How a local dad became an author – Sentari: Ice
I caught up with local author Trevor Booth this week to talk about his recently released book Sentari: Ice and all things Social Media. Trevor started working on Sentari: Ice about four years ago and released it in May this year. Originally it was meant to be a short story for his sons to enjoy but he found out very quickly that it was going to be much more than that and that it wasn’t going to be story for kids either. We spoke about the 6-month period where he had to stop writing his book after his third son was born with kidney failure. This was a traumatic time for him but once finding out that his son was going to be ok ...
Negativity on Social Media: What do your Tweets say about you on Twitter?
Negativity on Social Media; we see it everyday on Twitter but should we always share it with our followers? Now, if it's your personal Twitter account, then go right ahead, let it rip! But seriously you need to ask yourself, "Would I want a potential employer see what I just said on Twitter?" and if the answer is no, then hold back on some of that negativity. Twitter is a great place to vent but it is a public domain and there are many people you can offend. One rule I try to stick to is not to vent negatively on Social Media... well not too much anyway. If you’re a business owner or a professional on Twitter and ...
A Simple Social Media Tip: Turning a negative into a positive.
A Simple Social Media Tip Recently I received another one of those annoying spam tweets from a local company that I follow on Twitter, see image below. I did my bit and let them know that they're spamming people and they did the obligatory apologies, password change and deletion all the spam tweets. Just another day on Twitter really… But the guys at Sladen Legal took this Twitter faux pas and made it into a positive with a follow up blog post about the whole ordeal. Called “Dealing with Twitter Spam”, they explained the whole situation and gave us some great tips on how to prevent yourself from being a victim of a ...
