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Blog of the Week on CBS-19 Tonight!
By: Marijean Jaggers
03/17/2009 - Don't miss my weekly gig tonight on WCAV CBS-19 in Charlottesville or streaming live online at http://www.charlottesvillenewsplex.tv/ on the 6:30pm newscast (Eastern time for my Central time readers). Tonight we're featuring another Charlottesville blogger with a big presence online and in print. Tune in and find…
Facebook is the Suburbs; MySpace is the Ghetto
By: Marijean Jaggers
03/13/2009 - My friend Josh Hallett once (or maybe more often) said that "Facebook is the suburbs; MySpace is the ghetto." It's a funny phrase, and when I've repeated it in social media or social networking workshops, sometimes I get A LOOK. You know, the one that…
Getting Laid Off? Searching for a Job? Get Going with LinkedIn
By: Marijean Jaggers
03/09/2009 - At this point, it's becoming an epidemic. Everyone knows someone facing the reality of corporate downsizing. We groaned, collectively, when someone shared at a Standing Partnership team meeting, the new buzz-term "reducing liveware" -- a more disgusting spin on laying people off, I've never heard.…
No Substitute for In Real Life Interaction
By: Marijean Jaggers
03/06/2009 - There's a point I try to make, every time I speak or write about using social networking for business. It's this: social networking is not a total replacement solution for real-life experiences. That is, using social networking tools such as LinkedIn and Facebook is not…
Finding Time for a Corporate Blog
By: Marijean Jaggers
03/04/2009 - A couple of weeks ago, I spoke at a women's business conference in Charlottesville, Va. The topic was social networking, and it generated a lot of conversation after the panel discussion. I had several opportunities for the same conversation, in one-on-one interactions after the session.…
Social Networking at Quadruplicity Women's Conference
By: Marijean Jaggers
02/11/2009 - On Thursday, Feb. 12, I will be part of a panel discussing social networking at Quadruplicity, the annual conference offered by the Charlottesville Chamber of Commerce and the Businesswomen's Roundtable. The panel will be moderated by Jason Hull of Opensource Connections and includes Polly Black…
Social Media and the 2009 Presidential Inauguration
By: Marijean Jaggers
01/20/2009 - The presidential campaign of Barack Obama (now hours away from being sworn in as the 44th president of the United States) has been lauded for its use of social media. Today, there are thousands of ways to use social media to track the goings-on in…
The PR Response to the Miracle on the Hudson: US Airways Flight 1549
By: Marijean Jaggers
01/16/2009 - The news about the US Airways flight 1549 crash has provided a lot of thought-provoking material for crisis communications professionals. It's a good, timely opportunity to remind clients of the importance of being prepared for an emergency and of having an updated, comprehensive crisis communications…
Blind Meeting; Like Blind Dating Only More Fun
By: Marijean Jaggers
01/08/2009 - As a person who seeks and explores new business opportunities on behalf of Standing Partnership, I go on a lot of blind dates meetings. I can't even tell you how many times I've arranged to meet a near-total stranger for coffee or lunch to discuss…
Corporate Blogging 101: What To Do With Comments
By: Marijean Jaggers
01/06/2009 - Conversations with clients who blog or who are thinking of blogging inevitably turn to the topic of comments. Generally the topic starts with whether they should allow comments or not and whether (and how) they should be moderated, to make sure no one is writing anything…
