For the last few years I’ve been delivering and refining my Science of Social Media presentation. A few weeks ago, I gave it Harvard and recorded it. This is the first time a full length video of th...

My favorite social networking site finally reached 100 million members. Congratulations LinkedIn! They recently announced they will be going public, opened up their LinkedIn ads from beta, and conti...

We hate math. Our abhorrence for calculation enables us to mutually agree on statistically dubious metrics with nary a shrug or arched eyebrow. Consider Nielsen ratings, which are used to determine th...

According to a recent survey over 60 percent of respondents in the mid-size business space say they are ready to look to the cloud. Many are already using virtualization but only 4 pe...

When it comes to social media, things are always changing. That’s been true ever since social sites started up, and it’ll be true into the future, too. If you want to stay on the...

Here’s a crazy infographic on cell phone usage. If you can’t see it, click here. Via: Online IT Degree

My greatest teacher when it comes to all things marketing was not a professor or professional mentor.  It was Walt Disney.   Somehow, in the midst of ROI, measurability, counting clicks and studies...

With its Notes pedigree, IBM's Lotus family of products dates back to the very beginnings of enterprise collaboration software. Its presence in the collaboration market is still substantial, so it was...

Google Hotpot, a Yelp competitor that acts as a recommendation engine and ratings/reviews system for places, has officially gone worldwide. Hotpot links will now also appear in Google‘s web searc...

My notes on John Hernandez’ talk at C3: Cisco saw opportunity when employees solved a tech problem via Twitter. The Market Dynamics: Changing expectations in relationship management Transfer of wea...

Guest Post by: Katie Byrnes Marketo had the chance to interview landing page optimization expert and conversion king, Tim Ash of SiteTuners.com. He wrote the book on landing page optimization, literal...

Somewhere within Google, there’s an organization known as the “Make the Web Faster” initiative. It’s based on the belief that the faster pages load in your browser, the better. People are no l...

It’s rare I get excited by a new service, but OnCompare has great promise, and if my own experience trying / discarding services is any indication, it serves a real need.  Mashable calls is Yelp Fo...

Cloud -- however you choose to define it -- is undoubtedly one of those big transformational waves that sweep through our industry every so often. Regardless of what kind of IT organization youre runn...

Earlier this week, I shared a presentation by marketing technologist Cleve Gibbon on building a marketing technology platform for engaging global brands. Today, I'm pleased to share with you our own i...

Cloud is about achieving a steady state where dynamism is the norm but actions and reactions are in perfect balance. It’s called “dynamic equilibrium” and you’ll need to pass Cloud Chemistry...

I love watching people fuss over false dichotomies.  Liberal/conservative, Republican/Democrat, Sane/Congress ...

The upcoming year is bound to be one that is full of challenges and opportunities for online marketers. To help our readers navigate throughout these treacherous waters, we asked some of our most popu...

This is a guest blog post from Ralph Vugts, Online marketing specialist for Huthwaite Asia Pacific. Huthwaite specializes in sales performance training and works with some of the largest organizations...

Posted by Pamela PassmanCorporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Global Corporate and Regulatory Affairs Each year, we share our perspective and encourage discussion regarding technology-...