You Might be aTwitter Addict

Twitter can be addicting.  For people who naturally love to meet new people and receive the most up-to-the minute information, reading and sending Tweets is like a drug feeding an intense craving to connect. Not that connecting is bad.  It’s a good thing for those who enjoy it.  But like all good things, moderation and [...]

Social Media Strategy: Business Development Prospecting

Over a cup of Starbucks with @heycrane this morning, we landed on the subject of discussing different methods that sales and business development gurus can employ on various forms of social media to connect with more people and subsequently, more opportunities to someday sell their stuff. Sure, not everyone sells products or services. But Just [...]

Triple O, The Key to Obama’s Intgrated Online Success Online

Hats off and thanks to Scott Schweitzer from The Strategy Group for Media for passing along a recent Washington Post article entitled: Obama’s Wide Web; From YouTube to Text Messaging, Candidate’s Team Connects to Voters. I’m always very cautious when bringing up politics. But regardless of where your political affiliations lie, no one can argue [...]

What Social Networks Accomplish

In a recent email, my uncle stated that he was unsure exactly what social networks accomplished. While this is a much larger debate, here are a few ideas on why I believe these networks are valuable. Feel free to agree, disagree or share your own ideas: Data Portability Have you ever changed mobiles or computers, [...]

Go BIG

Wil Schroter is a savvy entrepreneur with a laundry list of companies to his name. I’ve been asking myself how someone, who is roughly six years older than me, can already be so successful. In search of the answer, I’m about halfway through his book, Go BIG or Go Home. The title says it all. [...]

Consumer Generated Media & Good Beer

My friend and co-worker, Ashley Routson, has been working on what I believe is a great idea. She has branded herself and her blog as The Columbus Beer Wench, finding a nice niche in our great city as the local beer expert. Her mission? Seek out, taste, rate, and enjoy the fine offerings of local [...]