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The job of Community Manager didn’t exist a few years ago. Businesses and organizations these days understand that it is important to keep their finger on the pulse of the conversations taking place online. Busy community managers such as those who run social media for an event have an even bigger task at hand. These people find the [...]

The way we make decisions and get advice has changed drastically over the last ten years. These days we are more likely to go online and read reviews then we are to ask a friend or co-worker about a product or service. As we become more connected to the internet, more of our decision making has became internet based.
Since the rise of soc [...]

I am often asked how I sell my old tech items. I don’t like old stuff and I also do not like losing money on things either. Because I am always posting about technology, people often ask me how I sell my old stuff. For years now I have been selling my used items on Amazon.com. This ranges from smartphones that I bought just to revie [...]

As word-of-mouth continues to change, it is more important than ever to assure the reputation of your business online is as good, if not better than it is online. The majority of consumers are using the internet to find information on products and services. In Feb 2011, Inc. Magazine reported that, “Nearly half of consumers use a combin [...]

To be honest, I am tired of business cards. We are at a place in our connected world of technology where we can get information on pretty much anything on our smart devices in seconds. Why are we still handing out business cards? Over the last few years since I decided to form Hill Media Group, I decided that I did not want to waste time [...]

Late last year I started eating “vegan” in an attempt to clear up some issues I was having with my stomach. Though most of those issues still have yet to resolve themselves I have enjoyed eating healthier and feeling cleaner. The hardest part about eating vegan is finding restaurants that have items on their menu that I can ea [...]

Over the years I have sought out creative inspiration from many places. The internet has given me inspiration to create and to always try to take it to the next level. The internet is not always kind in return however. In the past, you would do work and a small audience would have access to it. If you did any sort of creating, it usually [...]

The trends are changing. I noticed a huge shift with the engagement tools promoted in this years Superbowl commercials. For the last few years companies have done everything to get us to follow them on Twitter or like their Facebook page. What they have came to realize is that simply having a larger number of fans or followers does not ne [...]

The way we search for things online is changing. I have seen this coming for a while now as I notice the changes in the way I search online myself. With the uprise of social networks online, there are a lot more opinions out there then there were before. People are publishing their opinions on stuff all day long in the form of a kudos or [...]