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.
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 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 [...]
Social Media Workshop for Small Business – Richmond, VA on 11/20
November 10, 2009 :: Steve FisherIn today’s market where everything revolves around Google, how do you ensure that your prospective customers are finding YOU online among millions of other brands? The main reason why social media marketing is such a phenomena is its ability to transform an unknown name into a popular brand online. So how do you get started? [...]
#140conf – Day 2 Recap from 140Conf LA
November 5, 2009 :: Steve FisherStarting out on Day 2, my brain needed some caffeine fuel so once I hit a very popular chain and got my Cafe Americano to jump onto the 140 Conference here in LA. This day started with some intense topics – education, public health and the mainstream media. So let’s get to the recap of [...]
#140conf – Day 1 Recap from 140Conf LA
November 4, 2009 :: Steve FisherI arrived on Monday in Los Angeles to attend the “Very Important Characters (VIC)” event and got to see some old friends and meet some new ones. After a great evening I got a great night’s sleep and got to the Kodak Theatre early to see everything kick off.
I have been to LA more times [...]
Jeff Pulver and the 140 Conference in LA Tomorrow
October 26, 2009 :: Steve FisherStarting tomorrow, I will be attending the #140Conf in Los Angeles, CA at the famous Kodak Theater (this is where the Oscars are held).
According to the web site Jeff says “At the #140conf events, we look at twitter as a platform and as a language we speak. Over time it will neither be the only [...]
