Archive for May 2010

3 Online Tools to Backup Your Twitter Account – Madras Geek On “Out of office” replies: The Difference Between “Not Here” and “Away” – Pow! Right between the eyes! (Why not take a quick holiday to test out your new techniques?) via @SmashingMag via Fast Company How To (Further) Engage Your Readers – Noupe 7 [...]

Having first heard of the foursquare iPhone app late last year, I’ve finally downloaded the app, signed up & have become the first person to check into Bluewire Media. If you’ve never heard of foursquare, that is OK. It’s s a social media tool that allows you to connect with friends who are in the [...]

We love YouTube! We use it to share testimonials, press appearances and interviews we’ve conducted with inspiring and interesting people. We also use it to introduce ourselves and our services to clients, potential staff and anyone interested in what we do! What do you use it for? Here are some examples of what you’ll find [...]

This week’s round-up is tinged with sadness as we say goodbye to our long-standing and well-loved designer, Sarah Hyne.  Sarah’s migrating to new, lush pastures over at MAP Magazine. Sarah had been with Bluewire for two and a half years and in that time she instigated our famous “Weekly Round-up” blog posts. It’s with a [...]

Verne Harnish’s business growth tips have helped shape the way we run Bluewire Media.  Verne’s company Gazelles essentially helps businesses grow! His business workshops & events are the best we’ve attended and at the recent Growth Summit in Sydney, we caught up with Verne for a quick interview. We asked Verne, “What’s your #1 Tip [...]

Rarely can anyone explain web marketing SIMPLY. This is understandable because there are so many websites and online tactics and every one has an opinion. To me, all this noise usually leads to overwhelm and confusion.  I actually find some digital marketing companies aim for this so they sound smarter (and because they can charge more in fees!) [...]

Spotted: Facebook’s check-in functionality and new “Places” tab — TechCrunch Fred Wilson’s 10 golden principles of successful web apps — Think Vitamin Guidelines for writing a good ‘About’ page — Six Revisions 9 essential social news and bookmarking sites for designers — Mashable Why is business writing so awful? — Inc. 5 ways to boost [...]

Price: $8.99    Get it from iTunes → There’s an obsessive statistician in us all – just watch a game of cricket on television for proof – and Google Analytics is the bearer of charts, reports, metrics and percentages that will please even the most hardened of website owners. The Google Analytics App gives you [...]

We’re passionate advocates of using social networking for business marketing and delight in sharing success stories that began at a tweet, a Facebook discussion, a YouTube clip or a blog post. Remember our interview with David Meerman Scott?  The one where he blogged about General Motors and ended up landing a meeting with the CEO? [...]

Glenn Murray’s SEO secrets have been somewhat of a guiding light for Bluewire Media’s SEO efforts in recent times (along with the tips from our SEO friends at Reload Media of course). Glenn was generous enough with his time to do this interview with us.  Thanks Glenn! If you stay all the way through the [...]