Author Archives: socialmediabirmingham

When Technology gets out of the way…

Anyone who has met me and known me for longer than 5 minutes knows my love an loyalty for Apple. I used to practically eat, sleep, and breathe everything Apple. I know it’s hard for some to believe, but I’m not nearly as bad as I used to be. And I’ve had my fair share…

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Memorial Day Thanks

Thanks to the men and women who sacrifice of themselves so that we may do what we do.

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Birmingham needs to laugh more…

Uglybaby Improvcomedy

No, folks. I’m not talking about needing another Larry Langford ego-type in the Birmingham Mayor’s Office. I’m talking about real, honest-to-goodness comedy. Now, don’t get me wrong, I admire Bruce Ayers and his bringing world-class comedy acts to Birmingham. The machine he’s built that is The Comedy Club, Stardome is impressive for sure. And it’s…

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Social Media Improv – Improving your experience

Having been a former mascot, I can tell you one of the biggest and best skills you can have is improv. There’s nothing like thinking on your feet to take advantage of a situation. Time and time again, I would sweep women off their feet with a short ballroom dance, playfully intercept a pass being…

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The 2011 State of the Union Social Media Strategy

I think it was about 5 minutes into last night’s “State of the Union” address that many people noticed the @BarackObama account live-tweeting key quotes throughout the speech. While some joked that it was from the iPad behind the lecture, it was a great example of some of the elements President Obama’s plan for our…

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