New Google Features, Social Media Use Up 43 Percent?

Google has made it possible for you to sign in to more than one Google account at a time!  According to Mashable, the Google multiple account sign-in feature has been tested for weeks but it is now publicly available.  To turn this feature on, you need to go to the Google Accounts page and enable [...]

Google TV – What It Means To Me

Okay, I’m a dork. I know it. Admit it. Embrace it. And while I don’t watch a bunch of TV, I’m online constantly. Big surprise, I know. This Google TV announcement is awesome. And I know that Microsoft tried to do this and that Apple TV is out there, but I’ve never really paid attention [...]

Dear Internet, Here is Our Invoice

Today at SOBCon one of the event sponsors, the great folks at Intuit, had the brilliant idea for an exercise for the group. The challenge: Come up with a list of things you want to bill the Internet for. It was a perfect example of the great things that happen at SOBCon – the audience [...]

TweetUp: Paid Search Goldmine?

Bill Gross is no stranger to good ideas and the IdeaLabs founder (and paid search guru) has what may well be another one. TweetUp, newly launched this past Sunday evening, is being hailed as something that may very well monetize search for Twitter. TweetUp is designed to work in conjunction with Twitter’s regular search function [...]

Dear Competitor,

Dear Competitor,
I couldn’t sleep last night and found myself thinking of you. I love competition, both for myself and for my clients. It keeps me thinking (which I enjoy), on my toes (good, because I’m short) and adaptable (which I find, perversely, fun). And while I was thinking of you, I felt compelled to write, [...]

Kansas Citians: Want to Grow Your Business? Get the Inside Scoop on Google

Kansas City marketers, business owners and social media evangelists have a the opportunity for an up close and personal insider’s glimpse into the workings of Google and how important it is to today’s business world. KC Small Business/Thinking Bigger Media Publications is bringing Doug Merrill, former CIO of Google, and author of Getting Organized [...]

Will Google Buzz Become A Victim of Online Oversaturation & Marketing Mishaps?

This is a guest post, written by my great friend Brian McDaniel, a designer, social media upstart and all around terrific guy. In addition, he’s prolific in the writing department and one of the people whose content I actively seek out. Read on, you’ll see why …….,
Let me start out by saying I am a [...]

The Brand of You

It seems that every day I’m having a conversation with someone – friend, client, prospective client, you name it, about the importance of social media and the need to integrate it into your life and into your business. In fact, I get a little sick of having the same conversation over and over and [...]

Real Time Search, Why It's a BIG Deal

Google rolled out its real time search yesterday and if you’re not paying attention, you should be. Real time search is a GIANT deal. There are tons of great posts out there on the topic, including Joe Marchese’s MediaPost article this morning. I won’t belabor the points made there – but I strongly encourage you [...]

Google Wave-What's All The Fuss About?

I’m a Google Wave neophyte and admit to being more than a little overwhelmed by this amazing new “tool.” I must also admit, before I dive in and discover all the cool tutorials out there, I really needed a basic understanding of why this doggone tool even matters. So, I did what usually works well [...]

People Are Watching – Every Minute of Every Day. What is Your Brand Doing About It?

Anyone who knows me knows that I have 3 year old twins.  And, if you have children, you know that children, especially at this age, watch every move and imitate all that they see. Sometimes that’s a good thing, and others, not so good.  Here’s an example of imitation that I thought was so cute [...]