Five Key Ingredients for a Successful Corporate Blog

Image via Wikipedia So what are the keys to a successful corporate blog? Here are five tips: 1. Content that provides insight, perspective and information. At its core, a corporate blog has to give its readers information they can use to increase their knowledge, learn new things or receive insight. 2. It has need to … Continue reading Five Key Ingredients for a Successful Corporate Blog

OpenTable Seated 15.4 Million Diners in Q3 2010

Image via CrunchBase Online and mobile reservation service OpenTable released its third quarter financial results, which showed significant year-over-year gains in revenue, restaurant installations and total seated diners. Most notably, the publicly traded company posted $24.5 million in total revenues for Q3 2010, a 44% increase over the same quarter last year. OpenTable is also … Continue reading OpenTable Seated 15.4 Million Diners in Q3 2010

What companies need to ask when hiring a social-media consultant

Letting an outsider influence your brand’s social-media presence can be a scary thing. You’re giving a consultant or an agency an enormous amount of power over your brand — and probably paying them a pretty penny. You know you need help to make your social-media efforts bear fruit. But how can you be sure you’re … Continue reading What companies need to ask when hiring a social-media consultant

The Future of Local Commerce = Facebook + Foursquare + Yelp + Groupon [+ Outdoor]

Image via CrunchBase Buy local? It's more than just a tagline but if you want more than your fair share of drive by business, you have to consider what these tools can do for you... "There’s been much hype, crazy valuations, and overall market excitement about businesses that promise to unleash the power of the … Continue reading The Future of Local Commerce = Facebook + Foursquare + Yelp + Groupon [+ Outdoor]

TuneUp Utilities™ 2011

via tune-up.com The PC world is full of crappy, overpriced utilities that promise to speed up your computer, but only slow it down. imho, the only utility worth purchasing is this one. Using TuneUp Utilities is like having your own IT department dedicated to keeping your machine running in better than 'day of purchase' condition. … Continue reading TuneUp Utilities™ 2011

How media is changing politics [or vice versa]

"If you want to get elected in the US, you need media.When TV was king, the secret to media was money. If you have money, you can reach the masses. The best way to get money is to make powerful interests happy, so they'll give you money you can use to reach the masses and … Continue reading How media is changing politics [or vice versa]