Facebook and Twitter have changed our lives. We communicate differently than we did before. I can get in touch with someone on Facebook instantaneously, without having to know their email or phone number. I can publicly engage with people I've never met on Twitter, just because I'm interested in … [Read more...] about Facebook’s Ambitions are Killing Utility
I've seen one too many old Twitter icons, so I decided to do something—anything—to help folks stay up to date. I built a simple, one-page resource of major social media networks' colors and links to their official brand resources and plugins. Perhaps this doesn't help you if you're a seasoned … [Read more...] about Social Media Resource
I've been surprisingly pleased with LinkedIn's improvements over the last year or so. I was beginning to think the network was stagnating, but I'm optimistic once again that it's a worthy of some time and maintenance. I tell you what, though: they've got a great example of how to unnecessarily … [Read more...] about LinkedIn’s Case-Sensitive Skills
The Attempt Last week, Gap dumped their iconic blue square logo in favor of a more 'modern' (that's in question) graphic with simple text and some sort of afterthought-looking gradient square in the background. Honestly, it looks like someone in their marketing department decided that they needed … [Read more...] about The Great Gap Logo Stunt (Maybe)
In this ever-so-memorable episode of the incredible 90's sitcom, Seinfeld, we meet a man named the "Soup Nazi". If you aren't familiar with the lovable character, read the episode plot and watch the video to get a taste (pun intended). Now, we're going to work from end of the story to prove a … [Read more...] about Lessons from Seinfeld – How To Engage Others Through Social Media (and Elsewhere)
For the purpose of this discussion, put down your Google conspiracy theories for two minutes- the trust we're talking about today is on a different level than global domination. On Wednesday of this week, Google announced that it will not continue development of Wave as a standalone product. Last … [Read more...] about Learning from the Death of Google Wave
