If you’re sipping a coffee drink from Starbucks right now, don’t worry, there’s nothing off-putting on this list (unlike this list of the “weirdest, grossest, and most shocking moments” one person witnessed at Starbucks — peruse with caution).
Starting a blog right can make all the difference in its long-term success.
Readers want blogs that are credible and trusted. Believability is one of the most important parts in growing your readership and keeping them coming back for more. Pro Blogger Darren Rowse has 12 tips to help make your blog more trustworthy and dependable. — Matthew Royse
“Companies are just now beginning to understand the value of social media (like Twitter) as a way of listening to and communicating with their customers, and that too is leading savvy consumers to keep away from yet another corporate listening post,” Michael Hickins wrote for InformationWeek . “Facebook, on the other hand, allows me to communicate with my friends meaningfully. With Facebook, my status update hangs around a bit, I see comments to the comments I make to my friends’ status…
Making sentences more compact enhances meaning and impact.
Some people don’t like your company or client, so invite them to comment on your blog.
Is this a big deal, like when they add another area code to New York City? Or is this a big deal, like when they talk about the world running out of oil? Not sure. But here’s the reason the Internet will run out of addresses soon, according to ReadWriteWeb : “There’s an explosion of data about to happen to the Web … Other reasons include the increase in mobile devices connecting to the Internet and the annual growth in user-generated content on the Web.” You can track this countdo…
In an interview with NBC News, President Obama defended his decision to host a basketball game with male congress members, insisting that it was not a sexist move — despite his press secretary’s concession. “I think this is bunk,” Obama said about the sexism charges. “I don’t know if there are women who were Members of Congress who play basketball on a regular basis,” Obama said. “I don’t think there are. You know, I don’t think sends any kind of message or s…
It’s time to break out the yardstick to determine if your efforts in social media are paying off. Here’s an opportunity to learn from the best. SAS is the leader in business analytics software and services, and the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market. Alison Bolen, the editor of blogs and social content at SAS, gathered tips on measurement from industry pros. They maintain it’s about figuring out the most effective tools, including text analysis and looki…
If you follow Sarah Palin on Twitter—and you were paying attention to her feed July 3rd—then you knew something big was coming from Wasilla. Hours before she announced her resignation as governor of Alaska, Palin tweeted: “We’ll soon attach info on decision to not seek re-election … this is in Alaska’s best interest, my family’s happy … it is good, stay tuned.”
Gain and retain readers through focused writing and a captivating presentation.
Do you reread your work or are you too embarrassed to admire your own prose?
Four years ago, former Financial Times writer Tom Foremski wrote a ranting blog post titled, “Die! Press release! Die! Die! Die!” Among other things, this post helped lead to the creation of the social media press release. Today, Foremski has one question for the PR industry: Where are the links in your press releases and e-mails to him? “Why are people unable to understand the value of putting links into PR copy?” He wrote. “Do they know how to create a link and embed it in…
Blogs, podcasts and RSS feeds have become vital to your company’s communications.
Twitter is not your marketing department’s magic bullet, but it is an important part of an overall marketing strategy. Here’s some guidance—and a few tips.
