Tweet When I tell people that Facebook is the center of the internet they tend to look at me funny. Apparently they haven’t been paying attention. Think of how many sites you have gone to where you are have the option to login or subscribe using your Facebook id. Or have you ever been on a site where they tell you which of your Facebook friends like that particular restaurant, song or clothing store? We [...]

Tweet We are all aware of the tangible things needed to survive in the world of business – industry specific software as well as software for invoicing and billing, a reliable desktop and laptop computer, a smart-phone, etc. What I think really carries weight are the intangible items. These can be things that separate the winner from the loser and you cannot buy, download, or get an RSS feed to them. They don’t have to [...]

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Tweet For most bloggers one of the biggest concerns is how to get more traffic to your site. Which for some people might take a lifetime to get or some might take 8 months. It truly depends upon how much work you put forth in driving traffic to your site. I know for my blog Justicewordlaw{dot}Com it took about 8 months to finally see traffic flowing in every day. But, it took a lot of [...]

Tweet Want to know how your social networking peers are spending their Valentine’s Day? This infographic by Lab42 shows how people from Facebook and Myspace  are enjoying (or not enjoying) this day of love. Infographic created for Mashable by Lab 42

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Tweet Since 2009 the Big Three (GMC, Chrysler and Ford) have been trying to recover from decreased sales and competition from foreign auto makers. As a result, Detroit’s economy took a direct hit. In response Chrysler created a commercial that centers around reestablishing pride in home-grown auto-making. The commercial features Eminen driving through the streets of Detroit in a black Chrysler 200 with his track “Lose Yourself” slowly building in the background. It ends with [...]

Tweet In the area of logo design when we think of the question “Are you getting what you pay for?” our mind immediately focuses on the look of the logo. Is it attractive and pleasing to the eye? Does it look good on my stationary, store sign and website? Does the color of my logo go well with my office decor? In this case  I am speaking of things that are a little more tangible. [...]

Tweet What Superbowl advertisers  packed the biggest punch leading up to the Superbowl? The infographic below (courtesy of the Meltwater Group) gives a graphic display of which brands got the most Twitter pre-Superbowl buzz between January 31-Febuary 4. Image courtesy Meltwater Group

Tweet Even though players prepare all year round in hopes of making it to the Superbowl the real competition is in the advertising game. Millions of dollars go into making that perfect commercial to air during the Superbowl. Advertisers know that the largest viewing audience of the year will be available on February 6th so this is prime time to capitalize on capturing their attention. This commercial for the 2012 Volkswagon Pasat made its debut [...]