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This morning, for less than an hour, it seemed the entire Internet went bad.

Google works with a non-profit organization called StopBadware.org to help protect you from bad websites when you search. If a site makes ‘the list’, Google will add the message “This site may harm your computer” because it’s suspected to contain viruses or something malicious.

Today Google said everything was bad – including themselves!

Flickr image Google Gone Bad by orangejack

Google reported later how everyone ended up on the list:

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When did you get online? I know I did some in college – mostly email and registering for classes. That would have been early 90′s. I got on AOL around ’95 I think.

But in 1981, I was in 4th grade and didn’t have a care in the world about computers, much less the Internet. But there were some newspapers online!

YouTube – 1981 primitive Internet report on KRON

I think the most amazing thing about computer technology is how fast it grows:

Just … Continue Reading

I made a few slight changes to my free eBook: Getting Started with Social Media (PDF)

Please feel free to download and freely distribute the eBook. You can access it from the Orangejack eBook page.
updated Jan 2009: This eBook is written as a guide or checklist to get yourself or your small business started with social media. This is your starting point. Also included is a handy chart you can print and use to fill in your various social media profile information to have on file.

When you are done, you may want to check out more … Continue Reading

I wish I had this comic image when I wrote my article A Few “Do’s” and “Don’ts” Online!

Thanks to Andy for the tip.

The Social Media Club in Greenville, SC was started in early December by Trey Pennington and already has over 200 members.  They will have their first official meeting Monday morning at 7:30 and it looks to be a good one!
Our speaker will be Geno Church, a word-of-mouth-marketing trailblazer and creative genius. You’ll get the chance to rub elbows with the “social elite” or be around others that are interested in growing their business through social media.

Two Greenville ex-pats (Steven Weathers in Shanghai and Rob Williams in Orlando) will pick up the live stream … Continue Reading

If you need to phone a friend and then answer, that’s okay.

Hint: I hope your final answer is ‘C’!

Read it or watch it.

History of the Internet from PICOL on Vimeo.

Well, sorta.

I know times are tough with income and budgets.  Unfortunately, the wrong areas often get cut during tough times.  

Personally, we’re cutting out gym membership – something we probably need the most but we think we can make it on our own.  Truth be told, we probably won’t be as effective at losing weight and getting in shape than we would be if we committed to the gym.  But we’re looking to make financial cuts.

Businesses are also feeling the budget crunch so many are cutting back on marketing.  Just like us cutting back on the gym membership, it doesn’t … Continue Reading

Yesterday I wrote up some of my thoughts about where I think social media is going to be moving this year.  

Today I read several great perspectives that I just wanted to share with you:

• Brains On Fire: The Social Media Universe: Social media tools should lead to face-to-face conversations
• Serengeti Communications: A Holistic approach to 2009: Don’t forget the big picture with your strategy
• Ignite Social Media: 5 Trends: Where Social Media Marketing is Heading, in 2009 and Beyond: Aggregated lifestreaming will continue to improve as people connect in more mobile ways

By the way, if you are following … Continue Reading

I’m not a big fan of going on record and making predictions about the future – especially when it comes to web marketing and other Internet technologies.  This space moves so fast it’s hard to tell where it’s going sometimes.

However, I have a suspicion about the direction we may see the spaces of social media and how people engage through web technologies.  These thoughts are all based off what is happening among web publishers.

Web Publishers

The barriers are so incredibly low to publishing content online … Continue Reading