article thumbnail

Should You Disable Comments on Your Blog?

ProBlogger

Way back in 2005, Steve Pavlina closed comments on his self-development blog. This is a thoughtful, detailed look at comments and whether or not we should disable them on blogs, along with an in-depth explanation about the “Campfire” (a thriving Facebook group Charlie runs for his readers) and the role it plays in encouraging conversations.

article thumbnail

When is Brand Evangelism a Crime? Exploring the Royal Caribbean.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

On a few occasions, they also have served as focus groups providing us with valuable feedback on a number of topics. We agreed to forward the information on to this group of members, and asked for their permission to share their contact information with Royal Caribbean. Thanks for helping to further my education in it.

Brands 133
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Get Your Social Media Story Straight | Blogging and Content.

Convince & Convert

The team’s record for the last five years: 2009-10 (14-60) so far 2008-09 (24-58) 2007-08 (22-60) 2006-07 (32-50) 2005-06 (33-49) In fact, the Timberwolves have won a playoff series only one time in their 21 years of existence. blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. Im Jay Baer.

article thumbnail

Digital and Dollars – Successfully Adding Online Marketing to Your.

Convince & Convert

It’s a journey that’s similar to my own when I merged my digital agency (Mighty Interactive) to Off Madison Ave in 2005. This session included much of what Indra and her partner Jon Bailey have been able to accomplish in the last two years, moving from a primarily traditional agency to a new media powerhouse. Im Jay Baer.

Marketing 123
article thumbnail

Fifteen Years of Online Social Interactions

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

I became a big fan of playing games (bingo especially) at a little hub on AOL called RabbitJack’s Casino , which was considered a unique community within the AOL borders with a close-knit group of people from all walks of life. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

MySpace 101
article thumbnail

Blog Design for ROI Rule #3: Shower Attention and Appreciation On Your Community

ProBlogger

The crown award in the screenshot above went to the best crew—the group of rappers who beat other top crews in rap battles. As a joke, he called the group the Yelp Elite Squad. By June 2005, Yelp had 12,000 reviewers, most of them in the Bay Area. You can take the idea even further though, and reward the best collaboration.

ROI 39
article thumbnail

In Memory of My Grandpa David, a Wonderful Man » Techipedia.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Here are just some of those contributions: While I got married in March of 2005 (this photo was taken at our wedding), we delayed our honeymoon until December 2006. She was a member of the Red Hat Society , and was very proud for her group getting kicked out of Denny’s for “disrupting&# the restaurant – this when she was 85.

MySpace 102