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20 Small Business Blogs That Have the Right Stuff

August 2, 2009 by Steve King with 290 views

Joe Libava over at his Franchise King blog has a list of 20 blogs that provide "timely and terrific content that current and future small business owners can learn from.Anita Campbell's Small Business Trends tops the list. No surprise here. Small Business Trends is a great source of information on small businesses. I follow all the... [read more]

3 Ways to Capitalize on the Destruction of Traditional Media and Embrace Social Media

June 23, 2009 by Eric Tsai with 223 views

If you’re part of the social media movement, you’re witnessing the annihilation of traditional media. From newspapers to cable TV, everything is converging onto the internet resulting in a more accessible, cost-effective and integrated media. Let’s look at some statistics courtesy of Silicon Alley Insider: Newspaper - “Print ad sales... [read more]

The Missing Consumers

June 10, 2009 by Jonathan Salem Ba... with 146 views

While the mainstream press, and most digital marketing firms, are convinced that social media are changing the consciousness and habits of humanity, I've chanced upon two studies that suggest otherwise:Only 5% of blogs are updated more than once every 120 days, and less than a million are updated every day. Out of 133 million blogs... [read more]

When will blogs no longer be blogs?

April 23, 2009 by Tac Anderson with 189 views

It amazes me how much this space has evolved over the last 5+ years (yes, blogging has been around longer than that, but I’ve only been actively watching/participating in the space for a little over 5 years). Blogging used to be something that was only used by the geek elite. Then 4 or 5 years ago people started talking about how... [read more]

Blogs, books and the irony of short

April 17, 2009 by Seth Godin with 120 views

Blogs have eliminated the reason for most business books to exist. If you can say it in three blog posts and reach more people, then waiting a year and putting in all that effort seems sort of pointless. The chances that your effort will be rewarded with income in proportion to the time you put in are pretty low.This has raised the bar... [read more]

Time to Aggregate Social Media

April 15, 2009 by Michele Goetz with 133 views

Let’s take a step back. We are into the second quarter of 2009 and witnessing some of the highest adoption of social media tools ever. For companies, it is time to start looking if social media is panning out like expected. This could be a blog post on metrics and results, but I’m thinking that it may be time to look at how easy it is... [read more]

Attract Prospects with Easy Web 2.0 Techniques

March 14, 2009 by Kendra Lee with 201 views

The Internet is my best friend for attracting new prospects. In a flash my name and an article I’ve authored have “gone viral.” I’m promoted all over the world and I’m suddenly the expert everyone wants to talk with. Leads start flowing in from people I’ve never met and new opportunities abound. Is it magic? No! It’s Web 2.0, and you... [read more]