Even with its 140-character restriction, Twitter has become a powerful news service capable of reaching a worldwide audience instantly as events happen. The first source to announce the Boston Marathon explosions, Twitter immediately became the go-to point for individuals desperate Read more…

It’s not the car, it’s Boomer Men and Women. As of the 2011 census, 18.5 percent of the total U.S. population is 60 and over  (56.6 million). Twenty percent of all women are 60 and over, while almost 17 percent Read more…

I recently blogged about the power of blogs revealed in our survey, Women Who Read Blogs.  Close to 90 percent of women who read blogs said they WOULD NOT purchase a product or brand receiving a negative blog review, while Read more…

Blogs matter.  JSH&A recently conducted a study of the habits of women who read blogs.  The results?  Close to 90 percent of women online said they would not purchase a product that had received a negative review on a blog. Read more…

There’s a lot of technology buzz this week as Apple launches its new iPad Mini and Microsoft introduces its new tablet, the Surface.  Remember those computers we used when we were living in our caves?  Remember the Wang?  And the Read more…

Creating a company website with a newsroom to relay the company “messages” isn’t a new idea.  What ­is new is the focus, the voice, and the frequency. Today’s online and mobile, 24/7 society offers challenges and opportunities for marketing the Read more…

Mobile technology is causing a seismic shift in how companies market to their customers and stakeholders.  A recent report from ExactTarget, in conjunction with Gartner Research, estimates that by 2015, there will be 176.3 million Smartphone users in the U.S. Read more…

Where’s Jesse?  Rumors are flying and, for the past month, the mysterious disappearance of Jesse Jackson, Jr. has been headline news in Chicago and now on national news.  This is not the way to handle a personal crisis for a Read more…

If you’re feeling even slightly gloomy about the world condition – the global economy, violence around the world, the cost of gas, the future of healthcare, your teenager’s addiction to anything techno – then you have to read Abundance: The Future Read more…

Remember the good old days of the internet when a URL typically ended in .com or .org, or maybe, .net?  In the 1980s there were a total of seven gTLDs (general Top Level Domain), the three above along with .gov, Read more…