July 2008
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Is Social Media Really A Marketers Dream?
I’ve seen so much garbage about social media marketing that I’m just about ready to explode.
A lot of it has been produced by people who really don’t have aby idea what they are talking about, which they in turn teach, and have regurgitated by others.
Social networking is not new - it’s been around for as long as people have - it’s just that now it’s on the...
May 2008
22 posts
Having An Online Affair And Making It Seem Like... →
My recent post on An Affair Without Sex has raised some comment, and has been quite popular.
As has often happened, I mistitled it and should have called it “Is It Right To Have An Affair…?”
Of…
Getting Branded Is Something To Crow About →
Internet Marketing For Coaches has a great post on branding, and is a must read for anyone wishing to do any business, on or offline!
I’ve written before about the importance of using a decent…
Is It Possible To Have An Affair Without Sex →
Kate De Brito modern day agony aunt at News.com.au had an interesting post the other day when someone asked if it was ok for him to have an affair online if it was minus the sex.
This is…
Does Social Networking Mean The Same As Internet... →
The short answer is no!
The longer answer is that social media can be used for marketing purposes, but that is not what its purpose is for most people.
Members of sites such as Facebook and…
Seize The Day And Pluck It While It Is Ripe →
I went to the doctor today fora general check up.
Living in the same town that I grew up in means that I deal with people and businesses that my family has dealt with for years, and in some…
Who You Are And How You Act Does Matter Online →
Teeg’s latest post about online identity has me all fired up about the subject again.
Two separate events on Facebook today added fuel to the fire.
First, a Facebook friend asked for my…
Free Software Monitors Web Sites →
Nothing makes my heart sink more online than when I click onto my own sites, and find that there is nothing there.
While there are commercial services that monitor blogs and websites for…
Hillary Clinton Is Doing It For The Sisters →
Hillary Clinton claims that too many people have worked too hard to see a woman in the White House for her to simply give up now!
Women have been at the core of her support base in the…
Reflections On The Measure Of A Man →
Jack Gibson passed away last night.
I’d say that the vast majority of my readers would never have heard of Jack, but he sure made an impact on me.
Jack took on the NRL (National Rugby…
Giant Facebook Party Trashes City Garden Causes... →
Following a number of party incidents spawned on Myspace by groups of teenagers, a Facebook group has caused outrage in the British city of Leeds by trashing an award winning garden with a…
A Good Name Does Matter Just Ask Any Bogan →
Michael McNamara has mentioned one of my favorite topics: Bogans!
Having written my own piece on Bogans I was very interested to read what Michael had written on his blog.
Also…
Who Are You? →
“What do you see yourself as?”Allan asked me the other day.
The answer was quick in coming, but still surprised me. “A writer.”
I love doing graphic art. I enjoy doing web design. I’ve…
How Trying To Be Anonymous Online Can Hurt You And... →
Mari Smith, John Reese and The Washington Post all caught my attention this week, and all for a similar reason.
That reason is the online identity or persona of people using the internet,…
Facebook Wall Spam And Profile Privacy →
How do You define Facebook wall spam?
Some say it’s the barrage of pokes and wall posts that they receive, while others count chain letters and stories like ‘Alexandra’s’ as spam.
Others…
Microsoft’s Yahoo Takeover Bid Scrapped →
Microsoft announced today that it was scrapping its takeover bid for Internet pioneer, Yahoo.
The announcement was made today with the publication of a letter to the Yahoo board by Microsoft…
Kentucky Headhunters And Southern Rock Is All Rock... →
Well what a week!
It’s been a bit of a roller coaster ride emotionally, especially with a friend’s funeral on Friday.
The whole thing affected my output this week, and I asked Teeg to…
Monetizing With A Slight Change Of Direction →
After a lot of thought over the past few months, and testing, I have decided to add Amazon.com adverisements to ‘Coffee With Allan’.
Because of the amount of time I spend maintaining…
Microsoft And Yahoo In Takeover Talks →
News Ltd reports that the neverending story of Microsoft’s proposed takeover of Yahoo has at last reached the point where they are at least talking to each other directly.
While neither…
What Is An Aussie Sheila And How Do I Speak Like... →
Teeg has been wondering what an Aussie Sheila is…
Being willing to help, as always, I have done a bit of research, and included a couple of other terms as well!
