Help Us Find the Best Web 2.0 Designers!

February 22, 2009 7 comments

We are on a quest to find the best Web 2.0 designers. We’ll start here by posting some examples, but please help out by commenting and adding those that you feel are the top designs and if you can attribute the design to the designer specifically, please do.
These talented designers deserve the credit, let’s give [...]

Twitter SEO Value Revisited

October 8, 2008 1 comment

I seem to have created a little controversy, in Twitter, to some of the comments of the above post.  I wanted to take the time to make it clear that I do not mean to say that Twitter has no SEO value.
Indeed, syndicated links can provide some ‘link juice’ which can be seen as a [...]

Companies Should have Social Media Presence

October 1, 2008 1 comment

An overwhelming majority (93%) of online Americans say companies should have a social-media presence, and 85% believe these companies also should be interacting with consumers through social media, according to research from Cone.
See the full article here.

does Twitter have any SEO value?

September 26, 2008 No comments yet

“…does Twitter have any SEO value?”
This question came to George via Twitter last night about the value of using Twitter as a part of your SEO strategy.  Twitter is a great social networking tool to create relationships with your ‘followers’ about the activities of your business.
From a structural standpoint, Twitter creates a “nofollow” tag advising [...]

Microsoft tinkering with smart ad spots

February 7, 2008 No comments yet

Microsoft Corp.’s online advertising researchers will spend this year teaching computers to be smart about sticking ads into video clips, and to be even smarter about targeting ads to specific Web surfers.
Microsoft showed off a handful of early-stage advertising projects at its headquarters Tuesday that may or may not turn up as part of Microsoft’s [...]

Free Music @ Starbucks!

September 24, 2007 No comments yet

Starbucks will be giving away millions of songs next month as it launches its new cooperative venture with Apple. From October 2nd to November 7th more than 10,000 locations nationwide will offer customers a “Song of the Day”. Packaged in redeemable iTunes gift cards these complimentary cards will be handed out by Starbucks partners [...]

How Apple Creates Brand Loyalty

September 14, 2007 No comments yet

When shoppers sleep outside of stores just to be one of the first to buy an iPhone, it’s obvious that Apple Inc. is a company that enjoys fanatical brand loyalty. However, this brand success is not a result of dumb luck or forces beyond Apple’s control; it’s part of a well-thought-out plan to deliver [...]

Personal Brand (experimental)

August 8, 2007 No comments yet

I’ve been hitting a lot of keys recently in an effort to think through a personal brand. The very personal brand - George Seybold. You might call me an egoist, but bear with me as I explore the thought.
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