How Rick Springfield Predicted the Future of Internet Commerce in the Year 1983
Nostradamus? The Mayans? Carnac the Magnificent? Wiarton Willie? All fine prognosticators in their own right, but all pale in comparison to the most…
Five 'Actual' Blog Writing Mistakes
Earlier today, one of my favourite sites, Ragan's PR Daily, posted a piece entitled 10 common Blog Writing Mistakes. Unfortunately, the article broke…
This is Sparta: Fighting the Battle for Quality Blogs
A couple of days ago, a reporter friend of mine asked “Are blogs dead?” People were quick to respond positively or negatively, but I think the…
Can’t See Forest for the Blog? Plant Evergreen Content
Some things are just so nice you have to use them twice… Or three times, or more. Let me not just run the risk of repeating myself – let me actively…
Try Blogging, Video-blogging or Social Media in 2011!
A recent article posted on StumbleUpon.com – gives 4 tips on “How to Market Really Boring Products” by James Adams. To me, this article was of great…
Who, Not How Many, Should be the Real Question
Whenever we execute user testing, you want to get it right the first time. After all, testing takes time, resources, and effort. And by the time you…
Are You There, Blog? It’s Me, Corporate
Recently, a friend and colleague of mine who works in public relations and social media south of the border posed a question: Do you still blog? It's…
Ghost Writing Must Be Invisible so the Message or the Brand Can Clearly Pass Through
You've likely seen those movies where a ghost or a spirit enters into a living person, and all of the sudden that person changes – they act awkwardly…
Write for the Humans
An article recently posted on Mashable.com talked about “How to Optimize Your Content for Social Discovery”, or how to write content that people will…