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Brand Promise and the Integrity of Your Firm
Posted on May 16, 2013 at 3:14 pm
I remember twenty years ago or so there was a show on TV that put brand promises to the test. I can’t remember the name, but picture a host washing a grass stained baseball jersey in the washing machine thirty times using Tide and then comparing it to the same, brand new shirt. Is it [...]
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Staff Pick App: Vine
Posted on February 28, 2013 at 12:10 pm
An Instagram picture is worth a thousand words. A tweet is worth up to 140 characters. What’s next? Video, of course, and Vine is worth up to six seconds of looping video. Vine was introduced by Twitter this past month as “a mobile service that lets you capture and share short, looping videos.” How I [...]
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Social Giants, Why are you so Anti-Social these Days?
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 4:05 pm
This post was originally published on the Spinnakr blog and was republished with permission. Social media giants Facebook, Instagram, Google+ and Twitter have been acting sort of funny lately. They’re acting… well… anti-social. Facebook: You’re taking the fun out of “creeping” The Social Network, or The Anti-Social Network? (Image Credit: John McIntire) Facebook, the biggest [...]
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On Images: Less Prose, More Provocation
Posted on February 15, 2013 at 12:40 pm
We have all seen images that are more text than anything. Facebook’s presentation of all images makes it the best way to engage your community, but a recent change may have some of you rethinking your strategy. Back in December, Facebook released a policy change where text wasn’t allowed to exceed 20% of the photo [...]
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Staff Pick App: Simplenote
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 5:21 pm
With the proliferation of note-taking apps out on the market today, it’s hard to determine which one will work best for you. While the majority sync across multiple platforms/OSs/devices, the ability to share with friends and family and search options make Simplenote stand out. It’s the perfect way to keep all your notes synced across [...]
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My Free Lunch Tastes Funny Now: Twitter API v1.1
Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:32 pm
The old saw “beggars cannot be choosers” seems to be the best way to frame the issues created by the update Twitter made to their API. Only by “beggars,” I mean software startups, web development shops and anyone who enjoyed posting their tweets on their website. And by “choosers,” I mean anyone who enjoyed adding [...]