A new fun, fast and functional way of ge...
Sometimes I forget that there are a lot of people out there who, for various reasons, don’t have the need for a full-on website of their own – maybe they don’t have the time or enough information or the skills or the money. Whatever the reason, for folks who want a web presence but...
NASA knows the power of twitter...
NASA has never been known as a fast moving, quick to change and/or adopt new ideas and technologies. You can’t really blame them with billions of dollars of tax payer money and the lives of astronauts and support people on the line. That’s why I was a bit surprised to see that NASA has embraces...
Where to give your money...
Most who know me know that I believe in giving back – I have a list of organizations to which I contribute here on my site. It takes time to find charities that are a right fit and that are trustworthy – that’s why I was so heartened this morning when I hear on KBCO that Colorado had...
Get in the Loopt and discover the world ...
I don’t typically write about social media from a personal use perspective. I try to stick with the business side of things. However, every once in a while I run across an application that resonates with me or that I think is just too cool to not share. Yesterday I found one of those apps. It’s...
3 reasons social media is a tough sell...
I read a great post today at the SocialMediaToday blog about the three top reasons social media is still a tough sell. This is a great post with which I totally agree. This post was particularly poignant given that I just met with a potential new client who had experienced all three of the followinf...
How the SF Zoo uses twitter to build rel...
In the youtube clip embedded below, animal keeper Anthony Brown discusses some of the unique stories of how th SF zoo has used Twitter to improve visitors experience at the zoo, including how it has helped find lost phones and even how the zoo respond to a kid being bit by one of the river otters after...
SEO results better with dashes or unders...
I just got off a call with a client and a client of my client. On that call was a developer from a Denver based web development firm that also does SEO. On the call the developer stated that dashes are no better than underscores when it comes to SEO optimization and ranking. I almost feel out of my chair....
Get more customer attention by being a r...
For years I’ve been telling clients that one of the best things they can do to build relationships, enhance their brand and drive sales is to establish themselves as the thought leader in their domain and provide to their users information they can’t get elsewhere or, at the very least, is...
Twitter Lists the answer to groups?...
Sarah Evans just wrote a post detailing 10 ways you can use twitter lists which has a great list (I had to work that in) of ways you can use this new feature of Twitter. 2 days ago Josh Catone wrote a post explaining how to use and setup twitter lists. These are great tips on how to use a terrific new...