Permalink Social Networks Site Usage: Visitors, Members, Page Views, and Engagement by the Numbers in 2008

Web Strategy by Jeremiah Stats on social networks are important, but I’m going to need your help in creating a community archive, can you submit stats as you find them? I’m often asked, “What are the usage numbers for X social network” and I’ve received considerable traffic on my very old... More »

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Permalink Own the Crowd With Better Speaking

Chris Brogan I know you’re smarter than the typical person out there. I know this because you endure my thinking here. So, for you, I want to share a bit more about how to really rock out with your public speaking. Is that useful to you? WIIFM First off, I write about this often. Know why I More »

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Permalink How David Murray found a new job via Twitter

Web Ink Now On Monday I posted on something I’ve been thinking about for a long time: The New Rules of Marketing & PR also apply to the job search. In my post Downsized? Fired? Here are the new rules of finding a job I talked about how those looking for a new opportunity need to think not just like the... More »

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Permalink The edifice complex

Seth Godin's Blog Why do banks spend so much money on marble lobbies, high ceilings and yes, $400 million to name a baseball stadium? Why do marketers buy TV ads that don't increase sales in the short run? Why have a receptionist and not just a house phone where you can call the person you came to see? For the... More »

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Permalink Avatars in Blog Comment Design

Vandelay Design Blog Comment design can either help to give a blog theme a creative look, or it can be an afterthought that doesn't get much attention during theme design and development. Avatars are now being used by a lot of bloggers (partly due to easy integration with WordPress) to make the comment section more... More »

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Permalink The Art of Laying People Off

Guy Kawasaki Over at the American Express OPEN Forum, I posted an article explaining “The Art of Laying People Off.” Actually, I hope you don’t have to read it. More »

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