Web Development: A Blog to Watch
If you’re not a developer or ever spend time in the engine room of the Internet, ie. working with servers, move on, there’s nothing to see here. On the other hand, if you do, I’ve…
Social Media, Social (Media) Marketing and Where the Difference Lies…
I’ve finally put my finger on what it is that’s been chaffing my britches about the new found popularity of Social Media; that is most people are using the wrong term. They’re not talking about…
Manifesto for Social Media: Stop Talking and Start Doing
I’ve got a serious love/hate relationship going with Social Media. I absolutely love building social media communities, but I honestly am tired of the blather I’m hearing on twitter and the blogs about it. My…
Google Social Toolbar
I’m ready to vent here. Are we, as community builders, becoming so lazy that we don’t want to take the time to build in the social media features we want for our sites, the way…
Having Blog Trouble…
After my upgrade to 2.7.1 I found I had no visual editor. After reuploading files, etc. I finally found that I’ve got an issue with one of my plugins. Not sure which one, but obviously…
A Few Random Thoughts
I’m deep into my February Funk…so I don’t have much to say right now. The news isn’t great and looks like it could easily get worse. Depending who you listen to, the cost of the…
Online Tulip Mania and Social Media
We’ve reached a points where we now have both a major backlash against social media and at the same time an explosion in usage. The problem from my point of view is very, very simple.…
Friday Music Video: Bow Thayer & Perfect Trainwreck
Bow’s playing at the Lucky Dog in Worcester, MA on Green St. tonight at 9pm – I’m fairly certain I’ll be there (wife’s birthday as well…). If you want to hear some truly original music,…
Monetize This…
As our economic downturn continues, it’s become very apparent that the buzzword for the year is going to be Monetize. That means just about anything we’re doing (as web developers, designers, community managers, etc.) is…
Great Customer Service: Harbro Auto Sales and Service, Webster MA
A couple of weeks ago, almost to the day that my truck had its “tire nearly falls off on the Mass Pike” issue, my wifes ’05 Chevrolet Impala started to overheat. It looked like a…