This 'internet' thing is a Fad!

Act One: The year was 1997 (plus or minus) and I had just landed a job with AT&T as a 'middle markets' account executive.

My clients were companies that spent lots of money each month on toll free and long distance.

We are talking $.28 per MINUTE baby!

AT&T rolled out one of the first commercial/corporate website development and hosting offerings. For a meager $5k per month we would build you a five (count 'em 5) page site!

Here are some actual quotes from prospects I pitched this to:

Chicago Tribune Article on Foursquare

Foursquare Fun: Newest Social Media Site Is Complement to Twitter

By JULIE WERNAU / CHICAGO TRIBUNE / Published: Wednesday, December 2, 2009

CHICAGO | David Kadavy steps into a local coffee and tea shop and clicks "check in" on his iPhone's Foursquare application.

His phone tells him six other people have also checked in, and it provides tiny pictures of them. The Foursquare application automatically updates his Twitter account - his 1,035 followers now know where to find him along with those half-dozen others.

The bearded 30-year-old Kadavy, a freelance Web designer and foodie (he has a "tweet what you eat" site) is playing an increasingly popular game that experts believe has a shot at turning social media into a money-making enterprise.

Pros and Cons of User Generated Content

I pulled this from Junta42 post... strongly recommend bookmarking and following @juntajoe

NOVEMBER 25, 2009  - The Pros and Cons of User-Generated Content

Thanks to Dara Solomon, Community Manager at FunAdvice.com, for putting this timely piece together on user-generated content. More and more, marketers are asking how or if user-generated content should fit into their overall content marketing strategy. Dara provides a good overview below to help you in your decision making.

As the Internet continues to sprawl, entangle with, and seemingly overtake many aspects of our lives, different issues also begin to reel us in. Something interesting to think about is the debate on websites using “user-generated content” (UGC) versus “traditional” content.

The concept is simple:

A Case Study on Using foursquare to Inspire Customer Loyalty

A must read article.... The Pit gets social medial AND how to inspire customers!

Remember: the time to build loyalty is way before you need it.

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