Got some feedback yesterday on my comment that you can set up a social network in ten minutes. I have to agree. Like many things, if everything goes exactly right, you can use software to setup blogs and social networks fairly quickly. However, customizing the look and functionality of your blog can take longer. To [...]

There are social media websites for almost every interest known to mankind. Today I’ll focus on two of the four main categories that might affect your business:

Social Media is today’s word-of-mouth. The only difference is its reach. The story of Susan Boyle illustrates the speed and reach of social media. One week Susan was leading a quiet life in small-town Scotland, singing occasionally in church. The next week, more than 10 million people knew who she was thanks to an appearance [...]

This week I intend to address the issue of who is using social media and why. Did you know that facebook receives over 1 billion (yes, that’s 1 billion!!!) visits per month?  Numbers from Nielsen Online indicate that Twitter grew 1,382% year-over-year in February 2009. If you think that social media is not big in [...]