If so, maybe hyperlocal isn’t the way to save them. That’s what Tim DeChant’s suggesting, anyway, and given the rise of hyperlocal sites like Patch, maybe he has a point. All I know is I’m glad I’m not in the newspaper business right now.
Humor matters. In marketing as well as in life. It smooths rough edges, it builds personal connections and — surprise, surprise! — it helps generate sales. This AdFreak article is a must-read on the subject.
Of course, it’s entirely appropriate and quite perfect that this is a banana slicer and not a hard-boiled egg slicer or an apple slicer. I mean, what else would it be?
Social Media Examiner is picking a list of the top 10 social media blogs. They’ve printed a list of the 24 finalists. If you have a “social media” category in your Google Reader or some other RSS feed reader, it’s time to update your subscriptions.
