Taylor Vick and I are at the University of Miami where Taylor, a UM alumnus, moderated and I sat on a panel Saturday at the MEIEA (Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association) Conference. It was a gorgeous sunny 80 degrees, and I wondered (while laying on the lawn outside the Frost School of Music after our [...]

Taylor Vick and I are at the University of Miami where Taylor, a UM alumnus, moderated and I sat on a panel Saturday at the MEIEA (Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association) Conference. It was a gorgeous sunny 80 degrees, and I wondered (…

We’ve all heard the thousands of terms used to describe social media “experts” – so what’s in a name? Here are 3 of the most popular terms and what they mean: Maven (n.): “Maven” comes to us from the Hebrew, by way of Yiddish. In Hebrew, “mavin” means “he knows”. So a “maven” is someone [...]

We’ve all heard the thousands of terms used to describe social media "experts" – so what’s in a name? Here are 3 of the most popular terms and what they mean:Maven (n.): "Maven" comes to us from the Hebrew, by way of Yiddish. In Hebrew, "mavin" means "he knows". So a "maven" is someone in the know, a real expert, or maybe sometimes just a self-styled expert. – Sharon AnnTypically – I reserve

Everyone is heading to South By Southwest, and in addition to great bands, the new rock stars of social media will be there, including my social rock god @ChrisBrogan . You want to know why I admire him? Because he knows who he is. He’s the author of his own story. You will get the [...]