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Problems With MyTouch Slide

// June 3rd, 2010 // No Comments » // Uncategorized

Relying on my new phone for a day at a conference where I may not be able to recharge it wasn’t the best idea but I may have been naive.
I bought the MyTouch Slide at 10:05am on Wednesday.  The T-Mobile person told me there was enough charge to get me through the day.  I wasn’t [...]

What Is Social Media

// May 18th, 2010 // No Comments » // Uncategorized

I recently was in a discussion on Facebook about whether companies should use Social Media companies to run their efforts online or whether the owner should do it. It seemed many felt that Social Media efforts should be pure and not used as an advertising campaign.
Is Social Media only discussion between friends? Possibly, [...]

A Glass of Water

// April 25th, 2010 // No Comments » // Uncategorized

I was recently at Washington Square Mall’s food court. I went through the line picking my meal’s components and then got to the cash register and waited.
The owner, I guess, was talking to the guy who took my order as I moved up the empty line. It seemed like he was [...]

365 Things

// April 23rd, 2010 // No Comments » // Social Media, Thoughts

I was talking to Dale Chumbley yesterday about his famous Facebook page “365 Things To Do In Vancouver” and came away with two important points.
One is that it is much easier to guess why something worked than predict it and control it. He gained 1000’s of fans within the first week and did zero to [...]

What Is CPM?

// April 21st, 2010 // No Comments » // Uncategorized

Summary: CPC can be abused and CPM can be misleading as a fix depending on the site.
Google ads are seen on most sites you visit.  When you click on that ad then the owner of the ad pays Google money and then shares it with the site owner.  CPC is paying per click.
CPM is paying per 1000 [...]

Basic Twitter Tips

// April 21st, 2010 // No Comments » // Social Media

I am launching my new site Pouregon.com on May 1st.  While I am looking over websites and Twitter accounts of wine, beer, and coffee shops I see tiny mistakes that take a moment rectify.
The bio is there to tell who you are and how to contact you.  I see it over and over. @CompanyX tweeting [...]

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