Archive for August, 2008



5 Easy Ways To Get Off The Social Media Sidelines TODAY

August 26th, 2008 | Kickstarts, New Marketing, social media | Matt | 1 Comment

They say that speed kills, but I’m sure that being stagnant and not getting anything done has been the death of more good ideas than I care to think about. Let’s get this Social Media wagon train rolling. Here’s 5 ways to start getting things done, today. 1. See what people are saying about you [...]



My Life 2.0

August 24th, 2008 | Life, etc. | Matt | 2 Comments

It’s been quite a wild time lately. If you’ve been following my tweets, then you already got the news that I got laid off last week. If not… well, then you just got the news that I got laid off last week. Either way, it means that there are some big changes ahead. The first [...]



Electronic Arts, Tiger Woods, and Jesus

August 21st, 2008 | Products, Web 2.0 | Matt | 3 Comments

No, it’s not the beginning of a bad joke. It’s a great story involving two of my favorite things, gaming and marketing, and could teach us all a thing or two. Here’s the details. A little while back, a user named Levinator25 posted a video from the EA game Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2008. The [...]



If You Say “Leverage” You Might Get Punched In The Face

August 20th, 2008 | Bad Marketing, Web 2.0, social media | Matt | 11 Comments

A lot of times, one of the first things you hear when social media is brought up in a business setting is “How can we leverage this to reach our customers (read: sell more stuff)?” And a lot of times, it makes me want to punch whoever said that right in the face. It’s a [...]



Weekend Hootenanny

August 10th, 2008 | ANM, Links, Web 2.0 | Matt | No Comments

Hey Gang. Just wanted to take a quick second to say thank you for taking the time to stop by and check this out. I really do appreciate it. Now on to the fun! Social Media on Alltop! I’m really excited about this. Late last week I was chosen by the good people over at [...]



A Definitive Explanation of Social Media

August 3rd, 2008 | Web 2.0, social media | Matt | 32 Comments

If you want Wikipedia’s definition of Social Media, you can find it here. I like the definition and I think it’s accurate, if slightly long winded. But if someone asked me what social media is, personally I’d reply with “Social Media is any new web tool or technology that connects people.” I’ve been thinking about [...]