have…
