Sure-fire Way to Make Social Media Work for B2C Small Business

Pat Kitano is one of the smartest people I know. I met Pat years ago during my Blogging Systems days when my business partner Richard Nacht and I were trying to convince the real estate industry that blogging was THE thing to do.… Read More

My Name is Paul and I Am a Recovering Twitter Purist

image from www.cnaw.bizMary McKnight and I were catching up after a long hiatus and, as social media devotees are apt to do, the discussion turned to Twitter and our use of it.

Since both of us are self-admitted Twitter purists, I was a bit shocked to hear Mary say she uses auto-DMs when people follow her.… Read More

My Take on Twitter Follow Limits

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I have a client facing the ominous Twitter 2000 follower limit. You know, the one where you can follow up to 2K without the 10 percent rule being enforced, then after it is. 

The strategy for dealing with that phenomena is well-documented.… Read More

Twitter is Coming to LinkedIn, But Should It?

UPDATE: As usual, Mashable comes to the rescue with the inside scoop on the Twitter/LinkedIn connection. You have the option to have your entire Twitter feed posted there (I don't recommend that) or, as with the Facebook selective twitter status option, you can select which tweets make it and which don't.… Read More

Evaluating the new RCA Small Wonder EZ209HD camcorder

(Excuse the shakiness of the video. I was holding the camera in my hand instead of setting it up on the tripod like I should have done. Hard to do two things at once and do either well.)

Over a year ago I purchased an RCA Small Wonder camcorder.… Read More