Network Solutions and Bagels
November 25, 2008 :: Shashi BellamkondaI am sitting in my cube and eating a Bagel and then it strikes me- someone at Network Solutions loves bagels a lot. I am looking at the free keyword alert page which is for anyone who wants to track expiring domains and there is a bagel on the page.
Believe me the keyword alerts is [...]
Event Review – Web Content Mavens on NOT Creating Communities
November 25, 2008 :: Joe LoongLast week, I went to the monthly meetup of the DC-based Web Content Mavens. It’s a good group, centered around people who work on all aspects of Web content. Members include people who deal with the nuts and bolts of Content Management Systems (applications for managing and publishing stuff to the Web — popular CMSes [...]
Part 2 – Interview with Chris Hopkinson of DubMeNow
November 25, 2008 :: Steve FisherChris is not a stranger to startups with a few already under his belt. This is why he knows how to recognize a potential hit when he sees one. His new venture, DubMeNow, was founded by Manoj Ramnani earlier this year to solve a growing and elusive problem of mobile business card exchanges.
Sure, you have [...]
CEO Conversations – part 1: MobileDiner.com producer & Tin Can Communications CEO Chris Parandian
November 24, 2008 :: Jill FosterWho he is: a maestro of the wireless world, for starters
Chris Parandian has taught me a lot the last few years about wireless and related issues. He’s Tin Can Communications CEO & founder, plus producer of the Mobile Diner. And it was a pleasure talking with him last week for Solutions Are Power about successes [...]
Can Giving Away Brunswick Stew Online Help Promote Your Business?
November 24, 2008 :: Joe LoongHere’s the story of something that happened to me with one of my online photos. I’m trying to figure out if it can be useful for other people and businesses, or if it’s just an exercise in vanity. Please bear with me.
I use Flickr to store and share photos. Since I don’t figure on ever [...]
Part 1 – Interview with Chris Hopkinson of DubMeNow
November 24, 2008 :: Steve FisherChris is not a stranger to startups with a few already under his belt. This is why he knows how to recognize a potential hit when he sees one. His new venture, DubMeNow, was founded by Manoj Ramnani earlier this year to solve a growing and elusive problem of mobile business card exchanges.
Sure, you have [...]
Event Review – DubMeNow Launch Party is a Smashing Success
November 21, 2008 :: Steve FisherRecently, I had the opportunity to attend DubMe DC, which was the launch party event for Dub – a FREE, extremely convenient and innovative technology solution for exchanging business cards and instantaneously managing contact information with your smart phone.
Sure, you have probably heard of LinkedIn or Plaxo. Granted, those early entrants do business information exchange well [...]
An Average Consumer Looks at Small Business Web Sites
November 21, 2008 :: Joe LoongOne of the greatest things about having a Web site for your business is that it lets people get answers to dumb (but important) questions. It’s a win-win: They don’t have to look dumb in front of anyone, and you don’t have to answer the same questions over and over.
Before we dive into the nuances [...]
CEO Conversations – part 2: Chief Trouble Maker & CEO Joanna Pineda of Matrix Group Int’l talks more shop
November 21, 2008 :: Jill FosterWho she is – part deux
Founder/CEO & Chief Trouble Maker Joanna Pineda of Matrix Group International and I continue talking on the difference between ‘users’ and ‘visitors’ to a website, social media results (and theories), plus social media’s impact on recruitment.
Pineda’s interactive agency has been around since 1999; and while helping associations and non-profits develop [...]
Discussing Community Generated Marketing with Jeremy Epstein, Marketing Navigator
November 20, 2008 :: Steve FisherBuilding communities is something people have been trying to do on the web for some time. It began with bulletin board systems (BBS) in the dial up days. With the growth of the Internet it moved to message boards. In the last few years people have used Social Networks and other social media tools in [...]
