by James Ball | Dec 1, 2009 | Listening, Networking, Resources, Social Media
I didn’t “get it” for a long time. Most of the people I talk to don’t “get it” either. It is paramount in engagement, and yet many of us think that we can manage well enough without it. It’s free to anyone that wants it, and you can have it TODAY! **LISTENING** Before...
by James Ball | Nov 30, 2009 | Community, Networking, Social Media
I think we’re all simply participants in a larger plan, I’m o.k. with the fact that nobody has laid claim to “the plan”, or even cared to name it. When we do have the luxury of hindsight, I’m sure that the name will seem silly and ill-fitting anyway....
by James Ball | Nov 27, 2009 | Community, Facebook, Marketing, Networking, Social Media
A good friend of mine asked me once, how local people from “small town, USA” were supposed to understand all of this social media and networking talk. How, he asked, can you present any of this as useful to folks who are just now accepting the fact that a website is a...
by James Ball | Nov 26, 2009 | Community, Networking, Social Media
It’s Thanksgiving day! I wrote a special thank you post a few days ago, and as I was writing it, I realized how many individuals I’ve come to appreciate in this social media “space”. To all of you once again, I am thankful for the connections and camaraderie that we...
by James Ball | Nov 10, 2009 | Content Marketing, Networking, Social Media
Here’s The Pulse. Feed: The Razorfish Digital Brand Experience Report / 2009 Yesterday, and quite by “happy accident”, I stumbled into Brandon Sutton’s blog. He’d written an article in reaction to FEED, which is the annual report from Razorfish charting how...