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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | ALEX BLOM JANUARY 28, 2012 Thinking through the Megaupload Takedown items 7 – Persons indicted have “instructed individual users how to locate links to infringing content on the Mega Sites … [and] … have also shared with each other comments from Mega Site users demonstrating that they have used or are attempting to use the Mega Sites to get infringing copies of copyrighted content.” I’m the first to agree that any website obviously engaged in piracy (vs. having independent users leverage the platform in unintended ways) should be shut down, and if this is the case with Megaupload, it should be shut down. item 24). | ALEX BLOM JUNE 21, 2009 overboard: why ads stopped working Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment! AlexBlom (Alexander Blom) Twitter Comment Ty for RTing my blog. RT @Kosireddi @AlexBlom Overboard: Why ads stopped working | Alex's Blog [link to post] - Posted using Chat Catcher mattsparks88 (Matt Halliwell) Twitter Comment @AlexBlom no worries mate. Posted using Chat Catcher AlexBlom (Alexander Blom) Twitter Comment @mattsparks88 Thanks for RTing my latest blog 'Overboard: Why ads stopped working' [link to post] - Posted using Chat Catcher AlexBlom Hi Matt, Agreed. Ad rates are declining! The response? | | | | | |
| ALEX BLOM JUNE 27, 2010 A quick and dirty study on Social Media As always I love the e-mail, Twitter and comment feedback. Kathy blog comments powered by Disqus GET UPDATES Did you know? How to Build & Sell Through a Community Part 2: Why? Pivoting (for those who don’t know what/why) It’s all in the build-up A quick and dirty study on Social Media Alex Blom Digital & Social Media Marketing, Toronto Home About Consulting Contact Me A quick and dirty study on Social Media by Alexander Blom on June 27, 2010 in Featured , Thoughts, tips & advice Spread it! wanted to see if I was an oddity or a norm here. WordPress Admin | ALEX BLOM AUGUST 8, 2010 Social Media is NOT new commented on other users content. Engage. Form Relationships. Share content. Social is the new currency. Social Media is the answer. There has been a fundamental shift in how we communicate. m sick of hearing it. This is not new information. How we communicate now is how great communicators have always worked their trade. Word of Mouth has always been powerful. Social Media may be a new term but the theories and fundamentals are not. My argument is that excluding the new term, social media is nothing new. What is Social Media? There are many definitions of social media. They engaged. | ALEX BLOM OCTOBER 15, 2010  The Guide to Being Cheap Tell me in the comments section below. A few months ago I was involved in a discussion on Hacker News about how startups can save money. Collectively some great tips were shared that benefit startups, small businesses and freelancers. As somebody within this descriptor you are constant hitting cash-flow challenges. Money is not easy to come by, and is even harder to keep. Walk if possible. | ALEX BLOM MAY 23, 2010 SEO: Don't leave your.com behind blog comments powered by Disqus GET UPDATES Did you know? Surface Questions are useless Follow Friday #6: Mike Ziarko (@mikeziarko) Bargained to irrelevance How to Build & Sell through a Community (Series) Follow Friday #5: Ian Redden Pivoting (for those who don’t know what/why) You can’t polish a turd: On customer service Marketing with Conflict It’s all in the build-up Follow Friday #4: Tina Brooks (@pepperfire) Groupon vs Local Papers: Sometimes control is good COMMENTS Powered by Disqus Get smart with the Thesis WordPress Theme from DIYthemes. Thanks! | | | | | | | |
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ALEX BLOM | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010  Video: How to promote your B2C Web Startup
That being said, as you watch I’d love some comments, e-mails and tweets on the key tips: I’ll be sure to add them into this post (yes, I’m trying to crowdsource a blog entry). It’s been a while now, but I spoke at the MaRS Best Practices series with Erin Bury ( Sprouter ), Mark Evans ( MESH ) and Joseph Puopolo ( StickerYou ). Our topic was “How to promote your B2C Web Startup&#. was going to write an earth shattering entry summarizing the key tips, but much time has passed and most of the lively discussion is hiding in the deep chasms of my fragile mind. MORE >> -
ALEX BLOM | TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2010 In which I delete 4000 LinkedIN Contacts
blog comments powered by Disqus GET UPDATES Did you know? Surface Questions are useless Follow Friday #6: Mike Ziarko (@mikeziarko) Bargained to irrelevance How to Build & Sell through a Community (Series) Follow Friday #5: Ian Redden Pivoting (for those who don’t know what/why) You can’t polish a turd: On customer service Marketing with Conflict It’s all in the build-up Follow Friday #4: Tina Brooks (@pepperfire) Groupon vs Local Papers: Sometimes control is good COMMENTS Powered by Disqus Get smart with the Thesis WordPress Theme from DIYthemes. MORE >> -
ALEX BLOM | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2010 How to Build & Sell Through a Community Part 2: Why?
