Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS The top 15 Star Wars links everyone will like. The Star Wars saga is my favorite set of movies of all time. I’m not the only one that likes Star Wars obsessively. Here are some of the best Star Wars posts I have found online. Death Star over San Francisco Storm Trooper Pool Party The 8 Worst Things in the Star Wars Expanded Universe- Topless Robot Chewbacca does the dishes?!? Collection of Darth Vader helmet art The death Star has a wiki Storm Troopers fighting the Nazi. Leave a comment! Also I want a desk like that.

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Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS Billion dollar bail-out – We deserve it! ve been thinking about this bailout. ve decided  I’m against the $85,000,000,000.00 bailout of AIG. Instead, I’m in favor of giving $85,000,000,000 to America in a We Deserve It Dividend. To make the math simple, let’s assume there are 200,000,000 bonafide U.S. Citizens 18+. Our population is about 301,000,000 +/- counting every man, woman and child. So 200,000,000 might be a fair stab at adults 18 and up. Of course, it would NOT be tax free. in taxes. Sorry.

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Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS Twitter for President It’s been the debate for several months and it just intensified over the past few days. Welcome to Election by Twitter I have been a Twitter addict for a long time. As of March 2008 users of Twitter in the totals of 1+Million with 3 MILLION messages being passed a day. With that many people sending updates and communication, the volume of updates including a Presidential candidate must have been a welcoming space for Twitter to test out this new feature.

Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS StumbleUpon Favorites StumbleUpon has become my primary bookmarking tool. Can Twitter make money? Besides being addicted to the constant exposure to new sites by just clicking a button on my toolbar, I have the ability to tag and share all of the sites I find. Since the last post got so much attention, I thought I would continue the process and share my latest favorites. If you use StumbleUpon add me as a friend. Awake At The Wheel | If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed ! Leave a comment!

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Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS Do You Twollo? don’t think it’s humanly possible to keep up with all of the Twitter applications available? started looking at a Twitter service called Twillo that tells you who on Twitter has the same interests as you and using their interface you can add a list of topics that you are interested in. Every hour or so they will scan twitter to find any new people that you can join in the conversation with. love trying out these Twitter apps. don’t know. What do you think?

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Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS Phil Collins hates the Army First, Happy New Year everyone! It was a great one and I’m looking forward to 2009. That being said, I was surprised to wake up on 1/1/09 and see an email in my box from YouTube saying that a video I had in my account was removed because it violated copyright laws. Dear Koka Sexton, Video Disabled A copyright owner has claimed it owns some or all of the audio content in your video 101st Airborne Iraq. The audio content identified in your video is In The Air Tonight by Phil Collins.

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Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS Making money online is so easy… a 15 year old can do it and they are making more money than you. or me). was looking around at some make money online sites and saw an interesting trend. Some are run by 20-30 year old entrepreneurs that are using SEO tactics and general blogging strategies. These sites about making money online are doing very well and the writers have no problems sharing how and more importantly how much they are making. His site has been around since late 2004 based on his archive. Leave a comment!

Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS 5 Ways to Promote A Local Blog One of the projects I work on is called the Mayor of Concord. Twitter Using Twitter can help grab the attention of people in your area as well as other news outlets that are looking for ways to expand their reach in the virtual world.Using some common tools using the Twitter API, you can find and follow people in your area that may be interested. They understand and appreciate the social aspect of Twitter and know that building a following is important. town and city.

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Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS Paragon Software – My New Disaster Recovery Software Gig Early in March, I was let go from Acronis software. Probably for the best because I got hired to build their Channel Program but the company had so much channel sales conflict I wanted to puke. fought the good fight despite the company selling their product direct. Being out of a job is not very fun. Especially for a guy who has been working in some aspect since he was 15 yrs old. wasn’t sure what I was going to do next. looked far and wide. Leave a comment!

