From the monthly archives:

May 2009

Mahalo Mr. Solis

by Roxanne Darling on May 27, 2009

Brian Solis, a truly forward thinking PR professional and co-founder of the Social Media Club, took the time and captured a lot of the same thoughts I had, yet was reluctant to post in detail when I discussed Google, the FTC, and paid links. I too am influenced by my friends and business colleagues, and [...]

Continue Reading 6 comments Activism, Social Media, Strategy

Paid Bloggers Still Get Google Downgrades

by Roxanne Darling on May 19, 2009

I read today in Business Week that Google is getting increasingly sophisticated about tracking blog content that is somehow linked to compensation, alongside a discussion of pending rules from the Federal Trade Commission to cover paid product/service reviews in blog posts.
A couple of years ago this really hit the fan with one of the first [...]

Continue Reading 9 comments Activism, Money Matters

Twitter ROI – Is it Too Popular?

by Roxanne Darling on May 18, 2009

This is not Pick on Twitter month – I am just posing some questions to get the attention of those who see things for what they are, not how they should be.
I’ve been thinking a lot about the effects of Twitter’s popularity and just did a phone interview with Janice Magin of the Pacific Business [...]

Continue Reading 5 comments Social Media, Strategy

Your Personal Brand is an Opportunity for Freedom

by Roxanne Darling on May 2, 2009

I am speaking on a Social Web Panel at the YWCA this week on Tuesday, May 5th, along with Laurel Boylen of chi.mp and Kelly Mitchell of Prudential. Here is a little blurb I wrote for their newsletter as supporting inspiration.
The talk is for members only; maybe this is a good time to join?
I just [...]

Continue Reading 2 comments Branding, News, Speaking

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