Has this happened to you (FB account blocked)? If so, how did you handle it? It has only been 4 days since Facebook blocked my whole account. Many of my friends have had this happen. Almost all were able to get unblocked. None of them were violating FB standards. This is in part the result of the AI being used …
Social Media Dilemma
I joined Twitter as AgriBlogger in 2007, just a year after it was introduced, although it was another year before I started tweeting. I have over 19,500 followers. As new media pioneers, we were among the first to start using this innovative way to communicate with people around the world in 140 characters or less. Remember AgChat? That started back …
ZimmCast 665 – All About AgWiki
Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. In this week’s program we’re going to learn a lot about AgWiki from CEO, Randy Krotz. AgWiki is a community of farmers, researchers, nutritionists, and consultants seeking to discover solutions to sustainability and world hunger…socially. Randy will talk about the startup venture and what the mission is as well as how you can get …
Social Media Platform Decisions Causing Fear & Indecision
We are still reeling from the events that occurred in Washington, DC recently and wonder where it will all end. We have been social media pioneers in this industry and started our company the same year Facebook started, but now we are concerned about what the future holds. We’ve already had some issues with the major platforms just from the …
Creative Ways to Use Those Social Media Skills
The reactions, rules, ideas, suggestions of how to beat the COVID-19 virus have completely disrupted the lives of all of us. I know this can be a time of real anxiety, worry and depression. Now is when most of us need our church family and services and yet we are unable to gather together as churches of all denominations cancel …
Becoming an Influencer and Content Producer
I remember the first time my conference name badge said “Influencer” instead of “Media.” It was the 2017 Bayer Future of Farming Dialogue in Germany. Basically, a social media influencer is someone who has established credibility in a specific industry, has access to a large audience in that industry, and has the tools and authenticity to attract followers and create …
Iron Solutions Promotion to Benefit Toys for Tots
A unique promotion by equipment appraisal experts Iron Solutions will benefit Toys for Tots, based on a tongue-in-cheek call for information to appraise Santa’s well-used sleigh. Santa is ready to trade-in his old model 1918-12.25 Sleigh, but has no idea what it’s worth. After all, Santa is busy pushing his elves to make more toys and has little time to …
Garth Brooks Wows National FFA
“This isn’t a convention, it’s a freaking PARTY!” That’s what Garth Brooks said at last night’s “private” concert for some 70,000 members, advisors, and supporters at the 91st National FFA Convention. Many of them took to social media to share the experience of seeing the #JustOneFFA and only Garth, who is now an honorary lifetime member of FFA. It was …
Do You Schedule Posts
I remember when we used the word, “post,” it meant on your blog. Today that means anything you publish on your blog or any social networking channel. I do miss the days when I only had to post on AgWired.com! Now I have to include Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc. And, no, I do not use all of them regularly, …
ZimmCast with Brian Carter
Brian Carter is the #1 bestselling author of The Like Economy, LinkedIn for Business, Facebook Marketing, and The Cowbell Principle. Brian was selected by IBM as an Influencer and Futurist and by LinkedIn as one of their “Top 25 Social Media Marketing Experts You Need to Know.” Over the last several years, he has been busy proving how well Facebook …