Even blue chip businesses get the social media blues
So even big businesses are struggling to make sense of social media. Why am I not surprised? Because way back in November 2007 I predicted only the top 1% of businesses on Earth would realize the full potential of social media…
Of celebrities, non-business models and the Twitter tax
Dell used Twitter to make $1 million from discount vouchers. Iterative. Twitter consider charging for extra features. Iterative. But which is the odd one out? The former story is boring, because you’d expect that from Dell. While the latter is interesting, because Twitter would end up like FriendFeed, but charging for the same thing — now there’s something to Tweet about…
A Brighter Marketing book deal for The Beginner’s Guide to Social Media
The very nice ladies at Brighter Marketing made me an offer I just couldn’t refuse; to bundle The Beginner’s Guide to Social Media ebook with their own brand new book, The Brighter Marketing Bible for Small Businesses…
The “Hi!” efficiency of social networking
Being polite on the web or on social network like Twitter is no different to real life. Some feel time spent on the web is time wasted. But doesn’t that all depend on what you’re doing?
Octane has the X factor
June 14th 2009 will mark a major milestone in my life. Octane will be ten years old. Those less familiar with the Blah, Blah! Technology blog will not know that for the last ten years, I’ve been running my own web design and development agency over here in Yorkshire, England. Octane is, quite simply, my life…
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