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The SXSWi 2009 Wrap-Up Post Part I

by Erica
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Wowsers.  This is a long time coming, and I’m sure I’m going to miss stuff…but here’s my best shot at Part I of a SXSWi Wrap-up Post.  We’ll start with Pre-SXSWi, Thursday & Friday.
For me, like most years, SXSWi started long before March.  I had the awesome opportunity to serve on the SXSW Advisory Board [...]

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#TCOT IS DEAD. LONG LIVE #TCOT.

by Erica

Let’s Take The Ego Out Of It
Petty disputes between the #TCOT 1 co-founders are leaving a black eye on Conservatives this week. I think it’s just a matter of less ego, and more big picture thinking. As we say here in Houston, “Credit is Infinitely Divisible”.
On today’s Social Media Hour w/Chris Heuer, I [...]

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Putting the Personal Back In My Relationships

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I’m the On The Road Correspondent for a local radio show called The Business Makers (Talk Radio 950, KPRC – a Clear Channel Station), and the last question I always ask my guests is, “What Do You Want Your Legacy To Be?”. I’ve noticed that there is a similar theme among most of [...]

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Invasion of the Opportunists

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I’ve been thinking about writing a post on Twitter Spammers for a long time.  Well actually a specific Twitter Spammer.  But since I never think it’s a good idea to go around name calling (it’s bad for you, and it gives too much attention to the person in question) let’s approach this in another way.
My [...]

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Give Up This Life

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There is a saying by Rumi that says: “Give up this life, and get a hundred new lives.” I think there comes a point in life when change is the only way to move forward.  Some changes are small, like taking a new route to work – but other changes force us to [...]

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Ada Lovelace Day – or Why I Love Women in Tech

by Erica

Today is Ada Lovelace Day.  Ada Lovelace was the Founder of Scientific Computing – it is tradition that on this day we pay tribute to women all over the globe who are rawkin’ the Tech World.
Normally I’d start by honoring Tara Hunt (one of my closest and dearest friends), but since I wrote my last [...]

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SummerMash 2008 Off to a Great Start!

by Erica

SocialMediaCamp, Parties, Pete Cashmore, Mashable, Karen Hartline, The Yoono Team, Stickam, Freshbooks, Seattle, Pete Cashmore, More Parties, Social Media Club, WordPress, TechZulu, Twiistup, VenCorps, Los Angeles, Tara Hunt, Qik, Twitter, Will Pate, MySites, Blue Flavor, Brian Solis, San Francisco, Rubicon Project, CollarFree, Nicole Jordan, Pete Cashmore, After Parties, Marc Salsberry, Marianne Masculino, The Viceroy, Steve [...]

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Social Media Club Announces New Interim Board of Directors

by Erica

I’m both honored and privileged to be a member of the Social Media Club Interim Board of Directors.  It’s a pleasure to have the opportunity to work with such a talented and innovative group of people.
The Social Media Club (SMC), a new media and advocacy organization focused on social media, today announced that 42 well-regarded [...]

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No, Having A Blog Does NOT Make You A Social Media Guru

by Erica

A couple years ago my friend Bryan created a site called Buzzword Hell. This was, naturally, where all good Buzzwords went to die. Only – they didn’t die. They went mainstream. And suddenly everyone was using terms like Web 2.0 and AJAX. And it didn’t matter that they had no [...]

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