Stopping the SOPA Bill and the #BlackOutSOPA Protest
As some of you may have noticed, Web Vitals went completely dark yesterday in an organized protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act, or SOPA and PIPA for short. If these bills pass, intellectual property holders can literally take down your domain name or any social media accounts that you have and control them. To be honest, it’s ridiculous that something like this would even be considered. It’s such a blatant violation of freedom of expression disguised as something that [...]
The 5 Most Overlooked but Essential Marketing Tactics
Everybody and their mother thinks they know about marketing and everyone likes to jump on the bandwagon for “the next big thing.” That’s great and all, but what ends up happening is that you’re just sitting on a bandwagon with all the people you’re in competition with, and that takes time away from being with your customers. Plus bandwagons are slow…try a Ferrari or something. Anyway, I’ve listed below some of the most essential marketing tactics in the industry that are often overlooked by both [...]
Using Google + for Business
Recently I had the pleasure of being invited to Google + Beta by a friend of mine on Facebook. Aside from the interest in being part of an exclusive group and the curiosity that came out of all the buzz, I just had to sign up. What I found though was not what I expected at all. Google, as usual, had succeeded in creating something so outside of the box, yet so simple and familiar you could pick it right up without a tutorial. In fact, Google [...]
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