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#DigiBlogChat February 6 2024 Genuine Online Reviews

February 4, 2024 By Leave a Comment
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February 6, 2024 The Dos and Don’ts of Encouraging Genuine Online Reviews

The topic for #DigiBlogChat on Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 1:00 pm Pacific Time is The Dos and Don’ts of Encouraging Genuine Online Reviews with @virtudeskcom. How much are you swayed by the reviews you read? And would your business benefit from more (genuine) online reviews? We look forward to hearing your thoughts about online reviews, and of course we’ll have the ever-present side conversations!

Join us on Twitter each Tuesday from 1:00 through 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time for #DigiBlogChat. My partner for these chats is @LazBlazter.  If you need to know how to participate, click here: How to Join #DigiBlogChat. P.S. Don’t forget to add the #digiblogchat hashtag!

Here are the questions:

  1. What are the key steps in effectively managing and responding to online reviews for a business? #digiblogchat 
  2. How can businesses encourage satisfied customers to leave positive reviews online?  #digiblogchat 
  3. What strategies can be employed to address negative online reviews without escalating the situation?  #digiblogchat 
  4. Are there any specific platforms or tools that businesses can use to monitor and manage their online reviews more efficiently?  #digiblogchat 
  5. In what ways can businesses leverage positive online reviews to enhance their online reputation and attract more customers?  #digiblogchat 
  6. How should businesses handle fake or malicious reviews that may harm their reputation online?  #digiblogchat 
  7. What is the significance of prompt responses to online reviews, both positive and negative, in shaping public perception?  #digiblogchat 
  8. Are there industry-specific best practices for dealing with online reviews, or do general guidelines apply across different sectors?  #digiblogchat 
  9. How can businesses strike a balance between addressing negative feedback and maintaining a professional online presence?  #digiblogchat 
  10. What role does customer feedback from online reviews play in shaping a business’s products, services, and overall customer experience?  #digiblogchat
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#Digiblogchat January 30 2024: Dangers of Online Shopping

January 26, 2024 By Leave a Comment
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The topic for #DigiBlogChat on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 1:00 pm Pacific Time is the Dangers of Online Shopping. We’ve all been shopping more and more online, especially since Covid. We look forward to hearing your thoughts about online shopping dangers, and of course the ever-present side conversations!

Join us on Twitter each Tuesday from 1:00 through 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time for #DigiBlogChat. My partner for these chats is @LazBlazter.  If you need to know how to participate, click here: How to Join #DigiBlogChat. P.S. Don’t forget to add the #digiblogchat hashtag!

Here are the questions:

Q1. What would you do if you were shopping online and came across an unsecured website? #digiblogchat 

Q2. How critical is it to avoid phishing while you’re online shopping? #digiblogchat 

Q3. Have any of the sites where you’ve shopped online had a data breach? Do tell! #digiblogchat 

Q4. What kinds of privacy issues worry you when online shopping? #digiblogchat 

Q5. Have you ever seen a fake online review that convinced you to buy something? #digiblogchat 

Q6. How do you prevent thieves from stealing your packages? #digiblogchat 

Q7. What is the biggest threat you face when online shopping? #digiblogchat 

Q8. Do you ever overspend when online shopping? How does that happen? #digiblogchat 

Q9. How do you reduce packaging waste when online shopping? #digiblogchat 

Q10. Tell us how online shopping might have affected small businesses in your area? #digiblogchat

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#Digiblogchat January 23 2024: TikTok and Video Platforms

January 19, 2024 By Leave a Comment

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The topic for #DigiBlogChat on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 1:00 pm Pacific Time is TikTok and Video Platforms. Lately, video has taken over more and more of our feeds–from reels on Instagram, to video in ads. We look forward to hearing your thoughts about all sorts of video formats, and of course the ever-present side conversations!

Join us on Twitter each Tuesday from 1:00 through 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time for #DigiBlogChat. My partner for these chats is @LazBlazter.  If you need to know how to participate, click here: How to Join #DigiBlogChat. P.S. Don’t forget to add the #digiblogchat hashtag!