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Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS 5 of the Best Twitter Apps I Can’t Live Without After my initial addiction to Twitter, I started becoming fascinated by the growing amount of Twitter applications that were being developed. One of the suggestions I had made about how Twitter can make money was that they charge a fee for validated API applications. Between getting my breaking news updates and talking to friends, Twitter has become a staple in my life. TwitterFon is my primary iPhone Twitter application.

Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS 60 Days at Paragon Software After starting with Paragon Software Group in June I have been able to gain a lot of traction internally with my coworkers as well as build on the momentum of creating a better more efficient channel sales experience.Using the principles I developed while writing the Channel Sales Playbook , I have been able to hit the ground running with the new company. Writing product documentation is not as easy as writing a blog post about a shiny new desk or Twitter tips 101. This is a new role for me.

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Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS What happened to my Tweets? joined Twitter on June 30 2007 and started adding updates, sharing links and chatting with other Twitter people. Had anyone else lost their Twitter updates? think Twitter corrected whatever the issue was. Maybe I’m being melodramatic but I miss my Tweets. just made a comment about posting my 5000th update. Then at some point in the past week my update count dropped to just just over 800. What happened to all my updates, are they lost for good? Leave a comment!

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Greg Verdino Marketing, Media, Technology & Trends Home About Me Book Me to Speak microMARKETING Journal On Twitter On Flickr Personal Blog Verdino Bytes My Company « Three B2B marketers dish out social media tips & tricks | Main | A buffet of delicious micro-media snacks » If Twitter were a state, it would be Arkansas No offense to Arkansas.   Or I might just say something like, "Well, are you on Twitter yet?    Or I might just say something like, "Well, are you on Twitter yet?    It was kinda like that."

Greg Verdino Marketing, Media, Technology & Trends Home About Me Book Me to Speak microMARKETING Journal On Twitter On Flickr Personal Blog Verdino Bytes My Company « If Twitter were a state, it would be Arkansas | Main | Tomorrow is gone too: social media RIP » A buffet of delicious micro-media snacks I've always been an information junkie.  Word of Mouth Workplace Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Flickr Slideshare Personal Blog Verdino Bytes Gremanda Powered, Inc. But for the most part, I find my inspiration on the web. Shocking, I know. Shocking, I know.

Greg Verdino Marketing, Media, Technology & Trends Home About Me Book Me to Speak microMARKETING Journal On Twitter On Flickr Personal Blog Verdino Bytes My Company « A buffet of delicious micro-media snacks | Main | Bits, bytes, posterous, punk » Tomorrow is gone too: social media RIP Friend, look-alike , PR man and Now Is Gone author Geoff Livingston is stirring the pot today, with a pretty provocative proclamation -- "social media is dead." Word of Mouth Workplace Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Flickr Slideshare Personal Blog Verdino Bytes Gremanda Powered, Inc.

Greg Verdino Marketing, Media, Technology & Trends Home About Me Book Me to Speak microMARKETING Journal On Twitter On Flickr Personal Blog Verdino Bytes My Company « 5 ways every marketer can have a "dancing man moment" | Main | First well land on the moon. » Coopetwition gives two soda giants bubbly feelings The story: a member of the Twitterverse suggests that @pepsi and @cocacola put age-old competitive rivalries aside and become Twitter friends.  Can Twitter teach the world to sing in perfect harmony? Then well buy blouses. You will be after Aug 12.

Greg Verdino Marketing, Media, Technology & Trends Home About Me Book Me to Speak microMARKETING Journal On Twitter On Flickr Personal Blog Verdino Bytes My Company « Coopetwition gives two soda giants bubbly feelings | Main | Search ads are now more clickable than ever » First well land on the moon. Word of Mouth Workplace Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Flickr Slideshare Personal Blog Verdino Bytes Gremanda Powered, Inc. Then well buy blouses.   Plus it has a suitably creepy soundtrack.  What do you think 2049 holds in store? via Get Elastic. via Get Elastic.

