Christina Gleason, M.A., Digital Media Creator
I was one of the millions of people ranting about how much I hated the “new Facebook” released yesterday. (Unlike most people, I actually tagged Mark Zuckerberg in my post.)
There’s a really easy fix to get rid of the ridiculous “top stories” format and just read your friends’ status updates in reverse chronological order the way you used to do by clicking on “Most Recent.” Here’s how to get Most Recent posts on Facebook…
Bookmark this page:
https://www.facebook.com/?sk=cf
You’re welcome.
Attention Albany area social media professionals:
If you haven’t registered yet to hear Peter Shankman speak at Union College on Tuesday night, it’s not too late! Let me share with you an excerpt from the press release about the event:
The Tech Valley Chapter of the Social Media Club (SMCTV) is hosting their inaugural event at Union College, presenting world renowned Public Relations and Social Media Guru Peter Shankman. Shankman, who founded Help a Reporter Out (HARO) and The Geek Factory Inc., will touch on all facets of social media, marketing, and “non-traditional ways of thinking”, focusing on social networking, viral marketing, and all the fun ways to use them-or not to use them. An entrepreneur, author, speaker, and worldwide connector, Shankman is recognized worldwide for radical new ways of thinking about Social Media, PR, marketing, advertising, creativity, and customer service.
“Social Media Club Tech Valley is about sharing social media knowledge and bringing together professionals, publishers, journalists, teachers, students, and anyone who creates or consumes media”, said Social Media Club Tech Valley President Dave Ward. “We can’t think of a more fitting and exciting inaugural event then hosting Peter Shankman, one of today’s hottest names in PR and social media, at one of Tech Valley’s premier colleges.”
“Social media is everywhere – and more importantly, it’s not social media – it’s simply another facet of marketing – but one we need to understand to grow our businesses to the next level. I’m looking forward to sharing some tips on how to do this with Tech Valley,” said Peter Shankman.
Date: Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Time: 5:30 pm
Location: Union College Park Hall, 250 Nott Street, Schenectady, NY 12308
Come at 5:30 pm for registration and networking. Peter Shankman will be taking the stage at 6:30 pm for his presentation.
I will be liveblogging the event. Come join us for our inaugural event! Hope to see you there.
Many of us use a variety of social media outlets for self-promotion or to promote assorted businesses, clients, and products to the online world at large. Some of us also use social media for advocacy.
First and foremost in my mind is 12for12k, which did an amazing job raising money for charity throughout 2009. On a more personal note, I am very impressed with the work Kristine Brite-McCormick has done with Cora’s Story to raise awareness about Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) after her five-day-old daughter died from the birth defect that she learned about from the coroner.
In case you haven’t heard, Amy Mengel managed to convince me to get up in front of people and talk about blogging at the fourth installment of Social Media Breakfast Tech Valley, which is being held at the headquarters of the American Red Cross of Northeastern New York in Albany. Thankfully, it’s not just me up there in front of a sold out audience of 150 people… I’m part of a panel that includes Lara Kulpa of Gingko Consulting and Problogger.com, Amanda Magee of Trampoline Design Studio, and our moderator Greg Dahlmann of Uptown/Downtown Media and All Over Albany.
Here’s what other people have been saying about the upcoming blogging panel at SMBTV4:
Can’t be there? The event will be live-streamed on USTREAM from 8:00-10:00 am on Friday morning, December 4. If you watch, though, remember that there’s a reason I’m a writer instead of a speaker. I hope I don’t stutter, ramble, or turn so red that I actually emit radiant heat.
Despite the fact that it’s just a pretty piece of paper right now, I do hold a Master’s degree in Psychology… and the study is fascinating to me. So I was intrigued by TweetPsych when it first appeared in my tweet stream.
I ran a TweetPsych report on myself @ChristinaGayle – and here is how it analyzed me:
I suppose it might have been different had I not just gone on about worker exploitation and such when I ran the analysis, but it’s still fairly true to what I’ve been tweeting about.
What does TweetPsych have to say about you?
