If you are a business with a Facebook Page for your business, Facebook's news of changes to Facebook Pages might sound important to you, whether or not you know what it all means. I have...
I love writing. No, let me put it another way, I love words. Writing is the one skill that I am grateful for. Yet, I'm the first to admit that I'm not a great writer, but...
I'm getting tired of Twitter. There are some days when I don't log on at all. When I do log in, I am wonder to myself; "Is anybody really listening?" There are some people who...
This morning Facebook announced the rollout of the next evolution of Facebook Messages; a platform that is already being dubbed "The Gmail Killer." According to Facebook's CEO and Founder Mark Zuckerberg, this is not email,...
Social media has changed the face of marketing forever. What was once a one-way message pushed from the company to the consumer has become a two-way conversation, requiring both parties to participate. Now your customers...
Over the last year or so, location-based services that integrate tightly with mobile phones have been one of main themes watched by the venture world, and for good reason. As we continue moving forward in...
"Social Commerce" is a big buzz word these days. As many continue to talk about merging social media and e-commerce, there is no clear consensus as to what the main driver of social commerce will...
I apologize for the outlandish headline, but I don't really think it's any more outlandish than crowning Threadless as the sales guru of Twitter. I'm sure you've read some recent press in the media bragging...
Heather Nolte notified the StartupNation community last week about Facebook's new offering of vanity URLs (Facebook.com/YourNameHere) for individuals and businesses. Check out her post: Facebook Vanity Username...Get Yours June 13th 12:01am!. Although any individual and...
Just wanted to send a quick reminder to everyone regarding the use of vanity usernames on Facebook. As of June 13th at 12:01am EDT you will be able to create a vanity username for your...
The rise of social media is undoubtedly one of the biggest changes to happen to marketing since the birth of the internet. According to a Universal McCann 2008 study, 272 million people are using social...
I guess my husband and I always had in the back of our heads that we would have kids, so that when we were old and grey we would have someone to push around our...
I have written on social applications before, but just read this book and it made me re think how we approach technology. From Amazon: Imagine an almost instantaneous communication system that would allow people and governments...
Twitter. It's ridiculous, right? The distractions of visiting a website to provide updates to your "followers" about where you are and what you're doing. Sounds like such a waste of time! But alas, I beg...
I'm not a techno-phobe; I don't fear technology. I hate it. Or it hates me. Either, or. Yesterday I read about Web 3.0, which was a little disturbing to me, since, until recently, I thought that...
Don't get me wrong. I love to network. I love to go do the face-to-face with clients and customers. I love beatin' the streets, hittin' the pavement, knockin' on doors, etc. But, when it comes...
Just reading a post on "is social marketing for the young" and I have to wonder... I hesitate to say if it's generational or not, bc I might be on the line at age 35....
If you haven't read about it already, Facebook is breaking new ground with their "Beacon" feature that associates purchases with purchases and creates member endorsements alongside ads. Here's a press release that describes the...
I got a notice last week for my 30th high school reunion. (Please keep the age jokes to yourself...) I'm not sure if I'm going to go. I live 5 hours worth of air travel away,...