Even though I don’t have an iPhone, I want iPhone apps. I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve said, “If I had an iPhone, I could _______________.” That’s the personal side. From the business side, I looked into making iPhone apps for clients a few months ago. We […]
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It’s almost the end of the year, so I decided to take a look back, review and wrap up my top 12 posts. This tidy bundle fits into a 34 page social media marketing, PR, twitter collage ebook, which you can download here. How I chose my top marketing, social […]
Named in honor of jazz vocalist Carmen McRae, WordPress 2.9 Carmen is the popular blogging platform’s latest upgrade. Guide to upgrading to WordPress 2.9 from freshworkshops.com. Installing the latest version took one click. It was so easy I didn’t think to check into what came along with the updates until […]
For my friends in the Chicago area . . . Search Engine Strategies is offering these free clinics and workshops [FTC Disclosure: Thanks to Search Engine Strategies Chicago for granting me a platinum pass, valued at $1995, in exchange for coverage. Watch @wiredprworks and Wired PR Works for session coverage […]
Confession: I love jewelry that sparkles – preferably a lot. To make stones sparkle, they have to be cut to catch light. To be attractive, they need to be shaped. To be displayed, they have to be set. Stones come in many colors, sizes, cuts and shapes. But, they all […]
I’m working on a writing project. This one needs to be more mainstream. So, I tested it out for grade level and readability. While it’s cool to know that I wrote it at the same level that New York Times readers read: 11.5, it’s not so cool that I’m writing […]
“That was a great post. I can tell you spent lots of time on it.” – recent comment Well, not as much time as you think and I have Yubby to thank for that. Back at BlogWorld in Las Vegas, I met Vincent from Yubby [and Amsterdam!] as he and […]
At BlogWorld Expo, Steve Rubel talked about how to use technology to stream your business and your life from email to a site based on a platform called Posterous, pronounced päs-t(?-)r?s. Hope your find these note from Steve’s session to be helpful and informative. Image: Jason Falls of Social Media […]
Attention bloggers . . . as of December 1, you are accountable for reporting any freebies you get in exchange for arranged exposure – at least I think that’s right. At a long 81 pages long, the FTC guide concerning the endorsements and testimonials in advertising is a challenge to […]
Approximately 100 posts ago, I wrote about how I wanted to redesign and rebrand this blog. Before: All that’s left of my former blog is this screenshot I grabbed from Technorati. Qualities Before: Messy, unorganized, text-heavy, out dated and totally not reader [or author] friendly. After: What do you think? […]
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