• An Update on the Marketing & Online Communities Conference

    Please note: This is cross-posted from the Online Community Report.   The Marketing & Online Communities conference is coming up November 8 in NYC. We are holding it at the superfly Tribeca Grand hotel. Did I say superfly? Indeed. Speaking of superfly, I started pinning down advisors and speakers this week. The ideal mix we…

  • Miphone: love it, love it, love it

    I have had my iphone since around lunch today, when FedEx dropped it off. I have to say, I LOVE IT. I really haven’t even used it as a phone yet… I think I’ve made 2 calls all day. I seriously can’t stop picking it up. Ok, ok, I know I’m totally geeking out. What…

  • Cool News OTD: One of the best marketing resources you’ve probably never heard of

    I’ve been subscribed to the Cool News of the Day newsletter (also available in convenient blog form) for several years. It’s the ONLY email newsletter that I read daily. Cool News highlights innovation in marketing strategy and execution. A lot of the articles skew towards retail, but they  is always some gem of information in…

  • Social Networking: It’s still early

    Joi Podgorny had an excellent post yesterday… mostly about LinkedIn bashing, and general snarkiness of late in the debate about Facebook vs. (insert your favorite social network / social media tool here). One point she makes in the post is that it is still *really* early in the game. Those of us using social networking…

  • Dude, where have you been?

    Howdy all. I thought it was worth a quick update to explain my blog absence. I understand that this is sort of a rite of passage in some cultures 🙂 I’ve been offline for most of the last week because my Grandmother  Johnston passed away last Monday. I caught the redeye last Tuesday night from…

  • Metrics: Page Views Out, Time On Site In

    Nielsen/NetRatings is dropping page views as a key site ranking metric, PaidContent.com and the AP report: Now, news that Nielsen/NetRatings is planning a major shift in web metrics, moving, according to the AP, from page views as the key metric to time spent on a site. This new approach will likely shake up current rankings,…

  • Blogging’s A-list – Off with their heads?

    Cross-posted from the Online Community Report. A cry for revolution was heard over the July 4th holiday this week, for the era of the A list bloggers to come to an end. It all started (i think) with Kent Newsome’s pretty hilarious spoof on the Declaration of Independence, the Declaration of Blogging Independence, where he…

  • Facebook: Kottke calls it

    As I’ve said before, I REALLY don’t get all the hype about facebook. Jason Kottke nails it in two with his original and clarification post comparing Facebook to AOL. It’s just that I, unlike many other people, don’t think that Facebook and Facebook Platform are the future of the web. The platform is great for…

  • Pownce Invites

    I have 6 pownce invites. Please send an email to request one: billdozer@gmail.com.

  • LinkedIn vs. Facebook

    What are you using for professional networking, LinkedIn, Facebook, or both (or something else)? I’d love to hear your stories via email or comments.