CNN + Facebook: A Social Media Election

The season of fall is almost upon us, and with that comes colder weather, pumpkins, and this year, the presidential election.  Democratic Candidates Barack Obama and Joe Biden have already started campaigning as usual, along with the Republican Candidates Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan. However, this election could be slightly different, due in part to…

Cafe 210 Launches Their New Website

Café 210 in Downtown Visalia, is excited to announce the launch of their new website: www.210life.com    Feel free to check it out and see all the awesome things they have featured on their site. Sign up for their newsletter and get a FREE specialty drink Check out their Menu and Drinks Read Testimonials of people…

MasterChef on Twitter

If you’re not yet doing so I highly recommend following MasterChef on Twitter.  The culinary smash hit does an amazing job building their presence on the real-time information network which quickly shares updates with their followers.  As part of their Twitter campaign they use a # (hashtag) marking the keyword #masterchef, driving people to categorize…

This Years Top 5 Tools for Managing Your Social Media Activity

Social media plays a big part in modern life. Social sites have gigantic user bases and it is now becoming ever more difficult to find people that don’t use social media. Social media is so popular that most people don’t just use one social media site, but often have multiple different accounts. The problem is…

MBA Summer Abroad with CSU Fresno

I recently returned from the most educational 3 weeks in Europe with the MBA Summer Abroad Program at CSU Fresno.  The purpose of the program is to provide students with an opportunity to gain valuable international experience while simultaneously working towards their graduate degree in a foreign country.  Every expectation I had of my time…

HootSuite Social Media Dashboard: Part 2

Welcome back toHootSuite Social Media Dashboard: Part 2.  In this post I will show you how to compose, send and schedule a message on the most amazing social media management tool out there. Composing and sending messages allows you to create custom content for you to share with your selected social networks and is the number one…

New School Work Environment

Yes this is my living room! Matt and I are editing and discussing a Salty future. We usually work in different locations and a host of solutions keep us connected. On a daily basis we use google docs, google analytics, Asana, Skype, and the good old fashioned iPhone and the apps for the above. I…

HootSuite Social Media Dashboard: Part 1

The beauty of having an online business is the ability to manage it remotely with the help of HootSuite Social Media Dashboard: Part 1 (this is a 2 series post – stay tuned for Part 2 next week). As an internet marketing consultant I’m often asked how I keep my presence active on social networks when…

2012 Betting On Our Future Spotlight Festival

I’m happy to share with all of you last month’s column in the Tulare Kings Hispanic Times gave me an opportunity to be a keynote speaker, workshop presenter, and judge at the 2012 Betting on Our Future (BOOF) Spotlight Festival.  The Program Analyst for California Friday Night Live Partnership read my article and next thing…