var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2010/02/15/9-ways-to-increase-your-twitter-influence/’,size:’large’} Perform a Google Search for “How to Increase your Twitter Follwers” and you get plenty of websites/services to follow.
Many of these are services, where you opt in to following 10 people then auto-following everybody else back, guarantee that you’ll have 20,000 Twitter followers in 30 days.
Others give ways to [...]

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2009/12/29/the-cc-small-groups/’,size:’large’} Have you ever been “Cc’d” in an email? Not even sure what I’m talking about? Let me enlighten you.
Here’s a normal email field:

See the “Cc:” line below the “To:” field?
Cc stands for Carbon Copy.  You know those forms you have to fill out that have multiple copies [...]

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2009/11/11/dont-start-a-blog-if/’,size:’large’} Yesterday, I gave you 10 reasons your should start blogging.  Today, it’s the flip side.  There are lots of reasons why people don’t blog.  However, that’s not what I’m talking about.  I’m going to give you reasons why you should not blog, even if you think you should.

9 Reasons [...]

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2009/11/10/to-blog-or-not-to-blog/’,size:’large’} Ever considered starting a blog?  Need some motivation to get one started?  Blogs aren’t for everybody, but here are a few reasons starting a blog might be for you.
Reasons you should blog
1. It gets your message out. It gives you a voice. Depending on the nature of your [...]

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2009/10/05/5-reasons-i-go-to-conferences/’,size:’large’} I’m headed to Catalyst Conference in Atlanta this week.  Conferences are often the bane of the office worker.  Conferences mean meetings all day, then working in the evenings to catch up on normal work missed because of said conference.  Conferences mean being away from family.  Conferences mean learning new [...]

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2009/10/01/arguments-against-twitter/’,size:’large’} I really like Twitter.  Maybe you knew that…maybe you didn’t (all of my posts related to Twitter are HERE).  I’ve heard this about twitter so many times lately:
I don’t care that you walked the dog…or are heading into work…or are eating lunch now…or are sad. I don’t care, and [...]

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2009/09/23/the-changing-landscape-of-technology-and-social-media/’,size:’large’} Technology and social media continues to change, whether you like it or not.  Are you adapting, too, or are you being left behind?
Some of these facts will shock you.

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2009/08/12/the-language-of-twitter/’,size:’large’} New to Twitter, and wondering what all of this different terminology means?  Been using it a while and still unsure?  Haven’t even bought in to Twitter yet, but wondering why people’s Facebook updates have crazy letters and symbols attached to them?  I get asked a lot of questions about [...]

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2009/07/23/the-validity-of-virtual-community/’,size:’large’} I’ve read the blogs.  I’ve listened to the arguments.  I had even tried it out…a little.  But I hadn’t fully experienced online community.  I would say that there has been some level of “community” developed for me through Twitter, Facebook, and blogs.  Community, for me, though, is one of [...]

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2009/07/10/disappointment/’,size:’large’} Can I be honest with you for a minute?  I’m a bit disappointed.  Though you would think that an increase in blog traffic would leave me excited, in reality it leaves me shaking my head.
Most of the time, my blog posts have substance.  Though a few, such as “A [...]