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Steve Jobs Gives us Something to Talk About

by on October 15, 2011 in Blog

I was leafing through the Internet this morning whilst listening to some banter on the radio when I heard about some pencil necked geeks at a company snappily named Sysomos, a company that boasts Social Media Monitoring Tools, had actually  measured the online impact of the passing of the late Steve Jobs (the former CEO [...]

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All the little birdies on Jaybird Street Love to Hear the Birdies …

by on September 30, 2011 in Blog

Going Tweet, Tweet, Tweet! Perhaps the executives at Twitter aren’t old enough to remember “Rockin’ Robin“, a song recorded by Bobby Day in 1958 and then  re-released by the Jackson 5 in 1972 describing the sound that robins make. Because once once again Twitter is trying to trademark the term “tweet”. In a statement regarding [...]

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SMBs pessimistic about economy, but optimistic about their growth

by on September 20, 2011 in Blog

Interesting news from DMS – Denver. SMBs are predictably not overly optimistic about growth in the whole economy, but individually 60% feel they will grow. 75% say that their online budget will stay the same or increase over the next year, their actions are more optimistic than their words. Tim Judd, President and CEO is [...]

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Update from DMS – online spend rose from 20% to 40% in just one year!

by on September 20, 2011 in Blog

Tim Judd, CEO of eLocal Listing is attending DMS – 2011 in Denver and sending regular posts from the show! The online spend rose from about 20% to 40% in just one year. Younger business owners are not surprisingly much more social media engaged.  A digital presence is increasingly recognized as central to all marketing. [...]

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Google grows through acquisitions

by on September 9, 2011 in Blog

I wrote this article last month, but decided most people wouldn’t get my historical references, but Google’s acquisition of Zagat yesterday makes it timely, so I will resurrect it from the unused blog basement. While as a general rule I am more interested in the political and social aspects of history, every once in a [...]

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