Please stop looking for a formula for being creative. All that time you spend planning, thinking and researching how to be creative is time you could have spent ACTUALLY BEING CREATIVE. It's less about what you do, and more about ...Read More

Creative is as creative does.

It's a different battle now, talking business owners about their online presence. It's no longer a discussion about "is social media important". Instead it's a discussion about "how important is social media". Business now knows that social media can and should ...Read More

The new pain point for the social media investment

It's not that difficult to trap a consumer. They are easy to spot, and easy to track. They are quickly distracted by flashy displays and simple words. If you really wanted to, you could certainly trap a bunch of consumers ...Read More

A trapped consumer is a dangerous consumer.

Social media is a beast. It's powerful, full of potential and beauty, but just as likely to kick you in the face as it is to take you for a seaside saunter into the sunset. Many have tried in vain ...Read More

How to tame your social media stallion

Digg 4.0 will fail for the exact same reason you thought it would succeed; because it's what people say they want. People say they want networking, community and individual customization because that's what they already have. We have Twitter and ...Read More

Hey, Kevin Rose, I wrote this for you.

Like many of our human impulses, creativity seems to come in bunches. Some days you are completely stuck thinking in the box, and some days you are running circles around that box without ever getting dizzy. It's a fickle, frustrating ...Read More

4.5 tips for overcoming creative inertia

An investment in social media doesn't offer the same potential for immediate returns as traditional media does. There is no social media equivalent of buying a spot in a TV show for next week, or a placement in a newspaper ...Read More

Why it’s essential to invest in social media before you need it.

It can be scary out there sometimes. So many millions of people hustling, shouting and pushing their way to the top of whatever community or industry habitat they live in. Social media can be a ruthless place, where your time ...Read More

Social Media is a Jungle: Are you a Predator or Prey?

People of Twitter! The injustice has gone on long enough. We all know the familiar frustration, annoyance and outrage of Twitter violations that we encounter almost daily. I think we can all agree that some people deserve to be reported, ...Read More

2010 Charter of the Twitter Neighborhood Watch Committee

Too much of a good thing can always become a hindrance instead of a benefit. In business, there are certain qualities that characterize all successful professionals, not only because they posses them, but because they don't possess too much of ...Read More

5 Business Qualities You Never Thought You Could Have Too Much Of