September 21, 2016
We obsess over innovation. But innovation is overrated. If you look at the smart companies that are prized for “innovation,” you see that they are actually masters of “adaptation”—of knowing when to adjust, when to speed up, and when to capitalize. It’s not about being first; it’s about being flexible. Read More
September 16, 2016
We love Instagram but, like many social media networks, it at times struggles with harassment, trolls, and other types of negative behaiour. To help combat some of the abuse that takes place in comment threads, Instagram has recently rolled out its new keyword comment moderation tool. This hides any comments (past… Read More
August 10, 2016
We often obsess about new things we want to do, but sometimes when bettering our business and ourselves it’s important to quit things that are interrupting our success. In this Facebook Live chat, I share the three things that I stopped to reach new goals for my work and for… Read More
July 18, 2016
I recently ran a contest in my weekly newsletter asking parents to share their online safety rules. Sam Title, CEO of The Coffice, emailed me his family’s 12 Instagram guidelines. He created this document to steer his 13-year-old daughter in the right direction. In Outsmarting Your Kids Online, we talk a… Read More
July 11, 2016
When Periscope first launched in 2015, there were numerous news headlines warning users (and those in their lens’ way) about the dangers of live streaming. As Motherboard explained in its March 26th post that year, “When you’re live streaming, you give away more than you likely would in… Read More
June 26, 2016
For parents, educators, policy makers, and marketers in the digital age, it’s increasingly difficult and stressful to understand the Internet from a young person’s perspective. Not only are children more comfortable with technology than adults, but they’re also getting better at hiding behind it. Privacy and security policies can’t keep… Read More
June 10, 2016
While some social media accounts have almost all of their followers in a single time zone (e.g. local retailers, restaurants, etc.), a lot of us have communities from coast-to-coast and beyond, which can make it hard to know when to schedule posts. Between managing my own accounts and working with… Read More
April 7, 2016
Most people have a lot going on in their lives and sometimes it can be really hard to prioritize what you want to get accomplished each day. This may be the case for projects at home, but I find it even more useful for a day at work. If you’re… Read More
March 23, 2016
I’ve been speaking professionally on stage for the better part of the past decade. While I’ve hosted a few events and workshops for my agency’s clients, the vast majority of my work is thanks to my speaker’s bureau, The Lavin Agency. After helping me to secure a book deal… Read More
March 2, 2016
You can’t link directly to Snapchat in a browser, so just letting all of you know that I’m “ambermacarthur” on Snapchat!… Read More
