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Activism

Social Media and Spirituality: A Meditation on Change

by Roxanne Darling on November 13, 2009

I am speaking tomorrow on The Tools of Change Panel at Envision Hawaii 2009. It has me thinking about what changes are happening right before our very eyes and how we can proactively embrace them to move this party forward with more intention.
Barriers and Gate-Keepers Are Being Removed
One of the most exciting accomplishments for me [...]

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Social Media Events: New School or Old School?

by Roxanne Darling on October 28, 2009

Even though we have these amazing, 24/7 ubiquitous connections taking place on the social web, IRL (in real life) conferences are still booming. I think that many of us still long for those face to face connections, even more so now that our networks have blown way past the indications of Dunbar’s number. He he.
This [...]

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Get Daily Inspiration & Help Rox Get the Good Mood Gig

by Roxanne Darling on October 9, 2009

Vote for Rox to win the Good Mood Gig from SAM-e
I have entered the contest to win a 6-month blogging gig to write about “good moods” for Nature Made and their natural mood supplement, Sam-e. No product endorsements required. Seems like a perfect opportunity to share aloha with the world. Voting is open and [...]

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Is it easy to tell if you are a scammer or straight-shooter?

by Roxanne Darling on October 7, 2009

The social web has made it so easy for people to connect with each other and have a voice at the table like never before. Last night at a tweetup here in Honolulu, I met Larry Heim, CEO of HonBlue. This was a Tweetup Treat, as Larry and I do not normally travel in the [...]

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Join the Email List at Social Media Club Hawaii Chapter

by Roxanne Darling on June 9, 2009

The Social Media Club is an international organization with over 40 active chapters, whose goal is to develop and support best practices in the use of social media. Bare Feet Studios’ partner, Roxanne Darling, launched the Hawaii chapter in October 2008, in conjunction with Podcamp + Wordcamp Hawaii.
The Hawaii chapter meets on the second Friday [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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