So today you are looking at the first edition of “Return On News”. My goal is to share a similar set of recommended articles and blog posts at least once monthly. If there is enough volume, I might even do it more often.
Return On News: Week of February 27, 2012 Read More »
Do you love SEO? Do you love Fantasy Baseball? They have a lot in common. Here’s one take on it. What else do you have to add?
Why SEO is Similar to Fantasy Baseball Read More »
Tommy Landry takes a moment to review Google+, discussing it’s use as a social network and how it might be important to understand for social search.
Google Plus: What Is It Really All About? Read More »
Commentary on why you MUST be yourself on Social Media, inspired by a conversation with Wesley Faulkner of Austin, TX.
A Note on Authenticity and Social Media Read More »
Important Privacy Info: Sign petition for Google & Facebook to protect your data, & learn about new persona software that the federal government is building.
Privacy and Social Media: Something is Amiss Read More »
Are you considering the addition of a forum to your Wordpress blog? Forget about it; just go for a forum with full social networking / community features! This post outlines WP-Symposium, the best plugin I’ve found for appending social networking capabilities to a Worpress-based site.
How To Add A Social Network To Your WordPress Blog Read More »
2010 has been quite a year so far, with its fair share of good developments, curve balls, and surprises. I’ve been a bit spotty on updating Return On Now, primarily because of a couple of nasty curve balls that have come my way. But onward and upward, and let’s get ready for 2011.
But first, let’s take a moment to reflect on some of the good things, those things which have been both fortunate and welcomed, over the recent months.
10 Reasons to Give Thanks Read More »
This week I offer you the first of a series of guest posts, this one focused on using social media to drive successful events IRL. Thanks to my good friend Francisco Garcia (no, not the one who plays for the Sacramento Kings) for taking time to share his experiences here on the blog.
Social Media Success With Events Read More »
This week, let’s take a moment to look at PR / Public Relations for a moment. PR has long been a primary way by which companies of all sizes influence public opinion, build brand awareness and familiarity, and create general goodwill toward a brand.
With the latest social media tools and networking capabilities, there has been a great deal of debate about how PR is changing. Some speculate that the discipline is due to become obsolete, others advocate a revamped approach, and still others merely see today’s PR environment as a small offshoot of how we have always done it.
Public Relations: How It Works In A Social World Read More »
The old adage It’s not what you know; it’s who you know may be seen as a tired cliche in many circles these days, with good reason. This is what you’d expect from overused analogies like this one.
Tired or not, it is still absolutely a fact. Thought leaders spend unbelievable time and effort trying to hammer home this message in an online context, wrapping words like social networking, social media, social graph, and other terms around it in hopes of getting the message across.
The problem? Well, there is a forest, and there are some trees, but are they one and the same? Not really…
Social Networking: Blend With REAL Networking for Effectiveness Read More »
