Today’s guest post is written by Jayme Soulati. What the heck is voice? The honest-to-goodness answer is … I have no idea! ll attempt a few tips and provide examples of bloggers’ styles that contribute to voice. Afterwards, I hope you’ll have a better understanding on the quest to find yours. It takes the better part of a year to get comfortable in your own skin. Attaining voice is part of that 12-month blogging journey. Hints 1 and 2: Have confidence and be time-tested.). For me, I write the way I speak and I do it with snark and flowers. Hint 3: Be natural.). With consistency. Snark. Personal MORE >>

I was thinking earlier tonight about SeekingAlpha’s illuminating article warning about the Hype over Big Data and just before I’m about to attend GigaOM’s Structure Data, this week.   I’m looking forward to hearing the latest news on what the experts on Big Data (and Big Analytics) are forecasting, all while keeping in mind the reality that there aren’t enough Data Scientists who can possibly work on Big Data, with the tools we have in place, today. This much is certain according to the New York Times. So, what is the answer?  think that’s true. Those Ph.D.’s MORE >>

Before you begin implementing major search engine optimization changes, it’s important to know where to start. The first step is to follow the “rules” as outlined by the search engines. As SEO has become an entire industry in recent years, search engines such as Google have been communicating what they expect from your website. Basically, they expect you to be honest. Don’t try and trick the search engines into making you seem more relevant and popular than you really are. Probably not. Don’t buy links. Build them naturally. Show everyone the same content. MORE >>

This Free Pinterest Tool tracks what’s being pinned on your site. common question is “How can I see what is being pinned from my website or blog?” ” Simply type in the Pinterest URL below, replace ‘yourdomain.com’ with your site: www.pinterest.com/source/yourdomain.com. This free Pinterest tool is the first step in helping to: Determine what items get pinned the most and “do more” of this. Follow some of your most avid “pinners” on Pinterest. Analyze if your Pinterest pins are driving revenue. Best of luck! MORE >>

“Far more commonly, [futurists are] weird people with weird ideas and practices, and are objects of ridicule,” Bruce Sterling True thought leadership helps people — on and offline — understand the near future, the far future, and often the evolving now. Thought leaders are futurists, people who serve as modern oracles that can help businesses, [.]. Marketing Blogger bruce sterling expertise futurist niche pundit Social Media subject matter thought leader MORE >>