We just know you like to watch and maybe make videos. But even if you’re a newbie, like some of us, you’re welcome to join the fun!

Here are the questions:

Q1. What questions do you like to ask or answer on Tiktok or YouTube? #digiblogchat

Q2. How would you rate the casualness of different video platforms? Is TikTok more casual than YouTube? #digiblogchat 

Q3. How would you market your brand on TikTok? #digiblogchat 

Q4. What tools do you use to help with your video production? (Photoshop, Canva, etc.) #digiblogchat 

Q5. Tell us about your most interesting TikTok or YouTube video? #digiblogchat 

Q6. What is the perfect length for a TikTok video? #digiblogchat 

Q7. What do you think of trending topics on TikTok? What about trending sounds? #digiblogchat 

Q8. What advice would you have for someone wanting to do ads on TikTok? #digiblogchat 

Q9. What do you think a beginner should do first on Tiktok? #digiblogchat

Q10. What trends or hashtags do you like to follow on TikTok? #digiblogchat 

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#Digiblogchat January 16 2024: Hitting Your Goals

January 12, 2024 By Leave a Comment
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The topic for #DigiBlogChat on Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 1:00 pm Pacific Time is Hitting Your Goals with questions by @RandyLyleClark!  We look forward to a rousing chat about your goals for the coming year!

Join us on Twitter each Tuesday from 1:00 through 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time for #DigiBlogChat. My partner for these chats is @LazBlazter.  If you need to know how to participate, click here: How to Join #DigiBlogChat. P.S. Don’t forget to add the #digiblogchat hashtag!

Whether or not you’re a goal-setting maniac, like some of us, you’re welcome to join the fun!

Here are the questions:

1. What do you think is the most essential key to hitting goals? #digiblogchat

2. When you’ve missed a goal (we all do) why didn’t you hit it? What stopped you? What did you learn? #digiblogchat
3. How do you track your goals? #digiblogchat
4. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry said, “A goal without a plan is just a wish.” Do you make goal action plans? #digiblogchat
5. There are personal, professional, short term, long term, financial goals, and more. What goals do you typically set? How do you prioritize them? #digiblogchat
6. Have you ever used SMART goals? Did they work for you? #digiblogchat
7. How do you hold yourself accountable to reaching your goals? #digiblogchat
8. Do you write down your goals? If so, how does that help? #digiblogchat
9. Do you reward yourself when you reach a goal? How so? #digiblogchat

10. Going public with a goal helps one stay focused on it. Would you like to go public and share a goal? #digiblogchat

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#Digiblogchat January 9 2024 Digital NY’s Resolutions

January 5, 2024 By Leave a Comment
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The topic for #DigiBlogChat on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 1:00 pm is Digital New Year’s Resolutions!  So use your collective imaginations and tell us your dreams, wishes, and resolutions for the coming year!

Join us on Twitter each Tuesday from 1:00 through 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time for #DigiBlogChat. My partner for these chats is @LazBlazter.  If you need to know how to participate, click here: How to Join #DigiBlogChat. P.S. Don’t forget to add the #digiblogchat hashtag!

Whether or not you’ve made your resolutions, you’re welcome to join the fun!

Here are the questions:

Q1. What are some ideas for creating secure passwords? #digiblogchat 

Q2. How would a digital detox change your working life? #digiblogchat 

Q3. Have you considered a digital photo book so you could stop lugging around those giant photo albums? #digiblogchat 

Q4. What are some tips you’ve discovered for caring for your digital devices? #digiblogchat 

Q5. What is your favorite digital new year’s resolution? #digiblogchat

Q6. What apps would you recommend that would help others with their digital resolutions? #digiblogchat 

Q7. What information will you stop sharing this year on social media? #digiblogchat 

Q8. Is this the year that you’ll minimize phishing attempts? How? #digiblogchat 

Q9. How would you declutter your digital life this year? #digiblogchat 

Q10. What other ideas do you have for digital new year’s resolutions? #digiblogchat 

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#Digiblogchat December 19 2023: AI and Santa’s Annual Delivery Service Logistics!

