Image via Wikipedia Dana VanDen Heuvel says...Back in 2000, I picked up a book at Barnes & Noble in Long Beach, CA. The Cluetrain Manifesto (affiliate link) was on the end cap display and having been involved in “Internet stuff” for a while for a few years, I was keen to explore what the book … Continue reading 95 Days of Cluetrain for 2011
Category: Thoughts
Users abandoning desktop email clients for mobile, study reports
The way you do email may be changing... Many of the tasks we’ve traditionally undertaken have been moving over to mobile over the past few years thanks to devices like the iPhone that have shifted our expectations. Email usage is one of those tasks, with email marketing company Campaign Monitor revealing some interesting patterns from … Continue reading Users abandoning desktop email clients for mobile, study reports
So you wanna be a thought leader?
Here's what I'm thinking at the close of the weekend and the start of a new week... To paraphrase my good friend Dana VanDen Heuvel of MarketingSavant, the difference between a thinker and a thought leader is that while the thinker has a point of view, the thought leader has a PUBLIC point of view; … Continue reading So you wanna be a thought leader?
How Shareaholic Reached 2+ Million Installs Of Its Browser Add-On
http://mixergy-cdn.wistia.com/flash/embed_player_v1.1.swf via mixergy.com Sharing -- that basic skill you learned in kindergarten -- is foundational to social media. No tool allows you to do it better or faster than Shareaholic. Watch the video to learn why...
ABC. Always be curating!
Long before I was a website developer, I was in sales and sales management. The other day, I had a convo with a fellow sales puke and we were discussing the top 3 sales movies of all time. They were, in our opinions, Glengarry Glen Ross, Boiler Room and, of course, Tommy Boy! Here's the … Continue reading ABC. Always be curating!
Why a company must have a blog…
Image via CrunchBase Sweta of GlobalThoughtz has an interesting blog post on the topic of corporate blogs... "How do you follow your favorite company? How do you come to know about their latest launch or what’s cooking in their labs? My answer to this would be their ‘Corporate Blogs’. Not only does it give me … Continue reading Why a company must have a blog…
Online with Erin
Last week, I posted that I had been chosen by Erin Davisson of WFRV TV in Green Bay to talk with her viewers about Google Reader. That segment was aired this evening... http://www.wfrv.com/v/?i=123863049 Here's the transcript... Need to do a lot of online research? There's a Google tool that can help make you a lot … Continue reading Online with Erin
How Would You Like Your Graphic Design?
via makeuseof.com Same applies to websites or almost any other type of technical work. If you've heard me speak, I'm always talking about "good, fast, and cheap" tools. There are a few -- like Google Apps for Business -- that are all three! Comment, call or use the contact form to connect so we can … Continue reading How Would You Like Your Graphic Design?
How to access every Gmail shortcut in a second flat
via holykaw.alltop.com I thank God every day that my mother forced me to take touch typing in high school -- especially when you consider that people who use keyboard shortcuts are 4x more productive than those who stumble along with their mouse! Keyboard shortcuts are what make Gmail and Google Reader the killer apps they … Continue reading How to access every Gmail shortcut in a second flat
A face for radio
This afternoon, I thought I was heading to a personal digital coaching session on Google Reader for local anchorwoman Erin Davisson of WFRV TV in Green Bay. Instead, unbeknownst to me, it was Erin's intention to interview me for an upcoming news segment... Fortunately, I'm always ready to talk about the power of 'personal news … Continue reading A face for radio