With all the talk of a tech bubble, it’s not surprising to come across a startup that’s explicitly focused on bubbles. – Social Media Startup Bublaa Focuses on Bubbles (NYTimes)
Social Media Startup Bublaa Focuses on Bubbles
What Apple’s new Mobile iOS 5 Means for Marketers
Unless you were on vacation this week, you probably have heard that Apple announced a new update to the software that runs their mobile devices (iPhone, iPad). There are some pretty cool and intriguing changes for consumers, which create some new opportunities for marketers. Ben Gaddis takes us through the top 5 changes for marketers…
Twitter’s Importance to SEO Seen As Growing
Twitter is becoming an increasingly important tool for marketing and search optimization and experts are learning more about how to best use the service – Twitter’s Importance to SEO Seen As Growing (CIO)
Sales May Come From Unexpected Places
It’s always interesting to me where I get business referrals from. Sometimes they come from the most unexpected places: like the casual conversation I had with someone while waiting in line for a cup of coffee, or someone who I played a game of beach volleyball with at a friends house. Business referrals can come from even stranger places: like someone who used to play an online game with me. So, it pays to meet and talk with new people, even if you’re not comfortable with more traditional business networking groups.
Where have you met people who unexpectedly gave you business?
(photo by Shandi-lee, on Flickr)
Treat Your Customers Unequally
Notice I didn’t say unfairly. I said unequally. Unfairly isn’t nice (and isn’t good for business). Unequally is good for business. Why? Because at the end of the day some customers are more valuable to your company than others. This isn’t a new concept for either marketing or sales. Both segment customers all the time in order to know how to be the most effective in their jobs. But sometimes, as small business owners or entrepreneurs, we forget about these basic concepts and end up spending too much time with the wrong people. [Read more...]
Digging in the Cache – Three Wolf Moon
Digging in the Cache is a series where we go back in time to look at fun tidbits of Internet and computer history. If you haven’t heard of Three Wolf Moon (affiliate link), you’re in for a treat! (It’s still pretty amusing even if you’ve heard of it before.) Three Wolf Moon is a tshirt (seen at left) produced by a company called The Mountain. The shirt itself is clearly awesome (ahem), and it was posted on Amazon, a sarcastic review was left by Brian Govern, which inspired others to leave their own amusing reviews. The shirt has since been featured in several video games and makes appearances at tech conferences as an item of ironic humor. [Read more...]




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