Austin a Rich WordPress Community
Thursday, 06 January 2011
by Paul O'Brien
Finally feeling settled in Austin, I took my head out of the proverbial sand to pop in to an Austin WordPress Meetup hosted by Pat Ramsey. A diverse group took advantage of the Cospace hospitality to network with some peers and professionals, share a few tips and tricks, and trade resources and opportunities. If you
- Published in Austin, Social Media, Texas Startups
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Facebook v. Google?
Monday, 03 January 2011
by Paul O'Brien
A GigaOm article today, followed by a rash of calls and emails from folks wanting an opinion about the latest Goldman Sachs investment in Facebook, spurned this article. I’m troubled by the lack of distinction between Google and Facebook, with almost every query asking for insight to how Google’s (or Twitter’s) growth and valuations reflect
- Published in Search, Social Media
The Backr, the Baker, and the Candlestick Maker
Thursday, 28 October 2010
by Paul O'Brien
I had the distinct pleasure of spending some time with appbackr last week, one of the few startups in the app development space doing anything interesting and truly beneficial. A purely narcissistic meeting, and a chance for a beer from a friend, I’ve been desperately seeking services that make it easy to develop on mobile
- Published in Mobile
SEO Firms Must Become Digital Media Agencies
Tuesday, 19 October 2010
by Paul O'Brien
One of these days, Marketers are going to learn. It will be a new dawn for marketing! A shining era in which everyone recognizes how interwoven search is with everything a business does. Until then, we’ll continue to plod along… Joe Devine, CEO of The Search Engine Guys in Austin, Texas knows this all too
- Published in Advertising, Search, Social Media
Apple’s best ad campaign yet?
Friday, 15 October 2010
by Paul O'Brien
If this doesn’t make you want to run out an buy an iPhone, it will certainly make you want to pick up the Atomic Tom single “Take Me Out.” This music video was filmed, unannounced (though hardly spontaneously), last week Friday aboard a New York City train over the Manhattan Bridge. To be clear, this
- Published in Advertising, Mobile, Social Media
Yahoo’s New Search IU – Universal Search Finally Getting Somewhere?
Friday, 08 October 2010
by Paul O'Brien
The promise of Universal Search or One Search has, for years, waffled between the promise of a better search experience and the reality of results diluted with local listings, videos, images, social network chatter, and other content often irrelevant to the needs of the user. Simply, the idea behind Universal Search is that one set
- Published in Search
10 Twitter Lists You Need to Set Up
Friday, 30 October 2009
by Paul O'Brien
If you haven’t yet been introduced to Twitter Lists (they are in beta), you are in for a treat. As you use Twitter, and over time amass thousands of people that you follow, you’ll quickly find that paying any meaning full attention to the stream is impossible. Such an experience certainly explains the speculation that
- Published in Social Media