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My good friend Niri wrote a blog post yesterday entitled “7 Ways to Annoy Your Friends in Social Media” that perfectly captured the basics of blogging and social media etiquette. Articles like this one are not only a fabulous resource for newbie bloggers who are green to social media manners, but provide a reminder to veteran bloggers who should know better. If I could add anything to Niri’s fabulous list, it would be to help other bloggers, but stop policing. You know who I speak of.…
I really wasn’t going to bring this up, because I didn’t want to promote this particular BlogCatalog post in any way. It now seems appropriate and relevant since I have experienced something similar with the LA Times. Here is the story. I was approached by Julia Kelly by DM on Twitter, who asked me to be a part of a “BlogCatalog” spotlight. Here are our exchanges, which take place on Twitter & email. I do not have text from my DMs back to her because…
–>see my experience at the Happy, Healthy Gathering at Nestle USA event –>see “Response from Nestle to PHDinParenting” – Part 1 & Part 2 Annie’s (from phdinparenting.com) questions are in bold. *** October 23, 2009 Dear Annie, Thank you once again for your patience. Following are the remaining responses to your original set of questions. Sincerely, Edie Burge
This issue has been boiling inside of me for a few months now, and was reconfirmed, again, when I attended the Type A Mom Conference town hall meeting, and heard the same conversation ignited. Product reviewers. Giveaways. Apparently, it is a HUGE deal. Product reviewers seem to be looked down upon, or considered the “bottom rung” of the blogging ladder. Why? Maybe because it doesn’t fit inside the blogger mold? Some would even dare to say that review and giveaway bloggers are not real writers. …
–>see my experience at the Happy, Healthy Gathering at Nestle USA event –>see “Response from Nestle to PHDinParenting” – Part 1 & Part 3 Annie’s (from phdinparenting.com) questions are in bold. *** October 9, 2009 Dear Annie, Thank you for your patience. Attached are our responses to more of your questions. We will continue to forward responses as we receive them. Sincerely, Edie Burge
–>see my experience at the Happy, Healthy Gathering at Nestle USA event –>see “Response from Nestle to PHDinParenting” – Part 2 & Part 3 Annie’s (from phdinparenting.com) questions are in bold. *** October 6, 2009 Dear Annie, Thank you for questions. We’ve shared them with various experts throughout the company. So if there is a perceived delay, it is only because we are trying to ensure that the right people provide the best possible information. Thank you for your patience. In order to share information with…
Amy Bellgardt is a wife and mom of two boys, as well as founder and lead blogger at Mom Spark. Amy also manages Mom Spark Media, a social media and marketing firm.
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