A blog is an interactive site that distributes expertise to a community. Just don’t call it a blog, because that term may no longer be relevant. What comes to mind when you hear the words blog or blogging – a string of random thoughts or a well-crafted piece of content that helps a specific community to […]
Blekko Search Slashes Out the Best Content
June 21, 2011 by Jeff Korhan
Have you searched the web for too long already and still cannot find what you are looking for? If so, upstart search engine Blekko may do the trick. Blekko uses slashtags to get the job done. These are tags that eliminate spammy results to bring you the most relevant content. There Are Lots of Search Engines […]
Klout is Influence
June 14, 2011 by Jeff Korhan
In the early days of modern civilization (before the Internet) – there was an expression that it’s not what you know but who you know. Back then, information, power, and therefore influence, were localized. If you were in-the-know, you had influence. And that influence could be wielded to accomplish objectives. Information is now readily available […]
Planely Enhances Productivity for Business Travel and Events
June 7, 2011 by Jeff Korhan
Planely is the social app I would have created years ago if I had the technical capabilities to do so. Extend Your Networking Beyond Events Every year I attend many conventions, expos, and events – sometimes to stay current in my profession, but more often because I am a speaker at the event. What’s the […]
What Is Your Social Media Vision?
June 5, 2011 by Jeff Korhan
It was no more than a few years ago that we had no idea where social media was going. Nevertheless, many of us intuitively knew that we should get on board to see where where it could take us. After a fair amount of work, a great deal of trial and error, and a few […]
Customer Service is Moving Online
May 31, 2011 by Jeff Korhan
When the telephone rings (or however it notifies you) – and you know the call is coming from one of your customers, you answer it. Then why do companies establish a presence on the social networks and let comments and tweets go unanswered? I don’t know either. I do know that your customers expect you […]
Typepad vs WordPress – Pros and Cons
May 30, 2011 by Jeff Korhan
One advantage of having a unique domain for your blog is you can export your entire blog from WordPress Optimisation to TypePad or vice-versa. Even if you are loyal to one platform, you never know with mergers and such if there will be a desire to make a change down the road. So, do this. […]
How to Stay Motivated
May 26, 2011 by Jeff Korhan
Motivation is one of those subjects that people tend to feel strongly about – almost like politics. You may read or hear such declarations as this: Nobody can motivate you – you have to motivate yourself. This may be true. However, others definitely can inspire us take action. In that sense, they indeed do motivate […]
Give Bing a Chance
May 24, 2011 by Jeff Korhan
Google still stands tall as the king of search – controlling nearly 65% of the market. However, Bing is giving them a run, thanks in part to their partnership with Facebook. The Future of Web Search is Social Google and Bing both understand the future of the search is going social. Why? Because that’s where […]
Jeff Korhan Moves to WordPress
May 23, 2011 by Jeff Korhan
Many of you know that I have been blogging on the TypePad platform for more than five years – on this blog and few I have since abandoned. While I will still recommend TypePad to small businesses who are new to blogging, it is time for this blogger to get on a faster horse if […]
