Blog archives
Social Media stories in our blog
Social Media Week: Richard Roeper, Steve Dahl, Robert Feder, Nancy Loo
September 26, 2011
Four Chicago media personalities discuss Reinventing a Media Career on Alternative Platforms.
9/11: Iraq erased from 'War on Terror'?
September 10, 2011
When remembering 9/11, are soldiers who died in Operation Iraqi Freedom to be counted among the casualties of the War on Terror?
RockMelt browser: Facebook privacy issues?
November 8, 2010
The new RockMelt browser is paired with Facebook Connect — potentially tying your real identity and other personal information to every Web page you visit.
Censorship: Nations would outlaw ideas, Twitter as cyber war weapons
September 23, 2010
Russia has reportedly been building support since 1998 for an international treaty to outlaw “information terrorism” and “ideological aggression” via the Internet.
Sarah Palin is a Tic-Tac-Toe playing chicken
July 21, 2010
Do you believe that a chicken can beat people at Tic Tac Toe? Do you believe that Sarah Palin writes her own Facebook notes?
BP Gulf oil spill solution: Wool fabric from Janesville, Wisconsin
June 23, 2010
Janesville, Wisconsin textile manufacturer Monterrey Mills says their dense wool fabric could save 20 miles of Gulf Coast beachfront per day.
Facebook: Social media servitude?
May 25, 2010
Facebook has roughly 500 million people working for it, yet pays them nothing.
Making the most of a blog post traffic spike
April 9, 2010
If you know when a traffic spike is happening, you can optimize your post to take advantage of it.
Sprint's Facebook page: Social media messes the 4G message
March 26, 2010
A Sprint 4G ad brought me to their Facebook page — full of random and negative messages.
Firefox spell-check: In-browser help for Wisconsin's poor spellers
November 11, 2009
Improve the credibility of your comments by using Firefox’s built-in spell-checking whenever you write online.
Pomplamoose: Music duo going viral via social media
October 26, 2009
While the music industry is floundering, this music duo appears to be thriving — thanks in no small part to their use of social media.
LinkedIn book: 'How to REALLY use LinkedIn,' by Jan Vermeiren
August 18, 2009
LinkedIn can be a powerful business connection tool. This book shows you how to use it.
Blogging how-to: 'The Huffington Post Complete Guide to Blogging'
July 13, 2009
Perhaps not the best blogging book if you’re looking to make money blogging, but still an entertaining and inspiring read.
How to make money blogging: 'ProBlogger' book review
June 22, 2009
Not a dense book full of moneymaking secrets, but a halfway-decent overview of what blogging involves.
Drowning in Google Reader, I paddle back to Delicious
May 28, 2009
I was subscribed to way too many feeds. Now I read as I please and share via Delicious bookmarks.
Gary Vaynerchuck talks Twitter on CNN's 'Your $$$$$'
May 17, 2009
How social media, like Twitter, give anyone a channel to reach any potential audience.
Free Coldplay, WMYX loses Jane Matenaer, original Twitter, morel mushroom festival
May 15, 2009
Four items spotted this morning on Twitter, including Jane Matenaer’s departure from WMYX.
Epic fail: Twitter mutes @replies, squelches 'social' networking
May 13, 2009
Twitter has made a colossal blunder by muting tweets to the friends of your friend.
'Tweezing': How to pluck yourself big money from Twitter
April 22, 2009
Carve out an exciting a new career in the 140-character economy.
ABC's 'World News Now' (or is it 'America This Morning'?)
April 16, 2009
Whatever it’s called, it’s a pretty good early-morning news show that deserves its own website.
Desktop Twitter alternative to TweetDeck: TweetGrid!
April 1, 2009
An ingenious way to follow all sorts of things on Twitter.
Rainn Wilson's SoulPancake.com: Fashioning art, spirituality
March 15, 2009
In an interview with Oprah, the comedic actor from ‘The Office’ outlines his new Web project for spiritual social networking through the arts.
I'm not Oprah-worthy
November 3, 2007
I friended Oprah on MySpace, but after ten days, she still has not reciprocated.
Im Cooked: Christopher Walken's peculiar Chicken with Pears
November 1, 2007
Im Cooked is a new site featuring cooking videos, including this one from the beloved actor.
Twittering it away
April 11, 2007
There has been a lot of Internet buzz over Twitter. Is it possible to miss your own life while documenting it?
Movie review: 'Blogumentary'
February 11, 2007
Watch the full movie online — a look at the blogging phenomenon and a number of the most well-known bloggers.
Blendtec blender viral videos: 'Will It Blend?'
January 11, 2007
Blend it! See this viral video campaign from blender maker Blendtec mixing smoothies from odd objects.
