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March 2009

@Shane Talks Video with @AndyBumatai

by Roxanne Darling on March 17, 2009

Andy Bumatai is a well known comedian from here in Hawaii who has upgraded his personal brand to version 2.0. He has taken his http://theandybumataishow.com/, he uses Twitter to announce each episode and to attract guests, as well as keep the connection alive and well during the show.
Bare Feet Studios partner Shane Robinson is a [...]

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Resist the Urge to Be Stingy; Sharing is Good for Business

by Roxanne Darling on March 10, 2009

Yeah, you’ve heard all about sharing on the web, and there is a good chance you have formed an opinion. Rather than talk in platitudes, Shane and I like to give real life examples. It’s the best way we know of to demonstrate web practices that can appear confusing, vague, or even irritating.
Within hours of [...]

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Social Media Club Hawaii Launch

by Roxanne Darling on March 7, 2009

Wow. With less than a week’s notice we had over 40 people attend the launch meeting of the Hawaii Chapter of the Social Media Club. There was a dynamic mix of people, including the geeks (@SidSavarra, @avharris, @exbor, @judico, @shane to name a few), several major communications companies (Communications Pacific, Pineapple Tweed, Becker, Loomis-ISC,) web [...]

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Death, Social Media, Personal Branding

by Roxanne Darling on March 4, 2009

Two weeks ago my father died.
Like many people, his stature or what we call personal brand, has improved since he passed away. That is an interesting topic to me – however suffice it to say that I think it is evidence of the predominance of goodness and optimism in humanity at large. We do have [...]

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Join Us for Launch of Social Media Club Hawaii Chapter

by Roxanne Darling on March 3, 2009

Date: Friday, March 6
Time: 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Place: ING Direct Cafe, 1958 Kalakaua Ave (former home of Local Motion store; parking in rear)
Print a coupon for a free beverage.
Map and Directions
Special thanks to Cleota Brown for offering the space. We will be upstairs in the Aliʻi Board Room. The space is open, modern, there [...]

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GoHawaii’s New Campaign Makes Me Frown, Not Smile

by Roxanne Darling on March 1, 2009

I recently read in the Pacific Business News about the HVCB (Hawaii Convention & Visitors Bureau) Hawaii: A Thousand Reasons to Smile Campaign. It’s targeted at residents of San Francisco, who are frequent visitors here. I support the idea of reaching out to San Francisco residents – I have many friends there including Chris Heuer, [...]

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