5 Ways Social Media Reminds Me of 1995
The saying goes, “Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.” I’m not sure about history repeating, but it sure does rhyme. I’ve had countless deja vu moments lately as I discuss social media co-workers and clients. I’m finding 2009 to be eerily reminiscent of 1995 when I began my career in web [...]
Setting Social Media Up for Failure – Don’t Advertise
Dear Marketers:
You can’t do it all with social media. There, I said it. I know marketing budgets have been slashed and management is clamoring to use those free, newfangled Web 2.0 tools. But you can’t turn to social media to save the day. It sucks, I know.
Guest Interview: Social Media Strategist David Griner
I’m very happy to share this guest interview with David Griner, a social media strategist for Luckie & Company and the mastermind behind The Social Path blog. Also a contributor to Adweek’s AdFreak.com, he has done social media work and training for Little Debbie, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, to name but [...]
Blogging Through History
Interesting video from CBS Sunday Morning. While I don’t think history repeats itself, it sure does rhyme. Here are a few points of interests:
Did you know there were 14,000 daily and weekly newspaper in the early 1900’s thanks to low cost printing presses?
America’s first newspaper included a blank page to allow readers to write [...]
Alltop – “Online Magazine Rack” for Blogs/News
I love to go grocery shopping with my wife. And by “grocery shopping” I mean hanging out in the magazine aisle for an hour thumbing though the magazines. I usually feel guilty after receiving the inevitable “this-isn’t-a-library” glare from the stock boys, but whatever.
Now I can peruse to my heart’s content at Alltop.com [...]