December 16, 2023 By Leave a Comment
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The topic for #DigiBlogChat on December 19, 2023 is Winners and losers as AI shakes up Santa’s Annual Delivery Service Logistics Operation! With questions by myself and @LazBlazter.  So use your collective imaginations and tell us your thoughts on how Santa might use A/I!

Join us on Twitter each Tuesday from 1:00 through 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time for #DigiBlogChat. My partner for these chats is @LazBlazter.  If you need to know how to participate, click here: How to Join #DigiBlogChat. P.S. Don’t forget to add the #digiblogchat hashtag!

No matter how extensive (or limited) your knowledge of A/I is, you’re welcome to join the fun!

Here are the questions:

Q1. What happens when one of Santa’s reindeer refuses to accept the new AI software upgrade? #digiblogchat 

Q2. Santa’s sleigh gets misdirected by Google maps and crashes into a satellite! What should he do? #digiblogchat 

Q3. How does AI help Santa manage his Naughty List? #digiblogchat 

Q4. In what ways does AI help manage the cybersecurity of Santa’s vast amount of privacy data? #digiblogchat 

Q5. How does Santa’s team of reindeer and elves manage the ever-changing weather during deliveries? #digiblogchat 

Q6. Buddy the Elf is worried that Black Hat Elves are trying to clone him, what can Santa do to protect the Christmas workshop from hackers? #digiblogchat

Q7.  Santa’s in need of some new GPS navigation that comes with anti-tracking capability, what do you recommend? #digiblogchat

Q8. Santa’s reindeer are keen to reduce their workload this year, should they test autonomous sleigh delivery systems and, if so, what are the hazards? #digiblogchat

Q9. The Grinch has hacked into Santa’s logistics software and deleted the Nice List, how can Santa reconfigure things? #digiblogchat

Q10.  Mrs. Claus wants to keep an eye on Santa’s blood pressure with all the stress his body endures on Christmas Eve, eating, drinking and singing. Got any recommendations for her? #digiblogchat

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#DigiBlogChat December 12 2023 Best & Worst Gifts

December 8, 2023 By Leave a Comment
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The topic for #DigiBlogChat on December 12, 2023 is the Best and Worst Gifts with questions by @MaricarJagger with a nice assist from @RandyLyleClark! So tell us about your best, worst, and weirdest gifts!

Join us on Twitter each Tuesday from 1:00 through 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time for #DigiBlogChat. My partner for these chats is @LazBlazter.  If you need to know how to participate, click here: How to Join #DigiBlogChat. P.S. Don’t forget to add the #digiblogchat hashtag!

No matter what kind of gifter (is gifter even a word?) you are, join our chat–and we’d love to see you!

Here are the questions:

Q1. Do you make a gift list? Why or why not? #digiblogchat

Q2. Do you plan your gifts way ahead or are you a last minute shopper? #digiblogchat

Q3. Do you remember what you gift someone from year to year? Have you ever given someone the same gift for two years running? #digiblogchat

Q4. What’s your gifting philosophy; something useful or something frivolous? #digiblogchat

Q5. What’s the best gift you have ever received? #digiblogchat

Q6. Do you ever tell people their gift is so not you? Or do you just say thank you and never mention it? #digiblogchat

Q7. What’s the funniest gift you’ve ever received, given, or seen given to someone? #digiblogchat

Q8. Do you give to charities over the holidays? If so, give them a shout out! #digiblogchat

Q9. What kind of presents are the worst gifts ever? #digiblogchat

Q10. Is your Holiday shopping done? If not, how much shopping do have still to do? #digiblogchat

Q11. Bonus Question: What present did you dearly want as a child that you never received? #digiblogchat 

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#DigiBlogChat December 5 2023 Tech Trends

December 2, 2023 By Leave a Comment
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The topic for #DigiBlogChat on December 5, 2023 is Tech Trends: what type of role and skills do you need to plan for? with questions by @LazBlazter and answers from all of you! So tell us how you’re preparing for the future and how tech trends will be involved!

Join us on Twitter each Tuesday from 1:00 through 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time for #DigiBlogChat. My partner for these chats is @LazBlazter.  If you need to know how to participate, click here: How to Join #DigiBlogChat. P.S. Don’t forget to add the #digiblogchat hashtag!

