Archive for Social Media

The Freedom of Expression and Social Media

James Dalman | February 8, 2010 | 0 Comments

Social media tools have changed the way we communicate.  Now instead of getting our information from the news or other broadcasting platforms, we have become the media platform as individuals.
There are pros and cons to this ability and power that we have been given.
On the positive side we can share what we want, when we [...]

Filed Under: Social Media

The WebDesign.com Bookshelf

Brad | January 18, 2010 | 0 Comments

Today on the WebDesign.com live show, Cory and James talked about conversation, content and community. They also recommended a lot of books that have really helped us build a community around our products and services. Here is the list of books and their Amazon links.
The Whuffie Factor: Using the Power of Social Networks to Build [...]

Transparency through Your Blog and Social Media

James Dalman | January 7, 2010 | 0 Comments

The Internet is a tremendous tool that can be used for great things.  Unfortunately it can also be used for harm.
When you are mentioned on the web, you are there forever.  When you write a blog post or upload information and photos, you leave a mark impossible to erase.  This is a huge concern for [...]

Filed Under: Blogging, Social Media

Don’t Sellout Your Friends

Kevin D. Hendricks | December 3, 2009 | 0 Comments

Here’s a disturbing advertising development: Selling out your friends. It’s pretty common in social media spheres to see cutting edge new advertising techniques. A lot interesting ideas are cropping on Facebook, hoping to take advantage of the 300 million unique users.
Intel’s Fan Plan is the latest example. They’re giving discounts on Intel laptops to anyone [...]

Filed Under: Marketing, Social Media

Twitter, Google Search Deal Makes Twitter More Important For Businesses

Cory Miller | October 21, 2009 | 0 Comments

With the new Google and Twitter search deal, it means it’s more important than ever for your business or organization to be on Twitter.

This quote from the Google blog announcement hits it home on how this affects the Google search we come to love and rely on:
“That way, the next time you search for something [...]

Filed Under: Search, Social Media