I started my blog because …
We asked Birmingham bloggers to finish this sentence: "I started my blog because ..." Sometimes, when you've been blogging for awhile, you forget why you're doing it in the first place. Or you need a...
View ArticleBarCampBirmingham wrapup, part 1
BarCampBirmingham3 left me speechless. More than 100 attendees, including those from Memphis, Nashville, Montgomery and Atlanta came to downtown Birmingham for one of the best conferences around. It's...
View Article5 reasons I’m attending Social South
Social South will be huge. I mean, mega. It's a social media conference right here in Birmingham on Friday and Saturday, and if you or your business want to learn from the very best, I suggest you sign...
View ArticleBirmingham protestors take to Facebook for fallen mayor
Birmingham mayor Larry Langford was convicted in federal court last week for bribery, but the story doesn't end there. With his conviction, several activists sprang into action on Facebook, with one...
View ArticleInterview on blogging and community on Media Talking Media
My friend and former colleague Nick Patterson has a new podcast, Media Talking Media. I was lucky enough to be his guest on only his second episode.
View ArticleDoes anyone know a website builder in Birmingham?
We ask that question in jest, but the City of Birmingham apparently is unaware of the many fine firms and designers and programmers in town who do this. For a living.
View ArticleFoodBlogSouth, Birmingham’s first food blogging conference
Birmingham will play host to FoodBlogSouth this month, and I will be a speaker at this inaugural event.
View ArticleAnnouncing the Alabama Social Media Association
For the past 6 months, I've been working on a top secret project with friends to create something worthy of a city on the move that is Birmingham. I'm happy to announce the Alabama Social Media...
View ArticleWordCamp Birmingham 2012: a preview
Some quick thoughts on WordCamp Birmingham 2012 ...
View ArticleWhen content machines go berserk
It's not that thousands of companies and organization do this (and worse) — it's that I and other Birmingham residents paid for this poorly executed content monster with tax dollars.
View ArticleDateline: The second biggest city in America without a daily paper
Today marks a new era for my hometown, one in which both newspapers I grew up with are no more. In their place is a new three-times-a-week publication with a familiar name, the Birmingham News.
View ArticleBook it: a scavenger hunt on social media
My friend Carrie Rollwagen found a great way to promote World Book Night as well as a culture of reading and her bookstore, Church Street Coffee and Books: a social media scavenger hunt.
View ArticleI wrote a book about our social media community, and it’s free
I've written a book that shows who's doing it well. And it's free.
View ArticleHave your blogging question answered by top peers
Good bloggers strive to be better. Great bloggers share their knowledge freely. Meet both at the October Alabama Bloggers lunch.
View ArticleInnovation from within
I have three professionals in mind who all worked at print outfits earlier in their careers, places I have worked at as well. In 2014, you can benefit from their guidance in social media.
View ArticleBreaking bread with bloggers
Aside from my recent talks on communication, I've been fortunate to visit with bloggers across Birmingham lately to discuss their blogging needs. And eat well.
View ArticleBloggers to meet in Birmingham, Huntsville
Let me introduce you to two groups in Alabama that bring bloggers together.
View ArticleSpeaking gigs: WordCamp Birmingham, August 2014
I'm presenting at WordCamp Birmingham in a couple of weeks to talk about video content.
View ArticleSpeaking gigs: Navigating Today’s Media, October 2014
I'm honored to be a keynote speaker at the Alabama Media Professionals' conference later this month.
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