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Digg is Off its Rocker

Image via Wikipedia Time for a fun Friday post. Digg has really been coming out with some strange stuff recently. Last week, you probably saw the David at the Dentist video, but you might not have seen that the Digg community burst into song off of Bukowsky’s,...

Fun with WordPress

The new site here has been converted wholly into the new blog layout/format, so there is a single UI throughout the site.  Thanks to a little WordPress fun, this was a pretty easy conversion. So, SEO friends…what do you think about displaying your entire site...

When a Chat Becomes a Blog Post

Sometimes the best blog posts stem from conversations with our friends. In case you missed it yesterday, we talked about a post on the implications of people that are deceased from chatting with a friend. Today, I had a chance to chat with my friend Mark Dykeman,...

Social Media for the Recently Deceased

[image credit] An SEO friend told me about an unfortunate situation that he was facing.  A close pal of his from a popular social networking site he frequented had recently passed away. The site in question, despite this unfortunate death, sent out reminders for the...

Upcoming Blog Changes

Image by » grahamblackall via Flickr You’ve probably noticed the new change of clothes around here.  Why just have a change of clothes when you can have a whole ensemble though?  Here is a list of things to come: Social media case studies – enough...

Week #8 Meeting My Neighbor?

It’s been a couple of weeks, so it’s time for a #10in10 update.  And a bit different of an update this time.  If you’ve been following my whereabouts lately or are in the area, you’d know that Louisville has been hit with a powerful ice storm...

How is Your Blog Pitching Rotation?

[image credit] I’m a sucker for analogies.  Baseball analogies in particular.  Even if you don’t like baseball, you should appreciate this one: your blogging staff is like a pitching rotation. For those of you that *gasp* don’t know baseball well...

SEMMYs: We Have a Winner!

On Monday, we had announced that we were a finalist in the 2009 SEMMYs for viral marketing.  Dan Zarrella’s post on How Social Media Users are the Most Contagious Viral Seeds has now been declared the winner! Here’s how the voting turned out: Many thanks to all...

How to Keep up Your Blogging Momentum

[image credit] A few days ago, you might have seen my claim that I would begin blogging daily. I’ve been thinking that while this site is a great resource, many might miss it due to infrequent or unexpected updates. Regardless of our past update frequency,...

Call to action: SEMMYs Finalist

We’re honored to have been selected for the 2009 SEMMY finals in Viral Marketing.  Dan Zarrella’s post on How Social Media Users are the Most Contagious Viral Seeds has been nominated and just made it into the finals. If you enjoyed the post, please go to...