Monetizing Mommy & My Online Cred

SMSociety13 Conference #2  Online Communities Mom by Niklas CC No one is advocating selling your Mom. Let's that get that clear.  But maybe your Mom's blog. It is cool when a set of presentations builds on each other.  The Saturday morning Social Media conferences presentations explored blogging.  "Monetizing the Mommy: Community and the Commodification of Motherhood in Blogs" by Andrea Hunter explored the world of motherhood blogs where Moms share their personal lives as wives and mothers.  These are opportunities...

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Trust, Twitter, and "Going Viral": SMSociety13 #1

SMSociety Post #1 So I was at the SMSocial13 conference @ Dalhousie University. It is a conference on Social Media: its use, impact, and possibilities.  The presentations from the first morning went from 'big data' analyses (1 billion tweets) to small networks of Canadian military spouse bloggers.  It is good to see old friends and meet some new ones.  Interestingly conversations among both groups turned to when I'm finishing my PhD.  I suspect collusion but I digress. Saturday Morning Keynote: Our keynote speaker was Sharad...

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