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Social media strategy in 7 steps

By + on July 31, 2011 in Social Media, Thoughts, Tools

Interesting thoughts from Jay Baer’s “Convince & Convert” blog… Here are some additional ideas… “Before you begin, commit to worrying about social media tools last, not first. Why? Because tools will change. They always do. There was a time when Netscape seemed invincible. Yahoo, too. Myspace also. If you fall in love with tools, you’ll [...]

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What are your marketing priorities for 2010?

By + on July 14, 2011 in Social Media, Technology

The smart money is backing social media… Money spent on social media-related advertising is already expected to grow significantly this year, and now we also know that the medium is considered the top priority in the digital space according to a survey of senior marketers. The research, published today in eMarketer, shows that 45.4% of [...]

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Broadband in the heartland

By + on June 30, 2011 in Technology
This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Broadband in the heartland

This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series: Broadband in the heartland Things looked promising for rural geeks this time last year. Engadget reported here: “As we’ve seen in the decidedly botched digital TV transition, nothing involving government and technology is ever straightforward. With that in mind, let us present to you the [...]

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A cool tool to help keep you on track

By + on June 27, 2011 in Technology

Image via Wikipedia Psychologists tell us that it takes 21 days to forge a new habit — yet most new year’s resolutions are broken in first week. Why? Lack of persistance. This simple little tool may just be the answer for you… “Whether you’re staring down the end of the year and want to get [...]

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RIM RIP

By + on June 18, 2011 in Technology

Image via CrunchBase With the official announcement of Google’s Nexus One yesterday, I’m going to go out on a limb and say “It’s time to sell your RIM stock”. This slurp from Mashable came out almost a month ago before Google’s announcment and the BlackBerry was in trouble then… “As you may know, we’ve been [...]

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While you were sleeping 2/4/2010

By + on June 15, 2011 in Blogging, Facebook, Technology

Image via Wikipedia The folks at Auttomatic announced WordPress for Android… “The team at Automattic is committed to making mobile blogging work with WordPress, and they’re proving it with a new WordPress Android app. WordPress for iPhone finally became usable with version 2, and the Android app seems to have skipped over the awkward growing [...]

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All the Super Bowl commercials in one place

By + on April 27, 2011 in Uncategorized

I predict productivity dropping across America today… “YouTube delivered on its promise to upload all the Super Bowl Ads as soon as they aired today, with users voting to choose which one will adorn the YouTube front page on Thursday. The tech and web ads were a mixed bunch: both the established GoDaddy “Too Hot [...]

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While you were sleeping [social media edition] 2/9/2010

By + on April 10, 2011 in Social Media

Social media has it’s own “while you were sleeping” today… “Although all is said and done when it comes to football this season, such is not the case for the Super Bowl advertisers. We’re now entering the entertaining aftermath of the Super Bowl ad showdown, and thanks to social media tracking services like Alterian and [...]

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Some good email advice…

By + on April 1, 2011 in Technology

…from a reputable source… “Want to be sure that you are a valuable member of the team? Well, then don’t annoy your coworkers with your email habits. Or worse, don’t annoy your superiors. “Since email is now the number one business communication tool it’s become the best way to trumpet your value and save your [...]

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While you were sleeping 2/2/2010

By + on March 30, 2011 in Facebook, Technology

Image via CrunchBase Seth Godin on newspapers and publishing… “Who will save book publishing? What will save the newspapers? What means ‘save’? If by save you mean, “what will keep things just as they are?” then the answer is nothing will. It’s over.” Source: Seth’s Blog: Who will save us? Google Talk crushed competitors in [...]

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