Greg Verdino Marketing, Media, Technology & Trends Home About Me Book Me to Speak microMARKETING Journal On Twitter On Flickr Personal Blog Verdino Bytes My Company « Search ads are now more clickable than ever | Main | 5,000 words and 6 random thoughts about writing them » Writing what you know and knowing what you write Earlier this morning, I posed a question to my Twitter community: Here's what some of my followers had to say:   Mostly what you'd expect, but with a few (reasonable) dissenting opinions thrown in for good measure. microMARKETING

Greg Verdino Marketing, Media, Technology & Trends Home About Me Book Me to Speak microMARKETING Journal On Twitter On Flickr Personal Blog Verdino Bytes My Company « Writing what you know and knowing what you write | Main | Mobile in the middle » 5,000 words and 6 random thoughts about writing them When I announced my book deal, I promised occasional updates on my progress. Word of Mouth Workplace Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Flickr Slideshare Personal Blog Verdino Bytes Gremanda Powered, Inc. figure now is as good a time as any to let you know where things stand.

Greg Verdino Marketing, Media, Technology & Trends Home About Me Book Me to Speak microMARKETING Journal On Twitter On Flickr Personal Blog Verdino Bytes My Company « 5,000 words and 6 random thoughts about writing them | Main | Bad Pitch teleseminar to teach PR folks how to pitch so good » Mobile in the middle While mobile still has a long way to go before it becomes a key channel for most marketers, it would be foolish not to keep an eye on new developments in mobility. So I thought I'd take a second look at both technologies and provide some additional context.

Subscribe Now Subscribe in a reader Promotion Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Recent Posts Lots and lots of small reviews He wore my shirt Reserve your seat for the Sept 27 microMARKETING symposium in NYC Pick a pack of Powered panels: time to vote for SXSW sessions A little bit o link love (its whats going round) Slides: get big results by thinking and acting small microMARKETING nyc launch party: be there on Aug 26 Are you a microMARKETING prof? Word of Mouth Workplace Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Flickr Slideshare Personal Blog Verdino Bytes Gremanda Powered, Inc.

Greg Verdino Marketing, Media, Technology & Trends Home About Me Book Me to Speak microMARKETING Journal On Twitter On Flickr Personal Blog Verdino Bytes My Company « Bad Pitch teleseminar to teach PR folks how to pitch so good | Main | The ghosts of media and marketing past » Books, bucks, buzz and the bux on beancast 63 Last night I joined George Parker , Angela Natividad (of MarketingVOX and AdRants ) and host Bob Knorpp to record Episode 63 of the BeanCast , Bob's marketing podcast that features commentary on some of each week's biggest industry stories.

Olivier Blanchard mentioned Darwinism during the discussion on Twitter and it holds true as much in business as it does in life — you evolve, you find a way to change, or you die off. Olivier Blanchard mentioned Darwinism during the discussion on Twitter and it holds true as much in business as it does in life — you evolve, you find a way to change, or you die off. link] Justin Kownacki Irony: no sooner do I leave this comment than someone Twitters a link to this article: [link] Evidently, we all forgot to mention the “deception&# part of evolution as well.

blog comments powered by Disqus Search Brass Tacks About the Authors Amber Naslund Amber Naslund (@ambercadabra on Twitter) is a communications and business strategist and the Director of Community for Radian6. McMahon Tamsen McMahon (@tamadear on Twitter) is a communications and branding strategist who consults, writes, and speaks in service of helping people and organizations make change happen. You’ve got to make a case to the executive team as to why this is important to your business and your customers. How will this affect customer service? Sales? Product management?

That can be anything from starting a blog to foster home-grown dialogue, to initiating conversations on your community or social networks like Ning, Twitter, or a Facebook page. link] · Social Media Musings: Gurus, Blogs & Twitter Time [.] blog comments powered by Disqus Search Brass Tacks About the Authors Amber Naslund Amber Naslund (@ambercadabra on Twitter) is a communications and business strategist and the Director of Community for Radian6. Click here to see the collection of posts in the series. That’s okay. You’re getting the lay of the land.

