Alex Priest

September 19, 2010
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Calling All Entrepreneurs, Communicators, and Social Media Smarties

I need you! Here’s the deal. I’m in a number of leadership roles at my school, American University. This semester, I am: Director of Entrepreneurship for my professional business fraternity, Alpha Kappa Psi, where I work to foster a spirit … Continue reading

September 1, 2010
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The Key to Social Media? Listen.

In what may well have been one of my most popular posts ever, I discussed how Twitter needs less talkers and more listeners. This hasn’t changed, and it’s truly the key to being successful with social media from a business … Continue reading

August 17, 2010
by Alex Priest
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Twitter: Too Many Talkers, Not Enough Listeners

I, @alexpriest, tweet a lot. Some of you might consider that an understatement. But I also listen a lot. That’s why I follow over 3,000 people on Twitter–because it’s not just a microphone, it’s also a speaker. Today’s Twifficiency fiasco … Continue reading

August 10, 2010
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Who To Follow? In Social Media, Certainly Not the Users.

Twitter’s recent release of a contentious new feature–“Who To Follow”–has some users pretty irritated. But it also shows Twitter is taking a page out of Facebook’s playbook: ignoring their users. Good for them. Say what? you might be thinking. Companies … Continue reading

August 9, 2010
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No Wonder Newspapers Are Dying

I realized three reasons newspapers are dying this evening: Mailing too much crap. I received not one but two letters from the Washington Post today. Each postmarked separately. Mailed, not delivered with the paper. Now if their needlessly mailing multiple … Continue reading