Archive for June, 2011
How Not to Buy a Google+ (Plus) Invite
Yesterday, I listed four ways to get a Google+ invite. One of the ways was to simply buy a GooglePlus invite in eBay. I promised to give it a try, and report what happened. You can buy Google+ (Plus) invites either via a bidding auction, or via a ”Buy It Now” auction. At a glance, bidding auction [...]
How to Get a Google+ (Plus) Invite
The Social Media world is all abuzz, scrambling for invites to Google’s Facebook-targeting social network product, Google+ (or GooglePlus, or Google Plus). Invites are pretty scarce — are you searching for one? Here’s how you can get your hands on an invite: 1. Just Ask Google for a Google+ Invite. When in doubt, just ask. You [...]
9 Online Tactics to Complement Your Band’s Offline Presence
This week kicks off with a guest post from Nick Lewis of Zimbalam, a European digital distribution company, giving solid tips around leveraging social media to build effective relationships with fans and influencers. Take it away, Nick… A lot of bands make the mistake of treating their online and offline presence as completely separate entities, [...]
Klout Crowns Bieber “King”, and Rihanna a “Thought Leader”
I swear, there must be hundreds of sites that claim to rank social media effectiveness based on social metric-driven algorithms now. It’s a challenge to keep track. Klout is one of the bigger ones basing its influence score (0 to 100) on Facebook and Twitter presence and influence. Klout’s blog just posted about the the [...]
Google Guitar Logo App: A GarageBand Killer??
No, but a neato app nonetheless. Google continues it’s oh-so-amusing trend of messing with its logo on special occasions. Today’s celebrates the great Les Paul — a mouse-playable, recordable, and shareable Google Guitar app doodle. You can actually send a recording to someone else, and that person can jam along with you. Granted, there are [...]
