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We’re all part of multiple social media networks now. Maybe it’s Twitter and Facebook, with a little Ping.fm thrown in with FriendFeed and LinkedIn on the flipside. Don’t even get me started on public Google Waves. And as we’re all getting on more and more networks, our paths are bound to cross at more and more points. Which is why I think it’s more important than ever to know your network and know your audience. I’l

Best articles, photos, and general signs of cool from my Google Reader Feeds 7 Rules December 17, 2009 Google – Twitter strike live search deal; what it means for your company December 15, 2009 Reader Spotlight December 16, 2009

Piggybacking on the post about Google’s real-time search that includes Twitter and Facebook – they’re also taking mobile search very seriously. Soon, when you search ‘pizza’ from a smartphone, Google will give you the most relevant results based on your search terms and location. Again, how will this affect the way websites are optimized? Obviously this benefits the user because I’m getting better results (in t

Best articles, photos, and general signs of cool from my Google Reader Feeds 12 Days, 12 Ways to Help the Homeless December 12, 2009 The first transaction December 5, 2009 The magic of dynamic pricing December 10, 2009 define: Brand December 13, 2009 The ancillary market is the market. December 1, 2009 Your SERP Isn’t My SERP December 8, 2009 A Day In The Life of The Internet [2] December 10, 2009 How to Hold Your Br

Best articles, photos, and general signs of cool from my Google Reader Feeds “We Live in Public” Screening at Starz Film Center November 30, 2009

Today I gave a quick talk to the students of the Utica College PRSSA group about the job I do at Romanelli Communications as well as how brands are using social media to reach their audiences.  Of course with graduation dates approaching, students are wondering how to best position themselves for the job market (and more specifically in the PR department). Here’s the top 3 points I wanted to drive home: 1 ̵

I helped a friend out the other night who was using Verizon DSL and had recently magically became unable to send outgoing mail. This actually isn’t the first time I’ve heard of this problem in the area so I had a hunch that they were simply blocking port 25. I’m not going to get too technical here, but let’s just say we were able to determine this was the problem. After nearly an hour on the phone trying to explain t