What were once greatly disconnected segments of one’s life – family, friends and business – are now, thanks to social media applications, being integrated and connected in ways never thought possible as little as five years ago. Within the span of a few minutes, you can message your daughter, living in another part of the…

Social media is great! Even when you know what you should be doing, you sometimes get distracted or forget to do something that you should be doing. Two great cases in point: Last week, Dr. Janice Presser of The Gabriel Institute (who is one of the speakers at the SoMeBizLife Conference) pointed out to me…

I’ve had the opportunity recently to talk to a lot of people between the ages of 55 and 85 about social media, thanks to the Bucks County library system in Southeast Pennsylvania. The library asked me to develop and present a series of programs to help older people learn about social media. At one recent…

Editor’s Note: Republished with permission from “Leadership is a Team Sport” by Dr. Janice Presser. To hear more of Dr. Janice’s ideas, be sure to see her at the SoMeBizLife Conference, June 1, 2011, in Doylestown PA. I used to be an ordinary intellectual. You probably know the type. NY Times crossword in ink. Knock…

Dr. Janice Presser will be presenting “Social Media Is a Team Sport” at the SoMeBizLife Conference, June 1, 2011, in Doylestown PA. This article is adapted from items previously published in InnovationDAILY, September 26, 2010, and CEO2CEO, December 24, 2010. I recently got into it with a ‘sales expert.’ He told me that “sales is…

Thanks to speakers, advisors, friends, family and everyone else who has lent support along the way, we are now launching the website for SoMeBizLife Conference, which will be held June 1, 2011, at Delaware Valley College in Doylestown. While this event is not affiliated with the College, we are pleased to be able to rent…