Mar 17, 2010 Posted by Ray Goins

Stay Informed with Google Reader

In order for you to achieve long-term success you have to know what’s going on in your market and industry. It doesn’t matter what you are attempting to promote, sell, or advertise. You need to know what’s changing so you can react to the change. You need to know what other people are saying so you can strategize. You need to know so you will know…know what I’m saying? The... read more

Mar 15, 2010 Posted by Ray Goins

How To Manage Your Twitter Following And Followers

How many times per day do you receive an email informing you that some random person has begun following you on Twitter? How many times have you randomly started following people in hopes that they would return the favor and follow you? It seems that the goal of most Twitterers (may not be a word but I’m feeling it right now) is to obtain as many followers as possible. Why? I don’t know really.... read more

Mar 11, 2010 Posted by Ray Goins

Is Twitter in trouble?

Mashable has posted an article that reveals some potential problems for Twitter. The article takes a look at more than 19 million Twitter accounts. Some interesting facts about Twitter activity are brought to light. Honestly, I had no idea but the report finds that most Twitter accounts aren’t even active. In fact, only 21% of all Twitter users are active. By active I mean they consistently... read more

Mar 6, 2010 Posted by Ray Goins

Conan O’brien changes the life of 1 Twitter user…

Yesterday, Conan O’brien vowed to change the life of one random Twitter user. He didn’t promise to buy this person a home, a car, pay for their college tuition, or even provide a year’s supply of Happy Meal’s. He simply promised to change this person’s life and left it at that. Who was the lucky person? Who was the beneficiary of this mass publicity at no cost? Who is now... read more