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, 16 May 2012 17:19:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://dotcomconfessions.com/video-marketing/wednesday-youtube-break http://dotcomconfessions.com/video-marketing/wednesday-youtube-break#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 16:04:24 +0000 Whitney Hultstrand http://dotcomconfessions.com/?p=2374 http://dotcomconfessions.com/video-marketing/wednesday-youtube-break/feed 0 http://dotcomconfessions.com/advertising/pinterest-the-evolution-of-social-networking http://dotcomconfessions.com/advertising/pinterest-the-evolution-of-social-networking#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:20:40 +0000 Whitney Hultstrand http://dotcomconfessions.com/?p=2353 It seems like just about every time you turn on your computer, the world of social media is changing. I like to refer to it as the perpetual evolution of social networking. Think about how many times you have logged into your Facebook or Twitter account and realized that things have changed. [...]]]> http://dotcomconfessions.com/advertising/pinterest-the-evolution-of-social-networking/feed 0 http://dotcomconfessions.com/social-marketing/facebook-timeline-for-businesses-how-important-is-your-cover-photo http://dotcomconfessions.com/social-marketing/facebook-timeline-for-businesses-how-important-is-your-cover-photo#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:23:14 +0000 Mark http://dotcomconfessions.com/?p=2336 Facebook is about to rock the world of social media one more time.  By March 30 (this Thursday), your company’s page will be rolled over into the new ‘Timeline’ format.  If I were to offer some advice in this respect, it would be to NOT PANIC.  Your page will not disappear, and you will still [...]]]> http://dotcomconfessions.com/social-marketing/facebook-timeline-for-businesses-how-important-is-your-cover-photo/feed 0 http://dotcomconfessions.com/general/hashtags-in-facebook-why http://dotcomconfessions.com/general/hashtags-in-facebook-why#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:36:59 +0000 Mark http://dotcomconfessions.com/?p=2306 Hashtags.  We all know what they are.  We know basically what they do.  They’re used to link to threads in Twitter so that you can easily find people talking about the same topic.  For example, if you wanted to find a bunch of people talking about the NCAA Basketball Tournament, you could simply end your [...]]]> http://dotcomconfessions.com/general/hashtags-in-facebook-why/feed 0 http://dotcomconfessions.com/advertising/the-day-the-laptop-died-free-ipad-advice http://dotcomconfessions.com/advertising/the-day-the-laptop-died-free-ipad-advice#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:02:21 +0000 Jennifer Barbee http://dotcomconfessions.com/?p=2282 Today Apple introduced the New Ipad.  I’m not going to regurgitate the press conference, that’s a Mashable job.  I’m going to ask you to take a trip with me down the line a little and see the importance of ground trends like this. I have been at this a long time; it’s hard to believe a [...]]]> http://dotcomconfessions.com/advertising/the-day-the-laptop-died-free-ipad-advice/feed 0 http://dotcomconfessions.com/social-marketing/are-consumers-using-qr-codes-and-are-they-really-working http://dotcomconfessions.com/social-marketing/are-consumers-using-qr-codes-and-are-they-really-working#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:10:13 +0000 Whitney Hultstrand http://dotcomconfessions.com/?p=2221 QR codes….they could quite possibly be the perfect example of knowing what something is, but not knowing what it is called.  In a nutshell, a QR code, or quick response code, is matrix pattern designed with black squares on top of a white background.  These scannable codes typically include some sort of discount or promotion, [...]]]> http://dotcomconfessions.com/social-marketing/are-consumers-using-qr-codes-and-are-they-really-working/feed 0 http://dotcomconfessions.com/trends/time-for-the-seasonal-shift http://dotcomconfessions.com/trends/time-for-the-seasonal-shift#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:07:02 +0000 Kristen Cruz http://dotcomconfessions.com/?p=2037 As we come back to our offices after the Labor Day weekend, there is a different mind-set than the one we left with. Summer is over and Fall is fast approaching. It’s a good thing this TX weather has decided to follow suit or this transition would be more difficult than it should be. [...]]]> http://dotcomconfessions.com/trends/time-for-the-seasonal-shift/feed 0 http://dotcomconfessions.com/advertising/online-campaign-pre-planning-when-to-start http://dotcomconfessions.com/advertising/online-campaign-pre-planning-when-to-start#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:32:35 +0000 Kristen Cruz http://dotcomconfessions.com/?p=1988 In most instances, we have a fairly good idea of what our seasonal campaigns are each year, especially as it relates to tourism marketing. Tourists make plans to visit certain destinations based on the best weather months, better deal months and when it’s most convienent to travel. Summer is a popular season and we all [...]]]> http://dotcomconfessions.com/advertising/online-campaign-pre-planning-when-to-start/feed 0 http://dotcomconfessions.com/trends/the-diva-duo-failing http://dotcomconfessions.com/trends/the-diva-duo-failing#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:23:14 +0000 Olivia Rodriguez http://dotcomconfessions.com/?p=1969 http://dotcomconfessions.com/trends/the-diva-duo-failing/feed 0 http://dotcomconfessions.com/social-marketing/congrats-to-tourism-professionals-dmos-2 http://dotcomconfessions.com/social-marketing/congrats-to-tourism-professionals-dmos-2#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:53:23 +0000 Kristen Cruz http://dotcomconfessions.com/?p=1960 Betsy A. Decillis released a list of the Top 100 Most Influential Tourism Professionals on Twitter and we are excited to see so many industry collegues and clients on it! A special shout out to #6 and #47! Also, don’t miss the DMO’s Tourism Professionals love to follow list! Share this on Bebo Engage with this article! 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