Remember back in the old days of social media (18 months ago) when everyone seemed to see the big opportunity in social media as “joining the conversation”? Well … I just read this great post by Tom Martin, and it helped crystallize something I’ve known but maybe haven’t fully recognized.
Martin takes aim at the “conversation” [...]

If you’ve read my blog before, you’re probably aware that I think the best blog on social media and marketing is Jay Baer’s Convince and Convert. Lately Jay has been on a tear on the subject of Facebook and the over-hyping of what “Like” actually does for brands. He wrote a trilogy on the topic, [...]

MarketingProfs has an article with good, detailed data from a recent study of small businesses, innovation and social media. The headline is Small Biz Report: Social Media Adoption Levels Off , which at first glance may cause some to think “uh-oh,” the bloom is off the rose. The article offers insight into a study of [...]

I don’t often use my blog space to say “wow what a great post” – but this one is truly outstanding. Yesterday I had a rush job to do for a client and I only glanced at this post by on the Social Media Examiner: How to Integrate Video Into Your Social Media Marketing featuring [...]

One of the great things about the social media world is that there’s always some fun technology to play with. So it was with some interest I stumbled very late onto paper.li. You can check out the website here, but let me give you the lowdown.
Paper.li takes a Twitter stream, and turns it into an [...]