Getting directions is one of the most popular features on Google Maps, whether it be for driving, walking, biking or transit. Today, we are launching a new feature that allows you to bring your upcoming trip to life, by allowing you to preview your route in 3D. read more here. Jeff Bezos‘ unveiling of Amazon’s new [...]

  Facebook is rolling out a new subscribe button that will enable you to receive in your news feed publicly visible status updates from people who aren’t yet on your friend list. This same feature will also let you customize what you see from people who are on your friend list. The social network posted [...]

  Facebook is adding some real friends lists that might actually get used. We also have news on updating your Facebook pages via an API and why that might not be such a good thing. Plus Twitter adds analytics and we dive into a study done by Reuters about the most popular items for a news site. [...]

  We cover a few topics on today’s show. Steve Jobs Resignation, Google+ updates, and understanding platforms. A post I thought was great on the Steve Jobs resignation comes from AllthingsD Essay: Jobs’s Departure as CEO of Apple Is the End of an Extraordinary Era. Next up we talk Google+. You can now share your [...]

  A few more updates on Google+, a new SMB promotional platform, and 2 posts I just had to highlight. First up let’s talk about Google+. There is a new study by Hubspot that says if you have a Google+ button on your website you can expect 3.5x more web traffic. Here’s how they figured [...]

  Would it surprise you if LinkedIn could use your picture and name in 3rd party advertising? I’m guessing it doesn’t surprise you but it’s already in place and it’s on by default. For those out there that might be concerned with this here’s how to turn it off: 1. Click on your name on [...]

  What is the answer to increasing your engagement rate in social channels? We talk about that today plus the new LinkedIn apply button for job opportunities and if that has a future. Have you thought about what the sales environment will look like in 2020? Plus Xbox Avatar Kinect. First up, an update from [...]

  How do we remember things? I saw a great interview over at NPR about our memory, it talks about semantic memory.  I’ve said often that the number one thing you can do to make yourself a better marketer is to understand people, what makes them work, and how they think. I didn’t get a [...]

Today we have a great show. We cover a few topics from app marketing, Apple news, YouTube updates, and a new mobile app called Want!. First up I share an opinion story from the New York Times titled In Search of the True Self. There is marketing insight here. Why? Well the more you know [...]

Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JMP) are launching a service Wednesday that will let people send money to one another from checking accounts using e-mail addresses or cell phone numbers, the Wall Street Journal reports. Read more here. Also we talk about a [...]