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The Real Source of Ghost Writers (or, Why Your Head Hurts)

September 17, 2010, by Tom Chandler 2 comments

I hate to simply mine Dilbert cartoons for content, but after his flirtation with social media, he’s moved on to… writers.

Ghost writers, to be specific:

Dilbert.com

Now I know why my head hurts. Keep writing (dead or alive), Tom Chandler.

"Marketing Through Social Media Is Just Like Herding Cats" (many of which are drunk and stupid…)

September 14, 2010, by Tom Chandler No comments yet

Looks like Dilbert’s going to mine the Social Media vein for a while; rather than post all the strips here, I’ll simply suggest you visit the Dilbert site to follow what’s surely coming.

If it’s one thing social media marketers need – and sometimes sorely lack – it’s a sense of perspective (and perhaps a sense of humor).

Dilbert.com

Keep writing, Tom Chandler.

Social Media, Dilbert Style

September 13, 2010, by Tom Chandler 1 comment

Laughing at companies who hand their social media efforts over to the intern has become a venerable sport on the Intertubes, but Dilbert looks at company-sponsored social media from the reverse angle – where a company decides to try this “newfangled” stuff but doesn’t actually want anyone to practice it:

(Show of hands from anyone who’s experienced this firsthand?)

Dilbert.com

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