September 2009
3 posts
TechCrunch50 2009- Session 2: New Frontiers →
Okay, we’re back. It’s weird that TechCrunch isn’t announcing the presenters until AFTER the presentation. When I look at the page for the second session, I just see:
Profiles of the presenting…
TechCrunch50 2009- Session One: Youth and Games →
Today is TechCrunch50, and since I’m violently ill, I’m sitting on the couch watching the live presentation. I just tuned in and here is the agenda for the first session:
Sealtale- Looks…
A Google Thank You- Anyone Else Get This? →
Yesterday in the mail I got a letter from google. Inside it contained a glossy piece of paper that thanked me for using Google Apps For Work. But here’s what it looked like when it arrived:
A…
The Panasonic Living In HD Program →
Just found out about Panasonic’s new “Living in HD” program and giveaway. They’re basically looking for bloggers, photographers, videobloggers, etc. (anyone who creates content) to join the program,…
August 2009
5 posts
A Quick Podcamp Boston 4 Wrapup #pcb4 →
It’s Monday morning, and I think I’ve finally organized my thoughts enough to talk a little bit about Podcamp Boston 4.
My Initial Impressions
When I looked at the session list, I immediately…
Twitter is down, facebook is sketchy, and Knoyce... →
Twitter is down, presumably due to a DDOS attack, and facebook is really sketchy today. While checking out blogs like TechCrunch and Mashable, I noticed a pattern….the people that have just…
A Podcamp Boston 4 Preview: It’s All Social Media →
This weekend is podcamp Boston 4, and the original Blogstring crew will reunite to provide total coverage. In other words, Sarah is coming up from D.C., and we’ll be at podcamp.
I think that- in…
Hey Apple, Can You Make Buying Gift Codes A Little... →
I’m going to skip the requisite apology for seldom posting, and am just going to jump right in.
Over at the new gig, I came up with an idea for a giveaway. The last day of July is Systems…
July 2009
1 post
Boston-Area Startup Marketing Meetup #2- Videos →
On Wednesday July 22nd the second meeting of the Boston-area Startup Marketing Meetup Group was held at Aprigo in Waltham. We had two presentations:
Matthew Mamet from PermissionTV…
June 2009
10 posts
6 Rounds- A Social Meeting Ground For People With... →
This one is pretty interesting. The hardest part of any social network is that you have to already know people (or search for new friends) to be able to get something out of it. And sites like…
The Term Personal Brand Makes Me Want To Kick... →
I’m sorry. It does.
While looking through my RSS reader today I saw two articles back-to-back talking about developing a “personal brand”. I can’t explain how angry that phrase makes me. A short…
SEO In The Real World →
You know you may have a problem when you see something when driving and think “Wow. That’s a good example of search engine optimization.” You are certain that you have a problem when you then take a…
Video From The First Boston-Area Startup Marketing... →
Last night we held the first Boston-Area Startup Marketing Meetup here at Aprigo’s world headquarters in Waltham. I gave a presentation entitled “Getting Your Startup Noticed Online”. It was…
Boston Area Startup Marketing Meetup: Tomorrow,... →
All right, here we go. Tomorrow is the first Boston-Area Startup Marketing Meetup, and here are the details:
6:30-7:00- Networking- Come on in, introduce yourself to other startup marketers,…
Marketing Profs B-to-B Forum Session 1: Bringing... →
All right, here we go. The wireless is working, I’ve got a power strip right next to me, and I’ve consumed about a half gallon of apple juice. Life is most certainly good.
The first session I’m…
Marketing Profs B-to-B Forum Session 2: Developing... →
I’m really excited about this one, as I love Christopher S. Penn’s presentation style. He always gives usuable, actionable tactics that can be used immediately. That’s a rarity in a lot of…
Marketing Profs B-to-B Forum Session 1: Bringing... →
All right, here we go. The wireless is working, I’ve got a power strip right next to me, and I’ve consumed about a half gallon of apple juice. Life is most certainly good.
The first session I’m…
Marketing Profs B-to-B Forum 2009 →
Happy Monday.
The good people over at MarketingProfs were kind enough to give yours truly a press pass for the 2009 Marketing Profs Business-to-Business Forum here in Boston. So I’ll be…
Qajack- The Video Game With Excellent Messaging →
Last night I got an email from Adam Martin of Qajack, a newly launched “video game” based on Questions and answers. Think of it as Yahoo Answers meets 12seconds. Something like that.
Here’s…
May 2009
8 posts
The First Six Steps Of Getting Your Startup... →
Let’s play a little make believe. Let’s say you just started a job at a startup company that is in stealth mode. Your job is to promote the company and get it noticed online, and today is the day to…
How Much Leeway Do You Give To Betas? →
I saw the news today that ImindI, after giving away 1000 invites to their beta on TechCrunch, accidentally deleted all user accounts. Whoops. ImindI’s CEO Adam Lindemann sent out an apology…
How Important Is Comparison? →
I was writing a post for one of my other blogs about Software As A Service (SaaS), when something hit me. Let me back up a little bit so I can explain.
