My Issue With “Internet Marketers” and 6 People You Should Pay Attention To
Published By Ben Shute On Saturday, April 17th 2010. Under Affiliate Marketing, Amazon, Blogging, Book Reviews, Internet Business Scams, Social Media Tags: chris brogan, crush it, darren rowse, deborah shane, eBay, gary vaynerchuck, internet marketing, john haydon, marsha collier, problogger, scams, trust agenst
I rarely use this platform to rant, so I hope what I am about to write is more constructive than anything for anyone who reads this.
I am over "internet marketers". Every third person I get following me on Twitter is an "internet marketer" (incidentally, I'm going to continue to use "internet ... Continue Reading
7 Ways to Get Personal in 2010
Published By Ben Shute On Wednesday, December 23rd 2009. Under About, Blogging, Goal Setting, Online Reputation, Social Networking, video Tags: 2010, About Page, Bob Parsons, chris brogan, Getting Personal, Goals, Online Business Adviser, video
For my penultimate post this year, I've been inspired by something Chris Brogan published yesterday on his blog about The Visible Media Maker. It's a great post about being a personality while sharing stories.
One of my main goals for 2010 with Online Business Adviser is to make it more personal. When I ... Continue Reading
Innovation, Les Paul, More Twitter and Trust Agents
Published By Ben Shute On Tuesday, August 18th 2009. Under Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter, innovation Tags: braden kelley, chris brogan, chris penn, design innovation, fast company, innovation, jane perdue, jason pollock, julien loren, julien smith, les paul, Social Networking, springwise, trendwatching, trust agents, Twitter
I've had some great feedback regarding my last post of 27 people who I derive value from on Twitter. Some of you left comments on the blog and I received a number of emails as well, and I want to thank all of you for your contribution to the conversation.
One ... Continue Reading
27 People You Should Follow On Twitter
Published By Ben Shute On Friday, August 7th 2009. Under Facebook, Online Business Niche, Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter, eBay Tags: breaking news, carrie wilkerson, chris brogan, chris noble, dan schawbel, ed dale, fat paddler, Iconic88, inc magazine, Jay Berkowitz, joel comm, john haydon, jonathan gunson, Laurel Papworth, lewis howes, mari smith, marissa mayer, marsha collier, mashable, michelle macphearson, mumbrella, ploked, readwriteweb, Recommended Follows, robert scoble, Social Media, Social Networking, the insight exchange, tim ferriss, trevor young, Twitter
While there are some on Twitter who place value on the number of people they have following them, or that they follow, for me Twitter is about extracting the maximum value from a carefully selected group of selected people. Let's face it, who has the time to trawl through tens ... Continue Reading






