Yesterday, Read/Write broke the news that Google and Facebook had joined the DataPortability Workgroup, which got a bunch of Social Media folk all moist and whatnot. Read/Write called the news a "Bombshell," Scoble took the opportunity to complain about getting kicked off of Facebook for...

09 January, 2008

Hi Everyone! Since I've been out for the holidays to recharge (and then most recently to assume a role as a maid of honor) I'm really just now getting back in the social media groove of reading, writing, and participating....

08 January, 2008

In Friday's post, I admitted the social media can be a waste of time. I talked about doing some unproductive things online and how, despite that (or even because of that), marketers should be paying a LOT of attention to social media marketing. ...

07 January, 2008

Social media is a waste of time. There, I said it. Yesterday, I read a long blog post by a guy I've never actually met. Then I read all the comments. Then I left a comment, offering advice he asked for....

04 January, 2008

At least according to Andrew Keen. When AdWeek asked "What would you like to see go away in 2008?" Andrew's answer was: "Twitter and the twittering Web 2.0 social network twits."...

03 January, 2008

Most progressive marketers seem to understand the importance of social media by now. If they don't, a new report by eMarketer suggests that they need to, and fast. According to the report by Strategy Analytics, more than one billion broadband users will be...

02 January, 2008

We won't be actively posting anymore in 2007, as Lisa and I are off re-charging batteries. Gene is keeping our site and the client sites up (and quietly improving them as our holiday gifts to you). Comments are, of course, always always welcome....

22 December, 2007

In my previous post this week, I talked a little about my honeymoon planning frustrations, which led me to delve into the social media applications and the specific tactics that the travel industry as a whole should adopt....

21 December, 2007

Gene found this site, which was a hilarious view of Facebook in 30 years. Since it made its way around the office, I thought it was worth sharing....

20 December, 2007

We're staying quite busy over here at Ignite as our client base is expanding rapidly. Because of this, we are keeping our eye out for qualified candidates that enjoy/understand social media and would be interested in joining us in our craziness....

19 December, 2007

In the 2008 Crain's Book of Lists, Ignite contributed to an ad placed by its associated agency, Brogan and Partners. This particular ad included a list of "Social media buzzwords to make you sound really, really smart", which was quite a fun list for us...

18 December, 2007