Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
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SOAP’d: Scratch One Another Program
I signed up for the Scratch One Another Program last week and already received a fantastic review of my blog by William Tully. It’s apparent that William really took some time and wrote a fantastic review of my blog. I absolutely appreciate and respect his opinion – and agree with his assessment… now it’s simply a matter of when and…
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Content Marketing
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 the challenge of promoting fair evolutionary competition in any privately owned environment, whether a telephone network, operating system, or even…
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Content Marketing
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 disadvantages of Corporate Blogging, my expectation will be that most people there will want to blog. I don’t want to…
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Marketing Books
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 approach for those seeking innovative ways to stay abreast of today’s high-tech business environment: reach back to the “magical, networked, multidimensional…
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Content Marketing
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 a user_level function that returns whether or not you’re logged in as well as what your role is. Check User…
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Intuit TurboTax Makes the IRS Look Good
Strike One… today was tax day. I wasn’t really looking forward to doing my taxes, but I want to get them completed with plenty of time left. Having a part-time business (that currently loses money) makes keeping records absolutely necessary and I hate records. So I basically have a file cabinet that I shove notes, receipts, and mileage logs into.…
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So I Says…
Bill’s friend, Mike, drew a great picture of me while I was working. Mike has a very bizarre but creative sense of humor that I love. He’s a talented guy… so we gave him a website for his birthday! Thanks, Mike!
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Understanding Spheres
Blogosphere is one of those non-sense terms that most people can't stand but when you look at the Internet and how sites move up and down, it really is a sphere of influence. Read more about how you can drive from the outskirts of the web to the A-list.
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What happened on your Birthday?
There was a time that I cringed when my birthday was coming. What happened on my birthday? April 19th has some really interesting events happen on it… the U.S.S. Iowa explosion, Wako, Oklahoma city… ugh. Going back in history, it doesn’t get much better. It was the day that the American Revolution started! What happened on your Birthday? JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 Wikipedia…
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Content Marketing
OpenID Installed and at the Ready!
If you’ve not heard about OpenID, it’s an interesting new technology on the web. Given all of the different websites and logins/passwords that one needs to remember these days, this technology could be either a blessing or a curse. On the bright side is the fact that you store your encrypted login and password on your server and anytime you…