Australian slang was…
Red Necks and Farmer’s Tans →
When Allan asked me if I’d write a guest post and said it could be about anything, I grinned.
Trying to correct his mistake, he quickly amended it to say I could write about anything…
Red Necks and Farmer’s Tans →
When Allan asked me if I’d write a guest post and said it could be about anything, I grinned. Trying to correct his mistake, he quickly amended it to say I could write about anything within…
What A Lot Of Social Media Marketing Gurus Won’t... →
Perhaps I should have chosen “What a lot of social marketers can’t seem to understand” as a title.
I just finished reading yet another article claiming to have the latest information on how to…
April 2008
17 posts
Related Posts Wordpress Plugin →
One of the things that I find really handy about Wordpress is that I’m able to customize my blog using plugins.
Wordpress plugins can help make your blog more functional as well as more…
Maintaining An Uncluttered Lifestream With... →
FriendFeed is a great tool, aggregating feeds a number of sources, such as Stumbleupon, Twitter and your blog.
While this diversity is good, it can look very untidy when presented in one…
Miley Not Smiling About Racy Photographs →
Left: Miley Cyrus Photo…Getty Images
Miley Cyrus is not smiling about racy photos taken as part of a shoot for Vanity Fair.
A storm has arisen because of the photos featuring the…
Building A Successful Blog And Overcoming Issues →
How much do you know about the engine room of your blog?
I’m no expert in web building, and have had more disasters than successes with it, but I have tried to keep up and learn as much as I…
BlogCataog Is Social Networking For Bloggers →
BlogCatalog is a great social networking tool, and a must be part of for any serious blogger!
BC is great place for bloggers to get together and display their wares, as well as getting…
Love Is In The Air So If You Leave Me Can I Come... →
I was on a forum earlier, and the thread that I stumbled on was ‘Why bother getting married?’
There were a few answers tossed back and forward, and it really caused me to think!
I remember…
Clipmarks Go Together With Magnolia And Delicious →
I’ve just renewed my acquaintance with Clipmarks, and have been having fun exploring the site!
Clipmarks allows you to share any piece of media you find on the web.
It’s just like using…
FriendFeed Presents Easy Networking Options →
Mako wrote about life streaming and Friendfeed today, and I learned a new term: ‘life streaming’.
I learned a lot of other things from the article as well, especially in regard to other…
A New Blog For My Social Media Experiment →
Following the success of Coffee With Allan, I have launched a new blog, Autofaves.com.
I started my Coffee blog, and built it the way I did with multiple (18) categories to test different…
Is Google In The Market To Buy Skype →
Marketing Pilgrim reports that Ebay is considering selling Skype, possibly to Google!
Quoting an article in The Financial Times, the site reports that although the company is growing and…
A Quick Tip For Facebook FriendFeed Users →
Since adding Friend Feed to my Facebook account recently, I have been impressed with the speed with which it updates my profile page, and the extra dimension that it adds to my social…
When We Became Facebook Friends I Didn’t Join Your... →
Following my rant the other day about one sided conversations on Twitter and Stumbleupon, I thought that I would rattle my sabre at another social networking bugbear!
Begin Rant:
The…
Grateful We Are Not Dead And Loving It →
Left: Don White
Getting to know people on Facebook can be fun, as well as handy for networking for business.
One of the people that I met during last year’s Thirty Day Challenge was Don…
Getting It Right And Looking Professional →
How to blog without looking like a complete and utter dork!
Drawn by a chorus of crackling laughs earlier this morning, I found the girls rolling around almost in hysterics, pointing at a…
A Quick Guide To Social Networking Online →
A lot has been said about social networking, but the ‘Web 2.0′ networking movement that is sweeping the Internet is simply a reflection of off line society.
In society, people generally tend to…
New Blog It Application Updates Facebook Twitter... →
A new facebook application, Blog It, has been launched by Six Apart, the company behind Typepad and Movable Type.
Blog It allows users to update their Twitter account from within Facebook, as…
Blogging With Blog It From TypePad!
I’ve just started using Blog It, an application for Facebook from the company behind TypePad, Six Apart!
The application allows me to update my status on Twitter, as well as Facebook.
I’m also able to blog from within facebook (which is how I am writing this now!).
The application works with wordpress, blogger, typepad and more!
You can read my full review, and follow links to...