Video Conference : Oct 29th 2008 : Online Marketing Tips from Experts!

October 20, 2008 :: cbensen

If you’ve been enjoying the events that we’ve been bringing you, then you will NOT want to miss this one! This one requires no travel you can attend it from the convenience of your office or home! We’ve created a free video conference that’s jam packed with insights & online marketing tips for small businesses!
Mark [...]

A Fun Way to Spend a Saturday: Going to BarcampDC

October 17, 2008 :: Steve Fisher

Many people may not have heard of BarCamp. It is a strange word if you haven’t ever heard someone explain it.
What is a “BarCamp”?
BarCamp DC is an ad-hoc unconference and is part of the larger BarCamp movement. While there are topics suggested for discussion, there is no set agenda until everyone gathers. Attendees are required [...]

Upcoming Event: SocialDevCamp East on 11/01

October 16, 2008 :: Steve Fisher

SocialDevCamp East is the Unconference for Thought Leaders of the Future Social Web.
Following up on the successful premiere of SocialDevCampEastSpring2008, held in Baltimore in May, SocialDevCamp East Fall 2008 once again invites east coast developers and technology business leaders to come together for a thoughtful discussion of the ideas and technologies that will drive the [...]

Get Involved on Blog Action Day

October 14, 2008 :: cbensen

Every day we blog. Millions of people write about what they’re passionate about. We’re all comfortable & happy with our lifestyle. But what about those that are less fortunate? There are some superstar bloggers that are always making a difference. Beth Kanter, Beth Dunn & Steve Bridger are always sharing their great ideas!
The International Blogging [...]

Social Media Campaign Success - Olympic Bloggers

October 14, 2008 :: Steve Fisher

At this year’s Olympic Games in Beijing we saw world records shattered including Michael Phelps amazing eight gold medals won beating Carl Lewis and Mark Spitz for the most won in one Olympic games. Michael Phelps is from my hometown of Baltimore so I am very proud.
Another person who is very proud is Rohit Bhargava, [...]

Affiliate Marketing Conference Recap

October 13, 2008 :: Steve Fisher

Last week, Shashi was out at The Affiliate Summit Social Media 2008 which took place on October 5, 2008 at Baruch College Vertical Campus Conference Center in New York City.
There were many sessions and the one with Shashi was titled “Making Social Media Make Money”. Here is a great write up from Zac Johnson who [...]

Speaking at the GOING FREELANCE Seminar on October 18th

October 12, 2008 :: Shashi Bellamkonda

I am honored to speak at the Going Freelance Seminar sponsored by Johns Hopkins University Masters of Arts in Writing Program and American Independent Writers. Details of the event are here:
GOING FREELANCE: An All-Day Seminar on Saturday, October 18, 2008
Jointly sponsored by Johns Hopkins University Masters of Arts in Writing Program and American Independent Writers
Johns [...]

Join our Popcorn Party for a Good Cause

October 9, 2008 :: cbensen

Not too long ago I wrote about Connor, a 10 year old entrepreneur, who decided that he wanted to take his annual fundraising of selling popcorn to a new level. Shashi, our Social Media Swami asked me to come up with a plan to help Connor.
I decided to introduce him to the world of social [...]

This is pretty cool - Network Solutions is a Finalist for New Communications Award

October 9, 2008 :: cbensen

You know, around here we love to communicate with you out there on “The Internets”. This blog has grown into a communications channel that offers customers advice on running a small business, events that are coming to their town, coverage of events they might not make it to or be aware of and most of [...]

Almost Live From Blog World Expo : Marissa Louie and Duc Haba of Ad-Village.com

October 7, 2008 :: Shashi Bellamkonda

Ad Village is a new ad platform for bloggers that gives back 80-100% of ad revenue back to bloggers. They use crowdsourcing to refine the methods that people advertise on blogs and use sophistcated analytics to target better than ever. They just launched at Blog World and they have tons of sponsors with a team [...]