Twitter is being talked about by everyone. You know when Oprah talks about something it's gone mainstream. With over 19 million unique visits a month, up from only 4 million in December, Twitter is by far the fastest growing social media website right now. If you're struggling to see how to tap … Read more about Twitter for Business: 15 Masters Show You How
How to Game Twitter to Add Thousands of Followers Every Day
And Why You Really Don't Want to Do It. With the social media service Twitter beginning to be more widely adopted, less sophisticated marketers are joining the community. Some of these folks are opportunists of dubious ethics who are not looking to use the medium engage the community. Instead … Read more about How to Game Twitter to Add Thousands of Followers Every Day
Carbon Motors Police Car of the Future in Savannah
Yesterday I had the opportunity to see the future of law enforcement vehicles. And it's pretty cool. No. It's way beyond cool. The coolness was on display down at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center in a public event that, well, really wasn't publicized all that well. I … Read more about Carbon Motors Police Car of the Future in Savannah
Loving to Hate Facebook
As long as we're on a a Facebook roll this week, I thought I'd share this little video I found via Cherly Smith's blog. Over and above the TOS issue, the video pretty much sums up the things I don't like about Facebook. Check it out. 25 Things I Hate About Facebook - What do you hate about … Read more about Loving to Hate Facebook
Facebook Overtakes MySpace
Yesterday we talked about a change in the Facebook Terms Of Service that means Facebook owns your content - forever. And then at a talk I participated in for our local Small Business Chamber here in Savannah yesterday a couple of the panelists shared a little about how their being active on Facebook … Read more about Facebook Overtakes MySpace
Facebook Now Owns Your Content – Forever
Update: This subject made the front page of Drudge yesterday. The article is here. I'm big into social media, especially as a way to promote your business. Even so I've never been head over heels about Facebook as a means to promote business. I know many businesses out there who see great returns … Read more about Facebook Now Owns Your Content – Forever
BuddyPress One Step Closer to DIY Social Media Site
Social Networks can be very powerful. For those who know how to tap into them effectively, social media websites are are greatly accelerating businessesby expanding their reach and influence in a cost effective way. There are even tons of options for those who want to create their own networking … Read more about BuddyPress One Step Closer to DIY Social Media Site
Help Us Help You – A 3 Minute Survey
Here at SuccessCREEations we are looking for ways to serve you better. We have been getting quite a few inquiries lately from folks wondering if we have any kind of material they can purchase that will help them get started with blogging and social media. Unfortunately we don't. … Read more about Help Us Help You – A 3 Minute Survey
Social Media Autoresponders – Good Marketing or Missing the Point?
People generally prefer to interact with other people rather than machines. And most folks are especially not keen on interacting with machines masquerading as people. Ever get frustrated by an automated phone tree when trying to contact a business and feel like screaming, "I just want to talk to … Read more about Social Media Autoresponders – Good Marketing or Missing the Point?
Age of Conversation 2 Released Today
Today marks the official release of the collaborative social media book, The Age of Conversation 2: Why Don't They Get It? The book includes chapters from 237 authors (including yours truly) from 16 different countries and addresses the broad topic of some of the mistaken ideas people have about … Read more about Age of Conversation 2 Released Today
Chris Brogan is on a Roll
Social Media rock star, Chris Brogan, is on a roll with his blog posts these days. Yesterday he posted links to ten posts representing his Best Advice About Social Media. Then today he followed it up with his Best Advice About Blogging. If you aren't familiar with Chris' blog, you should … Read more about Chris Brogan is on a Roll
Delicious Gets a New Look and a New Domain
One of my favorite social media sites, the social bookmarking site Del.icio.us, got a major overhaul about a week ago. Not only did the site get a whole new look, but they've cast off their strangely unique domain name for a more conventional one. Delicious Bookmarks If somehow you aren't familiar … Read more about Delicious Gets a New Look and a New Domain