I really like Gerry McGovern (why didn’t I look him up while I was in Ireland?); he always hits the nail on the head. And he drove it home again in his recent post Web content migration: disastrous strategy.
So many organizations think that a new technology solution will fix an old business problem. The only [...]
This came from a friend who is NOT an early adopter. It’s the summary of a study about LinkedIn users.
Not All Social Network Users Alike: 4 Types of LinkedIn Users
To highlight some key findings:
Most users connect to people they know
Users like look and feel of LinkedIn
Users tend to be more senior (uh, career-wise)
The majority are [...]
As a small business I need every advantage to compete. So I work for simplicity and good cash flow. A number of online apps let me have both.
I recently gave this presentation at the MCA-I ProTrack 2008 Conference in Anaheim and then again last week to the First Friday Coworking event in San Antonio.
Who knew [...]
Yes, this is another Twitter related post. But I couldn’t resist “50 Ideas on Using Twitter for Business” from Chris Brogan.
I’ve been following Chris Brogan’s blog for a little while now. He’s a social media pundit(?) and is great for new ideas and commentary and relaying good information. Chris has put together what is essentially [...]
The focus here at DoingMedia is media communications and production. But to “do” media you need to “do” the business stuff too. One of the things I do a lot of is network with other people. Actually, I’m a serial networker. And one of the ways I network is coworking.
What’s coworking? My elevator speech for [...]
As I build my communications design and production practice I find myself reconnecting with colleagues and making connections with new ones.
Connecting to other media people may be the most valuable activity you can do or skill you can develop. Media production is a great team sport, even with the advent of cheap cameras, editing and [...]
The Latino Congresso project required a live, switched feed that needed to be webcast. (We also provided a video feed to the room’s video projectors.) I looked at a few options but the simplest way I found to do all that was with the Newtek Tricaster.
Now, the only time I had seen a Tricaster was [...]
(The following is derived from conference proposal I submitted.)
Implementing a web content management system can be a long and painful process. By the time you send an RFP, review vendors, make a selection, refine requirements and specs, configure the tool, develop custom functionality and, well, everything else, you’re done. You’re really finished! When you hear [...]
