7 Excel Charts You Should Be Using Daily [Video Tutorial]

In keeping with my revolt against ugly data, we’re going to be turning our attention this time to how to make data visual. If you missed Part 1 of my Making Data Sexy series, I covered cool tips for formatting data in ... [Read More]

6 Useful Resources for Designers

Being a productive designer is essential in an industry that changes daily. Wired Magazine stated that "nine blogs are created every minute...", but that was also back in 2005, so by now it is probably up to around 96 blogs ... [Read More]

The Gaming of Twitter Metrics

Whenever anyone figures out a way to measure something, a bunch of other people figure out how to game it and come out on top. Since Twitter's rise to the top, people and companies have been trying to determine its worth. ... [Read More]

The Slow Burning (and Death) of Email Spam – The Marriage of Email & Social Media Outreach

Email spam. Everyone gets it, whether it’s just somebody contacting you and pretending they know you, or better yet- the spam that makes no sense about oil in the desert with jet planes that are on fire. Or, someone ... [Read More]

The 3 Free Basic Tools You Must Use for Tracking Brand Mentions

With today's user-generated content overload, tracking your brand mentions is a must. You can consider various free and paid tools or services that offer to track buzz around your brand, but there are three most basic tools ... [Read More]

5 Google Suggest Services to Keep an Eye On

For months we've been watching Google experiment with their Auto-suggest algorithm and add it to multiple search services they run (including Google News, image search, etc). Thus, apart from Google Suggest, there are other ... [Read More]

How to Actually Use Google Suggest Feature for Keyword Research and Beyond

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post overviewing various web trends and practices on implementing on-the-fly search suggestions. The comments clearly demonstrated the interest of our readers in the subject, so this time I am ... [Read More]

Four Ways Bloggers Can Use Google Insights to Brainstorm

Writer's block is the enemy of creativity and efficiency for a blogger. Every writer fears it. You experience a big win as a writer. People raved about your last post you on Twitter, "liked" it on Facebook, linked to it. ... [Read More]

9 Useful Social Media Extensions and Plugins

For any social media user at any level, add-ons and plugins can be of great help in saving time and creating new opportunities. Some of the listed are for specific sites, while others are more general. Check out some of them ... [Read More]