Thanks again, Gerold blog comments powered by Disqus Search Brass Tacks About the Authors Amber Naslund Amber Naslund (@ambercadabra on Twitter) is a communications and business strategist and the Director of Community for Radian6. McMahon Tamsen McMahon (@tamadear on Twitter) is a communications and branding strategist who consults, writes, and speaks in service of helping people and organizations make change happen. So, to make it an easier resource for you to digest and share, I’ve put it in an ebook format. It’s so easy to get off-track online. Thanks! Thanks!

blog comments powered by Disqus Search Brass Tacks About the Authors Amber Naslund Amber Naslund (@ambercadabra on Twitter) is a communications and business strategist and the Director of Community for Radian6. McMahon Tamsen McMahon (@tamadear on Twitter) is a communications and branding strategist who consults, writes, and speaks in service of helping people and organizations make change happen. jumper, to be precise. Riding and jumping horses has been one of my escapes from the world. The smell of leather, hay, saddle oil. The rush of being airborne on a powerful animal.

blog comments powered by Disqus Search Brass Tacks About the Authors Amber Naslund Amber Naslund (@ambercadabra on Twitter) is a communications and business strategist and the Director of Community for Radian6. McMahon Tamsen McMahon (@tamadear on Twitter) is a communications and branding strategist who consults, writes, and speaks in service of helping people and organizations make change happen. They’re all related, and intertwine. Discipline. This has several connotations to me, related to all facets of my life. Canteen. The trick? The canteen only holds so much. Burnout.

blog comments powered by Disqus Search Brass Tacks About the Authors Amber Naslund Amber Naslund (@ambercadabra on Twitter) is a communications and business strategist and the Director of Community for Radian6. McMahon Tamsen McMahon (@tamadear on Twitter) is a communications and branding strategist who consults, writes, and speaks in service of helping people and organizations make change happen. We usually start in the trenches, as the doers. The bricklayers. The people touching all the parts, from the inside out.  But therein usually lies the rub. Keep confidences, period.

My Best Of: Social Media Learning by Amber Naslund – I saw this scroll by my Twitter feed today and accidentally refreshed the [.] J Smith what I need is hashtag info, how to integrate web page/blog/facebook/twitter/etc., Ive also tried a few ways to find people in my industry (dye sublimation printing and custom t-shirts) to follow, but had little success with Twitter searches. Smith what I need is hashtag info, how to integrate web page/blog/facebook/twitter/etc., Or at least, that’s what I’m trying to do. What have I missed? Where are the holes? Alert!

blog comments powered by Disqus Search Brass Tacks About the Authors Amber Naslund Amber Naslund (@ambercadabra on Twitter) is a communications and business strategist and the Director of Community for Radian6. McMahon Tamsen McMahon (@tamadear on Twitter) is a communications and branding strategist who consults, writes, and speaks in service of helping people and organizations make change happen. have another blog for that, by design. But there won’t be a post here today, or on the weekend, or on Monday. You can read that post on my personal blog, here. Thanks again.

Musings on a possible Twitter business model that will likely become reality soon (via Ajit Jaokar @ Open Gardens). In brief: As many in Europe embark on a long weekend, here is some required reading in the form of a detailed summary of the best in mobile blogging covering the top posts from the last month. From iPhone stats to the size of the mobile market, from the business value of location to the potential dangers of social media, it’s all here. Holly a first-time host, who – true to her blog title – is a real mobile enthusiast brings us COM #221. COM #220. real eye-opener!

No surprise here – but you can follow Steve Page, MC founder , who shares the top search terms and trends via his Twitter feed ( @sjspage ). In brief: A run down of some significant mobile search stats and studies in the run up to Exploring the Future of Mobile Search , an exploratory expert workshop organized by the European Commission, where MSG will give the keynote address. Mobile phone form factors push companies to develop new mobile search services that deliver us relevant results in tune with our intent and context. OPEN CALL FOR MOBILE SEARCH FIRMS. DATA POINTS. Source. Source.

