Where To Find Me at SXSW 2012
A look at what Erica Swallow is doing during SXSW 2012.
T-Shirt Quilts: Staying Warm With Memories
A look at four t-shirt quilts that I commissioned from T-Shirt-Quilts.com. They represent social media, travel, NYU and Paragould High School — four important parts of my life.
A Look at JetBlue’s “Blog and Social Networking Policy”
Morgan Johnston, Manager Corporate Communications at JetBlue, shared the company’s public 600-word “Blog and Social Networking Policy” with me. Take a look.
Brands on Gowalla
A list of brands marketing on Gowalla, the location-based social networking game.
First Week at Mashable
Erica Swallow joins Mashable as an editorial assistant after leaving her position as a social media consultant at The New York Times.
Faisal Shahzad’s Headline Photo is Sourced from Orkut
The recent creation of Facebook Open Graph opened a whole new can of worms regarding privacy on social networks. Now more than ever, the world is all a-buzz about privacy. But what about privacy for criminal suspects? Faisal Shahzad, the suspect who admitted to attempting to explode a bomb in Times Square on May 1st, has…
Vote Now in the Fashion 2.0 Social Media Awards
My favorite online sample sale website, ideeli, has partnered with Style Coalition to create the Fashion 2.0 Social Media Awards. The goal is to measure the best of style influence online. They need your help determining which brands engaged you, moved you, and inspired you to shop, dress, and think in 2009. There are 7…
Twitter and Facebook Go (RED) for World AIDS Day
Above: Twitter’s (RED) look for Dec. 1st, World AIDS Day Above: Twitter’s usual homepage, as of July 29, 2009 In support of World AIDS Day, Twitter and Facebook have gone (RED) for the day. Facebook is running a campaign at facebook.com/joinred, where you can share the (RED) video, change your profile pic to a…
Even My Favorite Pizza Parlor is on Twitter
While visiting Artichoke Pizza this week, I noticed that they have really poured on the Twitter advertising since the last time I’ve been there. There was a beat-up white board outside the pizza shop, advertising their 32 ounce Bud beers (to stay or go – not quite sure if that’s actually legal…) along with their…
Spin the Pen Revisited: Spin It to Win It
Last summer, my friend, Daniel McCoy, and I entered the Pentel Recycology Student Campaign of the Year contest, hosted by Alloy Media + Marketing. Our entry to the contest was called “Spin the Pen. Save the Planet.” Among our many campaign strategies, we utilized a Facebook group, YouTube page, Twitter page and website. We featured…
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