People tend to interact more with "rich" media than they do with plain text links. So when you share a link on Facebook, Twitter or other social media networks you'll find that those links that contain "media", such as images and video, will get more interactions. Apart from anything else, they'll stick out more on people's news feeds. If you're using Wordpress as your … [Read more...] about Fixing and Debugging Rich Media Sharing on Facebook and Twitter
Sponsoring Irish Internet Awards Compared
We get hit up for sponsorship all the time. So I generally know how much all the awards events are charging (before they do any discounts) So who is the most expensive? Of the three annual awards that we know of (Eircom Spiders, IIA Net Visionary and Irish Web Awards) the single most expensive award is currently the Eircom Spiders (formerly known as the Golden … [Read more...] about Sponsoring Irish Internet Awards Compared
Tongue In Cheek Marketing
James and I throw ideas backwards and forwards a lot. Generally speaking, however, he knows what I'll like and what I'll hate. This week he came up with a couple of very nice images for two very different things. One is for a talk I'm giving at a conference later this month. I'll be talking about domain names and how choosing the right one is important and, hopefully, how … [Read more...] about Tongue In Cheek Marketing
Why I Value LinkedIn Endorsements
I've been a member of LinkedIn for several years. I'm connected to people I've dealt with in a variety of roles. Some of the people I know very well, others might only be casual acquaintances. However I have some kind of "link" or "connection" with pretty much all of them. I won't connect to people unless I know who they are and I definitely won't endorse someone unless … [Read more...] about Why I Value LinkedIn Endorsements
Slaves.ie And The Intern Debacle
It's been an interesting couple of days .. I've been trying to follow all the comments on this debate across various blogs, LinkedIn and Twitter and it's fascinating to see the visceral reaction that the debate has provoked. So what happened? Yesterday morning James put the slaves.ie site live. The domain was registered by me back in February of this year, but,like so … [Read more...] about Slaves.ie And The Intern Debacle