No Top Ten list from last year, No future tech trends. Here's what you need to do today to Make Your Technology Work...

The song title Auld Lang Syne is not a forward-looking statement. It's okay to squeeze out the last ounce of cheer from 2013. As for me, I can't wait to get started on 2014. My clients had a great 2013. I just can't wait any longer to see what's going to happen next. It all starts Thursday afternoon.

Are you ready for 2014? It's not as difficult as you might think. In fact, Thursday afternoon I'm going to share how you can launch an Internet Game Plan for your business. It's my New Year gift to you. All that's required is 18 minutes of your time.

As we take a break to catch our breath before the new year it's time to make a choice. You can either reject or embrace technology. Yes it's easy to whine and moan about the search algorithm at Google, the loss of the Activity section on your LinkedIn profile or lament the state of your Klout score. For me, I choose to change. Here's why...

In a rush to become visible, we have driven engagement to an all time low. In a quest to build our professional network by connecting, we have instead become socially bankrupt. I for one, have had enough...

One of the things I am most thankful for this year is for the gift of being present. If not for that, I would have missed an Opportunity Not to be Missed...

The key to engagement and conversion is to tear down walls and build bridges. QR codes build walls. Here's a simple test to see if your visitors can follow the path to becoming loyal customers...

Yes, I can tell the holidays are definitely here. It's

I just downloaded the 2013 Speakers Report posted on the National Speakers Association Facebook page. the first item that jumps out at me is the top three sources when organizations start a search for speakers...

I don't run with scissors and I share well with others, and still I was surprised by these sharing angels. Here's how mobile and social teamed up to take the digital strategy title away from SEO...

Mobile, Mobile, Mobile. Is it just me, or is this

Have you ever noticed how perfect the photos are in the picture frames you buy? No red-eye, perfectly focused, above average children. More than once I've caught myself wishing my personal photos were as good. The same is definitely not true of the generic avatar images used on Social Networking profiles. When you don't post one of your own images you wind up with a blank silhouette or an egg (?)

As the buzz around Twitters eminent public offering increases I've seen a much clearer definition of where Twitter is heading. From cable news reports to academic papers, the recurring comparison of Twitter to newswire services begs the question. Will Twitter become a replacement for newswire business services?

There are some dishes that just taste better the second

It started with an Ice Cream Social for a project

SEO wil never die, but it has left the building. Or more accurately, your prospects have migrated. Here are 5 reasons for the shift, what what you need to do to make sure your brand shows up in all the right places...

Here is a guest post from my friend and colleague Al

Under the guise of content sharing, they post tweets and profile updates containing links to anywhere but their own web presence. Pushing people away kills your opportunity to start a conversation. Are you pushing your valuable prospects away through the misuse of social networking? Under the guise of content sharing, many business professionals are sending their best business opportunities on a wild goose chase...

Your Social Networking strategy does not arrive fully assembled. Like the grill that took my buddies and I four hours to put together, without a manual you could starve to death before you connect with the right leads and prospects. Here's a resource that can help...

My Summer reading list didn't include the typical who-done-it, blockbuster exposé or inspiring self-improvement bestseller. After all I've read about Social Networking strategy, I was surprised to learn most if it is a work of fiction.

Launching a warship includes the ritual of busting a bottle

I've switched to Nimble.com to manage my CRM (Contact Relationship Management). Not on a whim, not just because it's cheaper, but because it works, the company works and their future is bright.

Are you overwhelmed by the crushing amount of really cool, really new Cloud-based services? Are you frustrated because your software is too hard to learn, too complicated to use, and just too expensive to acquire? You don’t need more software — you need a strategy — an Internet Game Plan. Join Rebecca Morgan and Jerry Gitchel Monday September 30th at 4 p.m. Pacific for this special tele-seminar on how to make all your technology work, all the time.

I knew something was wrong the moment she stepped out of her car. Merrie Wilner, founder of DietarySoftware.com had the look of many of the digitally oppressed. She was being held hostage by her web designers. Here's how we planned her excape...