Do the math – as the inimitable Tomi Ahonen did via Twitter ( @TomiAhonen )– and this news speaks (literally) volumes. More recently, you also showed you could link ads to social media, allowing user to click through to a brand’s Twitter page, for example. The example you mentioned where you can click through to a Twitter page is client-led: So, if an advertiser asks to do that, it’s pretty straightforward. In brief: Loads going on at AdMob. dating service. More in an exclusive interview with KF Lai, BuzzCity CEO, in June.). ANDROID’S AWESOME GROWTH.

The rise of social networks and their impact on all we do (from using Twitter to replace our RRS to consulting communities for the best X (music, restaurant, apps — you name it!) In brief: Will recommendations from our significant others help us navigate the content deluge? Regular readers will recall that I have been tracking personalization and recommendation in mobile since the start. It began with my industry-first report on the topic and continues in my current projects for GigaOM PRO. CONNECTED INTELLIGENCE. Put another way, it’s not about communications. MY TAKE.

They could view video content, navigate to the donations area and make a donation, and follow the cause via a live Twitter feed from @batforthecure. In brief: A look at the key takeaways from a recent AIME conference dedicated to empowering the charitable sector with mobile and an update of last week’s mobile campaign raising awareness about prostrate cancer in men and powered by mobile barcodes. Regular readers will recall that MSG was a media sponsor of a full-day seminar entitled Empowering the Charitable Sector with Interactive Technology and organized by AIME.

I’m pleased that my calls for posts and hosts via Twitter ( @COTMobilists ) have encouraged new activity and interest in the Carnival. In brief: The Carnival is up (again) at MSG with a selection of solid posts that ask some tough questions. Topics include: The math that spells trouble for app developers ; the issues handset makers face as they strive for differentiation on Android ; connecting the dots in recent carrier comments;  bad mobile advertising that should have us thinking; and good mobile outreach that raises awareness about prostrate cancer. Read on and find out….

Keep checking back or follow MSG on Twitter ( @msearchgroove & @peggyanne ) to get the inside track on the speakers and the hot topics they will discuss. In brief: Learn what’s next in mobile NOW. Mobile Future Forward , a high-caliber Executive Summit organized by Chetan Sharma and his team, brings some of the industry’s most influential minds together in Seattle on September 8 to explore the future of the mobile industry. Get thinking about the big-picture issues that define what mobile is (and will be), and network with a “Who’s Who&# of the mobile industry.

They join a stellar array of insiders such as Facebook’s Erick Tseng and Twitter’s Kevin Thau of Twitter. Kevin Thau, director of mobile, Twitter. Othman Laraki, Director Geo, Twitter. In brief: There’s just over one week left for you to register for MobileBeat 2010 (July 12-13, San Francisco), VentureBeat’s third annual conference and start-up competition exploring the real money-making opportunities with mobile industry movers and shakers. Register with MSG’s VIP code for a 20 percent discount. the last two years. David Ko, Yahoo!

Keep checking back or follow MSG on Twitter ( @msearchgroove & @peggyanne ) to get the inside track on the speakers and the hot topics they will discuss. In brief: Take advantage of the opportunity to experience the next five years in mobile in just one day ! Special discount rates still available for Mobile Future Forward , a high-caliber Executive Summit ( September 8, Seattle ) organized by Chetan Sharma and his team. The one-day summit brings together top-notch senior execs and speaker to take the pulse of the mobile industry and ask the brave question: Where do we go from here?

TWITTER ENTERS THE PICTURE. Among these were path-breaking applications that harnessed the Twitter API to bring tweets to eye level. Editor’s note: Interest in Augmented Reality (AR) is on the upswing as companies harness it to super-charge their brand or make their offer more compelling. Malaysia Airlines has developed a mobile AR app to promote special flights; the magazine Time Out New York is using mobile AR to let smartphone users call up a singing chorus from Staten Island; and department stores are experimenting with AR to take the hassle out of trying clothes.

also encourage everyone to follow posts and hosts via Twitter ( @COTMobilists ) and reach out to me directly with ideas, improvements and ways to make the COM outstanding as it nears its fifth anniversary in October. You can still sign up to host the COM #237 at your site, so please contact me directly via Twitter ( @peggyanne ) or email ( peggy@msearchgroove.com ) to sign up for the privilege. few reminders before we deep-dive into the best in this week’s mobile blogging. step in this direction will be our LinkedIn group (an alternative to our presence in Google Groups).

