How to Save Money on Marketing – Let Me Distribute Things For You
I found The Bacon Flowchart on Twitter yesterday. As it’s dated December 22, 2007, I seem to be a little behind the times, but it’s funny stuff (even if you don’t actually like bacon). I immediately...
View ArticleUsing Barbecue To Explain the Difference Between Twitter and Facebook
Now that Twitter is all the rage (@Oprah is the tipping point), I have friends and co-workers asking about the difference between Twitter and Facebook. After using the lame “Twitter is like your...
View ArticleGreat Social Media Advice from the Food Network
This commercial on Food Network is pitching the newest season of The Next Food Network Star. As our pal Bobby Flay walks toward the elevator, various people (I’m assuming they’re contestants) hold up...
View ArticleDo You Inspire Confidence?
My son is one month old. Having your first kid makes you think about a lot of stuff. One of the biggest thoughts for most first-time parents is “How in the world are they putting me in charge of this...
View ArticleWays Twitter Has Made Me A Better Person – I Notice More Cool Stuff
As someone who’s been active with Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites on an almost daily basis since 2008 (to my wife’s sometime chagrin), I thought writing about what I’ve gotten out of my...
View ArticleGary Vaynerchuk’s Secret to Social Media Success: Work Your A$$ Off
I’ve found that when businesses think about getting started in social media, a lot of time is spent debating and planning strategy. Are we trying to build brand recognition? Is Twitter going to be a...
View ArticleInterview with Evan Williams & Biz Stone of Twitter at the D7 Conference
I love listening to people explain their take on their own stuff. This is an interesting interview (even if the two hosts are kind of cantankerous) with Evan Williams & Biz Stone, the two main...
View ArticleSyFy’s Ghost Hunters Offer a Great Social Media Case Study
If you’ve been thinking about getting started in social media but are not sure what to say, check out a few episodes of the SyFy Channel’s show Ghost Hunters for inspiration. Why? Because Jason, Grant...
View ArticleHow to Get Your Business Started on Twitter
Twitter encourages you to post short, 140-character status updates (“tweets”) that are sent to the people who have chosen to follow your messages and to the rest of the Web. Twitter is a great way to...
View ArticleHow to write a Twitter auto direct message that doesn’t sound cheesy
You can’t. So don’t. The post How to write a Twitter auto direct message that doesn’t sound cheesy appeared first on PETER J. HODGES.
View ArticleDr. J, Building a Body of Work and Going Pro
I recently visited a friend who makes his living as a painter. There are paintings, sketches and other signs of his work throughout his house. Art in various stages of development is everywhere. He has...
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