Following Up on a Few Things: Celebrities, Crises and One Year Here
November 20, 2009 :: Joe LoongHere are a few items that came up recently that reminded me of other things that happened, only less recently:
* Social Media Vulnerabilities: From the New York Times Sunday edition came a report of a Hollywood burglary ring whose members not only targeted celebrities, but used celebrity gossip web sites to figure out when those [...]
Event Review: BarCamp DC 3
November 17, 2009 :: Joe LoongSaturday was BarCampDC 3, the third iteration of the free BarCamp-style unconference in DC, where there are no spectators (only participants); attendees set the agenda; everybody contributes and has a chance to lead a session; and during sessions, attendees are encouraged to vote with their feet if they’re not getting what they want from the [...]
Time for Social Media Marketing
November 17, 2009 :: Maura O'NeillMaybe you can’t afford a PR firm to answer these questions for you, but you sure can Tweet, Facebook, blog and, generally, jump in on the conversation. You can get some answers.
Start the Conversation: Blogging for Beginners
November 16, 2009 :: Jaime SoellCreating and using a blog is easier than you think.
The Time for Tweeting is Now!
November 14, 2009 :: Travis PetersenFrom running advertisements and promotions on new products or deals to reputation management and responding to customer queries, online businesses use Twitter for a number of purposes. Figuring out how you might want to use Twitter for your business is important before registering an account.
Smart Working: Leveraging the Emerging Trends of the Real Time Web
November 13, 2009 :: Steve FisherI was recently reading an article from Mashable about the trends of the Real Time Web and it got me thinking about how small business are going to be able to leverage these new trends and tools to stay competitive. Here are some trends I think will be coming for the real time web that [...]
#140conf – Interview with Braxton Woodham of Tap11
November 12, 2009 :: Steve FisherThere were so many great people and companies at the 140 Conference in LA and one in particular that I found intriguing was Tap11 which is affectionately named after the famous Spinal Tap saying “Turn it up to 11″. The product is built around Twitter and helps small businesses understand their followers/audience to know when to [...]
Would Your Parents Have Twittered Growing Up?
November 11, 2009 :: Joe LoongI’ve been continuing to think about differences in generational attitudes towards the use of technology in general and social media tools in particular, and I’m not getting very far. I keep going around in circles.
(I am hampered by the fact that I am not a sociologist — not even an armchair one. But let’s ignore [...]
#140conf – Interview with Dave Mathews of PeopleBrowsr
November 11, 2009 :: Steve FisherI have been using PeopleBrowsr since their beta and when I was at the 140Conf I was pleasantly surprised by two things: their upgraded platform and that Dave Mathews is involved in helping them become an even bigger success. I first met Dave at Gnomedex 2007 when he was working with this little company called [...]
#140conf – Interview with John Yamasaki of Seesmic
November 10, 2009 :: Steve FisherI first met John Yamasaki, or as his friends call him, Yama, at the Gnomedex conference last August. He is an evangelist at Seesmic, maker of the Twitter console tool of the same name. He has an extremely high enthusiasm for the Seesmic platform as you would expect of any product evangelist. I caught up [...]