Drop me a comment below, e-mail or tweet me. Note: This is part two of my series ‘How to Build & Sell through a Community’. Click here for part one. Last week was a general run-down. An introduction on what we will cover and why this is important. The e-mail feedback I received was fantastic and some new topics have been added. This article is the first step of ‘Form a Community’. We are going to cover: Target Market. Message. Channels. Differentiators. In other words, this is most of the Who, Why, What & How I covered in the last article. What is the point of your community? MORE >> -
ALEX BLOM | THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 2010 3 ways to find Royalty Free Images for your Blog
I’ve had a few comments and tweets asking where I found them so decided to publish my not entirely obscure sources. Tagged as: blog tips , blogging , royalty free images blog comments powered by Disqus GET UPDATES Did you know? How to Build & Sell Through a Community Part 2: Why? My faithful blog readers have noticed a huge change; I’m now putting a picture with every post! Pretty eh? I’m sounding more and more Canadian every day). hope these resources areat least a little helpful! know there are plenty more out there but I like to keep things simple. MORE >> -
ALEX BLOM | SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2010 PR Nightmares: Handle them Quick & Dirty
Tagged as: crisis management , pr , public relations blog comments powered by Disqus GET UPDATES Did you know? How to Build & Sell Through a Community Part 2: Why? Pivoting (for those who don’t know what/why) It’s all in the build-up A quick and dirty study on Social Media Alex Blom Digital & Social Media Marketing, Toronto Home About Consulting Contact Me PR Nightmares: Handle them Quick & Dirty by Alexander Blom on April 26, 2010 in Thoughts, tips & advice Spread it! It’s important to note that the most covered PR Nightmares are not necessarily the worst. MORE >> -
- Doing something new with #FollowFriday ALEX BLOM | FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2010
- The iPad will not save publishing ALEX BLOM | TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2010
- explaining social media – the knockout ALEX BLOM | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2009
- Having a price is really cool for getting profits ALEX BLOM | FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2010
- Monitoring Keywords = Sales ALEX BLOM | SATURDAY, MAY 15, 2010
- What's in a name? ALEX BLOM | THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2010
- My New Business Cards ALEX BLOM | TUESDAY, MAY 25, 2010
- Explaining game mechanics with ice cream ALEX BLOM | SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 2010
- Social Media to the Rescue ALEX BLOM | TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2010
- Is your product solving or seeking a problem? ALEX BLOM | SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2010
- The line between attributable and delusional ALEX BLOM | TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2010
- The Hacker News Effect ALEX BLOM | SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2010
- How to create a content schedule (and engage users) ALEX BLOM | TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2010
- Startups: Get Funded with Extreme University ALEX BLOM | THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2010
- How to Build & Sell through a Community (Series) ALEX BLOM | MONDAY, JULY 26, 2010
- Are free trials the answer? ALEX BLOM | MONDAY, MAY 31, 2010
- How to: Add the Facebook 'like' button to Wordpress ALEX BLOM | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2010
- Follow Friday #1: Shanta Nathwani ALEX BLOM | FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2010
- Why are you blogging? ALEX BLOM | MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2010
- why i @ so much ALEX BLOM | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2009
- Well played Twitter! ALEX BLOM | THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2010
- Sorry IE – My readers hate you ALEX BLOM | FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2010
- Follow Friday #2: Natalie Sisson (@nataliesisson) ALEX BLOM | FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2010
- An office is still useful (rebuttal) ALEX BLOM | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2010
- is video the future of social networking & branding? ALEX BLOM | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2009
- Follow Friday #3: Brent Hathaway (@brenthathaway) ALEX BLOM | FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 2010
- Follow Friday #4: Tina Brooks (@pepperfire) ALEX BLOM | FRIDAY, JULY 2, 2010
- ANNOUNCEMENT: WTF? What is going on here? ALEX BLOM | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2010
- Putting sense into pricing ALEX BLOM | TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2010
- Cool Campaigns – and how small business can learn! ALEX BLOM | MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2009
- I saw your tweet ALEX BLOM | TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 2010
- the last person on my list ALEX BLOM | SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2009
- TechCrunch Toronto Party: Tomorrow ALEX BLOM | THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 2010
- Too much noise! Too many channels! Eeek! ALEX BLOM | MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2010
- Cell-less ALEX BLOM | THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2010
- Groupon vs Local Papers: Sometimes control is good ALEX BLOM | THURSDAY, JULY 1, 2010
- a little rant on piracy ALEX BLOM | WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2009
- don't forget the others ALEX BLOM | FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2009
- decisions: the future of this blog? ALEX BLOM | MONDAY, JULY 27, 2009
- innovate, don't defend ALEX BLOM | MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2009
- Free eBook: Social Media Workout ALEX BLOM | THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2010
- knowing when to pull back ALEX BLOM | MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2009
- it runs in the family: facebook is just like big brother microsoft ALEX BLOM | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2009
- Fiddling – Expect Issues ALEX BLOM | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2010
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