Every time we publish on the web, it’s a leap of faith. Of course, our first thought is “boy, I hope someone reads this” and not “wow, I hope someone doesn’t steal this.” But there is plenty of content theft occurring on the internet. If you’re a blogger, you need to know how to protect…
“In life, finding a voice is speaking and living the truth. Each of you is an original. Each of you has a distinctive voice. When you find it, your story will be told. You will be heard.” — John Grisham A while back on Pinterest someone liked my Pinterest boards, so much that she went through…
Social media is full of smart and generous people. I got together with some friends from Google+ and had a fantastic conversation on a Google+ hangout about social media, strategy and how we manage it all. Holly and Megan are both Google+ powerhouses, blogging whizzes and Pinterest fabsters so there’s lots to learn. I wanted…
“I believe entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you’re an idiot.” — Steve Martin People are spending huge amounts of time on social media now possibly because they are bored, looking to be entertained or they are just hooked on being digitally connected. A lapse…
Every day we search for just the right photo for our post on our blog, Facebook, or Instagram from a wide variety of sources. But do you have the legal right to use the picture just because it is online? No. Can you get in trouble for this? Yes. Let’s look at what you can…
Have you met Erika Napoletano? She’s a pistol! She joined the APE team (Guy Kawasaki, Shawn Welch and me!) for a Google+ hangout and it was great fun. I found Erika on Facebook with a link to her blog about someone stealing her content. A pet peeve of mine, you know if you’re a regular…