Category Archives: Blogging

Theft by headline — and the $6 mouse that roared

Illustrations have become increasingly important as people find blog content through image-friendly links on Facebook or online periodicals like Seattle Women Daily. Continue reading

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Welcome to my Macworld | iWorld 2012 friends

Greetings to all the folks I met at Macworld | iWorld 2012 in San Francisco last week! Continue reading

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What’s next for tech blogging?

Look for YouTube channels to replace blogs, and for successful bloggers to offer how-tos and paid content (my contribution to the predictions for tech blogging started by Jeremiah Owyang). Continue reading

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When corporate blogging makes no sense

Once you start treating a company blog like a PR vehicle (posting twice a month, filling it with self-congratulatory press release material, and saving time by ignoring the SEO tools) it quickly becomes ineffective as a marketing tool. Continue reading

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Corporate bloggers: Stop competing against Perez Hilton

Stop competing against Perez Hilton. Instead, start using the power of a corporate blog to compete against your actual competition. Continue reading

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Twitter? (yawn) Don’t bother.

Advertising? Twitter has jumped the shark and is diving for the bottom with the fail whale hot on its tail. Continue reading

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The social media strategist’s guide to the Geosocial Universe

This profile of the current geosocial universe will help you plan your social media strategy. Continue reading

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May 18: Ignite Seattle inspires

There are only three excuses for not keeping up with your blog. They are: You’re dead You’re working You’re working yourself to death Let’s just say I’m not dead. Movin’ right along… May 18 is the next Ignite Seattle at … Continue reading

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Is your website ready for 2011?

Six quick and easy tweaks that can take your website or blog from looking sloppy and out-of-date to savvy and professional. Continue reading

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I wrote it! Wait, now you want me to talk about it?

This MacVoices radio interview was a delightful, if unexpected, part of promoting my new ebook. Continue reading

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