Community Driven Hashtag Tells the #memstorm Story

Apr 27 2011

Over the past 48 hours, Memphis and the South has been hit with some pretty bad weather including hail, straight-line winds, torrential rain (almost 6 inches) and destructive tornados. It was so bad last night that @jimcantore himself decided to go to Tupelo instead. The weathermen and women of Memphis have had no sleep along with most of us who have spent some time in the closets and basements while the sirens wail. Not a pretty picture–and certainly a crisis for a community, especially when tornadic activity spins it’s evil path of destruction. Once again, our community used the hashtag #memstorm…

Mark Ragan: Content + NASDAQ = Good Google Juice

Apr 15 2011

See the full gallery on Posterous Mark Ragan is CEO of Ragan Communicationsand someone I recently had the pleasure of meeting in real life last Friday in New York City @NASDAQ in Times Square. How I ended up there is a story worth sharing. One cold, rainy Saturday in March I was checking Twitter and noticed a “dm” (direct message) from Mark Ragan ( @MarkRaganCEO ) himself. I opened it and could not believe what the under 140 character message said: “Amy, I would love to have you as my guest to NYC to NASDAQ at our SM Summit, Anne…

Thanks to #Twitter: Blessings, Business, Best Friends

Apr 01 2011

Photo borrowed from DynamicDuoCopywriting.com OK, My good friend Mark Schaefer who wrote “The Tao Of Twitter”–on it’s way to being perhaps the best selling business book on Twitter EVER–will tell me my blog sucks because I don’t link too much and it’s boring to view. Well, yes. He’s right but I don’t care. My goal in life is not to be “the best blogger” or have “the best blog” or be on any big list. Actually, I’m on some pretty great lists (boring blog and all–ha). I will surely add a picture to this blog post but…

How long will your digital “footprint” last?

Mar 21 2011

This last week, I couldn’t help but think…wow, I’m on a forced “Twitter break” due to lack of wi-fi and any cell service of merit on this remote peninsula called Ft. Morgan. Imagine me without a Twitter fix? So, I found myself totally void of any good cell service. I could tweet a few from a chair directly on the beach but that was certainly not ideal with sand, water, sunscreen and kids to juggle. Thank goodness I have capable staff who can help me in times of isolation. I could not function without them if I were…

Charlie Sheen’s Fall and Future Rise: Will He do it? Mennnn

Mar 08 2011

OK, right. I know. NO way I would ever wish to be in the path to help him. But every good PR professional out there is talking about the very amazing story today of Charlie Sheen being fired from his $2 million per episode gig “Two and a Half Men.” I have really never been a fan of that show because at it’s height, my kids were parallel with the half and, well, let’s just say, I’m a mom so I have never loved that show. What I can relate to is how Charlie handled himself after his wild…

HOW TO: Land an internship thru Twitter #PR #employment #PRSSA

Feb 28 2011

As a college student, it is sometimes hard for my peers and I to differentiate the uses and then ultimately decide how we want to use social media. Sure, my generation has basically grown up with the social networking sites, but it is hard to grasp the capabilities and power of sites focused on engagement like Twitter, when so many of our friends are simply sharing random thoughts or chatting casually with one another about nothing in particular. When I joined Twitter, I began to explore, followed a few of my friends and the usual celebrities, and eventually sent…