Spreading Joye

No. That’s not a typo. Yes, at this time of year, it’s common to spread JOY everywhere we go. However, this is the kind of thing I tend to look for all throughout the year. The JOYE “who” spreads good news. Meet JOYE. Joye recently stayed at the SpringHill Suites by Marriott in Logan. UT. This[…]

The Online Social Video Gold Rush: Why You’re Already Too Late and What To Do About It

Let’s go all the way back to the beginning. That’s right, I’m talking about YouTube… With the advent of digital photography we have seen an explosion of content creators leveraging high quality/low cost means to design captivating visuals. A few years ago creators could go from small handheld cameras, to their laptops, to the web[…]

When you see “Social,” do you just think Facebook?

One of the goals of the Social City Dash is get our racers to use a variety of popular social media apps to solve clues and complete challenges. However, one thing we’ve noticed is that despite our attempts to let people know to set up all of their social accounts prior to the race, they[…]

Social Search

This post is part of a series. To read ahead, click here. Every social media comes with its own search engine. Facebook calls it Open Graph. Twitter even has its own advanced search site. LinkedIn gives you the options to search various categories or everything at once. Google+ is kind of obvious and goes without saying (Ahem…it’s Google). I have[…]

Zoom Zoom – How one Austin Dealer is Changing the Face of Auto Marketing

It was Halloween day… I received a phone call from a business acquaintance I have not spoken to in at least two years. He told me that his client/employer is looking to do something different – something fun – with their marketing.  I listened as he outlined a plan to put local bloggers into Mazda’s[…]

Canary in a Coalmine

As I was waking up Tuesday morning, my wife informed me that she had received a Twitter message from our pastor containing a link that was, how should I say this, less-than-Christian. After she sent a text message alerting him of the situation, I replied via Twitter Direct Message from both my personal account and[…]

Social Media for Nonprofits

So, I got a message via Facebook on Monday evening from my friend Jill Brockmann. She was asking if I was available in two weeks to present at the Social Media for Nonprofit Conference at the ACC Eastview Campus on August 13. I checked my schedule and was relieved that I was available (Not a common occurrence these days). I[…]