All right, here we go. The wireless is working, I’ve got a power strip right next to me, and I’ve consumed about a half gallon of apple juice. Life is most certainly good.
The first session I’m checking out is all about SEO, a topic that has always fascinated me. Here’s the description:
Bringing SEO In-house Without [...]
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been kicking around the thought of having some kind of event series focused on startup marketing. The idea is to get a bunch of Boston-area tech entrepreneurs together to talk about the challenges they face in getting past all the noise and getting their products/services noticed. I’ve been reaching [...]
I have a confession to make: I’m a blogtalkradio fanboy. Yep. It’s true. Since I started using it, I haven’t shut up about it. When I did a presentation at podcamp Boston last year, blogtalkradio was one of my tips on building an audience for the content you create.
With that confession out of the way, [...]
Today, telonu launched the public beta of their service, a community site where users can talk about their employer anonymously. The site mixes reviews and ratings of companies with networking features. From their press release:
Telonu Inc. today announced the beta launch of its free user generated content community website, www.telonu.com focused on the workplace. Users [...]
So, here’s the situation. I was plowing through emails this morning and had an email from FastPitch Networking. Here’s what it said:
All right. No big deal, right? You get stuff like this all the time, no? But then…….
My phone rings. I answer it.
“Hi this is Bob Poole from FastPitch Networking…..”
Wait, does Bob somehow know that [...]
So, I have literally hundreds of business cards that I’ve collected from my time at matchmine. And since I’m now doing both freelance and contract work, I’m wondering what’s the best way to use my contacts. Here’s a thought I had:
Given the fact that I HATE getting spammy, list-like emails from people and companies, I [...]
Well, you know how they tell you to write about what you’re familiar with? Here goes.
So, a couple of days ago, matchmine shut down. All 50ish of us have been working the phones, sending emails, and talking to friends trying to land our next gigs. Here are some of the tactics I’ve been using to [...]
Steve Rubel is the man. I’ve been thinking of just how exhausting it is to keep track of all the new betas, web 2.0 startups and the like, and once again, he said it best:
We’re a million monkeys running on treadmills, chasing the latest banana.
He’s exactly right. Right now the web seems absolutely chaotic with [...]
