http://dotcomconfessions.com A hip and hilarious look at all the myths and realities of internet marketing from the group at Jennifer Barbee, Inc., a boutique interactive agency specializing in new age web marketing and web 2.0 technology marketing. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:29:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://dotcomconfessions.com/general/playing-to-our-strengths http://dotcomconfessions.com/general/playing-to-our-strengths#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:54:10 +0000 Hannah Sentenac http://dotcomconfessions.com/?p=1403 Being human, we tend to focus on our shortcomings. Finding fault is a common theme in many workplaces and personal lives. But does this attitude really benefit us? Not according to Tom Rath, the author of StrengthsFinder 2.0. As a researcher with Gallup, Rath has been conducting strengths-based assessments for years, and his studies have shown [...]]]> http://dotcomconfessions.com/general/playing-to-our-strengths/feed 2 http://dotcomconfessions.com/dotcom-diva-unplugged/dealing-with-bloggers-block http://dotcomconfessions.com/dotcom-diva-unplugged/dealing-with-bloggers-block#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:30:48 +0000 Jennifer Barbee http://dotcomconfessions.com/?p=1379 When you keep up a blog, this is the big question on your mind daily.  What the hell do I blog about today?  Start the  coffee, turn off your phone and breathe.  I was thinking of ways to stimulate my brain on a new blog topic, and realized …  I am not alone.  This list [...]]]> http://dotcomconfessions.com/dotcom-diva-unplugged/dealing-with-bloggers-block/feed 0 http://dotcomconfessions.com/social-marketing/to-unplug-or-not-to-unplug-what-was-the-question http://dotcomconfessions.com/social-marketing/to-unplug-or-not-to-unplug-what-was-the-question#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:01:38 +0000 Hannah Sentenac http://dotcomconfessions.com/?p=1177 So many gurus are giving advice about unplugging from the net, facing our web addiction and how we’re so overwhelmed with technology that we aren’t living our lives.  Let me share with you a little tale filled with irony.  Last night I was looking at this “Internet Rehab” called reStart.  Their platform (as with many [...]]]> http://dotcomconfessions.com/social-marketing/to-unplug-or-not-to-unplug-what-was-the-question/feed 0 http://dotcomconfessions.com/dotcom-diva-unplugged/have-we-gone-identity-mad http://dotcomconfessions.com/dotcom-diva-unplugged/have-we-gone-identity-mad#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:49:08 +0000 Jennifer Barbee http://dotcomconfessions.com/?p=1105 Love the song “Grace Kelly” by Mika. “I can brown, I can be blue, I can be violet sky.  I can be hurtful, I can be purple,  I can be anything you like.”  And it made me think of how we behave in our campaigns online.  I see so much of, “I can be what [...]]]> http://dotcomconfessions.com/dotcom-diva-unplugged/have-we-gone-identity-mad/feed 0 http://dotcomconfessions.com/internet-technologies/fresh-funky-new-web-2-0-websiteswidgets http://dotcomconfessions.com/internet-technologies/fresh-funky-new-web-2-0-websiteswidgets#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:33:52 +0000 Jennifer Barbee http://dotcomconfessions.com/?p=1101 We thought we’d start your week out with some new technologies and sites (they’re new, but thriving) that you may not have heard of, and that might fit with your business model.  Here’s a list of 10 places you should check out this week.  Have fun … click happy!! Blink Geo Publisher’s Description:  BlinkGeo is a new [...]]]> http://dotcomconfessions.com/internet-technologies/fresh-funky-new-web-2-0-websiteswidgets/feed 0 http://dotcomconfessions.com/dotcom-diva-unplugged/motivation-is-your-dreams-wearing-work-clothes http://dotcomconfessions.com/dotcom-diva-unplugged/motivation-is-your-dreams-wearing-work-clothes#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:20:42 +0000 Hannah Sentenac http://dotcomconfessions.com/?p=1099 I LOVE this quote. I mean, really. What better way than to illustrate that hard work goes into what we really want in life? In this post, I want to highlight some kick-ass stories about women from herfuture.com that show how we’re willing to do what it takes to make our dreams [...]]]> http://dotcomconfessions.com/dotcom-diva-unplugged/motivation-is-your-dreams-wearing-work-clothes/feed 0 http://dotcomconfessions.com/dotcom-diva-unplugged/netiquette-7-golden-rules-for-playing-nice-on-the-web http://dotcomconfessions.com/dotcom-diva-unplugged/netiquette-7-golden-rules-for-playing-nice-on-the-web#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:46:00 +0000 Jennifer Barbee http://dotcomconfessions.com/?p=1097 1. Be cognizant with your friends online as you would IRL (in real Life). Friend people with common interests, those you know and those you would like to connect with for networking purposes. Swiftly unfriend anyone who is offensive or would not reflect well on your image. 2. Don’t disparage the work [...]]]> http://dotcomconfessions.com/dotcom-diva-unplugged/netiquette-7-golden-rules-for-playing-nice-on-the-web/feed 0 http://dotcomconfessions.com/dotcom-diva-unplugged/what-the-hell-is-a-microblog http://dotcomconfessions.com/dotcom-diva-unplugged/what-the-hell-is-a-microblog#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:29:18 +0000 Jennifer Barbee http://dotcomconfessions.com/?p=1087 Granted, we geeks like to throw out web terms, acronyms and other made up words, just to keep you guessing and fetter out the “cool kids”. But, the English language has more than doubled in the last 10 years, thanks to “geek speak”. LOL, XML, BLOG, TWEET, IRL, AGGREGATOR, and of course, one of [...]]]> http://dotcomconfessions.com/dotcom-diva-unplugged/what-the-hell-is-a-microblog/feed 0 http://dotcomconfessions.com/dotcom-diva-unplugged/passion-is-the-genesis-of-genius http://dotcomconfessions.com/dotcom-diva-unplugged/passion-is-the-genesis-of-genius#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:13:10 +0000 Jennifer Barbee http://dotcomconfessions.com/?p=1084 “Passion is the Genesis of Genius” is a quote by Anthony Robbins, the great American motivator and author. But it got me thinking, can passion about something actually bring about greatness in what we do? I think it depends on our “rules of passion” , and I’m not talking about the provocative romance [...]]]> http://dotcomconfessions.com/dotcom-diva-unplugged/passion-is-the-genesis-of-genius/feed 0 http://dotcomconfessions.com/dotcom-diva-unplugged/dust-off-the-old-rolodex http://dotcomconfessions.com/dotcom-diva-unplugged/dust-off-the-old-rolodex#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:23:39 +0000 Kristen Cruz http://dotcomconfessions.com/?p=1052 Most of us don’t have an actual Rolodex anymore…but if you are one of those people who like to have your contacts where you can see them, I can guess that you haven’t turned that dial as much as you used to. See some cob webs around there somewhere?? We have a suggestion…turn it!! Pick up the [...]]]> http://dotcomconfessions.com/dotcom-diva-unplugged/dust-off-the-old-rolodex/feed 2