Everyone knows it’s easy to set up a Twitter account, but no one tells you it takes some work on your end to really see the value of it. I came across this helpful article on Mashable “HOW TO: Help New Users Stay Engaged on Twitter” that gives you some great insights on how [...]

I was delighted when I came across this article today on the Time site. Will Allen has started a great development in Milwaukee and it’s wonderful to see him get the credit he deserves.
For those of you not familiar with Will Allen here is a brief overview of a movement he has started in Milwaukee. [...]

Ever since I watched the iPad launch video, I have been thinking the demise of the Kindle is on it’s way. The iPad combines the rich visual content of a print publication, the ever-changing immediacy of a website, and the portability of an e-book reader and it’s only a few hundred dollars more than [...]

If you are like me you’re often reluctant to sign up for another social network. Not only do I dread the account setup time, but I dread having to keep track of another account. Luckily, with the tools below it doesn’t need to be a hassle. Here is a list of applications that can help [...]

Susan Boyle is probably a household name by now.  Some day she’ll probably even be a verb as in “you Boyled me over.” You’ve probably seen her on You Tube, or perhaps you caught her on CBS news this morning. She’s had more than 100 million hits  on You Tube and is the top trending [...]

I cringe when I hear people talk about the death of the newspaper. I personally have a hard time reading a lot of content online and still look to the newspaper to get my information. The solution for newspapers is not to sit back and let newspapers disappear but rethink what a newspaper is and [...]

Being a foodie, I spend a lot of time in restaurants and I have seen a lot of what I thought to be horribly designed menus. Recently, there was an article in Food Network Magazine about the psychology behind menu design. What I thought was poor design decisions or lack of attention to detail in [...]

I know many of you by now might have already went to see the Watchmen movie. If you didn’t here is an opportunity that will not only benefit you but 91.7 WMSE as well. Monday, March 16 the Rosebud Cinema Drafthouse will be throwing a Watchman film screening and album listening party. The proceeds for [...]

Luckily, I came across this article early on Wired. I thought I would be nice and give everyone a heads up to prepare yourselves for the Facebook redesign launching March 11. I remember last time the redesigned happened it left a lot of unhappy users. I remember the numerous rants in my friends status updates. [...]

Would you like more insight into your customers? The ability to communicate directly with them? How about the ability to measure the effectiveness of your conversations with customers? If you answered yes, then we agree that social media can be a valuable business tool.
The key to not wasting time with social media – have a [...]