Throw Your Press Release in the Trash
This was originally published as the Top Ten Reasons to Throw Your Press Release in the Trash, and I've refreshed it about three times since 1989. However recently a new generation of press writers...
View ArticleWeb trends: content and readers
The future of content navigation? What do most online readers do, and want? Can you remove bad press online? Does Google really organize relevance from the noise? These and others covered in this...
View Article3D TV Pops, Not Much to Watch
There's been a lot of hype surrounding the launch of 3D TV, but is the new technology worth buying right away? Could this mean a whole new genre of jobs for visual arts professionals? Guess we'll see...
View ArticlePublishing content and news
This 60-Second Window takes us past the State of the News Media 2010, wondering if the iPad will really change the publishing landscape, and seeing online providers trying outsourced journalism. Links...
View ArticleMedia update: 1012-10
This media update looks at getting your strategy together for 2011 -- from examples of thriving online communities; to executing your social media strategy; to social networking and email marketing and...
View ArticleMedia update: 1012-17
Fred Showker's 60-Second Window Media update: Trends in Global Media, Social Syncing, Cross Platform Marketing, Connectivity Addiction, PR. Virtual Property Rights and more read more
View ArticleTop Ten New Year's Resolutions for organizations
As the world continues to shrink, and people continue to migrate away from local organizations and clubs, here are ten things you can do in the coming year to pump some new life into your club. read more
View ArticleWho would block the Spam Cop ???
I recently was surprised by what I thought was professional web company who are quite popular and offer quite a bit of information. They offer industry marketing reports, and when signing my email...
View ArticleNew opportunities for designers in Stereoscopic 3D design
As with all the medias, gaming is now moving toward a 3D world. This represents some fresh new opportunities for graphic designers, illustrators, writers and others in the visual arts. The qualities of...
View Article301 60-Seconds : Quick, figure this out
As you know -- things aren't always the way they seem! There are a lot of really down-to-earth lessons our educational system seems to be missing these days in favor of more lofty, perhaps unnecessary,...
View Article60-Seconds #156 : Freelancing Pitfalls
I first published this article in 1996, and then updated and brushed it up in 2001. I was reading an online article by someone else the other day and it copied this article almost word-for-word. So, I...
View Article#332 : How to make sure your email doesn't end up in the spam traps and trash!
After spending about six hours tracking and reporting spam, do you think I need to see one more? No? Well then, don't send me your press release that looks like spam. Here, take a look at this and see...
View Article60-Seconds #336 : You Are Annoying Your Customers? Do you know why?
Gavin Jocious has written an article that really struck a note with me. I remember back in 2004, O'Reilly Media came out with a series of books about things that annoy people about technology. They...
View ArticleSocial Media Update : Celebrity Posts, Facebook Likes, Twitter Tactics, media...
When you talk about media, of course you could be talking about TV, radio, newspapers or other traditional forms of mass communications -- but today, more and more of these conversations are built...
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