Courtney Robertson

Courtney Robertson, an open source developer relations advocate, is wearing a pirate hat, a DSLR camera, and a purple shirt

Courtney Robertson is an Open Source Developer Advocate, professional educator, and WordPress Contributor

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    Last week the remains of Hurricane Irene pushed out and Tropical Storm Lee camped over Central Pennsylvania (#cenpaflood).  As a result, many homes, businesses, and roads were damaged.  Among those hit hardest is Hershey Park and their zoo attraction, ZooAmerica.  Too often I see examples of what not to do in social media, but in…

  • Lessons from @treypennington

    This past weekend I lost a dear friend, Trey Pennington.  Trey and I first connected in the early days of Twitter.  We were to meet at Extreme Business Makeovers 2009, but circumstances prevented this from happening.  We postponed until the following year, but then my own circumstances prevented our in-person encounter.  All the while, we’ve…

  • Public Opinion, Newspaper Paywall, and Customer Service – What Not To Do

    Just a day after the east coast earthquake and a few days before Hurricane Irene lands, I was highly interested today in reading local news coverage. I turned to my go-to local news service, the Public Opinion of Chambersburg.

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