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Originally shared by Rupesh Nandy

NASA’s 30-year space shuttle program ended yesterday. Quick re-cap of the 135 missions.

Does anyone here use Adobe Business Catalyst? I do have a Free Partner account, but haven’t gotten into it very much to play around. Looking for some feedback on it.

I’m considering using it for future website clients who need more than a simple CMS and web presence, and want something more dynamic, in terms of business lead/CRM management and web stats.

They’re doing it because you’re like a fly, buzzing nearby—slightly annoying but not in their faces—not close enough for them to stand up and take attention. Stop trying to re-tweet, blog-comment and follow social web heavy hitters in an effort to get them to notice you. They may, or they may not. Stand out by making your own interesting, innovative way.

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Originally shared by Dan Soto

Ever since Google’s Q2 report last week, there has been a big buzz over the amount of people using G+. Last week they reported 10 million users and some sources are claiming 20 million now. Awesome. There have even been two popular graphs showing how long it has taken G+ to reach those those numbers compared to Twitter or Facebook. Cool-but-not.

YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG!

Everyone has their jaws dropped over how quickly this has happened but, let me try to give an analogy to show why you’re looking at this the wrong way. (I wish I was a graphic artist to show this visually but hang with me 🙂 )

Visualize the following:

2004- A swimming pool with 5 people around it. A man decides to jump in and do a “cannonball” (make a big splash). Since there are only 5 people around it, not many are affected.

2006 – Same swimming pool but with 100 people around it. Another man attempts a cannonball and now splashes 100 people.

2011 – Same pool. 1 million people. Man jumps in for a cannonball and splashes 1 million people.

– The people around the pool represent the number of people that know about social media.

– Each man that jumps in the pool represents a new major SM player.

As time goes on, we are building a bigger base of people who know about SM. In 2011, hundreds of millions more people are aware of SM than than in 2004. If G+ would have come out in 2004 with this exact same product, the effect would not be nearly as dramatic.

There is also one other perspective. Existing fan base. Google has a massive fan base of users of their products already. Facebook and Twitter didn’t. Think about it. If you were a loyal Heineken drinker and they gave you a free sample of a new adult beverage, would you try it? Most likely yes.

I’m not knocking Google at all. They have an impressive product that will revolutionize the world of SM as we know it. I’m glad. My only point is to put things in proper perspective.

Thanks for listening. Your comments are always appreciated, welcomed and urged.

Originally shared by Joe Sabado

A list of google+ resources – tips/tricks/tools and links to discussions on google+ and higher ed.

Why do some blogs thrive and others fail? Do you blog? Have you been working hard to build a loyal following for your business, but it’s just not happening for you?

The good news is you’re not alone. Most blogs don’t get the traffic or the attention they desire.

What follows are the top mistakes made by bloggers (and how to fix them). Link to article below.

Monkeys = cute

Puppies = super cute

Monkeys playing with puppies = OMG I’m gonna ESSPLODE FROM TEH CUTENESS

*SPLORT*

(Now suffering cranial explosion worthy of ER visit. Thanks a HEAP Michael Beck!)