The Social Media Dude: Who is Albert Qian ?
From his dozens of Facebook photos (none of which are him), to his silent but important messages and social media alerts from AlbertQian.com, Albert is defining the meaning of Social Media everyday. From strategically helping major company’s outline their social media platforms, to writing for his own blog he definately knows how to stay ‘busy’. [...]
Giving Back – The Social Media Dude
Originally posted: SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2010 Giving Back Last week in Silicon Valley witnessed the death of two important figures in my life, one within my family and one within the greater alumni community. On Saturday I heard of the death of my grand uncle. A man of both great humbleness and humility, he gave [...]
Social Media: Halfway Through 2011 by Albert Qian ‘The Social Media Dude’
2011 has so far been a huge year for social media and marketing. From social media IPOs to new platforms and events relating to social media, here are the top five events that have graced the headlines this year so far: 1. Linkedin Files an IPO LinkedIn’s IPO earlier this month was a huge move [...]
Branding Needs Some Common Sense by @AlbertQian
Rep. Anthony Weiner (Democrat) sent his male member through a Twitter stream. It landed him in hot water. Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer was caught cavorting women who were wide open about their identity on MySpace. One of the Palin daughters was caught saying less than professional things to fans in regards to Dancing [...]
What LeBron James Can Teach You about Social Media
When LeBron James jumped ship to Miami last year in an hourlong television special where he announced that he would “take his talents to South Beach”, he not created himself an antagonistic figure but also voted up the idea that if you pair yourself with a bunch of other superstars, that can somehow lead you [...]
Location, Location, Location – The Social Media Dude
Location, Location, Location Realtors abuse this word like crazy — and hell, why not? If it weren’t for location, then homes simply would not sell. But what about social media? Facebook jumped into the whole location based social media war yesterday by unveiling their own little product, Facebook Places. You can view this on your [...]
@AlbertQian The Social Media Dude – Social Media and Secondary Education
I came from a school where social justice was the norm rather than something special. From the first day of school, social justice issues were extrapolated to us as much as dorm room fines, from the issues of poverty to helping each other. John Donne was very much in our lives. My passion as you [...]
The Social Media Dude – 3 Reasons Why Kelly Clarkson Gets Social Media
3 Reasons Why Kelly Clarkson Gets Social Media I’ve been listening to Kelly Clarkson with great interest since she first broke onto the scene after winning American Idol with her rousing rendition of “A Moment Like This”. The young teenager in me couldn’t understand the meaning of the lyrics, but found her voice to be [...]
Social Media Ratio – @AlbertQian
Many people erroneously refer to marketing as sales, almost as if the two are inter-linked. The two are primarily equated since they appear to take part in the same industry, as both seem to require adept social skills, understanding of a market and selling of a product straight up. As a result, it has become [...]
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