Industry Archives - Page 23 of 52

Increasing your Twitter Followers – Comment here

Tuesday, 10 February 2009 by Paul O'Brien

Though only in beta, FIDDYP’s word press plugin WP-Twitip-ID is a brilliantly simple innovation enabling blogs to add Twitter profiles to users’ comments. The commenting systems on blog platforms are entirely limited, at this point, to the promotion of a reader’s website, limiting engagement by way of this dynamic communication platform. Twitip adds a Twitter

Published in Social Media

9 Comments

Shout out to Fixya – Inexpensive Tech Support

Tuesday, 03 February 2009 by Paul O'Brien

So I’ve been MIA for more than I like and want to apologize for that; I’ve been burdened with new endeavors, some consulting projects, and a bout with malware and spyware to make a superhero jealous. Through it all, I had a faithful friend stand by me; a friend worth sharing. I don’t usually make

computers electronics help it support

Published in Fun, Vendors / Agencies

No Comments

A letter to Yahoo’s Carol Bartz

Tuesday, 13 January 2009 by Paul O'Brien

Should you be so kind as to spare me a few moments, A couple thoughts on the opportunity before a company with such a renowned history and such incredible possibility. I share these thoughts without consideration of the recent trials and tribulations that have garnered attention; instead, from the perspective of one who, in a

ads Advertising banners carol bartz ceo display Yahoo!

Published in Search

3 Comments

Connect with Facebook

Thursday, 08 January 2009 by Paul O'Brien

Well I have spent the better part of the holiday designing and wrapping up a new site. Interpreting my blog’s title, you might imagine my last name to be O’Brien, that is unless you make the mistake of interpreting my name as Brian with the SEO… you get the idea. To be sure, I am

Blog blogging connect facebook facebook connect friend connect google friend connect o'brien plugin plugins Social Media social network social networking the o'brien store wordpress

Published in Social Media

No Comments

Levis Tops themselves with Viral Video

Friday, 19 December 2008 by Paul O'Brien

Leave it to Levis to come up with a better video the day after I post their previous attempt in my “best of” picks for ’08. Nice work! Careful with this one though, it makes you cringe a bit. I’m all the more impressed if this is the work of Wieden + Kennedy who has

agency Kennedy levis videos viral viral marketing viral video Wieden Wieden + Kennedy

Published in Brand Marketing, Social Media, Vendors / Agencies

2 Comments

The 12 Days of an SEO Christmas

Friday, 19 December 2008 by Paul O'Brien

The folks at Kettlewell Enterprises in Colorado have come up with a cute take on the 12 Days of Christmas… for SEO. The song caught my attention because I have just spent the better part of a few days researching and writing a piece about the history behind the actual 12 Days of Christmas. On

Fun lyrics seo song

Published in Fun, Natural Search / SEO

1 Comment

Best Viral Marketing Videos of 2008 – or – How to Succeed in Viral Marketing Without Really Trying

Friday, 19 December 2008 by Paul O'Brien

Yesterday’s contemplation of “Viral Marketing” led me on an exploration of the best and worst our industry had to offer this year. Here are some thoughts on best practices. Levis How do we know this for Levis? Nothing more than the classic patch on the back. One of my favorites. Be careful of the source

Published in Brand Marketing, Social Media

3 Comments