We’ve all come across blogs that never made it past the first post. I’ve seen my fair share of blogs that didn’t even get that far. It is understandable how this happens. Signing up for a blog and starting a blog is easy, sitting down to write for a blog is where the work begins.
Even [...]
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Monthly Archives: November 2008
Use TwitterFeed To Broadcast Your Blog
The social media landscape is vast and sprawling. Large companies hire people to work full time navigating that landscape. That is not an option for most of us. Which is why it is important to use tools such as TwitterFeed to do some of the work for you.
TwitterFeed is a free service that automatically broadcasts [...]
A Blog Is Not Always A Blog
Blog is the word we use when talking about web logs. Web sites that have postings from individuals or companies in reverse chronological order. The postings are dated and have a place for the reader to leave a comment. That is the fundamentals of a blog, and probably what you think of when you think [...]
But My Customers Are Too Old To Care About Social Media
With the comments I get from people I am tempted to start my own Social Media MythBusters show. At the top of the list is the notion that the Internet and Social Media is just for college age and below. Pew Internet & American Life Project has research to show that is indeed a myth.
Today, [...]
What Is Palaver And What Do You Do?
What does “Palaver” mean is probably the question I first get when I introduce myself and my company. Palaver is a word that was once used for having a conversation that seems to have fallen out of our language. In the word’s etymology we find ‘dialogue’ – from Portuguese palavra, ‘word, talk’ (originally between Portuguese [...]
What Exactly Is Twitter? And Should I Care?
Chances are you’ve heard this thing called Twitter mentioned when social media comes up. Or you’ve come across a Twitter logo on someone’s website letting you know that you can follow them on Twitter. Or someone has advised you that “you have to use Twitter!” All this probably leaves you wondering what is Twitter and [...]
Find Out What Is Being Said About You With Google Alerts
There are two sides to a conversation. Blogging is one way for a business owner to contribute to the conversation that is growing everyday on the Internet. But the other side to a conversation is listening. What is being said about you, your business, and your industry on the Internet?
That could be hard to keep [...]