Relationship Marketing for Everyone – Part 1 – An Interview with Mari Smith

September 21, 2008 :: Steve Fisher

Mari has been called the “Pied Piper of Facebook” but that really just scratches the surface of her talent and knowledge of social media and its application. Her specialty is called “Relationship Marketing”. She is also an Internet Marketing Consultant and Facebook® Business Coach. Everything she does, according to her “revolves around people and relationships [...]


LIVE from Vegas at Blog World Expo – Interview with Vanessa Zamora of Search Engine World

September 20, 2008 :: Steve Fisher

Well, it’s not exactly live, but that’s what they say in Vegas. For all the marketing of the statement “what happens here, stays here”, they have not heard of Twitter. Blog World Expo or #BWE08 on twitter if you are inclined to search for the twitter stream.
Yesterday while all the exhibitors were setting up for [...]


Redefining the Rental Property Marketplace Using Social Media – Part 2 – A Conversation with Caroline Allison of Viscape

September 20, 2008 :: Steve Fisher

Do you love to travel? I do and have had the opportunity to set foot on four of the seven continents and will touch all seven before I leave this planet. Caroline Allison has a similar passion for travel, so much that she created Viscape to help people connect and become better educated about the [...]


Event Recap – Trademark 101 – A Networking Event for Designers, Developers, and other Web Professionals

September 19, 2008 :: Steve Fisher

You might think trademarks is a dry topic and left for the realm of attorneys who understand the sometimes archane laws associated with it. However, about 50 people gathered at the Network Solutions offices in Herndon, VA on Wednesday, September 17 to attend the event “Trademark 101 – A Networking Event for Designers, Developers, and other [...]


How I became a Social Media Swami at Network Solutions.

September 19, 2008 :: Shashi Bellamkonda

Everytime I give out cards , I raise eyebrows, For speaking opportunities the organizers call me back just to confirm that I am not playing a prank on them with my title Social Media Swami of Network Solutions.
The story is that I moved from Product Management to setup this listening post in the Social Media [...]


Redefining the Rental Property Marketplace Using Social Media – Part 1 – A Conversation with Caroline Allison of Viscape

September 18, 2008 :: Steve Fisher

Do you love to travel? I do and have had the opportunity to set foot on four of the seven continents and will touch all seven before I leave this planet. Caroline Allison has a similar passion for travel, so much that she created Viscape to help people connect and become better educated about the [...]


Trademark 101 Live Stream

September 17, 2008 :: Shashi Bellamkonda

Trademark 101 – A Networking Event for Designers, Developers, and other Web Professionals
With Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
On
Wednesday September 17th
Presented by LinkTogether™
Location: Network Solutions Offices
13861 Sunrise Valley Dr
Herndon VA 20171
Trademarks are an important business asset. Businesses rely on their trademarks to identify their products or services and to distinguish them from their competitors. Trademarks [...]


The Do’s and Don’ts of Building a Scalable Web Business with Thom Wallace of emPivot

September 16, 2008 :: Steve Fisher

Being green is very hip these days. There are many ways people can be eco-friendly and the marketing to the public is reflecting that. Companies are looking for ways to be green and people like to make public statements through their consumer purchases or use of social media. In the social media arena is a [...]


Jeff Crites & Open Innovation

September 16, 2008 :: cbensen

When Jeff Crites connected with me on Facebook I was intrigued by his deep interest in Open Innovation. His business also focuses on the importance of small business having a presence online.
Last week Jeff shared his ideas on why he sees open innovation as the future.
Connie: How did your background lead you into social media?
Jeff: [...]


Uniting Communities through Social Media with Peter Corbett of iStrategyLabs.com

September 15, 2008 :: Steve Fisher

Peter Corbett recently became one of the primary networking connectors in the MD/DC/VA area with the launch of the Twin Tech event in DC this past summer. Peter is well known in the marketing and social media community as a person who knows how to help companies large and small leverage social media through digital [...]