Douglas Karr's Comments

Kyle Lacy, Social Media - Indianapolis : Egypt's Social Media Revolution

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 19:14:24 +0000

There's some evidence that mobile phones actually helped crumble the Berlin Wall and the fall of the USSR. The more information is provided freely, the more difficult it is to hide the truth and keep people in chains. I don't believe it's necessarily a 'social media revolution', I believe it's more a 'freedom of information' revolution. If the country had been blacked out, no doubt Mubarak would have brought in thugs as has Libya to tame the revolution.

Kyle Lacy, Social Media - Indianapolis : 25 Case Studies Using Twitter to Increase Business and Sales

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:56:13 +0000

This is 25 examples, but I hardly see these as case studies. There's no input as far as time, strategy, resources required, nor the long and short-term business resources. A case study is a comprehensive guide... not just a paragraph. I say this with respect, of course. :)

TechCrunch : Is Entrepreneurship Just About the Exit?

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:35:43 +0000

Are you mixing entrepreneurship with funding? Funding is all about the exit. Entrepreneurship is all about the entrance.

Kyle Lacy, Social Media - Indianapolis : Is Twitter Just a Big Popularity Contest?

Fri, 28 May 2010 04:16:13 +0000

Yes, yes it is.

Pickylist Indianapolis social news and marketplace : 10 Indianapolis Social Media Rockstars #social - Indy News Sharing | Pickylist

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:44:40 +0000

@SM Rockstar - I don't think you have to make money to be a rockstar, do you? Personally, I've done quite well with writing, blogging, speaking and social media consulting... but I don't think that's a prereq. Scotty from @brewhouse should be on this list - he doesn't make money from #SM, but he's definitely a rockstar when it comes to leveraging the medium.

Marketing Technology Blog : 15 Business Reasons to Use Twitter

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:53:46 +0000

You bet, Paul! It's a great book - glad you're putting it on the list.

Marketing Technology Blog : 15 Business Reasons to Use Twitter

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:53:19 +0000

Thanks Oscar! Interesting that we still need ammunition, isn't it?

Marketing Technology Blog : Resign from Compendium Blogware?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:28:32 +0000

Thanks Martine! Compendium has been great through these few months. No way that I would have been able to do it without them.

Marketing Technology Blog : Resign from Compendium Blogware?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:27:50 +0000

Thanks Nicki! And the business... tho small... is already flowing.

Marketing Technology Blog : Resign from Compendium Blogware?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:27:14 +0000

Thanks for your kind note, Jim! I still need to touch base with you personally and expand your blogging program.

Marketing Technology Blog : Promote your Brand at Conferences with a Laptop Skin

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:07:33 +0000

Thanks Michael! You've got a great brand (and love the new cards!) - this makes total sense!

Marketing Technology Blog : Youâre Not Sexy, Now What?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:49:42 +0000

I think 'Not Sexy' is somewhat a badge of honor here in Indiana. Many of the companies here make applications that aren't too sexy... but they work. They're secure, they scale, they do what the clients want them to do. Sexy is great when you're looking for a date, but this is business!

Marketing Technology Blog : Is Google Really Trying to Make the Web Better?

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:02:16 +0000

Hi Dan, I moved all my images and theming files to Amazon S3. The combination of their power and loading from multiple subdomains reduced my load times from 10 seconds+ to under 2 seconds a page! Re: "A company selling online..." - everyone sells online now Dan. Everyone has a website... and most don't have the time nor the resources to make those changes. Doug

Marketing Technology Blog : I Have No Competition

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:18:36 +0000

Awesome quote, Amy! I never realized that... boy do we abuse that word here in the US!

Marketing Technology Blog : I Have No Competition

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:17:56 +0000

Psychologically, I'm done Matt. I still have some leftovers to handle, though. :)

Marketing Technology Blog : Is Google Really Trying to Make the Web Better?

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:16:50 +0000

Doug = paranoid. :|

Marketing Technology Blog : Is Google Really Trying to Make the Web Better?

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:16:03 +0000

Again... you're missing the point. 99% of companies do NOT have the resources to optimize their sites for speed - they're simply trying to stay in business. I don't disagree that speed is important... I made the effort with my own site to integrate with Amazon to get my page load times under 2 seconds. I just argue that this is an option for everyone. It's not!

Marketing Technology Blog : Is Google Really Trying to Make the Web Better?

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:14:00 +0000

No disagreement on speed as a factor, Dale. I simply disagree that a search engine should concern itself with speed. And not all of Google's pages and apps are fast. I had to rewrite much of Google Map API's KML parser to actually get it to work beyond a couple dozen records. Will they drop folks using Google Maps if Yahoo! Maps has faster load times? Me thinks not!

Marketing Technology Blog : Is Google Really Trying to Make the Web Better?

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:32:55 +0000

And don't forget Dave... after you do that, you can write crap content! No longer do you have to really work on writing better... just worry about faster! Oh yea... and don't worry about IE, Firefox or Safari... just make it fast in Google Chrome, right?

Marketing Technology Blog : Keep Your Promises

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:12:58 +0000

Nila, You're so right! I worked for some companies who had sales teams that simply sucked folks in with promises of grand results - that they knew they could not meet. The problem wasn't simply a sales and marketing problem, it was even deeper since it impacted customer support and the account management staffs. There's nothing more terrible than setting expectations you should not be committing to! Awesome post! Thanks so much for sharing!

Douglas Karr's Comments

Kyle Lacy, Social Media - Indianapolis : Egypt's Social Media Revolution

Kyle Lacy, Social Media - Indianapolis : 25 Case Studies Using Twitter to Increase Business and Sales

TechCrunch : Is Entrepreneurship Just About the Exit?

Kyle Lacy, Social Media - Indianapolis : Is Twitter Just a Big Popularity Contest?

Pickylist Indianapolis social news and marketplace : 10 Indianapolis Social Media Rockstars #social - Indy News Sharing | Pickylist

Marketing Technology Blog : 15 Business Reasons to Use Twitter

Marketing Technology Blog : 15 Business Reasons to Use Twitter

Marketing Technology Blog : Resign from Compendium Blogware?

Marketing Technology Blog : Resign from Compendium Blogware?

Marketing Technology Blog : Resign from Compendium Blogware?

Marketing Technology Blog : Promote your Brand at Conferences with a Laptop Skin

Marketing Technology Blog : Youâre Not Sexy, Now What?

Marketing Technology Blog : Is Google Really Trying to Make the Web Better?

Marketing Technology Blog : I Have No Competition

Marketing Technology Blog : I Have No Competition

Marketing Technology Blog : Is Google Really Trying to Make the Web Better?

Marketing Technology Blog : Is Google Really Trying to Make the Web Better?

Marketing Technology Blog : Is Google Really Trying to Make the Web Better?

Marketing Technology Blog : Is Google Really Trying to Make the Web Better?

Marketing Technology Blog : Keep Your Promises

Marketing Technology Blog : Youâre Not Sexy, Now What?