by James Ball | Apr 19, 2010 | Atlanta, Community, Networking, Resources, Social Media
When I initially launched this blog, I included a pretty extensive blogroll…a great list of resources and other blogs that provide valuable information about social media to small businesses. I still believe this is good to do, but I’ve restructured this list...
by James Ball | Apr 12, 2010 | Advice, Community, Guest Bloggers, Networking, Social Media
Today’s post is from a guest contributor, Taryn Pisaneschi. Learn more about her after the article. I have a secret to tell you. I am going to tell you exactly how I quadrupled a business’ market share in 18 months – this, for the most part,...
by James Ball | Apr 5, 2010 | Community, How To, Location Based, Marketing, Networking, Resources, Social Media
You’ve heard of Foursquare and other location based services such as Gowalla, Brightkite, Loopt, Whrrl, and Lunch, and you’ve likely already decided to either participate or ignore them completely. From a business point of view, I think that we all need to be watching...
by James Ball | Mar 20, 2010 | Community, Creativity, Networking, Resources, Social Media
Ask me anything; go ahead…I want you to. No, I DARE you to, you know you want to, and if it helps; know that if you don’t ask me something, I’ll shrivel up and go hide in some loser corner someplace and it’ll be your fault. Welcome to...
by James Ball | Mar 15, 2010 | Case Studies, Community, How To, Social Media, Strategy, Video
Today I’ll let you in on one of my family secrets – Casey Key, Florida. This is an island on the Gulf of Mexico, slightly South of Sarasota. It’s as close to “old Florida” as anyplace I’ve ever known, and my family has visited every year since long before I was...
by James Ball | Mar 1, 2010 | Community, Early Adopters, Marketing, Resources, Social Media
“..it’s important to realize that most teens are engaging with social media without any deep understanding of the underlying dynamics or structure. Just because they understand how to use the technology doesn’t mean that they understand the information...