Chris Burdge | Social Media | August 7, 2010
I’ve been on Linkedin since March 2005 and today I learned something new about one of the oldest networking sites on the web. In the 5 years that I’ve been using Linkedin I’ve never actually “disconnected” (the Twitter equivalent of “unfollow”) from someone, until today.
I have to admit I was stumped when it came [...]
Nick Cunningham | News, Social Media | August 2, 2010
Amazon has just taken the first step towards Borg-style consciousness that we knew was coming. You can now link your Amazon account with your Facebook account.
If you click on the “recommendations” link when you are logged into your Amazon profile, you will now be greeted with an option to link the accounts with Facebook Connect
Why [...]
Chris Burdge | Blogging, Social Media, Strategy | July 30, 2010
…it’s so true. This video with Seth Godin is chalk full simple wisdom. You don’t need thousands of friends or followers.
What you do need is a “tribe”.
An authentic tribe of friends, colleagues and customers that you have something in common with, can converse with and share relevant, useful information and stories with.
Don’t waste your time [...]
Chris Burdge | Analytics, Strategy | July 28, 2010
If you don’t have Google Analytics (GA) set-up on your website yet you need to do that right away. I provided instructions about how to add Google Analytics to your site in a previous post.
GA is a very powerful tool and the majority of websites aren’t leveraging the full value of what they have at [...]
Chris Whiteley | Web Design | July 27, 2010
If 10 million people were jumping off a bridge, you would probably do the same.
You know the story, you ask your Mother for “blank” because Jimmy across the street has a really cool “blank.” Your Mother would then pose a question to you: “If Jimmy were to jump off a bridge would you do that [...]
Chris Burdge | Miscellaneous |
People are talking about you, your company, your brand. They’re making comments – good, bad, indifferent.
Word of mouth affects people’s choices in every aspect of their lives from purchases to travel tips and where to stay, which furniture to buy, where to go out for dinner.
If you’re tapped into the conversation and what’s been said, [...]