Facebook and social media have been called tools of “mass distraction”. It is a common assumption that things like social media and the Internet distract people and students from the work they need to do. But is that true? A new study is out that could make you think…
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The Truth About Facebook and Grades
Why Twitter will never be mainstream
Don’t get me wrong… I love Twitter. I like reading tweets, connecting with others in the social media industry, and seeing links to really great content. It’s because of this that I put up with the “Fail Whale” frequently yet continuing using Twitter. For someone to yet “see the…
May silly social media rest in peace…
CMOs need to discover new ways to do the old things that still matter: Offer products and services that someone truly needs, admitting that you want to sell stuff to them, and then properly serving them after they’ve given you their business. Sounds so easy as I type it…
What Are The Best Social Media Monitoring Tools? [Infographic]
This is an infographic provided by OneForty that gives a lot of good information after surveying 150 social media professionals about the monitoring tools they use. Covering items like average cost and making suggestions as to which tool to use for individual situations, this is a great…
When 5 Facebook Likes are Better Than 5,000
As I work with clients on developing their digital marketing plans, one of the most common questions I receive is “how many ‘likes’ should I have on my Facebook page?” I always find this question a good opportunity to…
Impressions of RockMelt
When I first heard about RockMelt, the “social browser”, I was intrigued. When I found out that I could test a beta copy of it, overly excited would probably be a good measure of…
The Rise of Small Video Cameras…and Your Brand Advocates
I still remember my dad’s video camera growing up. It was one of those RCA units where the camera was one piece and it connect to a separate VCR deck with a special cable. So if you wanted to record on the go, you’d be lugging a heavy camera,…
Could You Delete Your Facebook Account?
I was recently talking with a friend about Facebook, all the different privacy questions that have come up as of late and just the overall idea of putting so much of one’s personal information online. At the end of the conversation, I asked them if they thought they would be…
Mobile Marketing Moving Into Vehicles
A few months ago, I wrote a post about the 57 million users using their mobile phone to connect to the internet and asked what people were doing about making sure their website was usable in a mobile version to help increase their conversion rates. My question…
Blog World Expo Documentary – Part 1: The New Dial Tone
Normally I wouldn’t embed someone else’s work as I like to post my own videos and portfolio, but I thought this episode from a documentary created about the Blog World Expo 2009 is really well done. Plus it contains a lot of really good information and sound bites on…
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