#pr20chat is a weekly Twitter chat held every Wednesday from 8-9 EST about social media and PR engagement.  We discuss how social media is changing how PR professionals engage with the entire public (not just the media and bloggers).  #pr20chat is moderated by Beth Harte (@BethHarte) of Marketing Profs and weekly recaps will be sporadically provided by yours truly (@shinng).

Recent topics with transcript is below.  A recap is also included with key takeaways. …continue reading #pr20chat November 18 Recap – PR 2.0 and Integrated Marketing

Yesterday, Barg Upender stopped by the Shindig to give his thoughts on Augmented Reality (AR) apps.  Up next, Colleen Curtis, the Midwest Regional Director at Yelp, an extremely popular user review and local business search website.  To get everyone excited for the industry leading global conference on SEM/SEO, SES Chicago 2009, I am interviewing a couple panelists from the “Cool Mobile Apps, Augmented Reality – It’s a Brave New World” session on Day 2.   For those unfamiliar with Augmented Reality (AR) apps, AR apps combine virtual data in the real world.  Think of how a GPS app works on your iPhone.  Let’s get on with some mind blowing questions and get Colleen’s thoughts. …continue reading SES Chicago 2009 Interview with Yelp’s Colleen Curtis

To get everyone excited for the industry leading global conference on SEM/SEO, SES Chicago 2009, I had an opportunity to interview a couple panelists from the “Cool Mobile Apps, Augmented Reality – It’s a Brave New World” session on Day 2.  Up first is Barg Upender, the Founder and CEO of Mobomo, an innovative mobile development company focused on building “Smart Apps for Smart Phones.”  Barg was kind enough to set aside his busy schedule to answer a few questions about Augmented Reality (AR) applications.  For those who have no idea what Augmented Reality (AR) apps are, AR apps combine virtual data in the real world.  Think of how a GPS app works on your iPhone.  Let’s get on with 6 mind blowing questions, shall we? …continue reading SES Chicago 2009 Interview with Mobomo CEO Barg Upender

Online Marketing is serious business.  People are talking social media statistics and providing links to serious news about social media, SEO, blah blah blah.  Well, it’s Friday and time to laugh off the stress.

These are some of the funniest Facebook mistakes that I’ve enjoyed courtesy of the sources listed at the end of this post.  It never ceases to amaze me how idiotic some people are.  For more, go to Lamebook, a site that posts the funniest and lamest on Facebook.  Sure you’ve seen most of these, but it never gets old.   Have one you want to submit? Contact me.  Enjoy these golden nuggets… …continue reading Funny Friday: 9 Funny Facebook Mistakes

Thanks to Mashable for linking back to my post via – Breaking: Rollout of Twitter Retweet Feature Has Begun [PICS] with over 2,600 reactions causing the post to be a top trending post!

Just to cover the basics for you noobs, a retweet (RT) is when a user reshares an interesting tweet usually verbatim.

Example: I tweet under my personal account (@shinng), “This new Retweet feature looks interesting.”  Anyone of my followers can retweet by “crediting” me for my tweet by inputting, “RT @shinng This new Retweet feature looks interesting.”

So going back to the breaking news: Much like the Twitter Lists, the ReTweet feature will be rolled out in phases.  Luckily, one of the accounts I manage received a beta invite. …continue reading NEW Twitter ReTweet Feature

This is Part 1 of my Essential Twitter Applications Series.  Part 1 will cover Twitter Desktop and Web Clients.  It’s not one of those useless list of 50+ that you know you’ll never try.  Actually, since it’s based on my personal experience, it might be useless…Anyway, I’ve decided to pick the “big 3″ Twitter Clients according to TwitStat as of the November 3, 2009 ranking.

I have personally tried all of these and use these Twitter apps to make my social media experience on Twitter more effective and efficient.  …continue reading Essential Twitter Applications Part 1 – Twitter Clients Reviews and Recommendations