I’m really excited. Starting Monday, July 26th I’ll be a regional editor at Patch.com responsible for all reporting of news, events, service-type pieces, profiles, directory listings and much more for the Port Jefferson, NY version of Patch.com. I’ll hire some freelancers to do writing for the website but for the most part – as...
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Went out again tonight and came back at about 1AM. Seems like Optonline email is finally working. On the website is a message that reads: “We have resolved the problems that some customers were encountering with E-Mail and Log-In access, and both are now...
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That is one thing I worry about, the lack of choice and competition in cable access to broadband. Even if I dropped Cablevision’s VOIP service and went to say, Skype I’m still using that over Cablevision’s Optonline broadband service to support it. It was...
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It’s like the old joke: If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? In this case if Cablevision’s Optimum Online email service goes down and they don’t say a thing about it...
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A couple of weeks ago I attended Social Media Camp Long Island at St. Joseph’s College. There I gave a presentation on the lessons businesses (and other charities/non-profits) could learn from my experiences building out a new media/social media marketing plan for The ALS...
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You think the idea of user-generated content as a business model was invented in the Aughts? No way. Media outlets have been drawing on material created by amateurs, consumers and customers for generations and repackaging it for your entertainment. Folksy as it may sound,...
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