No matter which tech trends you’re following, we’ve got you covered–and we’d love to see you!

Here are the questions:

Q1. How many new job roles can you think of today that were not a thing ten years ago? #digiblogchat

Q2. For your sector of work, voluntary or paid, what do you find is the single biggest challenge for you in terms of progressing at pace with your competition or how issues are evolving? #digiblogchat

Q3. What new technologies are you exploring right now? #digiblogchat

Q4. What are the barriers to progress for you personally and for your organization more generally? #digiblogchat

Q5. Which technology do you feel has the most potential to be a game changer and why? #digiblogchat

Q6.  What are the primary new skills that you want to learn for yourself? #digiblogchat

Q7.  Which new and emerging skills are your employers going to market for right now? #digiblogchat 

Q8. Where do you look for information on what to learn and do you get assistance from your employer? #digiblogchat

Q9. How do you validate the quality of your skillset? #digiblogchat 

Q10. How do you feel about automation and machine learning in terms of the role you deliver? #digiblogchat

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#DigiBlogChat November 28 2023 Entertainment

November 27, 2023 By Leave a Comment

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The topic for #DigiBlogChat on November 28, 2023 is Entertainment with questions by Loni of @JorgensonLocker and all of you! So tell us how you entertain yourselves for a fun hour. And maybe #digiblogchat is one of the ways you entertain yourself, too!

Join us on Twitter each Tuesday from 1:00 through 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time for #DigiBlogChat. My partner for these chats is @LazBlazter.  If you need to know how to participate, click here: How to Join #DigiBlogChat. P.S. Don’t forget to add the #digiblogchat hashtag!

No matter how you like to entertain yourself during the holidays (or the rest of the year), we’d love to see you!

Here are the questions:

Q1. Which do you prefer in your downtime: reading, watching TV/movies, or listening to music?  #digiblogchat

Q2. Do you have a go-to TV show you’ve rewatched over and over? What is it? #digiblogchat

Q3. What are your top 5 movies of all time? #digiblogchat

Q4. If you could invite 5 celebrities to dinner, who would they be? #digiblogchat

Q5. Tell us about your favorite author or book? #digiblogchat

Q6. Who is your favorite musician and why? #digiblogchat

Q7. Do you have a favorite concert you’ve been to? Which was it and why’d you like it? #digiblogchat

Q8. What are you currently binge watching? #digiblogchat

Q9. Fill us in: what little-known artist/author/show are you loving right now? #digiblogchat

Q10. What is your favorite music lyric or saying from a TV show/movie you constantly quote? #digiblogchat

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#Digiblogchat November 21 2023 Holiday Traditions

November 19, 2023 By Leave a Comment
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The topic for #DigiBlogChat on November 21, 2023: Holiday Traditions with all of you! So bring your favorite ideas and holiday recipes for a fun hour.

Join us on Twitter each Tuesday from 1:00 through 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time for #DigiBlogChat. My partner for these chats is @LazBlazter.  If you need to know how to participate, click here: How to Join #DigiBlogChat. P.S. Don’t forget to add the #digiblogchat hashtag!

No matter whether your holiday traditions are conventional or unconventional, we’d love to see you!

Here are the questions:

Q1. How do you like your holiday potatoes (jackets, roasted, boiled, mashed, etc.)? #digiblogchat

Q2. What’s your favorite easy recipe–and it could be one that just includes boiling water! #digiblogchat

Q3. Share an adult beverage recipe with us! #digiblogchat

Q4. Is there a traditional dessert that you’d like to tell us about? #digiblogchat

Q5. Tell us about your favorite holiday main dish? #digiblogchat

Q6. What does your family expect from you during the holidays? For instance, do you have a job to do, such as putting up the lights? #digiblogchat

Q7. What mocktail recipes have you wanted to try, but haven’t yet? #digiblogchat

Q8. What’s the wackiest thing your family has done over the holidays? #digiblogchat

Q9. Name a side dish that you could have year round? #digiblogchat

Q10.  How has technology and AI changed the way you celebrate the holidays? #digiblogchat

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