Tag Archives: Facebook

A LinkedIn IPO – this one could be a big winner

Posted on January 28, 2011 by markkolier

Yesterday in Kara Swisher’s allthingsd.com blog http://bit.ly/e5QFen it came out the LinkedIn.com will likely file an S-1 for an IPO. This was confirmed late Thursday – http://nyti.ms/hZTvLp . Some interesting stats from the article were that LinkedIn has more than … Continue reading →

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MySpace – is it going no place?

Posted on January 26, 2011 by markkolier

One report had MySpace with 66 million users as of June 2010. Another had MySpace with 110 million people that are monthly active users on MySpace.com including 1 in 4 Americans. While those numbers pale in comparison to Facebook’s nearly … Continue reading →

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Taking the day off from Twitter and Facebook – is it a sacrifice or a vacation?

Posted on November 30, 2010 by markkolier

I will start by noting that I like Alicia Keys’ music and whole vibe actually. I respect Lady Gaga as a premiere performer who really gets in touch with her audience. So why was I shaking my head when I … Continue reading →

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Groupon might be gobbled up by Google

Posted on November 24, 2010 by markkolier

Marissa Mayer, Vice President of Search Product and User Experience at Google, is reported to be interested in Google’s purchasing internet coupon star Groupon. In Kara Swisher’s ‘All Things D’ report http://read.bi/bgRQwy the price tag is said to be well … Continue reading →

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Yelp and Foursquare should go to the altar together

Posted on November 17, 2010 by markkolier

Being on the road again in mostly unfamiliar cities I have been using Yelp – http://www.yelp.com more and more. Enabled with GPS technology on my smartphone, Yelp allows me to search out the nearest coffee shops, wine bars, restaurants and … Continue reading →

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LinkedIn should be your first resource for learning about business people

Posted on November 8, 2010 by markkolier

Many people I talk to remark that they see me all over LinkedIn. I am always posting blogs, recommending people, making comments, asking and answering questions, etc. I find the time because using LinkedIn has become one of my most … Continue reading →

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Do you run your business like it is 1999?

Posted on September 24, 2010 by markkolier

In thinking about today’s post I was determined to not post about what’s dominating my thoughts lately – China. I was having a little trouble and then I went to get my hair cut. I really like the woman who … Continue reading →

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Why would Tumblr like to be Twitter’s rival?

Posted on August 2, 2010 by markkolier

Even before I read the article in today’s New York Times (http://nyti.ms/aQ9oKV) I had some knowledge of Tumblr – http://www.tumblr.com. Yes I signed up. No I’m not exactly sure why. A blogging service based in NYC, Tumblr claims to want … Continue reading →

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Guerrilla Marketing doesn’t mean clients don’t have to spend any money

Posted on April 27, 2010 by markkolier

Our agency being on the smaller side has the ability to be nimble while at the same time employing new marketing tools in real time for our own http://www.YourCover.com product as well as for our clients. Because budgets can be … Continue reading →

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Social media and Internet censorship in the office will not make things better

Posted on April 13, 2010 by markkolier

I heard a radio spot yesterday from Barracuda Networks. Their offer is to help companies make their workers more productive by blocking/firewalling them from websites and social networks that (as the ad infers) detract from employee productivity and company profits. … Continue reading →

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