400 posts

Image via CrunchBase Yesterday, I passed the 400 post mark. 400 posts over 18 months. Wow! Roughly a post a day for a year and a half. Is that a lot? Is that too little? I really don't know. What I do know is this -- when I use my 'pass or play' methodology, traffic … Continue reading 400 posts

How Apple and Google Dominate

Image via CrunchBase "Last week, I promised to discuss another source of advantage in decay. We're going to zoom out instead, in response to a flurry of announcements from Apple, Google, and would-be competitors – to have a richer discussion in the weeks going forward. It's funny how flatfooted - how almost inept - everyone … Continue reading How Apple and Google Dominate

The answer is Facebook. Now, what is your question?

Image via Wikipedia A recent study by Business.com said that 83% of respondents said that Facebook is their favorite social media tool for reaching customers and no wonder -- when Facebook recently passed 350 million members after gaining 250 million members since August 2008 [yes, that's right -- the Facebook 'nation' is larger than the … Continue reading The answer is Facebook. Now, what is your question?

Happy belated bday, Gmail!

Image by Yes, i'm guccio via FlickrIn what was considered by many to be a typical Google April Fools Day prank, Google announced Gmail 6 years ago today..."On April 1, 2004, Gmail was launched as an invite-only beta, instantly creating a revolution in the webmail space. Googles decision to keep their webmail invite-only kept spammers … Continue reading Happy belated bday, Gmail!

Some thoughts on better contact management…

I recently came across this post from my Internet buddy Brandon Henak and I've been thinking about it all week. It was about using Plaxo for unified contact management and it went like this..."The people in your network and the relationships you develop with them are some of your most valuable assets as a young … Continue reading Some thoughts on better contact management…

How DO You Do It?

Stay on top of your industry, that is. If you're a business professional in any category and you're not using Google Reader or some lesser tool to monitor newsfeeds, I'm very concerned about your future. Whoa. What did you say, Todd? I said, I'm very concerned about your future! You see, unless you're working on … Continue reading How DO You Do It?

Google Apps For Education

"Google Apps is free for schools. It allows students and teachers to create documents(Word, Excel, PowerPoint), share calendars, chat and more for free on-line. It is an excellent tool to provide elearning.'Frantic troubleshooting by an overworked staff versus someone else fixing problems smoothly. A sliver of server space per person versus a five-gigabyte chunk. Half … Continue reading Google Apps For Education

An important announcement from e1evation, llc

e1evation, llc announces that Todd Lohenry has been named the interim VP of Marketing, Sales and Technology at Jag, Inc., one of Northeast Wisconsin’s oldest and most trusted names in advertising. There are two objectives behind the move: Introduce internal systems and process improvements at Jag, Inc. Jag, Inc. has already migrated from Microsoft Exchange … Continue reading An important announcement from e1evation, llc

Active Business Blogs Draw 6.9 Times More Organic Search Traffic Than Non-Bloggers

via blog.hubspot.com. If you're concerned about Search Engine Optimization [SEO], you'll want to follow the 'via' link to drill down on these findings from HubSpot... Related articles Starting a Niche Site: Best Blog Sites (theworkathomewife.com) Five Easy Ways to Boost SEO (socialmediatoday.com) Getting started with SEO (e1evation.com)