Archive for June, 2009

3 Highly-ranked social networking sites you may not have heard of

Browsing through the Alexa data (the top 1m sites), I ran across some interesting numbers and a few social network sites I had previously overlooked.

Why are Social Networking Sites important?

Why is this important? In the age of Personal Branding, social networking sites are important places. Think of them as a portal of people.

On the other [...]

June 28, 2009 • Tags: , • Posted in: socialmedia • No Comments

Firefox 3.5 Release Candidate 2 Add-on Compatibility

Compatible versions available

Adblock Plus BabelFish Better Flickr Better Gmail Better GReader ColorZilla Delicious Bookmarks Download Helper Firebug Firefinder for Firebug Flagfox Google Global Google Toolbar for Firefox Greasemnkey IE Tab ImTranslator Java Quick Starter Lazarus: Form Recovery Leak Monitor Linkification Live HTTP headers MinimizeToTray revived 0.3.7 Nightly Tester Tools 2.0.2 Personas for Firefox Phoenix Picnik RankChecker Resurrect Pages Screengrab SearchStatus SEO Link Analysis Seo Toolbar Server Spy Site Rank Reporter Skype extension for Firefox Tab Mix Plus Tamper Data Tiny Menu User Agent Switcher Web Developer

Force override using Nightly tester tools

Better Google Analytics Bit.ly preview CodeBurner [...]

June 22, 2009 • Tags: , • Posted in: browser, firefox • No Comments

SEO for Maps – Get found on Google Local, Google Maps and Google Earth

Geolocation Optimization AKA Brands on Maps

There are powerful visual brand indicators that take place when a brand can be found on a map. It makes the brand appear more concrete as well as up-to-date. Few brands have effectively leveraged this outside of relying on already present business listings. However Google has begun providing mechanisms for [...]

June 20, 2009 • Tags: , • Posted in: maps, seo • No Comments

Domain registrar migration from godaddy.com to 101domain.com

Slowdown

The continuing slowdown in godaddy.com website services has now reached a virtual standstill. I am a long-time customer and have used their services long before any of the superbowl commercials and other advertising nonsense. Their services simply worked well and were reasonably priced — the core value of the offering and why they were able [...]

June 19, 2009 • Tags:  • Posted in: domains • No Comments

Business Model Innovation by Alexander Osterwalder

40 Minutes on Business Model InnovationView more OpenOffice presentations from Alexander Osterwalder.

Business Model Talk – Melbourne, April 2008

Business Model Innovation – September 2008

June 19, 2009 • Tags: , • Posted in: innovation, strategy • No Comments

Iranians Protesting Election Results, June 13, 2009

June 15, 2009 • Tags:  • Posted in: politics • No Comments

Add-ins that work in Firefox 3.5 Beta 4

The ratio of not-working to working is 17/31 which is nearly 2/3 functional. And zippier. Hmmm, time to upgrade.

What Add-ins DO NOT work in FF3.5B4

BabelFish Better GCal CodeBurner for Firebug CustomizeGoogle Google Gears Leak Monitor LinkChecker Live HTTP headers MeasureIt Microsoft.NET Framework Assistant No Squint Tab Mix Plus UrlParams User Agent Switcher View Source Chart X-Ray YSlow

What Add-ins DO work in FF3.5B4

Adblock Plus Better Gmail 2 Better GReader ColorZilla Delicious Bookmarks DowloadHelper Firebug Firefinder for Firebug Flagfox Google Toolbar for [...]

June 11, 2009 • Tags: , • Posted in: firefox • Comments Closed

3 Stages of Social Media Messaging

Let’s hop on the Social Media bus!

Stage 1 – Initiation

Create accounts Edit BIO, profile image(s), backgrounds, color schemes

Stage 2 – Introduction

Begin messaging Engage in friending and joining activity Messaging is primarily introductory, thanking for following, etc.

Stage 3 – Involvement

Integrate messaging Various social media accounts can have coordinated messaging from a single point (hellotxt.com) Messaging primarily information sharing and public conversation Metrics [...]

June 9, 2009 • Tags: , , • Posted in: socialmedia • No Comments