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Broken Glass Online Marketing Moments

By |2013-01-05T22:55:24-04:00October 2, 2011|

Broken GlassWe've all been there. Doing a little too much in the kitchen. Maybe not paying enough attention to some of the basics. And suddenly there is that feeling of helplessness as we watch a glass careen from the counter down to the floor followed by the unmistakable sounds. Up next of course is a pause (insert a few swear words here...) followed by the first few thoughts:

10 Reasons Why You Need to Pay Attention to StumbleUpon

By |2013-01-05T22:46:59-04:00September 15, 2011|

StumbleUpon LogoThere has been some really strong recent buzz surrounding StumbleUpon and for good reason. I even including StumbleUpon in my Top 8 in this post about the 8 Most Important Social Media Buttons for Your Site. in their own words:

StumbleUpon helps you discover and share great websites. As you click "Stumble!", we deliver high-quality pages matched to your personal preferences. These pages have been explicitly recommended by your friends or one of over 15 million other websurfers with interests similar to you. Rating these sites you like ( ) automatically shares them with like-minded people – and helps you discover great sites your friends recommend.

Digital Review: Hand Symphonies Campaign Gives Great Learning Opportunities

By |2013-01-05T22:43:48-04:00September 6, 2011|

Everyone once and a while you see something that really makes you think. For me, that started today when I was starting to write a post on StumbleUpon and I came upon a great called the "Hands on Symphony" which is all about encouraging people to become aware of CPR by doing something totally different - making music with your web browser. Hand Symphony

YouTube Trends as A Blogging Resource

By |2013-01-05T22:38:13-04:00August 25, 2011|

YouTube Trends LogoOne effective strategy when putting together your blog posts is to incorporate what is "hot right now" on the internet and while I know that YouTube has always had a way to sort views by "Most Viewed/Comment/Shared" it appears that the second largest search engine (that's right - YouTube is #2 right behind Google) has also started to roll out a few updates on how to find content that is popular right now.

Thumbtack Directory Listing For Small Business Owners

By |2013-09-30T09:27:33-04:00August 22, 2011|

Thumbtack LogoRecently I was approached by a representative of a company called Thumbtack telling me that one of my core spaces (social media marketing) is getting a number of requests from their network. Thumbtack has a very interesting business model in a fairly competitive space - their log line reads:

"Find and book trustworthy local services"
Here is a rough review of their space along with some key considerations you should be employing when evaluating a service like this:
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