Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
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Would Your Company Blog If Your Life Depended On It?
Some folks think bloggers are hunkered down in our basements with boxes of pizza and Mountain Dew everywhere. There's another view of bloggers that you might not be aware of. Bloggers are social people who crave communication (and sometimes attention!).…
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The Best Resources to Ramp Up Your Corporate Blogging Strategies
In preparation for speaking to a local business group about Corporate Blogging, I've gathered quite a few resources from many sites. I would be remiss if I didn't publicly thank them. I'm also providing a handout to folks with resources…
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Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything
This groundbreaking book, written by Don Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams, explores the revolutionary impact of collaboration and participation on businesses, economies, and society as a whole. Published in 2006, it remains a critical read for sales and marketing professionals…
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What is Net Neutrality?
The term Net Neutrality was coined by Columbia University media law professor Tim Wu in 2003. The questions raised in discussions of open access and network neutrality are basic to both telecommunications and innovation policy. The promotion of network neutrality is no different than…
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The Blogging Triangle: 3 Elements of Success
I've been working on my presentation on Corporate Blogging this week. The book discussion today regarding Digital Aboriginal really sparked both my enthusiasm and my thoughts on what my theme should be. Though I'm going to discuss the advantages and…
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The Digital Age: So Easy, A Caveman Could Do It…
Today was Book Club day and we had the incredible pleasure of getting on a phone conference with Mikela and Philip Tarlow, the authors of Digital Aboriginal . Digital Aboriginal, by Mikela Tarlow with Philip Tarlow, proposes a rather unique…
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WordPress: How To Check If The User is Logged, Determine Their Role, And Modify Content
We have a lot of authors on Martech Zone but not all of them are familiar with WordPress and how to log in and publish on the site. WordPress can identify whether or not you're logged into the platform using…
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SPAM of the Day
Even with all the SPAM filters in the world, I still get SPAM. I hate SPAM, but I have to admit one of my guilty pleasures as I scan through the SPAM, I tend to read some. I quickly scan…
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WordPress: How to Build And Publish A Tag Cloud
It may seem a bit outdated, but I still appreciate the usefulness of tag clouds. Internally, tag clouds visually display what the focus of my content has been and allow me to identify whether I'm writing too much content about…
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Hello, I’m a Mac. And I’m a PC.
We all love Apple's commercials that poke fun at PCs. While I'm an Apple household, I think that sometimes Mac users are a bit over the top of how great their platform is, so I decided to poke a little…
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Is Domain Parking Worthwhile?
Domain parking refers to the practice of registering a domain name without building an active website on it. The registrar or a third-party parking service provides a generic landing page, often filled with pay-per-click ( PPC ) ads or related…
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Blogs: Written by Fools to be Read by Imbeciles…
Mr. Rago, assistant editorial features editor at The Wall Street Journal, eloquently addresses the blogosphere as: The Blog Mob: Written by fools to be read by imbeciles. Joseph Rago This may be the most pretentious attack I've seen by a…
