"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]
Category: Technology
49% of Small Business Owners use a Smartphone
"Over the past few years, it seems that a few mobile devices — laptops, Bluetooth headsets, and increasingly, smartphones — have become ubiquitous among business people. The days of the pager are gone. Small business owners seem to be outpacing the rest of America in smartphone adoption, according to a recent survey of nearly 10,000 … Continue reading 49% of Small Business Owners use a Smartphone
Five Best Netbooks
via lifehacker.com #1 son calls me this evening and tells me that his beautiful girlfriend Melissa needs a new netbook. Kudos to #1 for having the sense to call me! Normally, I'd charge beaucoup bucks for this kind of advice, but since Melissa's such a cutie, this one's on the house... First off, I'd follow … Continue reading Five Best Netbooks
4 must-have social-media dashboards for your business
Image via CrunchBase While big brands and agencies have the luxury of resources and money, local businesses don’t. What they need is a social-media dashboard — an all-in-one, Web-based monitoring tool for Facebook, Twitter, and other social sites where customers hang out — that can optimize their online presence, engage with users and manage social … Continue reading 4 must-have social-media dashboards for your business
How to add more sources to your social newspaper
via holykaw.alltop.com What do you mean you don't have a social newspaper? Go to http://paper.li to get one!
B2B Social Media And Lead Generation
Image via CrunchBase With a business blog, there are many different ways to get people to become a “lead” from a visitor. For example: including buttons in the sidebar to talk to a representative, or text links within content to whitepaper landing pages or to download content. HubSpot has found it successful to add calls … Continue reading B2B Social Media And Lead Generation
Tumblr Leaves Posterous in the Dust [?!]
Image via CrunchBase Rising social media rockstar Kelly Neuville of Envano sent me an article from ReadWriteWeb [you can follow the 'via' link below the graph to the source and read the rest of the article if you're interested] that would seem to suggest at first glance that I should abandon my love of the … Continue reading Tumblr Leaves Posterous in the Dust [?!]
John Mayer, Katy Perry Agree: Tumblr Crushing Posterous
via observer.com Hmmm. I'm a massive Posterous fan -- it truly has changed my life, my business and my workflow. I do, however, have to do due diligence and revisit Tumblr [which was actually my first bet in this race] to see what they're up to... Related articles by Zemanta Comparison: Posterous is big. Tumblr … Continue reading John Mayer, Katy Perry Agree: Tumblr Crushing Posterous
5 tips for using Priority Inbox
via gmailblog.blogspot.com Priority inbox has been rocking my world since it first appeared a couple of weeks ago. It helps me focus on the people and tasks that are most important at any given time -- something a lot of my compadres from which a lot of my compadres could benefit. Have you tried it? … Continue reading 5 tips for using Priority Inbox
Firefox or Chrome; which one should I use?
Image via CrunchBaseThis question is NOT a slam dunk! Also, you may be surprised to know that the answer depends on what computer platform you use..."Which Should I Use on Windows: Firefox or Chrome? There's no short answer to this question, really, since neither browser is clearly better, so instead of a straight out "Use … Continue reading Firefox or Chrome; which one should I use?
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