Independent Thinking Blog
Independent Thinking Blog
Is LinkedIn the Anti Social Network?
Now we are 7. My blog turned seven on June 4, which means I've been blogging here since 2008. Which seems a long time, especially in digital years (which make dog years seem quaint). I wasn't marking this passage of time--but LinkedIn was. At some point last week, the...
7 Key Takeaways from Meeker’s 2015 Internet Trends Report
Mary Meeker's 2015 Internet Trends Report is out. Meeker, a partner at Kleiner Perkins (yes, that Kleiner Perkins), annually drops a large deck of trends and statistics for us to ponder. This year's report is arranged into six main sections covering population and...
When to Schedule Social Media Posts
I'm not a fan of automation. Automats? Big fan. Automated processes? Of course (where they make business sense). But automated posts? Not so much. The problem with automation in social media channels is that you end up with people and brands who are not active on a...
3 Business Lessons from a Computer Meltdown
Just call me Daria, Destroyer of Digital Devices. In the past six months, I have set up two desktop (all-in-one) computers and two laptops—because the first one in each category turned out to be defective. While this added up to a colossal time suck, I did take away...
100 Tips for Marketing Your Business
Small Business Trends has pulled together a new e-book, and it's chock full of simple ideas to help your business stand out. Innovative Marketing Tips to Make Your Business Sizzle contains over 100 separate tips, many in the areas of Web design, video, photography,...