2 days ago

Submitted by Spinko from blog: I don’t know about you, but I’ve wasted countless hours back in the good ol days of highschool, playing One Slime…as well as candystand mini golf and the other simple games that weren’t blocked by the school.Now don’t try to tell me that employees weren’t wasting their time playing stupid games too.Distractions on the inter (Read More)

2 days ago

Submitted by Spinko from blog: I don’t know about you, but I’ve wasted countless hours back in the good ol days of highschool, playing One Slime…as well as candystand mini golf and the other simple games that weren’t blocked by the school.Now don’t try to tell me that employees weren’t wasting their time playing stupid games too.Distractions on the inter (Read More)

4 days ago

Submitted by Spinko from blog: My friend Amber Naslund had a great post recently about the problems with social media job descriptions. I agreed with much of what she said.  So many job descriptions for social media related positions really just make me laugh.My first reaction is usually to blame the company.  They obviously don’t get “it” and are making (Read More)

Nov 11, 2009

Submitted by Spinko from blog: Back when Sponsored Tweets launched, I wrote a post asking if it will survive.  (Disclaimer: Ted has since given me credit to test the service, which I wrote about here.)I continue to think about the service and it’s possible value.  If done right, I really like sponsored tweets.  The goal isn’t always to manipulate the [.. (Read More)

Nov 10, 2009

Submitted by Spinko from blog: Do we care more about the popularity of our content than the advancement of our industry?In order to appeal to as many people as possible, professional bloggers have to make sure that their content can be consumed by readers of different levels of experience.  The beginners have to be able understand what they’re talking ab (Read More)

Nov 06, 2009

Submitted by Spinko from blog: Last week I asked the question, “Are All Customers Equal?”.  Many of the responses mentioned the issue of allocating limited resources, and explained the cost advantage of providing better service to better/more influential customers.If you want to see my responses, just read through the comments.  I thought it might be hel (Read More)

Nov 04, 2009

Submitted by Spinko from blog: A couple of months ago, I hosted an event in Philly.  It didn’t have the turnout I was expecting  and so I was a little bummed.   My friend Valeria Maltoni came up to me and said “It’s hard to help people help themselves.” Those words really stuck with me.  I’ve given it great thought. Why [...]. (Read More)

Nov 02, 2009

Submitted by Spinko from blog: Is it unreasonable to have expectations in a mentorship?James Ryan Moreau asked me on twitter, “are mentors supposed to refer you to job postings? I found frustration in the past when I wasn’t getting interviews.”My knee jerk reaction to the question was, you should never assume that a mentor owes you anything.  They’re com (Read More)

Oct 29, 2009

Submitted by Spinko from blog: I had an poor experience with a printing service recently.  After speaking to their customer service, I was still very unhappy.Nutshell: They said there was nothing that they could do, and if I wanted to cancel my order, I’d have to pay a cancellation fee.Being very frustrated, I tweeted a complaint about my poor experience (Read More)

Oct 27, 2009

Submitted by Spinko from blog: If you’re relying on an intern to lead your social media strategy, you’re crazy.  I don’t care how small your business is.  You’re better off not doing it at all than bringing in an intern to handle your social media presence.  Here’s why:1. Internships are short term. Building a presence online takes time.  You have [...] (Read More)

Oct 26, 2009

Submitted by Spinko from blog: Having a mentor is a privilege.  It should not be taken advantage of. If you want to build a healthy mentorship, here are some things you SHOULDN’T do: 1. Do not approach someone to be your mentor with a one sided agenda. Some mentors may not expect anything in return for their advice but that’s not something you [...]. (Read More)

Oct 22, 2009

Submitted by Spinko from blog: You may not know it, but I am a very competitive person…always have been. Between my parents always pushing me to be better, and playing every sport I could, the competitive spirit became instilled in me. Competition is a good thing as long as you keep it within reason and you keep it respectful. Many place [...]. (Read More)

Oct 21, 2009

Submitted by Spinko from blog: At the end of August, Lauren and I started the #u30pro chat.  It’s been truly amazing so far and hearing how much everyone enjoys the chats really makes us love hosting them that much more. We love the idea that young professionals can have a place to discuss issues that they’re facing, and that we can bring [...]. (Read More)

Oct 20, 2009

Submitted by Spinko from blog: Here’s the question: Should you have your whole team tweet from the one account representing your brand? Or should you keep it to one person?I’d say one person. Here’s my argument:Customers don’t know who they’re talking to. While you could use initials at the end of each tweet, it can still be very confusing [...] (Read More)

Oct 15, 2009

Submitted by Spinko from blog: The Long Tail is a concept that is used for a number of business practices.  In sales, wikipedia defines it as “selling small volumes of hard-to-find items to many customers, instead of only selling large volumes of a reduced number of popular items.”When you have to reach out to bloggers, your first thought might be [...] (Read More)

David Spinks

I am a student, social media enthusiast, an athlete, a Giants fan, an artist, and love to communicate with others. www.twitter.com/spinko