by Nick | Jan 20, 2012 | Marketing on Social Media
So you may have heard that the social media site Megaupload shut down today. They are the first major victim of the anti-piracy bill, SOPA. Megaupload shut down just one day after the online SOPA protests in which many prominent webpages blacked out their...
by Nick | Jan 20, 2012 | Marketing on Social Media
“In light of recent events, I have decided to postpone Tuesday’s vote on the PROTECT IP Act,” said Reid in a statement Friday morning. The online protests help postpone the PIPA vote as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) put the brakes on a PROTECT IP Act...
by Nick | Jan 18, 2012 | Marketing on Social Media
You may notice that something is different with some of your favorite sites today; Wikipedia is down; WordPress is dark; and one of my favorite social media blogs, Social Media Today, is protesting as well and asking you to petition Congress. What in the name of the...
by Nick | Jan 18, 2012 | Marketing on Social Media
Many people woke up this morning, turned on their computers, and asked themselves, ‘why is the black box on Google?’ If you’re one of the millions that questioned this censorship box, then Google’s disapproval of the SOPA (Stop Online Piracy...
by Nick | Jan 18, 2012 | Marketing on Social Media
I’m sure you’ve heard the saying “content is king” hundreds of times. Great content is supposed to be all you need for web success if you listen to most of the blogs online. But how true is this saying really? I work as a copywriter, and so am a firm believer in...