My girlfriend’s roommate, Christine, has started an Etsy store to market her handmade goods. This started to get me thinking about how easy it is to make money off of small goods online, specifically specialty services and goods. As a sidenote, Christine makes some pretty great things, so please check out her Facebook Page and her Etsy page. If you are talented at crafts, you should … [Read more...]
Job Hunting with Social Media in 2012
January 13, 2012 by
The internet has many opportunities as a venue for job searches. In fact, there are so many opportunities that it’s hard to search through the millions of websites that offer jobs. I am going to recommend the best strategy for job searching in 2012, and finding your dream job via social media. The first thing you need to do is create your Linkedin account. Linkedin offers … [Read more...]
NDAA signed into law, which scares me completely.
January 2, 2012 by
The National Defense Authorization Act was signed into law on December 31st, 2011, and takes away rights of American citizens suspected of being terrorists. Which rights am I talking about? The first is the 6th amendment, which as a refresher is that you are entitled counsel. The other right dates back before the Magna Carta and was taken when writing the Suspension Clause in … [Read more...]
The importance of Social Media for local businesses
December 17, 2011 by
Mashable posted a story in which Samantha Murphy detailed the results of a recent study which discussed where individuals get their information about local businesses from. According to the Pew Internet and American Life Project, more than half of adults who look for information about local businesses do so online. However, 38% of that group of adults reported using search engine … [Read more...]
Day 7- How many blog posts would you write?
December 10, 2011 by
I was asked how many posts that I would write in exchange for a Ford Fusion Hybrid for free. That was an interesting question I hadn’t actually thought about or had a good answer to when asked. I decided I would focus on whatever is the most mutually beneficial. I think the most mutually beneficial would be a real world review about the car at a frequency of once per day for 1 year; … [Read more...]
Day 4- The Waiting Game
December 7, 2011 by
Right now I’m playing the waiting game; neither Ford nor Scott Monty has provided any further comments on the reply I provided. I did tweet at Scott Monty, who did verify that he had read the blog post. I’m just hoping to maintain open lines of communication to see if we’re able to work something out. I’ve been asked why I would like a Ford Fusion Hybrid, and the biggest aspect is the … [Read more...]
Ford Fusion Car Quest Day 2: No Results
December 5, 2011 by
It’s been a day since I sent my last tweets out asking the Ford Motor Company if they’d be willing to help me out. It seems as if they are not in the holiday gift giving mood. In fact, I haven’t even received a reply from them yet. I am wondering if other companies would be more receptive, including the two I mentioned yesterday. To refresh your memory, the other two cars I was … [Read more...]
Will Ford give a fan a car?
December 4, 2011 by
I am starting a series on feedback via social media companies, and rating them on their online efforts. It will almost be a report card of sorts of different social media strategies, and how to interact with a previous client or a new customer. I assume that I will have to set up some newer Facebook and Twitter accounts to be able to truly rate some companies. The first task I am … [Read more...]
Social Storefronts
June 28, 2011 by
The Digital Age has changed many habits of humans. People now share their thoughts, feelings, and even current location with their social networks. There has been quite a lot of talk about how to monetize a social network, and the model does seem a hard one. But then I realize that people are willing to share information, and this can be applied to making money through a social … [Read more...]
SEO and 2011
June 22, 2011 by
As I’m sitting here, perusing Craigslist and watching CNBC, I realize that I am surrounded by brands. There are brands that we now realize are constantly in contact with us. But why are these brands placed so near us all of the time? The answer, and I’m sure my web-savvy friends know this, is Search Engine Optimization, known as SEO. SEO is important: think about human … [Read more...]
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