Caring Across Continents – The Next Phase of #12for12k

12for12k social media charity

“As I see it, there are two great forces of human nature: self-interest, and caring for others.” Bill Gates. Say what you will about Bill Gates, the man has a great point. It’s the kind of thinking that drives me, and is almost a mantra for the whole 12for12k project that I started with the… [Continue Reading]

Your Best Work is You

The best of you

If you were asked to give someone a link to your best work, what link would you share? For me, some spring to mind, but who’s to say they’re my best work? Perhaps my favourites for whatever reason, but best? I don’t know. And what defines our best work? Is it the educational post about… [Continue Reading]

Email or RSS – Feeding the Inbox

Email or RSS subscribe

If you’re a blogger, how easy are you making it for people to subscribe to you? Sure, just having the standard RSS feed is fine, and a lot of blog readers use this and this alone. Yet email subscription – or the option of one – is becoming more popular and offers your readers more… [Continue Reading]

My Comment Policy

Play fair

One of the things I’ve been considering for a while is having an official comment policy. It’s not because I feel I need one, per se – the community here is one of the best on the web. I feel incredibly lucky to have you guys come here and share your views, because you always… [Continue Reading]

Using Facebook Like to Market Your Business

Why fans like Facebook pages

According to new figures released by a joint survey between Exact Target and CoTweet, Facebook users use the Like option for a brand for one overpowering reason – discounts and special offers. Surveying 1,550 U.S. respondents aged 15 and older from March 2009 to April 2010, the results found that a whopping 40% of consumers… [Continue Reading]