Here are some good articles from the web for your reference: Public Holds Optimism for Internet Tax, Travel Sites Lead Category Growth How to optimize your site for Google in 2010 IKEA Victim of Facebook Hoax Social media war rooms (and why you need one) What do you think about these articles?  Any thoughts on [...]

The way we use the internet and interact with different organizations, digitally, changes very rapidly.  The slightest new technology or partnership could leave a lasting impact that many don’t even realize is happening.  One item that most people still remain afraid of is the threat of online identity theft.  If you are an organization that [...]

There is always a big buzz at the end of the calendar year.  Everyone is trying to wrap up the end of the budget year and plan for the next.  Plus, you are trying to take some holiday time to spend with your family and loved ones.  This is true no matter what holiday you [...]

Agencies that have learned to talk the social media talk… but still can’t walk the walk, will fall behind interactive competitors that more quickly adopted and became part of social communities, replacing old-school practices with real and authoritative social experience. Clients are weary of marketing firms that claim to know social media, but don’t even [...]

We use goggles for many different purposes in life.  I know I use them for swimming, especially in the summer!  But, now I can have goggles for my cell phone also to help me navigate the world. Google has launched a new product for its android phone called Google Goggles.  According to Google’s website, “Google [...]

How is your company going to be using social media as an external communications tool? As we are planning and looking toward 2010, social media tools have to be part of your marketing communication mix.  These tools need to be budgeted for and integrated with your traditional tools.  It is unavoidable at this point in [...]

A lot of questions come up every time I meet with a company regarding social media and how it is affecting the marketing industry. If you follow us at all you know that ABC has worked diligently to stay ahead of emerging media and how to best utilize it for our clients. Most of the [...]

Joe Stabb recently gave a presentation to the membership of the New York State Travel and Vacation Association (NYSTVA) on the best practices for being engaged in social media.  If you are ready to engage and need some help, contact ABC Creative Group.

Google Wave, the newly introduced collaborative Web tool, is a trending topic on Twitter and (so far) available by invitation only. Here are some of the The Los Angeles Times’ suggestions on how Wave may soon be beneficial to journalism and other communications professions: Collaborative reporting: By sharing a virtual notebook, reporters can collaborate easily [...]

Yes, I’m the Office Word Nerd. This is beyond apparent. But don’t worry, I accept my role and walk with my chin up despite memories of nerdom long ago, you know, in middle school, before it was cool. (It is cool now, right? RIGHT?) As a writer, I tend to spell everything out in my [...]