Archive for July, 2010

This Just In! I’m Moving To Patch.com – Port Jefferson Edition

July 19, 2010
By obilon
This Just In! I’m Moving To Patch.com – Port Jefferson Edition

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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Cablevision Resolves Optonline Email Outage.

July 17, 2010
By obilon

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 restored. We apologize for the inconvenience. Sincerely, the Optimum.net Team”...
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After Optonline Email Debacle What Choice Do I Have?

July 16, 2010
By obilon

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 bad when you had to choose between cable TV or...
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If Optimum Online Email Goes Down And Cablevision Doesn’t Tell Me…

July 16, 2010
By obilon
If Optimum Online Email Goes Down And Cablevision Doesn’t Tell Me…

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 to customers, is it a non issue? For almost a...
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Lessons From A Non-Profit

July 11, 2010
By obilon

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 Association. Below I share the power point that I build...
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