Do you really “Like” me?—Facebook “Like” me that is

written by Adam Cupples (@ACupples) Everyday I see my Facebook friends “liking” everything from TV shows to Spamburgers, or becoming “fans” of the Black Eyed Peas,”finding $20 on the ground”, or “doing the Single Ladies dance when no one’s looking”…okay, not sure if that last one is really a group, but I’m sure it is… [...]

LinkedIn Recommendations: “You scratch my back, I scratch yours???”

written by Adam Cupples (@ACupples) I love LinkedIn. It’s a great tool to reconnect with past colleagues, create new business opportunities, and strengthen relationships. I could go on and on about the positive aspects of it, but let’s face it, what fun would this post be if it was one big, fat LinkedIn love-fest? Here [...]

Quit Facebook Day Fails

Not only was yesterday, May 31, 2010, Memorial Day here in America, it was also Quit Facebook Day worldwide. Prompted by the recent publicity surrounding Facebook’s blatant disregard for it’s user’s privacy, preferences, feelings, etc., a group encouraging a mass exodus from the beloved social networking site was born. As reported by QuitFacebookDay.com, 35,056 Facebook [...]

Will Social Media Change Television?

Social Media has created a place for customers and consumers to express their thoughts and opinions about brands, products, services… anything, you name it! Now it’s becoming a platform for viewers to express their love and hate for network programming. According to Mashable.com, NBC is revealing a brand new network loyalty program in which social media [...]

Connecting to Everything You Care About = Clutter

Last month, Facebook revealed its latest update by introducing the new “Community Pages” and subsequently caused waves of confusion (and then anger) amongst its users. The new Community Pages arrived to replace what were once “Fan Pages” and insert themselves – uninvited – into our personal profiles, making it impossible to list anything in the [...]

Social Media—Then and Now—Part Deux

written by Adam Cupples (@ACupples) So I know you have been counting down the days for this post. It’s probably like waiting for the next LOST episode or the American Idol results show (ok, that’s the second AI reference in two days, wow) Last week I wondered how people view Social Media NOW one year [...]

And the Winner of the Strategis T-shirt is…….

written by Adam Cupples (@ACupples) Like American Idol I’m going to make you wait until I announce the winner of the Strategis T-Shirt after the commercial break (well no commercials but want you to read this first). Pam and I had the opportunity to speak and hold a Q&A session on Social Media at the [...]

Social Media—Then and Now—Part 1

written by Adam Cupples (@ACupples) Almost a year ago I spoke at the South Shore Young Professionals group on how branding/networking has completely changed with the use of Linked-In,  Facebook, Twitter, Blogging etc…..you know, the usual theme of what I write about. As I prepare (well not at this exact moment, I guess you could [...]

Now you can Follow us on LinkedIn!!

written by: Rachel Lagesse In case you haven’t heard or noticed yet, LinkedIn is now offering a new feature, “Follow Company.”  This new feature allows users to get notifications about activity happening from the companies they follow. This new feature is along the lines of the Facebook fan page, but instead of receiving status updates [...]

If a tree falls in the forest and no one’s there…….will someone read your great PR write-up in the newspaper/magazine?

written by Adam Cupples (@ACupples) I know what you’re thinking, did he just fall off a bull and hit his head?  Well, yes I did, but trust me on this… follow me for a minute. My point (yes, I have one) is that everyone has heard the saying:     “If a tree falls in [...]

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