As Digg works to perfect its service and enhance one of it’s latest features, the Diggbar, they have re-added a nice component that was taken down shortly after launch: view counts. Well, they’ve sort of brought it back. Looks like it’s still in beta or development or something because as of right now, the counts are way off. (more…) Read Full Story

A few months ago we covered some of the updates that Digg had made to help prevent duplicated submissions. Now, Digg has (hopefully) lived up to its promise of combating the dupe problem once and for all. In their blog post today, Digg announced that they are going to use some of the technology that they developed in their improved search function to find stories that are either the exact same story fromt he same site with different URLs or similar stories from different sources that are basi... Read Full Story

Listening to Guy Kawasaki is always a joy. Regardless of whether you agree with what he is saying or not, he is always both thought-provoking and entertaining. The Alltop co-founder is a living legend in the world of social media and startups and is a must-follow on Twitter for budding marketing professionals. During a recent speaking engagement in San Diego, Kawasaki had his normal flurry of quirky, intuitive pieces of advice that struck home with most in the audience. One thing in particul... Read Full Story

Green is a term that encompasses an entire movement, one aimed at reducing and reversing the negative affects we have on  the environment.  Sites like TreeHugger and Aghen offer thousands of tips and tricks  that we all can apply. Going green has many other beneficial side effects some that get overlooked quite a bit are [...] Read Full Story

Watch any movie made from about 1990 or older that has a business scene in it and you’ll see men in suits carrying large, rectangular briefcases into large boardrooms for meetings.  Today’s on the go business people, tech savvy entrepreneurs and active lifestyle people are reducing the amount they carry with them, while having more access to cutting edge technology than ever before.  Quietly, the Netbook has become, for lack of a better buzzword, the killer app of 2009. (more... Read Full Story

1900 down. More expected to fall. For many, it isn’t the best time to be a car dealer. The silver lining, of course, is that those who have survived cuts by GM and Chrysler are in better position to succeed thanks to less competition.  Still, the outlook is well below the glorious prospects around 2004 when dealers truly started embracing Internet marketing as a way to not only increase business, but cut costs and improve ROI of marketing dollars spent. Websites have improved dramatical... Read Full Story

Social media has officially become a business. Many in the industry would argue that it’s been a business for years, but until recently it has been very hush-hush and hidden in the shadows.  If you were to count the number of people claiming to be social media gurus, experts, marketers, or strategists a year ago, it would have probably been in the hundreds. Today, it’s in the tens of thousands. Scanning Twitter and Facebook alone is evidence of this, and they are only a small part... Read Full Story

Don’t get me wrong. I absolutely appreciate every recommendation I get and I try to sincerely recommend those I believe bring value to Twitter. With that said, #FollowFriday has become cumbersome and at times annoying.  What started off as an incredible idea has turned into a race for many.  There are those who recommend hundreds, even thousands of users every week. While I will not presume the intentions of those who do this, it can be assumed that at least some are doing it in hopes o... Read Full Story

I get teased at work sometimes. "Aren’t you supposed to be going after Google? Why are you spending so much effort on Twitter?" When I tell them that Twitter is the future of search and the reason that Google has shown so much interest in buying them, they normally laugh. "What, are people going to search for ‘What’s JD Rucker doing right now?’" With changes made yesterday to Twitter search, it appears that CNET, Mashable, and Techcrunch/W... Read Full Story

Thoughts are provoked. Tempers flare at times. In this debate held by The Commonwealth Club of California dives deep into the reality of coal, renewable energy, China, the Obama Administration, and many other aspects of this hot topic. It isn’t simply a matter of “stop burning coal, throw up more wind farms”. This panel takes a look at several different angles in this complex issue. It’s over an hour long, but it’s definitely worth listening to and sharing with f... Read Full Story