05/30/2012 By Leave a Comment

Dear LinkedIn, Please Fix Your Stuff

Last week I read that Chris Brogan closed his LinkedIn account because it was no longer working for him. Not just “not working” in that it doesn’t drive business or suit his needs, it actually wasn’t working. I like LinkedIn, I really do. I like that you can export contacts and in fact reinstate your [...]

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Google+ Mostly Guys? Google Even Thinks I’m A Guy
02/16/2012 By Leave a Comment

Google+ Mostly Guys? Google Even Thinks I’m A Guy

There’s been lots of talk lately about how Google+ users are mostly male. I consider myself a heavy G+ user, but funny thing is, according to Google’s ad preferences, Google also thinks I’m male. It’s probably because I use Google+ that Google thinks I’m male. But who knows.

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Humility, Twitter Reciprocity and Not Being Famous
04/14/2011 By 29 Comments

Humility, Twitter Reciprocity and Not Being Famous

A month ago now I was at SMX West in San Jose, meeting up with good friends and colleagues, and meeting many for the first time as well. I had the pleasure to be introduced to someone well-known in the search space. We had a few great discussions over the course of 3 days, and [...]

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04/12/2011 By 3 Comments

A Case Study In Outsourcing Ridiculous Titles on Twitter

It’s nearly midnight, I completed my first blog post in three months, and get stuck on a decent title. I take a break and hop on Tweetdeck to share my lament. The recommendations come fast and furious: “Bing Biz Portal Kills Google Places SEO while PANDA is a +1 addict” “10 Tips About Google +1, [...]

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My Big Lessons From 2010
12/31/2010 By 8 Comments

My Big Lessons From 2010

I thought initially that this was going to be a search post with some of my biggest takeaways, but as I started to write I discovered that my biggest lessons haven’t really been the latest tactics or what has worked for me. Enough has happened in the past year, and it’s a good time to [...]

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