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Month: April 2009
A Deep Dark Secret About Blogging
Okay, I must confess that there’s a secret that I’ve hidden away from everyone. It’s not a life-altering secret, but I’m afraid that I need to come clean: I don’t read blogs on a regular basis. There’s no need for me to do that. Allow me to explain… While I have a lot of blogs […]
Turning to the Internet for Success during a Recession – Part 3 – Online Advertising
As with all typical marketing programs, companies feel that they must advertise in every medium to get the word out about their product. With the Internet, this is all done through online advertising. What exactly is online advertising? Well, you have your typical Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Search Engine Marketing (SEM), and banner advertising, and […]
Turning to the Internet for success during a recession – Part 2 – Email Marketing
This is a cross-blog post from Network Solution’s Solutions Are Power website that I guest wrote. Originally posted on SolutionsArePower.com on April 20, 2009. With any online program, in order to extend your reach to the masses, one crucial part to have to your strategy would be to have a mass distribution channel. You could […]
Turning to the Internet for success during a recession – Part 1 – Your Website
This is a cross-blog post from Network Solution’s Solutions Are Power website that I guest wrote. Originally posted on SolutionsArePower.com on April 15, 2009. Timing seems to be everything these days. Just released on eMarketer.com was a report that indicated that with the economy the way it is, the best way small businesses are making […]
Hiring for college credit. Be a Twintern.
Help wanted. That’s how the post appeared. If you looked at today’s edition of the New York Times, there was an article where Pizza Hut is looking for a social media intern. Basically they’re looking for someone who knows social media & is very familiar with Twitter. There’s a couple of issues that I have […]
‘Tis the end of Twitter’s relevance. Start racking up your numbers.
Everyone on Twitter has been talking about it. Even the mainstream media has been aglow over this fascinating new story. In case you didn’t know, actor Ashton Kutcher is waging a battle with television titan Ted Turner and CNN over who can reach 1 million followers first. Consequently, other celebrities that were on Twitter decided […]
Bloggers may be influencers but don’t decide things for you
I write this blog post as a reaction to the Social Media Club Question of the Week in which they ask a simple question that requires something more than a blog post: Are bloggers responsible for getting the facts right? This isn’t necessarily a straightforward “yes” or “no” question because bloggers are supposed to be […]
Amazon’s DIY web services lets you pay as you go
During the Web 2.0 Expo, I happened to walk through the tradeshow and came across the Amazon Web Services booth. As with most of you reading (including myself), when I say Amazon, you’re probably thinking about books and electronics, not web services, right? Well I managed to chat with one of their exhibitors at the […]
Sponsored Controversy – Chris Brogan was in the clear
In December 2008, renowned marketer and public speaker, Chris Brogan wrote up a blog post about how he was given $500 from IZEA on behalf of KMart and just after disclosing this and writing a blog post about his experience, people were criticizing him on how he wasn’t being unbiased and essentially was paid to […]
Over 20 startups later & so goes Startup Weekend San Francisco
Last night the San Francisco tech community gathered at the Microsoft offices to conclude the 55 hour marathon that has become known as Startup Weekend. It all started on Friday night and when it was all said and done, over 20 groups had created startups and present it to the group. The video above (and […]
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