the qualified yes

promoting events and news on facebook

btrandolph — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:18:26 +0000

adding links to facebook status updates and using the share feature can help promote news and events for your organization beyond your own [read more...]

how linkedin’s facelift can help you look prettier

btrandolph — Fri, 21 May 2010 13:47:46 +0000

it's time to rethink the way you cross post links if you maintain a social presence on both linkedin and twitter. if you are a linkedin regular, you probably have noticed a change in the service's status updates. historically, updates on linked in were in keeping with its reputation as a buttoned-down, businesslike version of social networks like facebook and myspace. I wrote about linkedin's increasing social mojo back in january. the new changes take it a big step [read more...]

damned if you do (the facebook dilemma)

btrandolph — Thu, 13 May 2010 12:35:53 +0000

I realized why I was torn. making all my information available to anyone? so not good. making my information available to businesses that want to sell me stuff in order to save us both time? golden. don't get me wrong. I still think facebook's privacy shenanigans stink, and I worry about the potential for abuse with younger consumers. but I think the instant personalization concept is an enormous win for businesses and [read more...]

Google Chrome: faster than thought itself (via CoryWatilo.com)

btrandolph — Thu, 06 May 2010 19:22:08 +0000

funny satirical (I think!) video pitting Google Chrome browser against potato gun, lightning, etc. Chrome emerges [read more...]

to do list? toodledo. (two great versions for droid)

btrandolph — Sat, 01 May 2010 03:16:02 +0000

toodledo is the best to do list manager I have found. the application serves as the foundation for two great task manager apps on the droid. toodledroid and got to do are full featured and versatile; got to do has a slight edge with a configurable home screen [read more...]

How to Restore Your Privacy on Facebook (via Gawker)

btrandolph — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 02:20:17 +0000

a good read if you're concerned about the latest facebook shenanigans. short version - if you want all the old facebook functionality, it's gonna cost you a little [read more...]

it’s not rocket science, right?

btrandolph — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:55:13 +0000

social media marketing isn't rocket science, or even sliced bread. what it is is a new way of interacting with prospects and customers. hell, even the idea of interacting is new. the army of social media "experts" thinks about this stuff all day. we understand how it ties into traditional marketing. sales. customer service. but not everybody does. it is not their fault! if there is not immediate jubilation about the power of social media, it may not be just the client that doesn't get [read more...]

improved rapportive is an essential gmail plug-in

alice — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:01:12 +0000

rapportive, a plug-in for gmail, provides background information from the social web about people with whom you correspond. new updates bring the product closer to being an essential tool for many gmail [read more...]

facebook privacy, 2010 style

btrandolph — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:38:28 +0000

one of my first posts on the qualified yes was on using facebook privacy settings to prevent public humiliation - or maybe just an awkward conversation. big changes have come to facebbok, and I have been remiss on keeping my readers up to date. here's a post to correct [read more...]

find anything with [search] everything

btrandolph — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 03:25:35 +0000

searching for files can be a hassle. windows search is better than it used to be but can still take a while to leave you no better off than you were before. enter search everything. this little program uses magic and pixie dust to index every file on your drives in seconds. you read that right. seconds after installing the program, you can use it to find a [read more...]