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Which mobile tactics work? MobileMondayDC looks beyond Obama’s campaign on sms success, part 1

MobileMondayDC and the MobileMonday global community offer great resources and networking events. If you work within the industry or just want to engage with those who do, their events are worth the time (and Finland started it all…!). And thanks to Kathie Legg for helping to create DC’s very own chapter.
Mobile tech inside [...]

Using search engines in a whole new way with Viewzi

This past August, Shashi Bellamkonda (AKA Social Media Swami) and I had the opportunity to attend Gnomedex 2008. This past August, Shashi Bellamkonda (AKA Social Media Swami) and I had the opportunity to attend Gnomedex 2008. Gnomedex is like the TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) in that it has innovative speakers, a cutting edge variety of topics and [...]

You Need Social Networks

In this next video segment from the Solutions Stars Video series, we’ve got 10 social media luminaries in 5 minutes, telling you, the small business owner, some reasons why You Need Social Networks. Check out the video (and see the full series on available on Blip.tv):

Here are some recaps of what they said:
Guy Kawasaki, [...]

How do you create great events in a down economy? – Part 2

The Capital Cabal is the brainchild of Hank Dearden. Hank has been active in Washington, D.C.’s Internet and New Media scene since 1994, and enjoys producing networking events and professional seminars. The focus is typically, but not always, on Internet commerce and communications technology, how it is being used, and its effect on business, government [...]

Joost from Desktop to Online at Joost.com

I liked Joost and was a  beta tester from the beginning. I got some great news today in my mailbox that Joost is going fully online. I am glad they changed paths from being a downloadable software to a online website showing videos of mainstream TV programs. They are considered a competitor of Hulu. I [...]

Video – Solution Stars: strategy drives outreach for small business

Do you remember?
…the tips? the insight? all the interviews? and the fun online chats with the experts?
It was all there Oct. 29th with the benefit of small business at the forefront. Network Solutions hosted the Solutions Stars video conference where social media and marketing gurus plus industry leaders shared their know-how. [...]

What I Learned From a Tow Truck Drivers Forum

Earlier this month, there was a story in the news about a couple in Washington, DC, who suffered a particularly galling insult on top of injury over the Thanksgiving holiday. First, someone stole the wheels off their Audi (it had been parked on the street), and then, while their car was still up on cinder [...]

Greg Cangelosi on Building Killer e-mail marketing campaigns

I have know Greg Cangelosi for a long time – about nine years to be exact. We met during the first dot com boom. I was working on my first start up while he was working for a web site design firm. We both eventually moved on from each of those respective ventures. Right before [...]

How do you create great events in a down economy? – Part 1

The Capital Cabal is the brainchild of Hank Dearden. Hank has been active in Washington, D.C.’s Internet and New Media scene since 1994, and enjoys producing networking events and professional seminars. The focus is typically, but not always, on Internet commerce and communications technology, how it is being used, and its effect on business, government [...]

Book review – Ch. 4 of ‘Tactical Transparency’: opaque selling doesn’t deliver (& sales tips that do)

A review continued for Tactical Transparency,Ch. 4, From prospects to people:
Why opaque selling doesn’t deliver long-term return on investment
Everybody pitches. -from Tactical Transparency: how leaders can leverage social media to maximize value and build their brand
I’m still immersed in the useful insights of authors Shel Holtz and John Havens; and I can’t get [...]