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 restored. We apologize for the inconvenience. Sincerely, the Optimum.net Team”...
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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 bad when you had to choose between cable TV or...
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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 to customers, is it a non issue? For almost a...
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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 Association. Below I share the power point that I build...
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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, our history is driven not strictly by the polished content...
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A few days ago I went into my favorite local wine store to replenish the old wine cellar. OK. So I don’t have a wine cellar. I have a cabinet in my kitchen next to my refrigerator where we keep the booze but I love going to the wine store because even though I...
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Michael T. Hanley is a CPA with a good grasp of the use of social media and communications. I wrote a blog post recently about his use of email communication and recently we spoke by email about being what he calls an Accountant 2.0. You don’t see many Accountants getting excited about social media,...
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By Lon S. Cohen I read an article today on Mashable on the truth about the average Twitter user. Seems that only 21% of Twitter accounts are considered active by the criteria in a study from security firm Barracuda Labs. Ben Parr reports in the post that they “looked at around 19 million Twitter...
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By Lon S. Cohen You see it all the time. A new job listing pops up seeking someone to fill a social media position. In the details it says that the company is not looking to hire a true professional but… an intern. Some may offer the carrot of possible full time employment. Nothing...
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