Out of all the social media characters in the deck, bloggers seem to be a very particular kind of creature, mainly because blogging requires a particular micro/macro mindset and a slightly thickened skin. Since gaining popularity in recent years, more people are aware of...

17 November, 2008

I just got back from Pubcon 2008 and it was incredible. The content was solid, although I did see a lot of people copy and paste presentations from last year, other then that though I got some solid ideas to run with. This year was the...

17 November, 2008

Today we are continuing the sneak peek series from our new book Social Media is a Cocktail Party: Why You Already Know the Rules of Social Media Marketing that is scheduled to launch on November 20th. This Sneak Peek #3 is from a section in the...

14 November, 2008

So Lisa's Sneak Peek #1 gave you a glimpse of the (More than) 10 Cocktail Party Rules of Social Media from our new book Social Media is a Cocktail Party: Why You Already Know the Rules of Social Media Marketing. Today, we're providing Sneak Peek...

13 November, 2008

To continue to build excitement of our launch of the book "Social Media is a Cocktail Party: Why You Already Know the Rules of Social Media Marketing" on November 20th, we thought we'd give you some sneak peek excerpts....

12 November, 2008

People interested in social media marketing often ask me how age impacts Internet usage, and there's clear drop off in usage as people age. Now, new data from Pew Internet & American Life Project and eMarketer shows this drop off clearly....

04 November, 2008

So tomorrow is the day many have been waiting for for months- Election Day.  One of the few days the individual citizen feels empowered by casting votes for the candidates they feel will best represent their ideals in office....

03 November, 2008

In the spirit of Halloween, I want to do some grave digging for some aspects of social media that are really starting to stink. These things are all, in my opinion, superfluous, outrageous, and annoying. Sure, plenty of them are still palatable to social media...

31 October, 2008

Trick or Treat! I was trying to find a costume for a Halloween party when I found some fun social networks. While Lisa is working on 26 Social Media Marketing Examples, I thought I'd bring you 5 Social Media sites to sweeten your day. Don't...

28 October, 2008

New data from a survey of 1,092 consumers by Opinion Research Corporation found that 85% of social media users thought companies should interact with them through social media. This is strong validation for social media marketing. Consumers, tired of being shouted at, are ok...

27 October, 2008

Today I will be jet setting down to the tropical state of Florida to present at ScarySEO. It is a small mini-con lasting 2 days with many upincoming bright minds in the field of SEO, SEM and Social Media. This is the first of hopefully...

23 October, 2008