The people over at HubSpot have created another great tool for measuring your online influence and effectiveness. In this case, the relative influence of twitter account. The product is called Twitter Grader and through its simple interface allows you to get a grade for any twitter account. We have made our twitter score part of…
If you try a Google search for ‘cloud’, those fluffy white things you see in the sky are the second result. What kind of world do we live in where the ancient practice of nephology places behind this Johnny-come-lately known as cloud computing? Well, the modern working world. The idea of the ‘cloud’ is fairly simple, instead of…
A while back I had the pleasure of listening t0 the founder of TeachStreet, Dave Schappell, speak about his journey through building a successful company. It was a great presentation and he was extremely honest about the rigors of doing so, even admitting at one point that the only reason he was able to get through…
I mentioned Retaggr.com a little while back, but today is its time to shine on Salty Waffle. I have long waited for a site to collect all my sites—a virtual bulletin board if you will, for all my networks and profiles. I just wanted a place to add all my accounts so that I could remember all…
To say that I have learned a lot since coming to Salty Waffle would be an understatement. One of the things I was completely oblivious to is a service called HARO. HARO stands for help a reporter out and is a site dedicated to linking up reporters in need of a story with people who…
It took a few friends recommending it but, I have started watching Entourage. Without getting into plot lines and the hilarious events that take place, the craziest thing about the show might be the way they manage money. Since most of us don’t have movie star style cash flow, here are some tips to keep…
Remember earlier when I mentioned the beginning of what we do is listening? Well, it’s still true and being that we love helping out, we want to share one of our biggest weapons in the listening game and why we use it. Part of my day is scheduled around using this tool, TweetDeck. TweetDeck is a…
So besides literally going to one of those tents and hitting up all the half-off, day after the 4th firework sales, how can you set off some serious marketing mortars? As I prepared for the 4th and contemplated buying fireworks, a favorite thing to do of mine ever since I was allowed to handle fire,…
In a world where social networks like Facebook and Twitter have nearly taken over the world of sharing content and links, one tool manages to stand above the rest: Shareaholic. It is the number one browser sharing tool in all the land. A simple download for any of the major browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla…