One of my friends, DK, had a chance to visit Facebook a few weeks ago and he learned some cool stuff about it.
If you want to learn more about Facebook, check out DK's blog.
Social media is the buzz! Every technology and entrepreneurial blog is talking about how to make it work for you.  People are using it for any number of purposes: to stay in touch with friends and family; to meet new people and broaden their circle of contacts; to build a brand and promote their business; [...]
Getting bored of those dull Internet marketing conferences? Most of them are packed with great information, but if you have been to any of them, you'll realize that they can be boring.
If you want a great conference experience in which you will learn a lot and have fun, you have to come to IM Spring Break. You will learn all about Internet marketing, plus you'll have tons of fun.
I recently had the opportunity to interview Yale College Entrepreneur Rich Littlehale. I was very impressed with their innovative company and their passion for assisting the environment and others through their entrepreneurial venture, You Renew! Rich Littlehale is originally from Norwell, Massachusetts. He attends Yale University and majors in History and rowed on the varsity [...]
Website: www.pembridge.net Title: Partner Industry: Finance Type of company: We provide finance and advice to help marketing, media and technology businesses grow, Year founded: 2001 Number of employees: 10 Location: London, Singapore Questions: What is the startup story behind Pembridge Partners LLP? A bunch of us who’d been there and done it before in terms of building marketing, media and technology businesses were [...]
"Tin-Can" Curt Degerman, a well-know aluminum can scavenger in the Swedish town of Skellefteå, was apparently a multi-millionaire when he died last year. He was apparently very thrift and also a shrewd investor. From Sweden's The Local: “He went to the library every day because he didn’t buy newspapers. There he read [Swedish business daily] Dagens Industri,†a cousin (of Degerman told the Expressen newspaper). “He knew stocks inside and out.†And Tin-Can Curt used that investing know-how to turn the modest deposits he collected from returning empty cans into mutual funds worth more than 8 million kronor. In addition, he had purchased 124 gold bars currently valued at 2.6 million kronor and had nearly 47,000 kronor in the bank. Tin-Can Curt also owned his own home, which was found to have 3,000 kronor in loose change, bringing the total value of his estate to 12,005,877 kronor. "Eccentric Swede turned empty cans into gold" (via Fortean Times!)...
Jeremy Schoemaker is giving you a once in a lifetime opportunity to get your brand out there while supporting a good cause. During Affiliate Summit Jeremy will be wearing one person's brand on his t-shirt during the conference. If you want your brand on his t-shirt, make a bid for it on Ebay.
Do you want to be a top online marketer? Gyutae Park wrote an great article on how you can make that possible. If you are an online marketer or want to be one, I highly recommend that you check it out.
A lot of people nurture that dream of dumping the corporate world, with all its regimen and frustrations, and venturing out on their own to run the business of their choice. But the entrepreneurial world is also fraught with challenges, so how do you know if it’s for you? To help you decide, I’ve put together [...]
Blogging amounts to a revolution in media and communications. For serious bloggers it is much more than just an online diary or a place to post pictures of our kids. If you’re a serious blogger, and you’ve already gone through all those “Blogging for Beginners†books, here’s a list of ten must-read books for you [...]
Adam sez, "Time Warner will no longer be implementing download caps in all markets. I can't thank you enough. As you know, BB is read by a lot of mass-media outlets and other national organizations. I have it on good authority that Senator Chuck Schumer's office was notified of the impending protest through the Boing Boing post, and it spurred them to take the issue seriously." Time Warner's climbdown on this one is hilarious -- they say that they have to abandon caps until they can "educate" their customers (presumably it takes a lot of education to convince people to let your ISP clobber your participation in digital life to turn a buck). We Won! (For Now) Time Warner Killing Usage Caps "In All Markets" - But TW Press Statements Suggest They Are Still Out Of Touch (Thanks, Adam!) Previously:Time-Warner bandwidth cap protest this Saturday in Rochester NY ... Time Warner bandwidth cap protest this Saturday in Greensboro, NC ......
Marketing doesn't always have to involve using methods like search engine optimization, email marketing, or banner advertising. Instead of using expensive methods of marketing you can also market your company by giving your product away for free to select bloggers.
One person who recently did this was Alexander Barbara from Sarah's Sweet Fountains. Just last week a 16 inch Chocolate Fondue Fountain Party Pack arrived at my door.
The smart thing that Alexander did was that he targeted bloggers that could write about his company and products. Not only did he send me a Chocolate Fondue set, he also sent other bloggers this. By doing this he is creating evangelists that will always end up talking about him and his company.
This is a great way to market your company!
Having a business isn’t all about the excitement of launching a new product or meeting your fiscal goals. There are actually a lot of tedious aspects to being a small business owner, not the least of which is dealing with insurance. Let’s face it, we all need it but no one really likes insurance. The policies [...]
If you are going to attend SES New York, or live in New York, you HAVE to attend the Internet marketers charity party! Unlike most parties, you won't just have fun, but you will also be saving lives.
For $50 you can buy a ticket for the party and you will get access to an open bar. The cool part is, all of your $50 will be going to a ton of different causes. The main reason this is possible is because Best of the Web and We Build Pages is going to cover all of the costs.
I hope you sign up!!!!
This week saw the release of the new book by Dan Schawbel entitled Me 2.0; a comprehensive guide for young people (although anyone can benefit from it) as they enter the workforce and plot their careers and entrepreneurial endeavors. Personal branding is a relatively new conceptâ€"at least for the masses. But as the economy and [...]
