by James Ball | Mar 3, 2010 | Advice, Case Studies, Podcast, Resources, Social Media, Strategy, Twitter
Last month, when I wrote “The Tweeting Cemetery” I didn’t know whether the story would be well received or not. The article generated some passionate discussion in the comments, and I’m happy to report that the story is far from over! The story...
by James Ball | Feb 26, 2010 | Content Marketing, Facebook, Resources, Social Media, Twitter, Video
Wow, it just keeps getting bigger…and harder to wrap my mind around the staggering numbers and recent growth! JESS3 / The State of The Internet from Jesse Thomas on Vimeo.
by James Ball | Feb 18, 2010 | Case Studies, Community, Facebook, Marketing, Resources, Social Media, Strategy, Twitter
The writing may not bear any resemblance to Margaret Mitchell’s “Gone with the Wind”, but there is some common ground here, quite literally. The writing is in the form of 140 character “tweets” posted to Twitter.com from the Oakland Cemetery account, and Margaret...
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 4, 2010 | Case Studies, Community, Facebook, How To, Marketing, Networking, Social Media, Tweetup, Twitter
I first learned of FuegoMundo through Twitter. I saw lots of tweets both from them and about them. If you’re one who watches the tweet channel, then you already know that this was enough to pique my interest. I did what many others would do in a situation like this; I...
by James Ball | Jan 30, 2010 | Community, Networking, Social Media, Tweetup, Twitter
Monday will mark the beginning of Social Media Week 2010. “Social Media Week conferences take place simultaneously in multiple cities around the world. The aim of each event is to advance the use and understanding of social media in the corporate, public and...