Remember back in the day when you had a MySpace page? The busy, manic background and the way that you could load songs onto your home page just so folks could groove on how diverse your musical tastes are? That is ironic because now the only people on MySpace are
I had never really grasped onto the social bookmark sites like Digg, Delicious and Stumble Upon. Part of the reason that it never caught on with me is that the first two had similar names and I didn’t see how it could help my business or my clients. Fast forward
Yea! You are on twitter, go on rock star and be quippy with your bad self. Whether you’re getting your feet wet with twitter or have been playing there for a while here are some tips to help gauge your effectiveness and influence. You need to check yourself before you
But as your friends, fans and followers await your status updates… how many times have you looked at the blank box and thought ‘What the heck do I type in there?’ You’re not alone. As social media becomes an increasingly important tool for business, it becomes harder to know just how to use it effectively.
The other week I was having a meeting with some friends who were planning an event. In preparation for the event I suggested having a twitter party. I then explained to them what a twitter party was and how to do it. The next thing I hear about is they
At this stage of the social media game even the most tone deaf non-profit organization has some presence online. Non-profit organizations run their operations differently than a for profit company. Granted the business elements and financials are similar, but the culture of a 501c3 is entirely different. For the
But a mobile website is more than just a traditional website that’s been re-sized. Mobile websites play a different role in your company’s marketing efforts. These days many traditional websites include flash animation, forms, links, etc… the regular desktop website is designed to engage the visitor for as long as possible.
Mobile websites tend to be more functional in nature. Since not all smart phones are created equal, mobile websites need to be rather simple, in order to perform best across all of them. For example, not all phones support animation, so a mobile website should not have any.
As with most things, ultra hip and cutting edge, QR codes originated in Japan. The QR (quick response) code is a powerful marketing tool that can direct customers to a special landing page on a mobile website. In a way, the QR code uses the same technology as a barcode
