Recent Kickass Social Media Strategy Articles

Steve Huffman, Co-founder of Hipmunk 

Steve Huffman founded Reddit in 2005 when he was 22-years-old. Hear how he took the lessons from there to his newest company, Hipmunk.  Watch video

Slideshare: An Easy Way to Present

I am really becoming a big fan of author and speaker Sally Hogshead . Her book, Fascinate ,...  Read more

Facebook's Role in Revolutions

The social networking site has kept a low profile amid uprisings in the Middle East. Plus, an employee strikes back and the rest of the day's news.  Read more

Should You Make Consumers Register to Buy Online?

New research says consumers will lie on forms, leave them unfinished, or favor websites that don't require registration.  Read more

Groupon's Boardroom Shakeup

Starbucks boss Howard Schultz is joining the daily deal site's board. Plus, Obama's wireless pitch, a renegade Google executive and the rest of the day's news.  Read more

A Hidden Social Media Opportunity

At Social Media Camp New York yesterday, I picked up an unexpectedly simple tip on how to get your customers to listen to what you have to say.  Read more

Firing the "So-So" Workers

Jay Goltz on how to handle hiring mistakes. Plus, Mark Zuckerberg's stalker, the new social media elites and the rest of the day's news.  Read more

Why I Don’t Use MySpace

MySpace has admitted to claims of Read more

Groupon's Game Day

Will the social coupon site's Super Bowl ad be a fumble or a touchdown? Plus, Google's hiring spree and the rest of the day's news.  Read more

How to Get Retweeted

Remember my Klout Score of 30?  Since then, I've been...  Read more

Who Turned Down $100 Million?

Path, that's who. Plus, a Super Bowl gamble, highly successful companies you've never heard of, and the rest of the day's news.  Read more

The Way I Work: Gary Vaynerchuk

Gary Vaynerchuk, a social media marketing guru, splits his time between two companies, and spends every free second tweeting his heart out.  Read more

5 Tips for Bringing a Third-Party App to Market

These days, you can create an app for just about anything. But so can someone else. How can you go about differentiating yourself from the competition while ...  Read more

LinkedIn Files for an IPO

In its S-1 filing, the Mountain View, California, company reported revenue of $161.4 million in the first nine months of 2010.  Read more

How to Best Utilize the New Foursquare for Business

The check-in giant recently relaunched their business page offerings, making it easier for local businesses, retail chains and individual brands to reap the ...  Read more

A Chief Digital Officer for New York

City picks entrepreneur to lead digital efforts. Meet Rachel Sterne. The 27-year-old entrepreneur was tapped by New York City Mayor Michael Bloombe...  Read more

How to Build Better Business Relationships

Whether you realize or not, relationships are the fuel that feeds the success of your business. Here's how to make ones that last.  Read more

Is 2011 the Year of a Digital Privacy Revolution?

Federal legislation for digital privacy is poised for a major overhaul in 2011, kindling a heated dialogue among policy makers, start-ups, and legal scholars.  Read more

The Klout Score, a Way to Measure Online Influence

Klout has been in the public eye lately, especially after closing an Read more

A Million-Dollar Tweet?

Quantifying Twitter's networking power. Plus, a fast-food breakup, five myths to watch, and the rest of the day's news.  Read more

Fix Your Profile Picture

Your profile picture! Remember: this is the answer to the following questions. What's the first thing a potential employer or client or business coll...  Read more

The Hills Are Alive With Social Chatter

When luxury travel took a hit in the midst of the recession, Vermont's Trapp Family Lodge rethought their digital and social marketing strategy, capitalized ...  Read more

Groupon Sets a VC Record

Investors spare no expense for the daily coupon site in a record-setting investment, plus the Verizon-AT&T fray and other entrepreneurial news.  Read more

Yahoo Sheds Several Programs, Including Del.icio.us

Yahoo has given several of its longstanding services the ax. What can you do to salvage your content?  Read more

Is Your Social Networking Policy Illegal?

Thousands of companies have rules about how employees use Facebook that could get them in legal trouble. But do you put up with angry rants about supervisors...  Read more

The Business of Unfriending People

How start-ups such as GroupMe, Path, Diaspora, and Letter.ly are attempting to descale the social networking landscape.  Read more

Needed: Part-Time Help. Location: Anywhere

As the recession continues to limit small business spending power, a trend has emerged in which employers are seeking more part-time workers, many of whom ar...  Read more

4 Tools for Creating Video Blogs

A review of editing software that makes it easy to produce professional-looking video blogs  Read more

Small Businesses Shun Social Media in Favor of Traditional Websites

Companies seem more willing to invest in their website and in e-mail marketing than they do in social media.  Read more

How to Write a Social Media Press Release

The success of a social media campaign is reliant upon the networks and users themselves. Here is how to craft a press release that incorporates social inter...  Read more

Labor Board Backs Workers' Right to Bad-mouth Bosses Online

In what could be a precedent-setting case, a federal agency says employees' right to gripe online is protected.  Read more

GetGlue: The Foursquare of Entertainment?

The act of "Checking In" continues to evolve. For entertainment social service GetGlue, they've figured out how checking in to media can be profitable.  Read more

Facebook, Amazon Team Up for Venture Fund

Other investors in the new $250 million fund dedicated to the social web include Zynga, Liberty Media and Comcast. Google mysteriously missing.  Read more

Is Social Media Really Worth Your Time?

A new survey shows half of small businesses are unconvinced about the medium's popularity -- and whether it should be used to find customers.  Read more

How to Design a Great "About Us" Page on Your Website

Whether you're starting from scratch or revisiting an About Us page in need of a little TLC, you can take yours from forgettable to memorable by incorporatin...  Read more