Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberger recently announced that Privacy Policies will be changing on Facebook. Here is an excerpt from the facebook blog: “Facebook’s current privacy model revolves around “networks” — communities for your school, your company or your region. This worked well when Facebook was mostly used by students, since it made sense that a student …
Ecommerce Solutions
Note: This post was written for participants in an ecommerce seminar. Please feel free to leave questions + comments below To sell items online, you need: a payment gateway (like paypal) to process payments a good shopping cart solution an SSL seal (if you’re processing credit cards on your website) If you’re starting from scratch, …
Tools for Running Your Business Online
NOTE: This post was published for participants taking an online marketing seminar at 3rd Ward. I will be fleshing this post out with actual descriptions and summaries. In the meantime, I hope you find this list useful.) “What can be measured doesn’t always count and what counts can’t always be measured.” – Einstein Running a …
Upcoming Workshops at 3rd Ward
I hope you’ll be able to join me this weekend at 3rdWard. I’ll be leading 2 seminars on e-commerce and online marketing. The workshops will be at 537 Metropolitan Ave ONLINE MARKETING This seminar offers a quick overview and demos of a variety of free/cheap tools and resources for your online marketing and promotional needs. …
Social Media and NonProfits
[via http://ow.ly/B5Qg] 1. You are an adult now — it’s okay to talk to strangers. Panel moderator Dr. Kyra Gaunt set the stage by reminding us to forget what we learned as kids. Social media — and in particular Twitter — is great for talking to strangers. You can learn new ideas and share resources …
Facebook Groups are more like Facebook Pages
[news via facebook’s blog] by Knot Pipatsrisawat Facebook Groups have long been a part of the Facebook experience as a way for people to organize and discuss particular issues of interest. However, until now, Group activities have been isolated to the group page and it was often difficult to find out what currently was going …
RSS in Plain English
finally, someone explains RSS (so i don’t have to). found on blip.tv, via some other blog written by Susan Mernit (employee at Yahoo Personals) There are two types of Internet users, those that use RSS and those that don’t. This video is for the people who could save time using RSS, but don’t know where …
Social Media Expected To Drive Holiday Shoppers
For non-profits, November and December translate to donation season. For businesses, it’s a time to think about what deals to offer their customers. And for marketers, it’s time to think – how will I help businesses reach the RIGHT customers? by Sarah Mahoney [via MediaPost] With consumers determined to limit their holiday spending, a new …
WordPress Resources
This past September, I led a Blogging Workshop at the Brooklyn Food Coop. I covered lots of material and thought I would post a collection of wordpress resources. Some of you are already blogging and are familiar, while others are just getting started. Either way, I would encourage you to explore the resources below, and …
Social Media Gurus
In February, I did a presentation called, “How to Ruin Your Online Reputation” One of the sure-fire ways to ruin your reputation is to call yourself a social media guru (or allow others to call you that). This video sums up the pitfalls of working with a self-proclaimed social media guru This. Is. Hysterical. There’s …
Upcoming: PR Workshop at The Field
Please join me and Fran Kirmser at The Field for a hands-on workshop: PR for the 21st Century During this workshop, we will help you plan an effective PR campaign. We will also list best practices, and review tips for reaching traditional press, bloggers, and fans. Here’s the official word: In a culture saturated with …
Critics, Bloggers, and PR in the 21st Century
Last night, a group of bloggers, producers, artists, choreographers, and critics gathered to discuss a very important question – in a shifting world where the role of print media is shifting, what is the role of the critic (particularly in the world of dance)? In the arts, press = $. If you get good press, …
Upcoming Talks + Events
On Sept 23rd, I’ll be joining Marc Kirschner, Sydney Skybetter and Tom Schreiber for a Keynote Lunch at the New York State Arts Summit You can see my presentation here. We’ll be talking about Arts + Social Media (the video above was featured on TechPresident.com) On Sept 29th, I’ll be joining Brian McCormick and many …
Managing your Email with Google Apps
For people who are looking to manage their emails + domains hassle free, look no further than Google Apps. Google Apps will allow you to have your email available anytime, anywhere, and spam free. You can also use Google Docs, and several other Google Features without setting up a google account. Google Apps also eases …
New Study finds correlation between Social Media and Financial Success
Many individuals, companies, and non-profits I work with ask, “Should I setup a facebook profile for my company? Won’t it be a time suck? Is it really worth it?” The bottom line for many of my clients: they are worried about spending more time on the computer, and less time on running their company. A …
The A.W.A.R.D. Show, Live on the Web
For those interested in Arts + Technology, I’ll be webcasting The A.W.A.R.D. Show from the Joyce Soho [via UStream] tonight @ 7pm EST, with Nic Petry on Camera. The winner of the A.W.A.R.D Show will win $10,000 to develop new dance work. You can watch right here, on UStream, or on the mothership site (Joyce …