We are almost four whole months into the year of 2010 and already we have seen a huge amount of growth in Social Media. Spring has sprung and new Social Media Networks that were planted last fall are now blossoming into beautiful active communities with hungry little bees (other wise known as users)… [read more]
This week I'll be speaking on and also moderating a panel at Search Engine Strategies in New York (#SESNY). It's always one of my favorite conferences (and not just because it's in NY) and the turnout should be great. On Day 3 (Thursday - 3/25) they have put together an awesome social media track… [read more]
Perhaps you have heard of the Google's pubsubhubbub protocol (PuSH for short) that was unveiled last year. It is basically an extension of an RSS. Instead of Google and other various services pinging your site for new content, they can subscribe to your site; you tell them when the new content is published,… [read more]
This past weekend I was strolling the upper East Side of Manhattan under chilly, dark and drizzly skies when down a side street I caught a whiff of fresh baked bread. "Mmmm, gotta have it", I said and paused spinning in 360 motion to find my target escape from the rain. It was a bakery that I've… [read more]
It seems the jury is split on whether Google Product logos are good corporate branding or just a bit too boring and predictable. I am not going to try and convince you either way nor go into any deep analysis of the designs, but I will help you take a look at a few of these logos and showcase what product… [read more]
On March 12th (Friday) I'm presenting on a great panel called 'Social Media Marketing for your Business' at the annual South by Southwest conference in Austin, TX. I'll be joined by my good friend Tony Adam (former Yahoo! guy, former PayPal guy, current BillShrinker) and we are dedicated to giving… [read more]
Welcome to this belated March hot topic list! This list contains hot topics for the month that could do very well on social sites, and seeing that it is about a week later than usual, it is a great reason to get working on these today! Ideally you could use this to help aid in linkbait and content… [read more]
Every smart marketer knows the importance of community. Interacting with your audience without being "that guy or girl" is a delicate skill. Many times a community can be infiltrated "below the line" by using poor methods of engagement. Other times this might be the dedicated job of a brand or… [read more]
Greg and I are out in (usually) sunny California this week for the annual SMX West conference. The whole crew at Third Door Media always puts on an amazing conference and this one looks to be no different so far! Greg and I will each be speaking on a panel on Day 2's 'Social Media Track'. We're going… [read more]
