Gini Dietrich

Gin and Topics: A Pep Talk from a Kid and a Dancing Kid

By: Gini Dietrich | February 1, 2013 | 
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How is it possible January is already finished? I feel like the weeks are going by so quickly. I get up on Monday morning and I look up and it’s Friday afternoon. Does that mean I’m getting old (don’t answer that!) or we’re just really busy and having so much fun time is flying? Whatever the case, it’s already February and my birthday is in NINE ... Read More
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Your Facebook Identity Was Stolen. Now What?

By: Gini Dietrich | January 30, 2013 | 
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A couple of weeks ago, I was at dinner with Mr. D and our friend Matt Cermak. We talked about whether or not we thought Manti Te’o made up a fake girlfriend for publicity. Typically the cynical one of the group, I took Te’o's side stating I can understand how something like this happens. I spend a lot of time online. I’ve made friends with people online ... Read More
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The NHL as Social Object

By: Guest | January 29, 2013 | 
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Today’s guest post is by Jacob Hurwith. With hundreds of miles open to habitation, people still tend to build their houses close to the houses of other people. No matter the continent, no matter the culture, no matter the era, this is what we do. To find an individual choosing to live completely alone in the world is so rare, we can conclude human beings need ... Read More
Gini Dietrich

The Three Things, Edition 17

By: Gini Dietrich | January 27, 2013 | 
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Welcome to 17th edition of The Three Things, the weekly update of three links, podcasts, videos, or books you can’t miss from Michael Schechter, Howie Goldfarb, and me! For those of you new to this series, The Three Things arrives in your inbox on Sunday mornings (unless you don’t suscribe, but that can easily be fixed if you hurry over and enter your email address or add to your RSS feed) ... Read More
Gini Dietrich

Gin and Topics: Lots of Dancing and Some Bad Lip Reading

By: Gini Dietrich | January 25, 2013 | 
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We finally have snow! We finally have snow! We finally have snow! Jack Bauer and I were the first ones out in it this morning. I made snow angels and he marked every tree he could find. I don’t mean to be greedy, but it needs to snow just a little bit more so my cross-country skis can come out and play, too! If anyone can ... Read More
Yvette Pistorio

Facebook: Embrace Change in 2013

By: Yvette Pistorio | January 23, 2013 | 
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Today’s guest post is by Yvette Pistorio. Everyday something changes on one of the many social networks. From new terms and conditions on Instagram (which went over REALLY well with people – not!), to Google + Communities and the new interface on LinkedIn, there is always something new to learn. Because Facebook is all over the headlines this week after their big announcement on the Graph Search and because we ... Read More
Gini Dietrich

Join Sarah Evans for a Special Livefyre Q&A Today

By: Gini Dietrich | January 23, 2013 | 
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If you’re in the PR industry or do social media for a living, you’ve likely heard of Sarah Evans. You might be a subscriber of Sarah’s Faves or Commentz or perhaps you’ve seen her speak or participated in a Twitter chat with her. As far as I can recall, she was one of the first – if not the first – to create an industry Twitter chat with #Journchat. ... Read More
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Google+ Communities: Where is the Value?

By: Guest | January 21, 2013 | 
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Today’s guest post is by Brian Meeks. There is a new time suck in town, it’s called Google+ Communities. It was rolled out recently; I have no idea when and it really doesn’t matter. It is the latest really well done idea on a fantastically done product nobody seems to be able to get hot and bothered over. G+ is the really pretty girl in a room ... Read More