Month: September 2012
We’ve seen clever social media marketing from some of our favorite eyewear brands in the past (remember Warby Parker’s #warbywalk?), and now LensCrafters is getting in on the action. …
These days the lonelybrand calendar is an ever-expanding a rainbow of afterwork Chicago tech community events. One shining star among the many is App Challenge Chicago, a hackathon that takes ideas …
On the hunt for a new job in the Windy City? Here’s a bit of insight into what execs are looking for. The folks at the University of Phoenix …
A new report from Google shows that – surprise surprise – a mobile-friendly site is the key to a mobile visitor’s happiness and wallet. The survey asked 1,088 US adult …
Google for Entrepreneurs marks the launch of a new, major online resource for the startup and entrepreneur community. As Mary Grove, Head of Google for Entrepreneurs, explains, “We want …
You know that search engine optimization is important, but do you ever wonder what SEOs actually do on a day-to-day basis? SEOMoz provides biennial answers to this question with …
You’ve probably come across a TED Talk or two at some point in your Internet explorations. Whether it’s a subject of interest shared by a friend or a mind-boggling …
This special guest post is sponsored by The Small Business Challenge, a contest giving $50,000 to three small businesses. As an artistic form, rap music has taught society about …
Watch out, Internet, you’re about to experience another influx in cute and funny cat videos. In a move that many are seeing as long overdue, Friskies cat food is …
We know that luxury brands are turning to digital to reach affluent audiences, but do we know what these consumers actually want from a luxury brand’s digital properties? The Luxury …
Fans of silent film were just as devoted to their favorite stars as we are today. In fact, a couple of fans from the era took their devotion to …
Despite some humorous jabs about the design of the iPhone 5 and what future models will look like, and the outcry over the iOS 6 version of the Maps …
Response to Apple’s iOS 6 Maps app hasn’t been pretty. The Web is ringing with cleverly critical headlines and, surprise surprise, an ironic Tumblr site has popped up, called …
Community managers, take note. New updates to Facebook’s mobile Pages Manager app now allow you to schedule and promote from your phone or tablet. The Pages Manager app has …
While substantially underwhelmed by Apple’s latest hardware release, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on the 200-plus new features in iOS 6. It’s a lot to sift through, …
“Nostalgia is like a grammar lesson: you find the present tense, and the past perfect!” ― Owens Lee Pomeroy Marketers very well know that bringing back the good memories …
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo announced yesterday that the 140-character platform is following suit with the rest of the social gang by incorporating a large cover photo into user profiles. The …
Kickstarter is undoubtedly the king of crowdfunding. Although there has been some question over what should and does happen to pledged funds if a campaign doesn’t reach its fruition, …
Next time you give a gift, wouldn’t it be nice to support a startup at the same time? That’s exactly what iOS app Just Because does. Pay just $1 …
Summer is coming to an end and with it, so are the Google searches for summer hot spots, family vacation ideas and everything that goes with them. Ever wonder …
Web users these days have an incessant hunger for visual content. Photo-based networks Pinterest and Instagram have filled the tech news pipeline for months now, and recent data proves …
We’ve seen restaurants embrace bad press and spin it into clever marketing, and we’ve seen TV shows embrace memes to promote themselves. But here’s a new twist: restaurants embracing …
At 7 million users strong, design-focused e-commerce site Fab.com knows a thing or two about user experience. But no one’s perfect – in fact, Fab.com fielded quite a few …
In the past year, we’ve seen some of the hottest TV shows work social media into their digital presence. AMC, for instance, sought to create buzz among “Breaking Bad” …
Lower prices don’t come without their shortfalls – not even when said low prices come from the world’s largest online retailer. When Jeff Bezos and team revealed the new …
At long last, Tim Cook and company shared the face of the iPhone 5 with the rest of us. While there were no big surprises, the release seems to …
When you watch TV, is your smartphone at hand? In early 2012 consumers watched 4.38 hours of television per day. According to Pew Research, viewers are further connected to …
With hours of lost productivity and profit as collateral damage, GoDaddy’s day-long DNS server outage illustrated the importance of DNS reliability for any company with a presence on the …
With no shortage of crowdfunding options like Kickstarter and popular cash funding contests like the SMB Challenge, entrepreneurs have more options than ever to earn capital for their business …
Taking a hint from the soft drink world, Bing is challenging the public to a ‘taste’ test. Bing’s opponent? The reigning search king Google. The challenge, cleverly titled Bing …
