Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Photo.Net Brings PMA To The Web

Photo.net is providing live online coverage of the biggest media event for the photo imaging industry, the Photo Marketing Association (PMA) International Convention this week.  The PMA Convention features new product rollouts, previews and seminars about the latest trends in the imaging industry.  Only members of the trade can attend the show but all Photo.net [...]

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 [...]

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

Jeff Bennett Blog Top Posts January 2009

Here is quick review of January posts on JeffBennett.Org:
Geek.Com Reports On Twit4Hire.Com
Super Bowl And Social Media:  SuperBowl-Ads.Com
Super Bowl And Social Media:   E*Trade
Super Bowl And Social Media:  Doritos
Super Bowl Ads And Social Media 2009
IAC’s HealthCentral Acquires Wellsphere
Geek.Com Blogs On Hybrid Chargers For Gadgets
Amazon.Com Plans To Unveil Kindle2
Great Post By Pete Blackshaw On Social Media [...]

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

Photo.net Photo Of The Week On Digg!

Photographer: Ilia Shalamaev
read more | digg story

Sunday, January 11th, 2009

Polaroid Was The iPod..Blackberry…Kindle

Elsa Dorfman is a well known photographer in Boston and New York.  Ms. Dorfman is a long time contributor to the Photo.Net online community.  Ms. Dorfman posted a very interesting article in The Boston Globe regarding Polaroid Cameras.  As Elsa says these are the iPod’s of her generation.  You can see Ms. Dorfman’s fine work at [...]

Monday, December 15th, 2008

Camera Buyer Survey Shows Influence Of Blogs And Social Media

According to the Fall 2008 Ad-ology Media Influence on Consumer Choice survey, over 80% of recent camera buyers 25 to 34 years old reported some or significant influence by online user-generated content including blogs and product reviews. The survey also found that 42.8% of this age group and 45.7% of 35 to 44 year [...]

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Targeted Social Media – The Big Opportunity

Targeted media has resulted across all forms of media over time as consumers seek more specificity. We have witnessed this with the evolution of magazines with Life, Time and NewsWeek serving as the platform that became thousands of different targeted titles form Ski to FlyFisherman to Car and Driver to Cooking Light and more. [...]