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Social Media

Chris Brogan, being the generous person he is, has published “A Simple Blogging Formula” that we all can use to improve our blogs and deliver some true value to our readers.  As someone who is just starting out, it is not only inspiring to see Chris’ success, but also humbling to know that Chris is [...]

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Local businesses often overlook some great opportunities to connect with their customer base.  Not so with Mick Galuski of Toy Soldier Games and Comics in Amesbury, MA.  Chris Brogan, social media guru and all-around great guy, has a wonderful post about his favorite comic book store and how he’s using Twitter to keep in touch [...]

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Chris Brogan is one of my “go-to” guys for social media information, and he always delivers.  Here’s an interview he created as part of his Kitchen Table Talks series: In this video, Chris interviews Joe Sorge (spelling?), the owner of AJ Bombers, a restaurant in Milwaukee, WI.  Basically, Joe credits Twitter with building his business [...]

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Just found this great video via Alltop (Guy Kawasaki’s media aggregation site – check it out!) by Lewis Howes on the “Top 8 Ways to Use Social Media.”  Here’s the video: For anyone (myself included) who is really trying to get a handle on this social media thing, and wants to really learn and engage [...]

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Over the past year, my son and I have been taking guitar lessons.  It’s been a great deal of fun, and at my age, it’s been a tough road.  My brain isn’t quite as nimble as my son’s (who is only 11), and I have a lot of things I have to un-learn before I [...]

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I’ve just started Luckie & Company‘s “30-Day Social Media Makeover” and so far, the content has been great.  This Social Media Makeover offers a daily tip designed to: Clean up the clutter. Get you feeling re-energized and productive. Improve your search presence and bring continuity to your online identity. Expand how you see social media, [...]

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Making a Commitment

December 22, 2009 · 0 comments

Sometimes, just being there is not enough.  I’ve been building my websites, and helping some of my customers (and friends) build up their little homes on the web, and that’s great.  The sites have done well with local searches, they get compliments for their look and navigation, and in general, everyone is happy. But, what’s [...]

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I just came across this video from Google about real-time search (and you’ll see what I mean after watching it): With this new search feature, local businesses have even more incentive to get engaged with social media in the right way.  As soon as this goes live on Google on a large scale, people will [...]

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Since I’m on kind of a rock-and-roll kick this morning, I thought I’d give you a video from David Meerman Scott from his WebInkNow.com website.  It an interview he did with Jay Blakesburg, the long-time photographer for the Grateful Dead (now called simply The Dead).  In this nine minute video, David discusses with Jay how [...]

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