Entries from December 2008

December 30, 2008

Once upon a time in Baires: A Marketing Tale

 

For a few years I lived outside the walls of the united States. However I was able to connect with people via the internet and perhaps the world’s “FamilyCast” via skype in 2005. This is a brochure I created for students wanted to come live, play, and work abroad. The program was very successful in [...]

December 9, 2008

Social Media and Facebook Connect

As a web designer, developer, and social media geek; I have to tell you that Facebook is quite exciting for me. Reason being, the gravity it’s collecting with social reach and marketing initiatives such as Facebook Connect.  To think, CitySearch was once just 1  of 24 sites to use FC increasingly effect & commingling opportunities [...]

December 9, 2008

Upgrading to Adobe’s CS4.

Creative Suite Web Premium 4
I have been a long time user of Photoshop & Adobe’s Creative Suite products since I first managed a business where it was necessary for me to rise to the challenge of learning the programs and attempting to master them. So I am extremely excited to finally get the opportunity [...]

December 8, 2008

What is your “Tribe” in marketing, in life?

What is groupthink, crowdsharing, and collective intelligence?
All are ways to explain events, systems, and methodologies, but can YOU explain any of those items in short detail? Not likely, However Seth Godin does and if you are interested in branding, evangelical marketing systems, and business in the 21st century this may be a book for you.
Some [...]

December 8, 2008

Chicago Tribune Company files for Chapter 11

This is epic news in the world of journalism and the hopefully just a sign of the times that a sea change is coming, not an economic tsunami. In either case, I would take deep breathe, learn to swim faster & and do whatever it takes to float. When a titanic like the Trib [...]

December 4, 2008

WordPress 2.7 Preview

WordPress 2.7 will be arriving today at 8pm Eastern. This is a good thing for most people, yet bad for some. Why? Milwaukee Web media and Jane Wells from WordPress.com gives us the lowdown here:
Navigation
The first thing you’ll notice when you’ve logged in is that the navigation has moved and changed. Now located on the [...]

December 3, 2008

Twitter Tweets

I recently stepped up my Twitter Tweets as of late and for the first time… i think I get it. Actually, I have known about Twitter as web media before 99% of you. True Dat.
In 2006, I was living abroad and just started the ill-fated, expatpodcast. i needed a forum, i liked odeo. I thought [...]

December 3, 2008

OnMilwaukee Event at the Eisner Museum

I was up at 6am this morning pulling reconnaissance in Milwaukee’s 3rd ward. During this mission, I came across an event being held by OnMilwaukee.com whom invited several speakers from the social marketing strata and big fish like a head marketer at the Wall Street Journal.

December 1, 2008

The Making Of Personality Not Included…