What better way to get in your boss' good graces than to ply them with gifts and liquor and such. Oh, and if your review and raise time is coming up, please use this "holiday" to your advantage. Get that money!

Time well tell if Google + can sustain itself in the future as a viable social network. Right now, I am remain unimpressed, but we also know how fast things can change in social media.

With the boom of social networking websites during the last three to four years, the digital divide is lessening. More and more folk are becoming computer savvy with networking with others online on sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Myspace.

I am always interested in trying out new applications and social networks that help me meet new people and share my tastes and interests.

When I arrived, the scene was buzzing with the social media elite of St. Louis as we networked, mingled, hugged, and congratulated one another. The St. Louis social media community is pretty tight---

I have written numerous pieces on this website about celebrities and Twitter---most of it has not been positive.

That is exactly what happened this past weekend. I received information about Koowie.com and it made me curious. It is touted as the anti-Facebook website and Craigslist alternative for its users.

The Bleeding Heart Project is an organization devoted to educating and making people aware of heart disease. It is the leading cause of death in our country, and is something that is not discussed as widely as it should be.

Twitter is a wonderful avenue for entertainers to share their worlds with their fans and followers, but sometimes they seem to get caught up in the moment with foolishness.

Plancast has been around for awhile. I first became acquainted with this broadcasting plans site through a colleague who saw that I utilized Foursquare to enhance my visit experiences. Plancast doesn't allow you to broadcast where you are as other geo-location apps do, but it does broadcast your plans of ...

When I thought of creating and planning a local blogging and social media conference, it was a dream that needed execution. All I knew was that I wanted to do something that would positively impact the social media community in St. Louis---one that would create a possible movement of camaraderie ...

Twitter is the definitive place to get your blog and website links out to the masses. But in a sea of links and massive publicity, how can you make your links stand out above the others? And how can you best utilize your links on Twitter to give you return ...

I love how the term "expert" is being thrown around these days. There are indeed a few experts who know their way around social media and Twitter, but it isn't very hard to navigate your brand around Twitter if you use your noggin and watch how others integrate the tool. ...

Two weeks ago, I announced that I would be organizing a social media and blogging conference here in St. Louis. It met with a positive response and now I am in the full throngs of putting it all together and making it happen. Many people have asked me why I ...

The power of social media, I tell you. MTV thought enough of Twitter and the social media wave that it came up with a contest to engage its readers and followers. The contest was for an MTV TJ (a Twitter Jockey) for their brand, and it was a stroke of genius ...