Friday, June 4th, 2010

Social Shopping: The Emotional Side Of Swapping

eCommerce on the Internet has changed the world.  The ease of access to goods.  Integration of product info, reviews and ratings.  With the web now enabling social connections through Facebook, Twitter and other sites, we are at the advent of another wave of growth through Social Commerce (shopping).
Social Commerce is going to unite the best [...]

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Wang And Lycos TV Ad Visionaries Of A Different Time

Two companies on my resume made history with television ads. Wang was one of the first computer companies to utilize television ads to build it’s brand.  Years later, Lycos leveraged television ads to bolster it’s brand building program distinguishing itself as one of the only Internet players of that time to utilize television ads.
Wang strengthened [...]

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

Social Apps Exploding – Farmville Having Bumper Virtual Season

I am a believer in the power of social networking to connect people – friends, family, long lost friends, alumni, co-workers and new acquaintenances.
Once you are networked I am even a more fervent believer in these networks powering the sharing of valuable information – where you are, what you are doing, why you bought that [...]

Saturday, July 11th, 2009

These Folks Need HubSpot

Marketing in this social media era requires alot more than just joining Facebook or Twitter.  We actually have to listen and engage with our customers.  This Tom Fishburne comic is classic.  I think there are thousands of LugNut firms out there.  Get some help.  Call HubSpot to build an inbound marketing program!

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Place for Technology In Education

We live in an era of rapid technological advancement for computing power, storage capacity, application development, proliferation of wireless networking, digitizing and indexing of what appears to be all information, and so much more.  All of these developments are bringing the cost of computing down.  These developments are enabling the advancement of complex research never [...]

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Boston Is Sports Heaven

Boston sports fans have nothing to complain about.  In the last decade the Patriots, Red Sox and Celtics have given us six championships and many runs in the playoffs.  There is overwhelming sentiment with the Bruins as they are having their best season in many wiht a real team oriented approach to hockey.  This era [...]

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

Geek.Com Goes Social

Geek.Com, a cool news and community technology website has completed a redesign that makes it easier for geeks to read, share, and discuss its popular content about tech news and products.  The technology and gadget space is crowded with some stiff competition.  Geek.Com has always stood out for its concise reporting, to-the-point explanations, and insightful product [...]

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

DailyGrommet.Com Is Jeff Bennett Blog Cool Site

I recently was introduced to the Daily Grommet which is a site dedicated to review one product per day and featured through entertaining and informative video on their site.  If you like the product then you can buy it right on the Daily Grommet site.
You say here is just another product review site.  To this [...]

Sunday, February 8th, 2009

Social Media Week Kicks Off In NY

Social Media Week (SMW)  kicks off for the first time in New York City tomorrow (February 9).  This event is being organized by Toby Daniels.  There is a full schedule all week
SMW aims to create an open and inclusive environment offering a series of free events, including workshops and panel discussions, and a platform for [...]

Saturday, February 7th, 2009

Starbucks Listens Which Is Great…But Lets Fill The Cup To The Brim

Brands can utilize social media in many ways.  This can be accomplished by a brand joining in on existing networks like Facebook, Twitter, joining targeted communities like Photo.net, DavesGarden.com, or creating their own site/community like Nike+.  If done properly this type of integration with social media can effect the entire cycle of business management starting with generating [...]