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Neil deGrasse Tyson isn’t just a scientist. He’s a philosopher as well. About doilies
We all knew that astrophysicist Neil deGrass Tyson was an intelligent and witty man of science, an advocate for space...
Why social signals are only going to get bigger in search rankings
The last time I was involved with search engine optimization, Alta Vista was a player. I was working on my...
Beware of self-appointed social media gurus, ninjas, and evangelists
A recent study by AdAge, which has been tracking such things since 2009, shows that there are over 180,000 people...
Triberr increases exposure with the power of the like-minded
While learning incredible things and meeting equally incredible people at the New Media Expo in Vegas, I ran into Triberr...
How to track desktop applications with Google Analytics
There are a lot of things that Google Analytics is good for, but is it really good for being able...
If you focus on 4 social media sites, you have 99% of your marketing covered
One of the biggest problems faced when businesses try to use social media as a marketing tool is that there...
Mobile search and advertising are on the rise
These days, smartphones are like an extra appendage to most people. We use them for everything, especially searching the internet....
Businesses should post fewer links and more interactions, text, and images on Twitter
The automation of Twitter for businesses continues to become the norm. As microblogging, interaction, and expression get replaced by RSS...
By catering only to big brands, @Klout is reducing its usefulness
Every few months, it seems that Klout makes changes to try to bring its importance to a higher level and...
Content isn’t king. It’s more like a president
The marketing adage "content is king" has been around for a long time. In 2013, it appears that both the...
Has social media gone beyond recording life to influencing life?
One of the initial promises of the internet was realized when social media started taking hold a few years ago....
Is the NY Times paywall proving everyone wrong about online subscription models?
Most industry experts (AKA Tech Bloggers) thought that when the NY Times website went to an online subscription model in...
Spread out your shares on Facebook to improve your reach
If you are looking to spread your content on Facebook you are going to want to make sure that you...
Always keep your eyes open for social media opportunities
"I sit down at the computer and think of things to post on social media." This is the problem. It's...
There’s a new (digital) sheriff in town
On December 12, 2012 the Federal Bureau of Investigations announced a cybercrime bust it had recently executed and credited Facebook’s...
How to handle your social media accounts during the Holidays
The end of year for businesses is a hectic time without adding the pressure of remaining on top of their...
WaPo’s and The Guardian’s moves away from Facebook highlight the social network’s underlying problem
The announcement that the Washington Post Company was moving its Facebook app Social Reader off the social network and onto...
Businesses on social media should never ask for anything without a reason
I had thought the days were behind us. Call it a hope, but I believed that the majority of businesses...
Peter Parker uses Bing and dozens of other things wrong with The Amazing Spider-Man
It's rare that a YouTube channel is born that does it right from the first shot. It's even more rare...
Can Twitter’s photo edit options really hurt Instagram?
The short answer - yes, a little. There are rarely moves made by one social company that make me believe...