When people write about the advantages of…
The First Boston Area Startup Marketing Group... →
After several false starts, we really are going to have the first Boston-area Startup Marketing Group meeting on June 16th in sunny, historic Waltham MA. And unlike the previous shots at having…
What’s Next In Tech Boston →
I finally got around to catching up with my RSS reader today and saw a post from Don Dodge on the What’s Next In Tech? event. The event is being moderated by Scott Kirsner of the Boston Globe…
Is SaaS Consolidation Inevitable? →
I’ve been a slacker here at blogstring lately (though I have two new posts in the queue for this weekend), so I thought I’d post something here from one of my other blogs. Since taking the new gig,…
The Car Warranty Scammers Work Fast These Days:... →
Yesterday I did something I said I’d never do: I got an iPhone. I really, really wanted to wait for the Palm Pre, but my Blackberry was on its last leg, and I had to make a change. Since my contract…
Free Business Cards From Google and iPrint →
If you’ve got a google profile, you can get 25 free business cards shipped to you in 11 days. Here’s what they’ll look like:
All you have to do is go here. Pretty simple, eh? (BTW, you need…
April 2009
3 posts
Looking to up your SEO game? Dude, SEOBook. Stat. →
You use firefox right? Yeah. You do.
And you’ve got a blog/site right? Yeah. You do.
You’re looking for more traffic and want to understand how to increase your incoming links, right? Don’t…
Blogging Vacation Over →
Whew. April is almost over, and I’m excited. See, for some reason I felt like my blog posts were just falling apart. I was forcing them. For all my complaints about sites regurgitating press…
TwitterGrep- The Newspaper of Twitter Content →
Just took a look at TwitterGrep, a site that aggregates twitter content and presents the info by topic….a lot like a newspaper. That’s the idea. I see TwitterGrep as a sort of TV Guide of twitter….
March 2009
11 posts
Nuze2me: Personalized News Feed For Celebrity,... →
No one seems happy with the state of news aggregation. I know that I’m not. When it comes to my RSS reader, I often feel completely overwhelmed, and I always see duplicate content. Where most…
Excellent Marketing Gimmick: mirRoR Placement →
A few moments ago someone walked into the Aprigo offices with what looked to be a gift. They were looking for the CEO and said they had something for him. Well, it turned out to be the cake you…
Back From Vegas →
Wow. Two full weeks without posts. That’s the longest I’ve ever gone, and I have to tell you, I am really excited to get back on the blogging horse. See, for the last week I was in Las Vegas…
The New Gig- At Aprigo →
So, I’ve been hinting around at this on twitter, facebook, etc., but haven’t really made an official announcement yet. So here’s that.
Today is day two at my new job as marketing manager…
The Business of Community Networking Conference →
On March 24-26 here in Boston, there will be a conference entitled “The Business of Community Networking“. The overview:
We have designed the one marketing event that you can’t afford to miss – a…
DEMO 2009 Day Two Session One →
So, it’s day two of DEMO 2009 and I just watched the morning’s presentations. Here are the companies that were on stage this morning and what they’re all about:
Ensembli- Ensembli is a…
DEMO 2009 Day Two Session One Liveblog →
DEMO 2009 Day Two Session One
DEMO 2009- Day One Session One Wrapup →
Yesterday was the first day of DEMO 2009, and I wasn’t able to spend time liveblogging it. Don’t you hate it when work gets in the way of fun? Well, that won’t happen today, as I’ve cleared my…
DEMO Drinking Game →
I’ve been to DEMO and have been following this year’s DEMO 2009 online (facebook integration with BitGravity here). After watching many, many presentations, I’ve noticed some trends. Enough to…
Semi Live Blogging DEMO 2009 Session One →
Whoa, this one snuck up on me. I totally forgot that DEMO 2009 was happening today, and I have a bunch of work to finish today, so I’ll be semi live blogging today’s session of DEMO 2009. Here’s…
DEMO 2009 Session One Semi Live Blog →
DEMO 2009
February 2009
7 posts
ViddyHo GTalk Phishing Site- Part of a Phishing... →
I just got a message on GTalk from someone I almost never talk with on IM. The message:
Check out this funny video- http://tinyurl.com/something
Upon clicking, I was redirected to viddyho.com,…
timeXchange.net- Time Recording SaaS For... →
Since my last full time gig, I’ve been doing the consulting thing, and whenever I can, I work on a project basis rather than hourly. Why? I absoluely loathe keeping track of time more than…
Diddit Launches Public Alpha- The Personal... →
You’ve seen the “25 Things” meme on facebook. If you’re a blogger, you’ve probably been “tagged” before. The rise of the “share your experience” trend is heating up, and now diddit has…
Plinky Launches As A Blogger’s Friend, A... →
My article titled Plinky Launches As A Blogger’s Friend, A Marketer’s Dream is now available on Media Bullseye.
Should Everything Have a “Share This”? →
Okay, so I think this is a question of philosophy. It’s really a question of “does it hurt to have it?” Let me back up and actually tell you what I’m talking about.
The “Share this with others”…
Using Springpad To Plan Valentine’s Day →
Springpad, the service that offers online notebooks to manage tasks, (covered here in November) has just launched a Date planner springpad to help you plan Valentine’s Day. While that alone…
Runes Of Gallidon →
This is the first post from Jason Brandenburg, who will be covering gaming for Blogstring.com.
Anyone who’s spent a good amount of time on the business end of a mouse and a web browser knows that…
January 2009
14 posts
BuzzGain Enters Public Beta →
Image via CrunchBase
Today, Brian Solis and Mukund Mohan announced the public beta of BuzzGain, a social media monitoring service much like MightyBrand. Here’s what they say:
…
What Free Online Services Would You Pay For? How... →
I’ve had a lot of conversations about startup monetization lately and have been noticing a trend where services are moving away from simply building a userbase and worrying about revenue later. To…