How do you explain the calm and cooperation that was everywhere in evidence during the wind up to the Hawaii tsunami alert? Social media has earned a spot alongside our government planners and traditional news media. The user-generated messages supported both of those organizations on a second by second basis.
If you think about the [...]
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Hawaii Tsunami Proves Social Media Power Again: Information is a Tonic
by Roxanne Darling on February 27, 2010
Nonprofits Getting Started with Social Media
by Roxanne Darling on February 16, 2010
I participated in a panel on social media for nonprofits today, hosted by the Hawaii Community Foundation. It was held at the beautiful Hawaii Convention Center, and I was joined by colleagues Christine Lu, Chris Noble, and Olin Lagon. Local newscaster Dan Cooke was our social media-savvy moderator.
We made a last minute decision to live-stream [...]
Social Media Club Hawaii Celebrates Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻIke
by Roxanne Darling on January 4, 2010
About a year ago I founded the Hawaii Chapter of the Social Media Club. It is part of a international nonprofit organization of social media practitioners and exists to develop and share best practices and ethics on the social web. One of the first goals we had was to get the word out in the [...]
Continue Reading 4 comments Aloha, HowTo, News, Social Media
Executive Overview of Social Media for the C’s
by Roxanne Darling on December 4, 2009
I had an opportunity to speak with the “c”s at a leading Hawaii company today. That’s shorthand for the CEO, the CFO, the CTO, the CLO, etc. As is standard practice, I do not disclose our consulting clients unless the client wishes to do so. They shall remain anonymous for now.
I love doing this [...]
Continue Reading 15 comments Gossip 2.0, Social Media, Speaking, Video
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 [...]
Continue Reading 14 comments Activism, Social Media, Strategy
Social Web Bootcamp – Time to Get in the Game
by Roxanne Darling on October 26, 2009
Does it feel like 1999 all over again?
Remember when you didn’t think you needed a web site because you had a brochure?
Confused by all the hype surrounding blogs, Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook?
Then Social Web Bootcamp is for you. It’s a one day program that takes you from the 30,000’ view of how [...]
How Do Logos Matter to You?
by Roxanne Darling on October 21, 2009
At a recent meeting of the Hawaii Chapter of the Social Media Club, I talked briefly with Dr. Bill Haig of Power Logo Design about the shifting sands of brand credibility and how that gets created and managed. He has a successful business and several white papers on the specialty of “credibility based logo design.” [...]


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