May 2011

Facebook has become an ever more important piece of the marketing and communications pie for almost every business. It’s hard to keep up with the Social Network’s constant changes, and even harder to stay on top of best practices. So ...

FINRA posts the first 9 minutes of a recent seminar from their Annual Conference on YouTube.

Read the article at FINRA Online

The new version of Google Analytics is currently available in beta to all Analytics users… This week we’re sharing a few new features in our Intelligence reports.

Read the article at Google Analytics

Coming off the news that Morgan Stanley Smith Barney will allow its 17,800 financial advisers to use LinkedIn & Twitter in six months, the question is: when will Morgan Stanley Investment Management permit its asset managers to do the same?  ...

* All brokers to use LinkedIn, Twitter within six months * Firm says social media use will comply with FINRA rules  

Read the article at Reuters

The Broadband Bridge is a community based wireless mesh network program to provide underserved people with free broadband wireless, computers, and digital literacy training in Washington DC’s Bloomingdale & Eckington Neighborhoods. I talked to Preston Rhea and Josh King of ...

Many salespeople swear by cold calling. But the inherent problem with it? Interrupting people when they’re otherwise engaged.

Read the article at Social Media Examiner

The 10-1 vote puts San Francisco in line to be the first government in the nation to restrict delivery of the hefty books to only those residences and businesses that want them.

Read the article at Los Angeles Times

Over the last year Facebook has revamped the functions of Facebook Groups and Pages in significant ways. As Facebook’s unparalleled growth continues, it is sharing some growing pains with long time long time Page and Group users. Here’s a run-down of some Group ...