Why I Quit Foursquare

Why I Quit Foursquare | Brandon Coppernoll

This may seem like I’m picking on Foursquare, but in reality I’m really not. I didn’t have room for another social network in my life, and while Foursquare offered some fun little things like gamification and highlighting all the places I’ve been to, I realized that little room caused me to really neglect the app on [...]

Before You Go Making that Google+ Business Page

Google+ Muppets

Google took some time to release business pages for its Google+ social network. The reason behind the delay isn’t quite clear, but now that Google+ is allowing businesses to create pages in their network there are a few things to consider.

3 keys to the future of Google+

Google+ and You

The world is going crazy about Google+. Countless articles have been flooding your news streams talking about the search giant’s “Facebook Killer” social platform. I’ve been using Google+ actively for roughly a week, and I say the jury is still out. There are 3 keys to the future of Google+. These keys, depending on which [...]

Winona Chiropractic Center web design held hostage

Winona Chiropractic Center and their web designer have a very public issue. This is when web design and relations can get ugly. The web designer feels jilted because Winona Chiropractic has failed to pay “any of their total web design bill.” The web design agency claims they attempted to collect, but the chiropractic office failed [...]

Why We Still Need Websites

With social media gaining popularity on a daily basis, the focus in the web industry has shifted to following companies on Twitter or becoming fans on Facebook as opposed to searching for the corporate website. Furthermore, companies are also directing a lot of their web traffic to their blog instead of their primary marketing base: [...]

Who runs your social media presence?

Recently I asked why should your business use social media, and I focused on the question of “why” instead of giving you reasons as to why you should. It’s not uncommon many businesses attend a conference or discuss with their contacts and are told they need a Facebook page or Twitter account for their business, [...]

4 easy steps to implement the new Tweet Button

I have been using the services for TweetMeme for some time now, but recently Twitter recently released their very own Tweet Button. This peaked my interested because Twitter has been well-known for their open API which allows you to do a number of things. Since sharing links is a popular activity on Twitter, the company [...]

Is Old Spice Guy selling more product?

Many blogs and experts are asking this question: “Is the @OldSpice guy selling more product with this campaign?” A little background of this campaign. It started at the Super Bowl XLIV when Old Spice released this memorable commercial. It captivated everyone which then spawned many different similar commercials by Old Spice. The company did not [...]

Tweets appearing in Google Search

Search results on Google sometimes disclosed popular or related tweets from Twitter. Google is upgrading Twitter Search features by adding the ability to “replay” or show any given moment in time in which people were tweeting about particular topics. This feature will allow people to find any topic that is being discussed on Twitter with [...]