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A Case For Branded Apps | Ubercool

Posted by: admin on: March 24, 2009

 
 

A Case For Branded Apps | Ubercool.

 

Thanks to Kyle Lacy of Brandswag and Lorraine Ball of Roundpeg for compiling a list of Indy bloggers to follow. Additionally, thanks for naming me! A comprehensive look through these blogs proves there is more than corn in Indiana.
Twitterers, you can follow Kyle on Twitter here or Lorraine here.
Top 50 + Bloggers in Indianapolis | [...]

You’ve probably heard about Google’s Website Optimizer, but if you’reanything like me, strapped for time and concerned with the learning curve associated with any new tool, admittedly I haven’t used this multivariate testing powerhouse to its extent. This article, from Conversion Rate Experts, is just what I needed to jump in and get testing…
Google Website [...]

Crisis Management | Public Relations

Posted by: admin on: March 18, 2009

 
At some point, every public relations professional will most likely encounter the need for “damage control” on both internal and extral fronts. Enough cannot be said for preparedness on a situation like this, where confidentiality, legal issues and the “court of public opinion” must be balanced with precision.  Prep your organization with a few tips [...]

It’s true. We’re different.

Posted by: admin on: December 9, 2008

Gen Y workers get quite the stigma around most workplaces. Whether we’re flexing our time to accomodate our philanthropic committments or trying to convince our managers to allow telecommuniting to save on commuting expenses, we’re all – along with our employers and coworkers, trying to figure out this newfangled intergenerational office dynamic. 
5 points to this [...]

New to Twitter? Who to follow…

Posted by: admin on: October 23, 2008

I’m relatively new to Twitter, Who you follow depends on how you use Twitter and what you expect to gain by using it. There are, however several that are worth following regardless of your industry. These tweeple just get it. They know how to harness the power of Twitter and social media and guide conversations.
@chirsbrogan
@guykawasaki
@jowyang
@briansolis
Otherwise, [...]

Win a Wii from Noobie

Posted by: admin on: October 15, 2008

Ok, let’s be honest. We’re all a little geeky in one way or another, but even the tech-savviest turn somewhere for friendly tech advice that’s real and easily implementable (is that even a word?).  Noobie is the guy you turn to when you can’t figure out how to program your Harmony remote or get the [...]

Benvenuti

Posted by: admin on: October 9, 2008

Hope is the sentiment in Muncie and East Central Indiana as Wednesday heralded the welcome of a new corporate citizen. Brevini, an Italian maker of power transmission units used in building energy-generating wind turbines, will relocate its US headquarters from Chicagoland to Muncie in 2009. According to The Star Press and the Muncie-Delaware County Economic [...]

Still Undecided…

Posted by: admin on: October 7, 2008

The closer we get to the presidential election, the more unsure I am about the candidates campaigning for my vote. Each day, news or propaganda surfaces that makes the decision even more difficult. I came across a post on Mashable with a collection of links, both official and unofficial, to help navigate the muddy waters. [...]

PR Musings – HARO and PR 2.0

Posted by: admin on: October 3, 2008

Peter Shankman’s (@skydiver on Twitter) HARO (Help a Reporter Out) is a great public relations network to be involved in as a professional. Peter’s free service connects journalists with 30,000 (and growing) sources. Journalists submit a form with specific requests and these requests (and a few thoughts from Peter) are forwarded via email to HARO’s [...]