Category Archives: Business

Social Media Spies Wake up.  Anyone and everyone has access to social media.  Why not the feds too?  This article is about awareness.  People are watching and they do look into your life through your use of social media.  H E … Continue reading →

The US military is developing software that will allow it to secretly manipulate social media sites by using fake online personas to influence internet conversations and spread pro-American propaganda. A Californian corporation has been awarded a contract with US Central … Continue reading →

Using social media such as Twitter and Facebook to drive retail sales was a budding trend this year that is expected to grow exponentially in 2012. It is especially meaningful to independent retailers without large advertising budgets.   Read the … Continue reading →

The first quarter of 2012 is here and what is your marketing strategy?  If you haven’t thought about your 2012 strategy, now’s the time to get moving.  I’ve talked about strategy before, but now’s the time to lay our your … Continue reading →

#3.  Social Media Advertising – Savvy small business marketers are increasingly realizing that the opportunity to reach customers extends beyond traditional paid search into the booming social media space. Having surpassed Google as the most visited website for the week … Continue reading →

Occupy Wall Street has its own “archives working group,” and one of its members says that while they appreciate the institutions’ interest, it would be preferable for archivists to collaborate with them, instead of just collecting items without input from … Continue reading →

For marketers, converting messages into transactions is the Holy Grail, but if they don’t quickly materialize through new media outlets, that’s no reason to throw in the towel. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other outlets are constantly evolving and experimentation is … Continue reading →

by Jon Russell Consumer facing businesses will find the feature particularly useful as it enables more personal communication with individual customers, opening the possible of a greater level of customer service on Facebook. The move is also likely to cut … Continue reading →

We want to know your thoughts.  We beleive reading should be both Fun to read and Mentally challenging.  The fun part is sometimes harder to hit because of the topic, but we like the mental part too.  Let us know what … Continue reading →

Your holiday emails should be in the shoot and ready to be sent.  I finally have all mine scheduled are ready to go.  I can tell a lot of people read this blog because I’ve been getting a lot of holiday … Continue reading →

OMG, I just saw this on the wire.  Could this be real? It is. Rockstar Jon Bon Jovi (John Francis Bongiovi, Jr) was pronounced dead today after paramedics found him in a coma at his Empress Hotel, city and law … Continue reading →

Inbound marketers understand the value of maintaining a presence on social media sites as a way to connect with prospects and customers and generate new business leads. But how exactly do people interact with brands in social media? On which … Continue reading →