Technology
Wisconsin’s Herb Kohl on Monopoly-Busting Google
This just in… Herb Kohl’s office released this press release yesterday. Below are excerpts from his Opening Statement Of U.S. Senator Herb Kohl For The Of Hearing, “The Power Of Google: Serving Consumers Or Threatening Competition?” “The basic premise of Google at its founding was that it would build an unbiased search engine — that…
Read MoreThe Perils of Working At Home
Hi Everybody! Just a short little TGIF Friday Freebie for you today. I love working at home -most of the time. This morning was one of those times when you can’t help, but appreciate it, take the time to smell the roses and all that jazz. (Even though I do have five blogs that need…
Read MorePart Four – How do I know I’m not ‘spamming’? I’m just trying to promote my blog
Hopefully last week’s post didn’t make you stay awake at night wondering if you, too, were a spammer. When you leave comments on someone else’s blog how do you know it’s not spam? You can rest easy if you are leaving thoughtful comments on blogs that match or at least have something to do with…
Read MorePart Three – Sorting Out Spam Comments in your Blog
What a thrill it is to get people commenting on your blog. That’s how it works, right? People from all over the world will discover your writing talents, appreciate your knowledge on a certain subject and leave comments. That is what all of us engaging in the social media world have all been promised, right?…
Read MoreSpam, Not The Ham. How Do You Recognize It?
Do you always know if and when you’re being spammed? Sometimes, it’s hard to tell. It has become so prevalent in our daily lives that I am writing a 4-part series, starting this week on spam, what it is, how do you recognize it and what are the best ways to manage it. First, what…
Read MoreThe Dark Side Of The Cloud
I am often asked what cloud computing is. Most people know the buzzwords: working in the cloud, move to the cloud, life in the cloud, etc. Technically speaking, Wikipedia says cloud-computing means using multiple server computers via a digital network, as though they were one computer. Cloud computing, like regular computing, can be broken up…
Read MoreImage Basics for Bloggers
Attract their attention When it comes to blogging, we all know that it takes great content to attract attention. Part of this is the written content, but just as important part are the visuals you find to support your words. Yes, the secret is in the pictures. Adding just 2 images can increase the time…
Read MoreComputer Tips and Tricks for Cool Social Media Moves
During a recent ‘work session’ with a client, an important discovery was made. Many people do not use their computers as efficiently as they could. Really. Today’s blog may be a bit passé for some of you and you’re welcome to join us back on another day. Thanks for stopping by (you’re still allowed to…
Read MoreTop Five SXSW 2011 Videos
SXSW 2011 has wound down for this year, but they’ll be back next year and I plan to be there. SXSW has something for everyone, especially in social media or inbound marketing. So many of the heavy hitters are there that it makes ones head spin. It has taken a bit of searching around, but…
Read MoreTop Three Trends Likely to Upset Your Social Media World
What trends will arise, perhaps even merge, and continue to change and then further impact our lives?
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