Does this blog look a little different to you? It’s because I have stopped running BlogHer ads. I started running them 10 months ago purely out of curiosity to see how much money you really make running ads. The answer, for me at least, turned out to be a total of I think $30 over […]
QR Code Fun
Have a QR code reader app on your phone? If so, scan these to view my Linkedin profile, Twitter page and (redundant but oh well) this blog. Have no idea what I’m talking about? Wikipedia is always a good place to start, and here are a few other resources: What is a QR Code and […]
Maybe You Can Collect Those Old Tweets After All
Today the Library of Congress announced “Every public tweet, ever, since Twitter’s inception in March 2006, will be archived digitally at the Library of Congress. I’ve blogged before about my frustrations with Twitter search and the fact Twitter’s archives only go back about 1.5 weeks. Does this mean that companies will be able to get […]
What if Associations Followed British Spy Agency’s Lead?
Fired for not embracing social media? Yep. It’s happening in the UK. Britain’s spy agency says it’s firing some “James Bond-generation agents” (read: older) because they’ve “failed to master social networking and other Internet technology.” Is this just a convenient way around age discrimination lawsuits–or good practice for businesses? What if associations started doing this? […]
The Facebook Page Conundrum
As Facebook increases its foothold on word domination (the most recent case in point is the recently revealed “Like” feature that will allow any piece of content on any website to be pulled into the Facebook), not having a presence on Facebook is becoming more of a liability for businesses. Why would a business NOT […]