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Cause marketing: A bra by any other color

by amy mengel on January 8, 2010

I was too busy watching college football last night (priorities!) to notice all of the Facebook “bra color” status updates from my female friends. But I caught up on the meme this morning via Stephanie Smirnov’s post. She raises an excellent point: while it is a fun activity in the name of breast cancer awareness, [...]

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Allan Schoenberg: My Twitter “Patient Zero”

by amy mengel on December 21, 2009

Ever heard of a woman named Mary Mallon? Probably not. But if I said “Typhoid Mary” that might trigger some recognition. Mary Mallon was the index case for typhoid in the US in the early 1900s. She was a healthy carrier of the disease and spread it to at least 53 people before she was [...]

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Recap: Social Media Breakfast Tech Valley #4

by amy mengel on November 3, 2009

In just over four months, Social Media Breakfast Tech Valley has grown to be among the largest in the country. Last Friday about 150 people turned out to hear Aaron Newman of Techrigy talk about social media monitoring and measurement at SMBTV #3.
It was a much broader crowd this time, with a lot of fresh [...]

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Why I was wrong about lifestreaming

by amy mengel on October 20, 2009

I sat staring down the white screen of Wordpress death tonight knowing that I was due a blog post but unable to come up with anything (I’m sure no blogger has EVER had that problem before, EVER).
So, in my writer’s-block-induced haze, I sent out the following tweet:
The lucky winner? Mark Krynsky (@krynsky) responded first:
Crap.
(Although I [...]

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Reaching stakeholders through social media

by amy mengel on October 14, 2009

Here are the slides from the presentation I gave today to the Capital Region Chapter of PRSA:
PRSA: Reaching Stakeholders Through Social Media
View more presentations from amymengel.
Here are some links to content I referenced:

Mayo Clinic YouTube video of older couple playing piano
Volkswagen’s “The Fun Theory” with  piano staircase video
Examples of corporate social media policies
Columbia CVB home [...]

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