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 [...]
by Roxanne Darling on August 6, 2009
Twitter and Facebook were down some today due to “Denial of Service” (DoS) attacks. Here’s some information on what they are, how they occur, and what you can do as a netizen to help prevent them! A DoS occurs when a malicious programmer or programmers unleash commands across thousands computers that have been infected with [...]
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? [...]
by Roxanne Darling on April 8, 2009
Ed Morita is the pastry chef at Longhi’s, a popular restaurant in Honolulu. He tells us how he is using Twitter to build his personal brand, drive traffic into the restaurant, save his job, and spread the Aloha! Filmed at the ING Direct Cafe in Waikiki, Hawaii at the March meeting of the Hawaii Chapter [...]
by Roxanne Darling on April 6, 2009
And do it all in less than 2 months. “Whaaat?” you say. That’s right. This is another example of the power of the social web, of leveraging your network, of the network effect, of doing good and doing well, and so many other 21st century concepts made possible by the internet combined with intrinsic human [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]