Do you have a Foursquare account? How about an American Express card? Great! You’re now part of The Social Currency. Last year, American Express partnered up with Foursquare to launch an iPhone app called Social Currency. It helped you keep track of your purchases, make a wish list, and send
Imagine yourself at a business networking event, you’ve met someone worth connecting with and you’ve just run out of business cards or you forget them at home so you’re scrabbling for a pen and paper meanwhile creating an awkward scene. Or imagine this, you have their business card but it
Think of Klout as the cheerleader group in high school. They were the “in-crowd.” They were popular and everyone wanted to be like them. Now let’s fast forward to the real world. Do you have Klout and what does that really mean? If you’re plugged into the online world, you’ve
Have you heard about.me? Not me. About.me is a personal linking site that showcases your major social sharing sites/profiles and a short bio all on a creative background. Consider it a landing page that’s all about YOU or a business card webpage. About.me was launched a few months ago and
Have you ever wondered what you’re worth? If you’re not Steve Jobs or Bill Gates, there’s a new tool/game to measure your influence on the internet. It’s called Empire Avenue and it’s quickly gaining momentum. I first heard of it via Twitter and Facebook when I saw my friends “buying”
Some women seek retail therapy at a mall, however if you’re a techie nerd like me you find a balance between the malls, electronic stores, and maybe even the app store on your phone. Every week (and sometimes while waiting in line for my coffee), I find myself perusing my
When Foursquare went mainstream and became popular, the couch potatoes had a lot to complain about. What were they to do? How were they supposed to participate in the fun? How do you check into something from your La-Z-Boy? GetGlue had the solution to their problem. Based out of New
Given the social media craze, many companies are jumping on board setting up a Facebook and Twitter profile which is great however they might not be aware of how the medium works and how it can help or hurt their brand. Here is a checklist of a few mistakes that
