Zena Weist knows a thing or two about building and implementing social media strategy for big brands, previously with EMBARQ (outstanding case study!) and now with H&R Block.
That certainly means Zena will have plenty of “social wisdom” to dispense when she comes down to Austin this March for her second SXSW Interactive. But what else [...]

Tweets linking to specific posts on BryanPerson.com haven’t displayed in the comments stream–until now.
Thanks to the updated BackType Wordpress plugin, which I’ve just installed and activated, “interesting” tweets only (not sure how this filtering will play out) back to my content will start appearing beneath the referenced posts.
You’ll also see a widget box at the [...]

Austin’s Jason Ford checks in as the Voice No. 5 in our ongoing “SXSWi 2010 Voices” series. Here are his Great Expectations for SXSW Interactive this March:
“Learn. Make connections. Introduce folks to FeedMagnet. Have a blast!”
About Jason
Jason Ford is an Austin-based entrepreneur and founder of the startup, FeedMagnet*. We like to bump into each other at coffee shops!
Twitter:  @JasFord
Website: [...]

* Len Kendall and Daniel Honigman launched an interesting collaborative blog on New Year’s Day: the3six5’s posterous. Here’s how they describe it:
“Every day for 365 days, a different person will write an entry about their experience that day. It doesn’t have to be about a specific topic, the key is that it somehow relates to [...]

Jeff Cutler has broken the rules. And in the process, he’s added a whole new wrinkle to the “SXSWi 2010 Voices” series!
Asked to share his Great Expectations for this year’s SXSWi in exactly 10 words, Jeff gave me the 10–and then added detailed explanations for each of them.  That only made sense, as Jeff put [...]

Choosing and using good images is an often-overlooked part of blogging.
And that’s a shame, because compelling photos and other visuals can make your posts far more interesting and memorable.
If incorporating meaningful images for your posts is something you either hadn’t considered, or that you struggle with–as I sometimes do–here are three blogs and bloggers worth [...]

Annie Boccio, who would have joined me on a SXSW Interactive panel all about Facebook had our proposed discussion been selected (we’re not hanging our heads, though!), is up third in our “SXSWi 2010 Voices” series.
Here, in 10 words, are Annie’s Great Expectations for what will be her second SXSWi:
“Learn something new, fun with great [...]

Introducing a new segment on the blog today: Tuesday Tidbits. Here are five items that have caught my attention in the last 24 hours:
* Hard to miss the Apple Tablet fever these days. And hard to bet against it.
* Todd Defren is already delivering plenty of attitude on his blog–in a good way–in 2010. Exhibit [...]

Thanks to the magic of the MobilePress WordPress plugin I’ve installed, BryanPerson.com should now look a whole lot nicer on your mobile device.
Above are a pair of screenshots of the site that I captured on my iPhone. Neat!
What I like about MobilePress:
* Text is easy to read and the pages load quickly.
* Photos render well.
* [...]

This morning I salute Shel Holtz and Neville Hobson, two business communicators whose podcast I’ve listened to more than any other over the last five years.
Ever since January 3, 2005 (barely after podcasting had come into existence!), Shel and Neville have been producing For Immediate Release every Monday and Thursday and covering all the important stories [...]