Author Archives: Anna

Random Prediction On Facebook’s Future

Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about online identity & facebook. I’ve seen a lot of people complain about facebook changes over the past few months. There’s issues with privacy. There’s the flaws in usability. Lastly, there’s the ever increasing … Continue reading

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Re: Your Brains- Men & Women in Social Media Notoriety

I am not sure how I missed this interesting piece by Shelly Kramer, but I did. And if it hadn’t been for @lizasperling giving me a far too gratuitous shout out, I might have missed it entirely. Shame on me! … Continue reading

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15 Ways to Spot a Social Media Fake

The other day I was asked to give advice to a company on how to spot Social Media fakers. After much thought and some valued input from @db, @BROOKLYN2020 & @justjon , I threw together the following presentation with 15 … Continue reading

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Look at me I’m Engaging!!!

One thing Social Media “gurus” are experts at is making up definitions for words that already have established meanings. I bet old Merriam & Webster are pretty pissed about this and rolling in their graves. Wait are they dead? Alive or deceased, … Continue reading

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Random metric names and symbols is not an equation

Let’s be honest with ourselves here. Not everyone is good at math. Once we all accept this, the social media measurement world is going to be a hell-of-a-lot better off. Watch this video. Ignore everything except the equations and how they progress. Yes, … Continue reading

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There’s a Sucker Born every Minute- Esp. in Social Media Measurement

Everyday on twitter, facebook, linkedin, etc I see posts on how to measure Social Media.  Usually while reading these posts I have to resist the urge to find a knife and go on a “people who cheapen my skill set … Continue reading

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Old Video, but Same Pet Peeves

I know this video is old, but I remembered today how angery it made me. This is me calling it out. I’m a data nerd and as much as I hate to admit it the first thing that happens when … Continue reading

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Give Corporations a Break:Reflections On Sept. Social Media Club NYC

I quite enjoy when good debate leads to new thought. Just so happens that was the result of this evening’s Social Media Club NYC event. Midway through the meeting, the room was a buzz with conversation about major corporations’ success … Continue reading

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Freaking Out Over Facebook @replies? CALM THE F%*K DOWN!

Unless you live under a rock (AKA not on twitter) or a 65+ grandparent who lives by the beach while spending any possible inheritance they might have on chotskies made of seashells, you’ve heard the announcement about Facebook introducing “@replies” … Continue reading

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The 10 Best Geek Love Songs

Below is a list of the top 10 geek love songs. The focus of the list is original content, so you won’t find any parodies below (even though there are some great ones). If you feel I missed something incredible … Continue reading

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