Last week I was lucky enough to attend Blog World and New Media Expo. As the name (or former name) alludes, there is a strong and almost exclusive focus on content. Just about every session I sat in had some mention of SEO. The timing of the conference couldn’t have been better since I’ve gotten a number of questions recently about folks I know … [Read more...]
Social Advertising: Pay for Your Facebook Page? Google Places Moves into Google+
So some pretty interesting things happened this week in terms of social media, user experience and advertising. After taking much of this activity in, I’ve made some realizations. I was reading a very thought provoking post by David Berkowitz where he asks the question, “Is Social Advertising Broken?”. I’ve thought for some time that Facebook in … [Read more...]
Google+ Gets a New Look: The Good, The Bad, and The Whitespace
So yesterday morning, Google started rolling out the new redesign of Google+. I’m not going to say it’s better and I’m not going to say it’s worse. I’m just going to say it’s different. There were almost immediately complaints like with all changes to a social network. I’m still hearing how much people hate the Facebook timeline and how the new … [Read more...]
Blog and Be Seen: Ten Critical Things You Should Know
Recently, I’ve gotten a few questions from people who are looking to get into blogging but don’t know where to start. It can be a bit intimidating and overwhelming. I recommend that they start off by guest blogging, if possible, so they can get their feet wet by just writing. After all, that’s what it’s all about, right? And while I can’t … [Read more...]
Google is NOT Evil: How Search is Changing
After a short hiatus, I figured I would have to post something really good to make up for it. To do that, I have to write about something I am passionate about. I came across an article the other day from a buddy of mine who likes to give me jabs about being such a Google fanboy. The title, “Google’s Broken Promise: The End of "Don’t Be Evil"” … [Read more...]