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Contest: Vote for my SXSW Panel

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:13:50 -0400

I tweeted this earlier but if you go vote for my South by Southwest panel - and I make it - I’ll take you with me. No joke, I have set aside marketing budget and will pay your travel (hotel, flight)…

What the Twitterfication of Facebook Means

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:09:44 -0400

What the Twitterfication of Facebook Means:

Facebook unveiled their new home page Wednesday and I have to say - it’s awfully Twitteresque. The center well, or “stream”, of content on the page is now an ajaxy, auto-updating time line of…

FTC takes on blogger compensation, among other things

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:22:25 -0500

FTC takes on blogger compensation, among other things:

Brandweek has a heads up on some interesting developments going on at the FTC. As you know, the EU implemented some rules back in 2007 regarding fake bloggers and astroturfing, with fines and…

Twitter Social Media Experts Graph

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:10:19 -0500

Twitter Social Media Experts Graph:

I’m not Hugh McLeod so I used Keynote to create this chart demonstrating where most people are regarding so-called ‘social media experts”. Enjoy.

The Economy, Ethics, Blogs and Marketing

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:48:19 -0500

The Economy, Ethics, Blogs and Marketing:

There’s a hot debate over on Twitter ~~this morning~~ today regarding the K-Mart/IZEA/Blogger campaign and the ethics of bloggers taking money to write posts. Marc Meyer’s Direct Marketing…

Add another unethical company to the list: Magpie

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:14:21 -0400

Add another unethical company to the list: Magpie:

In the ongoing saga of “How Will Twitter Make Money?”, Read Write Web has a story that a company called Magpie offering to help you monetize your personal Twitter account. Last year we…

Loren Feldman on "Why you should blog"

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:47:05 -0400

Loren Feldman on "Why you should blog":

Loren Feldman from 1938media has a great talk posted over on his site from Blog08 where he tells the crowd to keep blogging (creating content). If you want to understand why Wired was wrong when…

MISSING 14 YEAR OLD - PLEASE HELP

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:18:30 -0400

MISSING 14 YEAR OLD - PLEASE HELP:

Friends, readers and passers-by. Geno Church, a friend and fellow WOMMA member, has a missing daughter. Makenzie, aka Kenzie, Church, has been missing since Saturday. She’s from upstate South…

Product reviews in 160 characters or less

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:43:06 -0400

Product reviews in 160 characters or less:

Move over long form reviews, there’s a new player in town. Via TechCrunch, a new service launched this week called Blippr, which is a product review web site that limits reviews to 160…

Who cares if the community likes it, we went viral!

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:39:39 -0400

Who cares if the community likes it, we went viral!:

The concept of viral videos has been played to death. I’ve made it very clear that unless it increases sales or drives action they are absolutely pointless. “But Dave, they break through the…

The New Breed of PR

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:19:56 -0400

The New Breed of PR:

Last week I spoke at the Council of PR Firms “Internfest” on a panel about being a “Specialist” in a PR firm. The lovely Melinda Zurich followed up the presentation with a few questions, which I’ve…

Webkinz re-introducing banner ads

Thu, 29 May 2008 10:26:27 -0400

Webkinz re-introducing banner ads:

Parents, lock up your (kids) privacy - Webkinz is reintroducing banner ads back into their site. If you recall back in December, the kids plush-toy-based-social network tried pushing banners for…

Slop

Tue, 20 May 2008 20:56:37 -0400

Boston started out hot tonight, then went cold. Now they’re fouling and scoring off of slop. Ugly.

Get Satisfaction - why Twitter is down right now

Tue, 20 May 2008 20:52:58 -0400

Get Satisfaction - why Twitter is down right now

Twitter officially sucks

Tue, 20 May 2008 20:41:09 -0400

Dude, this isn’t a high school project. It’s used by over a million people. Fix your shit. Thanks.

Alltop Haters Abound, But I Still Like It

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:25:01 -0400

Alltop Haters Abound, But I Still Like It:

Guy Kawasaki recently launched a site called Alltop, an aggregator of the “Top sites” in various categories. For those unfamiliar with the site, think of it as Mahalo meets RSS feeds….

Sportscenter ad shows CGM isn't always the way to go

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:32:03 -0500

Sportscenter ad shows CGM isn't always the way to go:

In a departure from the regular “This is Sportcenter” ad format, the current spot for SC doesn’t feature a high profile athlete or famous mascot, but instead offers viewers the opportunity to vote on…

The immeasurable web

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:55:42 -0500

The immeasurable web:

The internet is quite possibly the greatest thing numbers folks could ask for — number of regular internet users within a country, segmented by demographic, state, income; what web sites they visit, how much they spend and how many conversations they’re having. Numbers everywhere.

I want to preface this by saying that this is quote possibly the most pompous thing I’ve ever done on this blog: Quote myself. As I’ve often explained to clients, students, co-workers, friends and family who are…

CG-Dunk? NBA star Rudy Gay uses YouTube for dunk ideas

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:51:55 -0500

CG-Dunk? NBA star Rudy Gay uses YouTube for dunk ideas:

Every year I look forward to the NBA All Star weekend Slam Dunk competition. It was dry for a few years, but an infusion of young players with hops have made the past few years pretty exciting. Remember last year when Orlando’s Dwight Howard slapped a sticker on the backboard?

The unpredictability of the contest has taken on a life of its own this year. Memphis Grizzly Rudy Gay solicited YouTubers to submit their ideas, and as of 10 PM tonight there are 233 videos/ideas, 1.9 MM views…

Bloggio, a new service to spam top tier bloggers

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:44:50 -0500

Bloggio, a new service to spam top tier bloggers:

A new ~~spam e-mail~~ service has launched called Bloggio, promising to help connect “marketers” with “Top tier bloggers”. Don’t bother looking it up by going to the dot com — these mofo’s went all non-profit ‘n shit, bypassing the .com for the .org — so you know they’re legit. Hey, the site, which redirects you to blogg.io once you click on the About page, says it was started by “3 guys” in New York who have 2 offices — one in the city and another up state… which, IMHO, is a lot of…