Washington Post Social Reader Launches, Impresses

In a very successful effort to blend news with social media, on September 22, 2011 The Washington Post released a revolutionary Facebook application that has social media enthusiasts buzzing.
Social Media Marketing Budgets in 2012: Expect Big Increase

Recently I was presented with an interesting question that, when I think about it, deserves a blog post: Will social media marketing budgets increase in 2012 and, if so, by how much?
Mark C. Layton Speaking on Agile Panel at SoTeC 2011

Platinum Edge, Inc. is pleased to announce that Mark C. Layton, the company’s founder, will be speaking at the 2011 Southland Technology Conference on “Agile QA’s Revolutionary Impact on Project Management.”
Los Angeles Criminal Lawyers, Weinrieb Law Firm, Expand Practice

The team of experienced criminal defense attorneys at the Weinrieb Law Firm have expanded to not only provide legal representation for individuals charged with domestic violence in the San Fernando Valley, but also in Los Angeles, CA.
Getting Facebook Likes Isn’t Everything, Trust Me

When new clients contact our company to jump-start a social media campaign, one of their most common requests is to increase Facebook likes.
Epic Twitter Marketing Fail: Accidently Making Account ‘Protected’

Brace yourselves for a Twitter marketing failure of epic proportions. A mistake that’s so undeniably tragic, not even Paula Deen would be nice.
Woodland Hills Real Estate Agent Bandele Oguntomilade Leverages Social Media

When I was looking to purchase a home about 3 years ago, I decided to jump online and search for a real estate agent in Woodland Hills, CA — the neighborhood where I was originally intending to move.
Social Media Marketing: Unique Content is Your Ammo

The last thing you would ever want to do is bring a knife to a gun fight, and when it comes to social media marketing, failing to create unique content is doing just that.
Social Media Marketing is Like High School – Are You Cool?

After years of performing social media marketing acts for clients, I’ve noticed that social media itself is very similar to high school. There are the “in” people that are followed by many, or shall I say the trendsetters, then there are the outsiders that want to break into the inner circle.
Klout Now Measures Blogger, Tumblr, Flickr, Instagram, Last.fm

The time has come for Klout to not only paint a picture of influence on select social websites, but to expand and cover [almost] the entire spectrum. I’ve been waiting for this time to come, and the mothership has touched down.