This past week I helped a a man old enough to be my father to figure out something about Facebook that was bugging him. He wasn’t getting any replies to…
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Twitter Looks to Get Paid
Yesterday there were reported talks taking place that made the whole Twitter revenue mystery a little less mysterious. While nothing is imminent, just hearing about the talks that are taking…
Read MoreFTC and blogger disclosures
On Monday, the FTC published updated guidance for advertisers using endorsements and testimonials such as blogs and word-of-mouth marketing via celebrities. The guidelines hadn’t been updated since 1980, so the…
Read MoreSocial media isn’t just for marketers
We often talk about social media marketing, and extol the virtues of YouTube videos, blogging, Twitter and many other ways to get the message out. And those things are all…
Read MoreDo You Hear What I Hear?
Readers of my posts know that I am a career sales professional. Aside from the occasional foray into other areas of work I have been in some form of selling…
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Using Google strategies for Facebook ads
Everyone has been watching Facebook to see if it can monetize its enormous traffic to become a going business. And the focal point of that monetization effort is advertising, just…
Read MoreSocial networking, Bing, web analytics, and sex
According to a recent study published on Advertising Age digital, everything someone does or doesn’t do while Social Networking online says something about him or her, not from what they…
Read MoreFacebook Fans: The Ultimate Misnomer?
Facebook is getting some serious attention these days and for good reason. There are some interesting ways to stay in touch with your friends and reconnect with some people that…
Read MoreTwitter’s Free to All Model is Wrong
I am going to write something that is likely to be unpopular. Today I experienced a “perfect storm” of sorts regarding the Internet and the idea of free is good….
Read MoreTwitter communities
Image via CrunchBase Some social media outlets foster a sense of a smaller communities among its members, with LinkedIn connections or even Facebook Groups. Twitter seems less oriented to forming…
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