by James Ball | Feb 15, 2010 | Marketing, Resources, Social Media, Strategy
It’s 2010, and you’ve heard that this is the year of “social media ROI” right? This is not necessarily true for you and me. Somewhere somebody may have dropped the ball and let you down. If you feel like social media has been a waste of time for your business, it very...
by James Ball | Feb 12, 2010 | Advice, Other, Resources, Social Media
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by James Ball | Feb 12, 2010 | Networking, Resources, Social Media
If you aren’t using social media icons and/or links in EVERYTHING that you put out on a regular basis, such as email and newsletters…well, you just ought to be, that’s all. These “social stamps” belong everywhere; they’re not just for websites and blogs. Email isn’t...
by James Ball | Feb 8, 2010 | Case Studies, Listening, Marketing, Resources, Social Media, Twitter
Today is part observation, part case study. I want to share a few thoughts about one of the big guns in the social media space; I want to talk a little about Home Depot. I want to talk about Home Depot because they are doing it right, and because today, they are less...
by James Ball | Feb 3, 2010 | Advice, Blogging, Community, Resources, Social Media
This poll is to satisfy my own curiosity about what the readers here want to hear more about. Please take just a second and weigh in! Thanks in advance. JB (It’s anonymous, be honest!) Social Media Bloggers Should Write More About…(surveys) I appreciate...
by James Ball | Jan 28, 2010 | Community, Google, Networking, Resources, Social Media
It’s been just over 3 months since Google announced Social Search as a new opt-in feature in Google Labs. As of yesterday, the feature is now live (beta status) to all signed in English Google searchers. The feature will be rolling out completely over the next...