Direct Marketing Observations

APRIL 27, 2010

Social Media flash mobs go nuts over corporate missteps-they validate each other in unison and then are further validated by Twitter, blogs and reaction from the company itself. Blogs were and still are great because not only did it provide a forum and platform for self expression but it also provided instant feedback.

Social Networking 204

Social Networking Flash Mob Forums Communities 204

Direct Marketing Observations

MAY 14, 2010

I’m compiling an exhaustive list of blog posts and articles related to Facebook, children, and privacy and how it impacts all of us. This is where my head is at right now. I’m listening to the pushback from Facebook users and parents who are concerned about Privacy. Stay tuned for the wiki.

Wiki 214

Wiki Facebook Privacy Forums 214

Direct Marketing Observations

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Especially the “how-to&# stuff, or the all encompassing “list&# ? Yet one of the things that is often overlooked in a lot of the blog posts and conferences I attend, are the soft skills needed to achieve success. What other soft skills would you add to this list? There’s one every day. What are those?

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Skills Social Media Company Posterous 170

Direct Marketing Observations

JUNE 14, 2011

Additionally, creating an editorial calendar for when you are going to blog and what your topics will be and what the content might be is a lot different than paying someone to load you up with bland, link baited light on content,articles to fill your blog with. THAT is much different than buying followers on Twitter.

Aggregator 143

Aggregator Comparison Discount Curation 143

Direct Marketing Observations

JULY 12, 2010

The tweets that are on the page, consist of lots of repetitive links to their blog pages, and or benign tweets/announcements about benign topics. Are they on any lists? What types of lists are they on? There’s nothing there. No “ats&# to anyone. All of this information is right there for you to see.

Consultant 159

Consultant Company Social Media Remix 159

Direct Marketing Observations

AUGUST 24, 2011

I can bet all of you who have had a blog longer than a year can now spot a noob to the blog scene. I can bet all of you who have had a blog longer than a year can now spot a noob to the blog scene. Case in point. You’ve evolved. Let’s digress. Things are changing. They have to have them to survive.

Social Media 199

Social Media Skills SEO Aggregator 199

Direct Marketing Observations

MARCH 9, 2010

3) If I wanted to have someone guest post on my blog and bring their incredible smartness and knowledge to the table, all I have to do is ask. I could come up with a list of 10 in no time. 4 years ago, I did not have anything remotely close to this type of network. The confluence of PR and social media ain’t no coincidence.

Social Media 196

Social Media Meeting Social Networking Conference 196

Direct Marketing Observations

MARCH 4, 2010

Check out some of the great content on The Fit Blog which has just as much of a shot to create a loyal and robust audience as do larger more interactive sites. But nevertheless, Exercise TV has a clean UI with video, blog, community, Facebook, Twitter and iphone app integration all working towards engaging the user at every touch point.

Social Networking 177

Social Networking Exercises Sites iPhone 177

Direct Marketing Observations

OCTOBER 28, 2010

After reading that bullet list, I’d be scared to do anything too! It’s not fair but for some of us, we believe and we know. It’s easier to trust the wrong person. It’s easier to fail and. It’s easier to think that social media just doesn’t work because you fail.

Social Media 189

Social Media Consultant SEO Training 189

Direct Marketing Observations

JANUARY 7, 2010

Here’s a quick list that I threw together, I know I’m missing some obvious ones, if so let me know. The ability to write a blog post with tags, links and proper attributes. Know how to comment on a blog and why. Know how to post a blog post and where. What types of skills are needed? Soft listening skills.

Skills 148

Skills Proposal SEO Groups 148

Direct Marketing Observations

JANUARY 10, 2011

Networks, apps, aggregators, blogs, microblogs-copy what works, tweak it a little, or not, and see what market share you can pull. Because we will always be suckers for bulleted lists. Facebook has an argument, but that’s about it. Everything else is fair game right now. We’re a demand society.

Social Media 159

Social Media Microblogging Aggregator Blogger 159

Direct Marketing Observations

JULY 6, 2010

Let’s short list 11 high level social media solutions and tools right now. What is going to give them the biggest return, the biggest impact? You can only choose one. A Ning Like community or Forum solution. Social Bookmarking. Podcasting. Social Monitoring.

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Social Media Wiki Social Bookmarking Flickr 143

Direct Marketing Observations

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

BL recounted the raw responses on her blog post , but I wanted to clean them up a little bit, make them into complete sentences, add some clarity and lastly point attendees from Social Fresh to this page. What’s great about this list?

Social Media 177

Social Media Case Study Crowdsourcing Hashtag 177

Direct Marketing Observations

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Here’s a short list of “some&# of things I’ve done for them: Reworked/redesigned website for better customer engagement. Created a blog that drives significant traffic and also ranks organically on first page of Google. I’ve been their tech source for information and I really felt that I have indeed helped them.

Wiki 170

Wiki Consultant SEO Flickr 170

Direct Marketing Observations

DECEMBER 3, 2010

One of the things that I do throughout the year though is, I stockpile sites, blog posts, articles, tools and things that just catch my eye-Oh yea that’s called social bookmarking isn’t it? Sometimes blog posts resonate in different ways. 2010 was a heck of a year in so many ways wasn’t it? I know it was for me.

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Sites Social Media Tools Storify 235