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AT&T vs. Verizon: Competing By Solving A Non-Existent Problem

You know the battle: AT&T vs. Verizon. The two popular mobile phone providers are in a very public war with each other, each pointing out the shortcomings of their rival while boasting about their own unique selling points. This post is about AT&T and their use of a time-honored tactic: competing by solving a non-existent [...]

Twitter is down, facebook is sketchy, and Knoyce is hilarious

Twitter is down, presumably due to a DDOS attack, and facebook is really sketchy today. While checking out blogs like TechCrunch and Mashable, I noticed a pattern….the people that have just "launched" the "new social network" called Knoyce are trying to capitalize on it.
On the Mashable post entitled "Facebook Down. Twitter Down. Social Media Meltdown,"a [...]

SEO In The Real World

You know you may have a problem when you see something when driving and think "Wow. That’s a good example of search engine optimization." You are certain that you have a problem when you then take a photo of said location and blog about it.
The photo:

I apologize for the quality of the image. It was [...]

Boston-Area Startup Marketing Group: Get Your Startup Noticed Online

Way back in January while I had some free time and was contemplating my next job, I decided to start a meetup group. And in contrast to my usual style I decided to give it a name that actually makes sense: The Boston-Area Startup Marketing Group. At the time, I was consulting out of betahouse [...]

Video Post- Gmail Video Chat and Twitterank/Twitter Grader

Okay, so I’m still trying to figure out this whole video thing and I’m not entirely comfortable with it. But I think this format is at least a step in the right direction. This is just a quick video talking about exactly two things:
1. Gmail Video Chat
2. Twitterank and Twitter Grader
So, here goes:

Related Links:
Twitterank Creator [...]

One Full Work Week Unemployed

So, it’s Friday, and that means it’s been a full work week since matchmine closed up shop. It’s been a crazy week full of talking with some great recruiters, networking with friends, and hearing from some really interesting companies that might have a good opportunity for me. 
As I am physically unable to relax for more [...]

NuConomy Launches Analytics For Social Media

This morning, NuConomy launched an API-based analytics suite for social media. The product, NuConomy Studio is free to use, and can be used through a WordPress plugin.
Ontop of the usual page views, unique visitors and other basic metrics, NuConomy Studio is measuring Flash, AJAX, and Silverlight applications. Though it’s been a while, I can tell you from [...]

Using Social Media Tools To Promote A User Acquisition Campaign

All new social networks and community-focused services face the same challenge: attracting a loyal user base. Having the latest and greatest facebook+twitter+flickr+whatever is great, but worthless without an active community of users. While there are many different ways to run a user acquisition campaign, this article will focus specifically on using a contest to attract [...]

How Can I Catch An Internet Scammer

Folks, I need your help.
My father is a huge Steelers fan. I do not hold this against him. I got tickets to last year’s Pats vs. Steelers game and brought him with me. We had a great time. This year I couldn’t get tickets, so he went online to try to find tickets.
There was [...]

Blogstring Live Podcast Episode 7

We’re back, doing our live podcast on BlogTalkRadio. This week’s show will be at 2:00 PM EST. You can listen live below.
Call In #: (718) 506-1372

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