Archive for October, 2009
Unleash your Passions! Four Points to Guide Business Success
Tonight, I was speaking with a friend who has been doing some really good work in the Social media space, but is still struggling a bit with her Niche and direction. The thing that I admire about her the most is that she is a really broad thinker and is always open to new opportunity [...]
7th Son Descent Releases Today!!
YES! The long awaited release of 7th Son Descent has finally hit book store shelves and the virtual shelves at Amazon have been stocked! Can you tell that I am excited by this? I hope so because not only am I making you aware of one of the most intriguing authors of our time, but [...]
Three Conference Tips you can take to the Bank
So Blogworld is over and I saw many of you there. Of course many of you I didn’t see, but thats fine because the conference season is just picking up steam and have a pretty mean travel schedule coming up. This year before BlogWorld I received a lot of emails, tweets, and questions about how [...]
An Offline Fail Parallels the Enabled Digital Culture ~ What can we learn?
First Impressions can leave a lasting effect. I was 17 years old and I was in the market for my first car. I remember walking through the lot and being all excited and looking at all the shiny new cars on the lot of the local Dodge dealer. In just a few minutes my father [...]
Blogworld from a Lens
Blog World Expo has just come to it’s conclusion and this year was a great show as always. In the coming days I will be blogging about some of my thoughts, but here is a quick view through my lens. Pay particular attention to the #Beatcancer hashtag and lets keep this good cause rolling. If [...]
The biggest mistakes bloggers make and how to avoid them.
Have you ever gone to a blog where you felt as if though you were being dropped into the middle of a conversation? I know I have. Bloggers tend to grow communities around the topics and interests that they are writing about. This can be a blessing and a curse all at the same time [...]
Managing a Digital Presence ~ A Quick Canon Case Study
Just this morning I received an email from my brother with a link to the official Canon website asking me to look at an HD video recorder he is considering for purchase. (To be very transparent, I am a huge Canon user and own quite a few of their products.) I clicked on the link [...]
Weigh in on Branded Avatars for Twitter
I have been working with a few brands of late that have told me that they prefer to have their logo over a human face as their avatar on twitter. At first I had a real problem with this. Personally I love how Scott Monty has created his blended avatar with Ford. I also like [...]
I’m not too proud to teach Social Media 101!
Last week I spoke with several very smart business leaders in the Buffalo NY (Organizational Development Group of WNY) area and I learned a lot by talking and interacting with them. In the social media fishbowl we play with technologies like Twitter, Blogging, Facebook and Linked in like it’s no big deal. It’s not bout [...]
