App Store 5th Anniversary

5th Anniversary of the iTunes App Store

This week marks the 5th anniversary of the iTunes App Store and to celebrate, Apple is offering several awesome apps at low and free prices.  I’ve just started downloading and testing a few of them but I recommend you use the link below and download them for free while they last. The iTunes App Store …

Sometimes it’s Good to Say No on a Sales Call

Today I had a really tough call with a prospect and what I learned from it is sometimes it’s good to say no on a sales call.  My title is Product Marketing Manager but I find myself constantly working as a Sales Engineer, an onboard specialist, an IT consultant, a sales team organizer, a social …

Instagram Claims Right To Sell for All Photos Users Upload

Instagram now claims the right to sell all user uploaded photos in their newly released terms and conditions on their site.  There are two new additions to the “Rights” sections of the new terms and conditions that you are now agreeing to by keeping your account open.  The new terms take affect January 16th 2013. …

Malware is Everywhere

Here is a very interesting infographic from Inspired Learning on where Malware , viruses, trojans, and other computer crippling software typically comes from.  Malware is everywhere, and what I’m more surprised of is blogs and social media rank as the highest sites where malware is found on, while porn sites is least on this list! “Malware is Everywhere” …

First Impressions: Xfinity and Verizon Landing Pages

So both Xfinity and Verizon FIOS have released their new line of products and service in the home monitoring and security sector.  As a home owner and being personally interested in creating my own home wireless security system I wanted to look into their offers. Take a look at the pages yourself: Verizon Home Monitoring | Xfinity …

Project Glass – Google’s Latest Gamechanger

In the past week Google had released a comp video on what they see is the future in lifestyle technology.  Although this seems like augmented reality, it’s quite the opposite since it’s reality being augmented with overlays and not the other way around. If you have no idea what I’m talking about you should watch …

Applying Real Time Marketing To A Personal Message

This is an example of how I applied David Meerman Scott’s techniques of real time marketing to a contest that Chris Brogan was recently running. Chris Brogan’s Blog: http://www.chrisbrogan.com/ Fellows Shredder Contest: http://www.chrisbrogan.com/shredder/ David Meerman Scott’s Blog: http://www.webinknow.com/ David’s Book “Real-Time Marketing & PR” on Amazon David Meerman Scott’s keynote At 2012 NAMM on Vimeo