Social Media

Web Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics

Posted on 10. Mar, 2010
Categories: Social Media, Web 2.0

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Why are web statistics so misleading these days? Should you obsess over number of hits or unique visitors? In this post, I examine some of the main limitations of traditional site statistics.

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Guest Post on AriWriter.com: Be Your Own PR Firm

Posted on 08. Mar, 2010
Categories: Publishing, Social Media

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In this guest post on ariwriter.com, I impart a few of the lessons I’ve learned over the past year writing books. Whether you’re promoting a book, ebook, or white paper, you should be able to benefit from the advice dispensed in this post.

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Social Media: The Great Equalizer?

Posted on 04. Mar, 2010
Categories: Social Media

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I must admit that I never thought of using social media as a sword until I read this story about golfer John Daly. Are sites such as Facebook and Twitter 21st century virtual armies?

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Facebook, Scrabble, and the Limits of Free

Posted on 03. Mar, 2010
Categories: Social Media, Web 2.0

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Like many people (over 400 million), I’m on Facebook on a regular basis. In this short post, I wonder about what kind of “rights” users have when they pay zero for a site. Is it the same as “customer service” to a paid vendor?

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Recently Read – 02/17/2010

Posted on 17. Feb, 2010
Categories: Book Reviews, IT Project Failures, IT Projects, Social Media

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Microsoft, social networking, the IT-Business chasm, and Google Wave are just a few highlights from the blogosphere this week. I also have to recommend an incredible book about tennis.

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Social Networking, Downtime, Speaking, and Fargo

Posted on 12. Feb, 2010
Categories: Social Media

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Regardless of your employment situation, we all have downtime. Yes, even you. You. The question is, “What are you going to do with it?” Now, there’s nothing wrong with playing Wii, watching the amazing show Damages, or just going off the grid. In this post, I discuss the importance of the telephone and limits of social networking. It turns out that social networking has some limitations.

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Recently Read 02/10/2010

Posted on 10. Feb, 2010
Categories: Cloud Computing, Enterprise 2.0, SaaS, Social Media

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There are so many interesting blogs on the web about all sorts of fascinating topics. Here are a few that I’ve enjoyed this week about relational databases, social media, IT projects, and virtual companies.

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Technology Today #14: Andy Kaufman on The Dirty Little Secret in Business

Posted on 09. Feb, 2010
Categories: IT Projects, Project Management, Social Media, Technology Today

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Andy Kaufman shares “The Dirty Little Secret of Business.” You won’t learn this secret in school, yet it is critical to your success. The secret is simple—it’s all about relationships. Andy describes the key relationships you must develop to advance your projects and career.