August 2012
38 posts
Fixing the Most Common Complaints About Mountain... →
If thats the worst they can come up with its pretty good. Not a Vista launch.
July 2012
107 posts
Why We’re Deleting Our Facebook Page →
Interesting ..
“Facebook has said that 5 to 6 percent of its nearly one billion users could be...”
– Bots Raise Their Heads Again on Facebook - NYTimes.com
Some nice best practice stats from HubSpot
1. Businesses that blog average 55% more website visitors than those that don’t.
2. Companies with 30 or more landing pages generate 7x more leads than those with fewer than 10.
3. 91% of online adults use social media regularly.
4. The click-through rate on triggered email messages is 119% higher than regular email messages.
5. 33% of B2B marketers don’t measure marketing ROI.
Republicans try to regain the moral imperative
Another in a series of fascinating articles where republican, or at least right wing, pundits are trying to regain the intellectual moral superiority of capitalism. I’m not convined by any of the arguments to date. This article interesting to me in two respects.
First, it has been the excesses of uncontrolled capitalism (he calls it crony or collusive) capitalism in the last 20 years or...
“I assign that timidity to two other causes. First, large numbers of...”
– Huh. Interesting POV. Charles Murray: Why Capitalism Has an Image Problem - WSJ.com
Nine best practice questions to plan your massive...
Want to do a keynote? Most people start by getting out the slides which is not the best practice for a corporate speechwriter. Here are nine questions to help you plan your talk.
How do people perceive you now? Honestly. No,honestly. Get some unbiased feedback from someone who does not work for you. Go and get training.
How do you want people to think of you in a years time after the next 20...
“(Reuters) - Facebook Inc reported a drastic slowdown in revenue growth and...”
– Facebook revenue growth skids, shares plunge | Reuters
“Mitt Romney handed Barack Obama a priceless gift for the US presidential...”
– The Guardian on Facebook
Tumblelog Backup Tool →
Apple Profit Margin (AAPL) →
Apple profit margin ..
“And for boardroom PowerPoint pitches, you can carry the tiny Apple TV instead of...”
– Placing a Dollar Value on Apple’s Mountain Lion Software - State of the Art - NYTimes.com
A great Prezi on how to use Linkedin →
“Ridiculous … only in America.
Caleb is currently listed in critical...”
– Uninsured Aurora shooting victims face financial devastation - Boing Boing
“This week Apple will be unleashing the Mountain Lion: Apple OS X 10.8, and aside...”
– Prepping for Mountain Lion: three steps you must take - SlashGear
“That straightforward question has so far baffled the people who run the company.”
– Yahoo’s Big Question - What Is It? - NYTimes.com
Immense | Demo site for the Immense photo... →
WatchAt some point we will learn that there will always be troubled people in this world, whether criminal or mentally disturbed, and if we provide access to weapons they may use them to act. Or, if we deny access to weapons, we take the possibility away. (via James Holmes: Colorado Shooting Suspect Was Turned Away by Gun Range - ABC News)
Taking Stock on WordPress Theme Frameworks -... →
Piktochart- Infographic & Presentation Tool. →
Intuit's Scott Cook on Failed Global Expansion |... →
A cure for MOFU from Marketo ..
What is MOFU? No, it is not the latest disease that can be treated with a prescription drug with dozens of side effects including death as we see on television all the time! But left untreated MOFU is a serious condition that is proven to make thousands of advanced marketers very sick. MOFU is the Middle Of the FUnnel stage in a marketer’s lead funnel or revenue cycle.
