Monthly Archives: March 2008
[SociaList] March 28, 2008
If you’re looking to gain a strong handle on social networking methodology, these resources are for you: This recent Social Networks Research Report by WildBit is worth downloading. MediaShift, a great new media blog published by PBS created an excellent guide to social networking online. Should your business be on Facebook? – an article by CNNMoney Not into social networking? Prefer blogging? Then check this good read on being insanely useful in order to make your readers come back.
It’s the little things…
Often in life, it’s the little things that make the difference, push the limits, make the sale, or impress and excite. As an example, I stayed this weekend at the beautiful Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel and they did something small that made me really want to come back. We’ve driven across the country over the last few days (2700 miles is no easy task) and we’ve had to travel with my wife and I’s cat. This may seem like no big deal, but during the whole trip it’s been …
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Go West Young Man
A few pics from our corporate journey thus far West to open an office in LA (we’re currently in Alamogordo, New Mexico with an ETA of Sunday): (Click to enlarge)
So True
I couldn’t agree more: Seth Godin: Why bother having a resume?
LA, here comes Epsilon Concepts!
I’m excited to announce that we will be relocating to the Los Angeles area, as a result of a need to continue finding, hiring, and maintaining the highest caliber of staff possible in addition to being close to many of our clients as we build around the needs of California clients, in addition to our strong bases in the Washington DC/Northern Virginia area and New York, New York. Not to mention, of course, the sunny California weather and the opportunities and personal excitement that LA affords our team! We will …
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[SociaList] March 17, 2008
Girls In US And UK Command Remarkable Web Usage Numbers (girls and young women are now the most prolific web users) “Found in Sunday’s edition of The Times of London, an article by Kate Spicer and Abul Tahrreport documents a trend of increasing Web adoption among girls and young women in both the US and UK. This finding does not only pertain to blogging. It includes most all common and habitual tasks: shopping, social networking, referencing educational material, etc.”…”According to a recent Pew Internet Project targeted at teens, 35% of …
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Social Media Marketing (& Squidoo)
A key point often forgot (or simply ignored) by marketers and individuals looking to make a splash in the social media realm is the idea that you need to add value to receive value in the world of web 2.0. Countless stories can be cited of companies and marketers entering the social media and social networking fray trying to tap into the social sphere, but ignoring the very core reason why the social realm exists. This reason is so that users can help users. Collaboration is the cornerstone of community …
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[SociaList] March 12, 2008
“Social networks are good for PR but not for advertising” “WPP found that more of their clients were interested in keeping consumers updated on company changes, events and specials and that social networking sites were a good way to do this. However, advertising on social networks was not as popular, leading the company to deduce that social networks are helping businesses but in a different way than originally thought. From the beginning, many businesses have been interested in creating branded micro-sites within social networks. What this trend report indicates is …
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[EssentiaList] The Change, Jargon & Idea Edition
1. Adoption of New Technology since 1900 Historical graph showing the adoption of new technologies in the United States. I think the similarities between the adoption of the color TV and the Internet is interesting. Care to postulate anyone? 2. The Top 10 Changes in My Business Thinking #6 is by far my favorite: “Your plans will probably be wrong on anything that is new, so you may as well just start doing.” 3. Ideas Are A Dime A Dozen So true, but it’s also all too easy to forget …
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