Category Archives: Sustainable Social Media

This category contains posts that talk about sustainable social media – how people can use social media sustainably and how social media can further the message of sustainability.

Google Plus is For REAL

I have spent the last couple of weeks checking out Google Plus.  I have read everything I could find about it, shared on it, found people to follow that are interesting, and connected to my community on the new platform.  It occurred to me that you might want to know what I think about it….

Google + (And What it Means to YOU!)

Google + is the weird bar at the top of your browser that you started seeing this week.  So what do you need to know about it?  Well, for starters, that it exists, and that it’s actually a big deal.  It’s Google’s latest attempt to get social right (and I think they have come close…

Turn off Facebook Facial Recognition

So for those of you who aren’t aware, Facebook enabled a feature this week which allows for photos of you to be “tagged” (and thus viewable by others, depending on your sharing settings) using “facial recognition” technology.  This happens automatically if you don’t turn off the setting which allows them to do this. This technology…

Mindmapped Notes

I mindmapped Ann Handley and CC Chapman‘s talk at the #BTVSMB and posted the notes over on the Good Stuff blog. Check out the notes from the authors of the fantastic Content Rules!

SobCon Live Stream

SobCon (or Successful Online Business Conference) has a livestream of their conference going right now, and it’s worth checking out. I was able to watch Tim Sanders, and, man, he is one inspirational guy. Tidbits from his talk: “Create a ripple of generosity and set of a chain reaction of good.” “Hang out with the…