Image via CrunchBase ...and start flirting with Twitter! "A new study published today by Pew Internet finds that teens and young adults are blogging less and using social networking sites more, with the prominent exception of Twitter. Pew’s Report surveyed 2,253 American adults and 800 U.S. teens to get a reading of how they use … Continue reading Teens break up with blogging…
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Captain Picard on Twitter, iPhone
I love Patrick Steward -- couldn't resist this... httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuVtO6otu_U&feature=player_embedded
7 tools for the mobile journalist
The e1evation/Envano team has done a great deal of work over the past six months on building the 'near perfect' toolkit for the mobile journalist. It comes from our award-winning work covering trade shows for AGCO. Here's an interesting post on tools for the mobile journalist. Read the author's take and then you can have … Continue reading 7 tools for the mobile journalist
Framing your social media efforts
When Chris Brogan speaks, I listen. This time I take issue..."There are three main areas of practice for social media that your company (or you) should be thinking about: listening, connecting, publishing. From these three areas, you can build out your usage of the tools, thread your information networks to feed and be fed, and … Continue reading Framing your social media efforts
Ummm. Tell me again why I would want to blog?
Hubspot reports that "Blogging Businesses Experience 126% Higher Lead Growth Than Non-Blogging Businesses". They ask the question... "Is blogging also associated with leads? The answer is yes. A study of 2,300 HubSpot customers revealed that businesses that blog witness their monthly leads rise by 126% more than those who don't." Source: Blogging Businesses Experience 126% … Continue reading Ummm. Tell me again why I would want to blog?
Google Reader and Feedly
John Jantsch is validating what I've been telling you for months... "If you use an RSS reader to subscribe to and read blogs (and you should) then you know what a great tool it can be to keep you up to date, well-read and inspired. I’ve used the free Google Reader tool for a long … Continue reading Google Reader and Feedly
Slate vs. State
Jobs vs. Obama in the ultimate 'reality distortion field' knockdown. Who won? The results may surprise you... "Two events dominated discussion last week: the unveiling of Apple's iPad and President Obama's State of the Union address. Leading up to last Wednesday, many wondered if Apple's event would overshadow Obama's. On social media, that was certainly … Continue reading Slate vs. State
Damn, we’re good!
I'm a little bit torn between two conflicting philosophies of self-promotion here. Woody Hayes always said "when you get to the endzone, act like you belong there". On the other hand, it's a sad dog that can't wag his own tail, so please forgive a little tail wagging on my part... Earlier this week, I … Continue reading Damn, we’re good!
Google and privacy. An oxymoron?
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5 reasons why Gmail rocks!
Image via Wikipedia Lifehacker says... Email as a technology has been around for decades, and thanks to wide spread adoption and popularity, it isn't in danger of disappearing. Check out the five most popular email clients to help you wrangle your email. Earlier this week we asked your to share your favorite email client. We … Continue reading 5 reasons why Gmail rocks!