How I use my iPad everyday to help manage my business

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I use my iPad everyday and have since May 2010 to help run my business. It’s a great tool to supplement my other computers and iPhone. Primarily I use it for: - Presentations to small groups of people (Keynote) - Reading RSS feeds and sharing with clients or business partners (Reeder) - Facebook & Twitter [...] Read more »

Video: Introducing the NEW Twitter.com

Many of you have yet to experience the NEW Twitter.com layout, so here’s a quick video that will cover the basics. Personally, I really like the new layout. It reminds me of the Twitter iPad app with dual columns. Overall, it’s a huge improvement. Here are some highlights: New design. The site has a cleaner [...] Read more »

7 Tools to Increase Social Media Efficiency and Save A Ton of Time

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Nearly everyone agrees that social media is a great way to reach and communicate with your market online.  Weather it’s through Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn, direct access to your target market has never been easier.  The challenge, of course, is finding the time and resources to make the process efficient and effective. Following is my [...] Read more »

More Evidence that Social Media is Critical to Online Business Strategy

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I help companies map out their Internet marketing strategies and one component is often the use of social media.  A common response is that their customers do not use social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.  I often argue this point, given the growing numbers and expanding demographics of those using social media. [...] Read more »

Record and publish online video with no additional hardware or software with screenr.com

Sharing video content online is something we would all like to do and screenr.com makes it easy.  It’s basically a free web app for simple screen casting.  It’s great if you want to narrate a powerpoint presentation or share something you’ve found online via video. Details: Up to 5 minutes, audio recording, download finished video, [...] Read more »

Share iPad links on Twitter and Facebook with Ping.fm bookmark in Safari browser

Here’s an easy technique to share iPad Safari browser links on Twitter and Facebook with a Ping.fm bookmark. One of the most popular tasks in twitter is sharing links with your followers. On a laptop or standard computer this is fairly simple since you can just cut and paste from the browser into your favorite Twitter [...] Read more »

Audio and Video: How to podcast from your iPad or iPhone and publish on WordPress and iTunes

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It’s finally here … Mobile Podcaster. Since January 2011 I’ve been podcasting on from my iPad and publishing to WordPress and iTunes without ever touching my blog or a computer. It’s a really awesome system.  I’m really proud of it and it’s now available for you too, so if you’re interested check out Mobile Podcaster. The [...] Read more »

Find Balance in Your Social Media Communications Strategy for a More Rewarding Experience

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Clients often ask me what they should tweet about once I set them up on Twitter.  It’s a valid question, given that most new Twitter users shut down only days after getting started.  The fact is, most of us are not wired to opening talk to strangers and find the fear of criticism paralyzing.  We’re [...] Read more »

Use Safari, MobileMe and Ping.fm to share browser bookmarks and content across iMac, iPhone and iPad

Here’s a quick video to illustrate how I use Safari, MobileMe and Ping.fm to share browser bookmarks and content across my iMac, iPhone and iPad. Why do I take this approach? MobileMe syncs Safari bookmarks across any Apple device you setup with MobileMe and Safari Safari is a great browser - fast, reliable, and compliant [...] Read more »

Finding your Rhythm for Blogging, Social Media and Engaging Customers Online

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Whether you are new to blogging and social media or have been at it for a while, finding your rhythm can be a challenge and something that requires continuous improvement.  This is especially true as the tools and platforms change in relation to your marketing strategy for engaging customers online. This is my 100th post [...] Read more »