Quietly, without trumpets, fan fare, ticker tape parades or walks outside of the limo that give the secret service heart attacks, President Barack Obama has been changing the way the executive branch of the government does business online.  Not only that he's influencing the other branches, in part...

It's hard to believe that it's been a year already, since Mike Grehan of Acronym Media put together one of the best Search Engine Strategies events I've been to, but, the calendar doesn't lie, it's been a year.  Last year Mike had one heck of a program put together, new sessions, great speakers and...

Are Forums & Message Boards dead?  Hardly!  In fact according to Charlene Li's Groundswell, it's the 2nd most popular thing people are doing in social media (next to watching videos).  Companies and their marketers need to be weary though entering into these unique areas of communication with...

Entering into the fray of of social media can be a pretty scary idea for any corporation.  Most companies fear the negative, the bad press, the worst possible scenarios.  While those can be legitimate fears, they shouldn't be crippling or the things that halt companies from participating and holdi...

With the cold weather now enveloping Pennsylvania, I wanted to step back and remember the warmth of summer and the fun of Search Bash at SES San Jose.  I went perusing the photos and found these three "hawt" guys and just knew this one was this week's photo. This week's photo features Marcus Tandle...

It's been a few weeks since I've had a Tuesday's Tips in Online Marketing Video, but I'm happy to say they are back!  Had a few issues with my laptop that screwed up the works for a while (it sat in Houston waiting to be repaired while that hurricane blew threw there), and then software issues, but...

I've got two favorite couples in this industry, Dave & Irma Wallace of SearchRank and Bill & Motoko Hunt.  Bill is 'the guy' at Global Strategies, and Motoko has her own Japanese Search Marketing Firm.  I caught them hanging out at the Zappos party at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas, dur...

Please humor a gal who's been longing for a trophy to come back to Philly..... A lot of you who know me personally know I'm a Philly Sports Gal.  Die hard Eagles fan, Love the Flyers, Phillies and Sixers.  The Soul started up this year with a Championship.... and FINALLY after 25 years of a Major ...

For the past view days I've been in San Francisco at BlogHer '08.  It's been a spectacular time, and it's really amazing to meet so many, intelligent, super charged up women bloggers. Over the course of a few months I've gotten to know the founders of the BlogHer community.  These women ar...

Last night a "Newbie Mixer" kicked off BlogHer 2008 at the top of the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco, CA.  There was a lot of newbies in the room, and for the first time in a long time, I hardly new a soul in the room, what an overwhelming feeling.  I did get to meet a few n...