Personalized recommendations can also accommodate other variables such as price sensitivity (the price at which people will likely buy, or the level at which the service provider wants to sell), location (local recommendations) and even social network (what your peers and significant others on Twitter and Facebook like). Personalization – being able to present individuals with mobile content, services, apps and experiences that are in tune with their profiles and preferences – is shaping up to be the factor that separates a successful sales/marketing pitch from a FAIL. PERSONAL SHORTCUT.

Have a Twitter account? The most important ingredient for a successful blog tends to be the one that is most often overlooked. It is the only thing other than great content that can grow your blog, build your reputation, and make you stand out. So what is this ingredient that I’m talking about? It’s your network , your group of friends, the colleagues you befriend. credit. We always talk about how building a blog community is important for getting retweets, comments, and readers. But, your core group of close friends will introduce new people to your work. Using Your Blog.

Too many “ social media experts ” simply recite a droning mantra; “You need a Facebook and Twitter so you can interact with your consumers zzz…” Has anyone taken a moment and asked why ? Why Twitter and Facebook? Generally, the naïve social media marketer is hoping that the community on Facebook and Twitter is large enough that it will include people interested in every niche. Why not something else? But, it’s not that simple. credit. To be effective, it’s important to find an active community, not just a group of consumers. Who Are You Reaching? Finding Your Consumers.

Home It’s Josip Archives Let’s Talk The Word on the Web Technology and the False Sense of Perfection Written on March 31, 2010 by Josip Petrusa 3 Comments Tweet Share Save I think we’ve all assumed at one point or another that technology is making many aspects of life a lot better. When I say better I mean we assume that we are more capable of things now, we are more advanced, we are more productive and well better in an overall sense that we’re striving for perfection and getting closer to it. What I want to show is how these conveniences are inconvenient at times.

Home It’s Josip Archives Let’s Talk The Word on the Web TV Is Here To Stay Written on April 19, 2010 by Josip Petrusa 0 Comments Tweet Share Save The proliferation of the internet and all things virtual has questioned the existence of every form of traditional media. Everything seems to be online these days. Today’s newspaper, your favourite magazine and the episode you missed last night can easily be found and viewed at the time of your choosing. The internet brings a definite sense of flexibility to our busy schedules. Everything we do somehow involves the internet. TV +1. TV +1.

Home It’s Josip Archives Let’s Talk The Word on the Web How the Millennials Can Help Us Understand “Viral” Written on May 25, 2010 by Josip Petrusa 2 Comments Tweet Share Save Becoming the next big thing, hit, fashion, trend or fad is always easier said than done. Having a great product, a damn good advertising campaign or simply the virtue of great marketing dynamics can get you there. But even that seems to be hit and miss. That might only get you the market share you deserve with the same year-over-year results. The same profit margins. The same awareness. The same product.

With more than 105,000,000 users on board, Twitter has the potential of driving literally millions of potential new customers to any business. Tags: Social Media for Small Business facebook social media marketing twitter business networking facebook marketing Internet Marketing small business social media twitter marketing Panelists at the social media panel of Business Journal. Social media is probably one of the most effective marketing tools in the hands of business owners nowadays. In the coming days, the situation is certainly going to persist. Share this post.

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Start a Twitter Account Tweeting is quickly becoming a marketing tool of significance. Use Twitter to drive traffic to your website and blog. Twitter, like the other tools mentioned, can also keep costumers informed and help spread viral messages about you company, products and services. Home About Social PR Contact Me Subscribe Get Social PR By Rodger D. Johnson Five Social Media Secrets To Keep Your Content Fresh December 12, 2009 Marketing public relations is about helping people find your content online, as well as keeping it fresh. And, updating a blog is easy too.