I’ve had two people ask me in the past week if social media was just a fad and really worth putting any resources into. There’s been a lot written on this in the past two years and quite a few clichés, but I thought I would finally weigh in since [...]
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New hospital, new web site
The new hospital at UAMS will open this weekend with the dedication ceremony taking place this morning. At the same time, we are launching our new clinical web site uamshealth.com. If you have a few minutes, click around and let me know what you think. If you want to know [...]
Newspaper rips TV in breaking news
Here’s a hilarious promo for the Austin American Statesman newspaper breaking news as they rip TV for being slow about breaking news.
Facebook plans to connect with your friends on other sites
The NY Times reports that the facebook connect service is finally going to start coming online this week as a number of prominent sites start to include it in their web of services. In the past the decision for site owners was always whether to build your own social network [...]
False: Good sales people don’t take no for answer
Someone told me today, “No self-respecting salesperson takes no for an answer.” If you know me then you know I am not a salesperson, but this old adage clearly strikes me as off-balance. When a good salesperson won’t take no for answer they end up getting hung-up on, ignored or [...]
Five strategies to reach today’s consumer
Here’s five hot tips from Avenue A | Razorfish’s Digital Design Blog. Make Content Portable Enable Consumer Ratings and Reviews Invest in Online Video Think Beyond the Web site Take Small Steps with Mobile If you want to see how they reach these conclusions, read Avenue A | Razorfish’s first [...]