Micro-Investing is providing those of us without the funds to become Venture Capitalists or Angel investors the opportunity to experience the thrill of investing without the risks. The model is somewhat similar to that employed by charities for years. A small amount multiplied many times equals a much larger amount. So instead of seeking thousands [...]
I was sent a link to a Michael Bublé video the other day. I’m not a big fan of his singing – though I readily admit he has a great voice and it makes for decent background music. What I saw surprised the heck out of me and made me rethink my impression of him. It [...]
After three months of waiting Google + Brand pages have launched. Businesses were told that the wait was necessary as Google wanted to get the brand pages right, so that there would be a great user experience for both the brands and the regular users. Google + Brand Pages: Not Worth The Wait After all [...]
I recently signed up for another social network, as though I don’t already have enough to manage. Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, LinkedIn, Untappd, Foursquare etc. etc. etc. So why would I sign up for yet another platform? Well firstly of course I sign up for platforms to review them, see if they have anything to [...]
What happens on the internet stays on the internet – or so they say, how many times have you been warned that posting things on websites might come back to haunt you in years to come? Once again this week has disproved that to me. Two of the services that I have been using for [...]
Over the past week I’ve seen an amazing number of what can only be called “missteps” in social and it got me wondering whether being social is just too hard for most businesses. In particular what has amazed me is the number of those who have been less than careful with their social presence who [...]
This post started as a comment on Google +, but I realized that it was a bigger conversation, why is Google ignoring Mobile? What? How can I possibly say that? They own the android mobile operating system, which is the largest selling mobile operating system in the world. They just bought Motorola Mobile. They are [...]
News released today indicates that Apple is planning on releasing a pre-paid iPhone in the fall. Based on the current iPhone 4, it will be named the iPhone 4S. I wrote about the expansion of the smart phone market a week or so ago and pointed to the appearance of pre-paid smart phones by cell [...]
Is it possible to have a social media marketing campaign without a mobile element? This question came to me as part of a conversation I was having on Twitter over the past couple of days. It started as an observation that a lot of social media “guru’s” are still selling fluff but that the medium [...]
Yesterday Foursquare announced that they had passed the 10m accounts milestone. That is a huge number for any business and to achieve it in a little over 2 years is a phenomenal achievement. But what, if anything, is the significance for marketers? Along with the announcement Foursquare released an infographic that highlighted some of the [...]
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