Blog entries tagged Cool Stuff http://www.archerwebsolutions.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:54:07 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.archerwebsolutions.com/blog/julia-dvorin/smart-monkeys-use-tools-an-admittedly-incomplete-and-idiosyncratic-list-of-helpful-tools-to-manage-social-media <p>A few days ago I attended the North Bay SocialBiz 2010 Media Conference in Petaluma, CA. For a conference in its first year, I thought it did a great job attracting quality speakers and was pretty smoothly run. I really enjoyed the keynote speakers, and met some great people. I also ran two roundtables (&ldquo;Smart Monkeys Use Tools: A Review of the Best Time-Saving and User-Friendly Tools to Manage Social Media&rdquo; and &ldquo;Online Social Networking for Business: Where and How to Create... Julia Dvorin Tue, 04 May 2010 04:32:26 +0100 Twitter your Blog Tools Social Media Smart Monkeys Resources Facebook Cool Stuff http://www.archerwebsolutions.com/blog/julia-dvorin/happy-foursquare-day-and-some-musings-on-creative-uses-of-lo-so-networks <p>It&rsquo;s Foursquare Day! (4 squared=16, and today is 4/16, get it?) Even though in my boring suburban mama lifestyle I won&rsquo;t be heading out to the City to get my Swarm badge, it seemed like a fitting day to talk about Foursquare and muse about ways to creatively use it.</p><br/><p>I have to admit that Foursquare is my latest social media obsession (late to the party though I may be compared to some). What is Foursquare? Well, in colorful metaphoric terms you could describe it as &ldq... Julia Dvorin Sat, 17 Apr 2010 04:43:02 +0100 Social Media Small Business Non-profits Marketing Lo-So Foursquare Cool Stuff http://www.archerwebsolutions.com/blog/julia-dvorin/social-what-a-social-media-primer-for-those-who-go-huh <p>Speaking of education and social media, I thought I'd go even more basic than Joshua did in his last post on social media marketing and back us up a step, because I realize that some folks still have a nervous "um, what?" reaction to the words "social media" or "social networks". Nervous because even though they've heard the terms, or know that they're maybe vaguely associated with things like Facebook or YouTube or even Twitter, they're just not sure what those things are--and more important... Julia Dvorin Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:00:00 +0100 Social Media Resources Marketing Cool Stuff http://www.archerwebsolutions.com/blog/joshua-archer/social-media-marketing-video-learn-the-basic-philosophy <p>Hello everyone,</p><br/><p>&nbsp;As part of my own personal education in the world of internet marketing, I read and watch a lot of material, and much of it is good, much is not so good, and once in a while I run across something that is just plain useful. This following ten-minute video by Perry Belcher is great because it puts the concepts of social media marketing very plainly and clearly. In specific - you cannot look at social media marketing as a way to make direct sales, because you will t... Joshua Archer Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:00:00 +0100 Social Media Marketing Credibility Cool Stuff