Google – Barrel Roll

Type “do a barrel roll” into Google search. See what happens. Pretty unexpected and awesome.

Social media and sales relationship complicated by Doug Lacombe

Recently Doug Lacombe (@dblacombe) wrote an interesting article in The Star Phoenix called, “Social media and sales relationship complicated.” He quotes me but that isn’t why you should read the article. You should read it because of the way Doug contrasts how social media relates to sales and marketing. It’s a good read. Our discussion…

How to Enable The New Facebook Timeline

Since I was too impatient to wait until Facebook officially launched the new Timeline, I tricked Facebook into thinking I was a developer and viola! Click here to read Techspot’s easy instructions on how to enable the new Timeline for your profile.

Humorous Facebook Posts

Thought I would inject a bit of levity in today’s blog post. A friend of mine posted this on (where else?) Facebook this morning: Enjoy! Some of them so ridiculous, that it makes one wonder if they are perhaps fake. Good for a laugh anyhow.

Interesting Disclosure of Information on Facebook

It is amazing how the world is changing and social media is paving new and interesting pathways. Today I received an email from Airmiles offering me 100 bonus reward miles if I spend $100 or more at Safeway before the end of October 2. Kudos to Safeway and Airmiles for creating a near perfect promotion….

Evaluating Your Website With Heat Maps

Nowadays you can track and measure almost anything on your website. You probably heard of heat maps, which track the visitor behavior on the site. Heat maps can be based on clicks, eye movement or mouse hovers and they can help to understand your visitors better. What grabs their attention, how do they navigate on…

Building Brand Identity Through Twitter

In the last few years, the fashion industry has fully embraced the use of Social Media to connect with the public. Big name designers like Marc Jacobs and Oscar De La Renta have huge followings on their Twitter, Facebook and Instagram pages. Last year enough customers gave feedback on Twitter that Marc Jacobs needed to…