By James Plouf Last time I posted this list Facebook was around 100 million user. They are now close to 750 million and will probably make their next official announcement at the 1 billion mark. Many of the top 10 are the same with a few new ones. Anyway… here goes. 1. Facebook Not only [...]

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Listen to Gary Vaynerchuck. He gets it. Lots of good stuff.

By James Plouf It seems no matter where I go I see a sign at the check out counter that asks me to “Join Our Facebook Fan Page” or ”Follow Us on Twitter.’” Some of the places I have seen this are: The liquor store My massage therapist the bakery the coffee house The old [...]

By James Plouf I have been told that no matter what we do as a profession we are all selling something. So, this video may seem a bit off topic but I still highly recommend that you take the time to watch Frank’s presentation. He is at the top of his game in the Internet [...]

This is beyond the absurd. It needs little introduction. Just prepare yourself for rising blood pressure. I hate it when people ask for free writing. “You’ll get a byline, blah, blah, blah…” This insane Market News goes beyond that. ———————— Title: $3 per article, 20 articles, Writer Needed for New York Travelling Tips 20 New [...]

By James Plouf When I say ‘gets it’ I mean gets ‘new media’ and social media. Earlier today I got a call from travel writer Kim Mance. Someone on the Travelwriters.com BBS was trashing her and one of the events that she is promoting (probably jealousy motivated). I rarely deleted posts because that can get [...]

By James Plouf Rarely does a day go by when I don’t use all of these sites at least once in a 24-hour period. I group these 10 sites into three categories: Social networks, information tools and blogs. 1. Facebook Facebook is so useful in so many ways that it is hard to know where [...]

By James Plouf JAX FAX Travel Marketing Magazine, a monthly travel trade magazine, is seeking a writer who focuses on travel to Africa and Middle East to take on newly created Correspondent position. This is a non-staff/freelance position. Responsibilities include at least one destination article monthly and attending press trips, events and conferences for JAX [...]

By James Plouf In March 2009 my wife Amy and I decided that we wanted to share our passion for Days of Our Lives with the world. I had been watching Gary Vaynerchuk’s Wine Library TV Show and was thinking that a daily recap and analysis of each Days show would be a natural way [...]