Social Media

Tangerines v. Oranges: Variances of Measuring Traffic on the Web

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

According to a Nielsen study, the average U.S. Internet user spends more time on Facebook (FB) than Google, Amazon, Yahoo!, YouTube and Wikipedia combined.
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“They say that taupe is very soothing…”

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

Brad Pitt uttered these words in the movie Ocean’s Eleven as a response to George Clooney’s question, “Why do they always paint hallways that color?”  Colors are carefully selected in places that have a defined function or goal; perhaps in the casino’s instance, it was to relax the employees and guests.

From a website’s structure, to images, media, and content font, the colors used will subconsciously send a message to the reader.  And if you are wondering why many professional companies use the color blue, for instance, this post will shed some light. (more…)

World of Warcraft – personal ads

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

Every now and then we feel like posting on topics other than search engine marketing.   And when we feel like some humorous reading of the “unique content” kind, well, we turn to the king of it, Craigslist.

The truth of the matter is, we know some of these people… (more…)

Deciding to block social networking sites?

Friday, July 18th, 2008

According to the Chicago-based human resources firm Challenger Gray & Christmas,  22 percent of social networking websites, like Facebook, are blocked in the workplace. (more…)

Youtube’s privacy concerns

Sunday, July 6th, 2008

YouTube was the top web-property for activity within the United State in April 2008*.  Over 4 billion videos were viewed and an untold amount of money was generated through its ad network. (more…)

Why we love YouTube

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Its an opportunity to be creative, to share viewpoints, and communicate to the masses as the masses have never been able to do before.  Its also free.  And while the socially myopic have found a platform to spread their views, as a whole, YouTube has been a wonderful addition to this world. (more…)

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