Tools & Tech – New Media Expo Blog

Protect Your Favorite Podcast from the Patent Trolls

Fri, 14 Mar 2014 20:11:00 +0000

There are often very good reasons people and companies must defend their patents. The Patent system protects inventors. When a patent is infringed on, the holder must take action or risk losing their patent. That is how it works when the system is being used properly. Patent Trolls are not using the system as it [...]

A Day in the Life of a Social Media Marketer [Infographic]

Tue, 03 Dec 2013 18:00:00 +0000

We love this infographic from our friends at RazorSocial (especially Ian, who will be speaking at NMX 2014), which outlines what a productive day looks like for a social media manager. We love all of the great tools mentioned (see below for links to all of them). What are you favorite tools to help you [...]

7 Best Productivity Apps for Bloggers

Fri, 26 Jul 2013 13:00:00 +0000

One of the biggest challenges with blogging is that it can be time consuming and hard to do when traveling. However, in recent years, thanks to wonderful and inspired app makers, there are now numerous tools available for bloggers which helps tremendously make blogging easy, convenient, and fun! With these productivity apps, blogging has become [...]

Find the Perfect Bite For Customers’ Mobile Appetite

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:00:18 +0000

Mobile web site up and running. Check. Reading latest trends on marketing for smartphones and tablets. Double Check. Wondering what to serve up next to your mobile audience. Triple Check. Now is the time to…pause between courses. First off, congratulations on making the jump to mobile. Next up:  Step back and look at your business big [...]

The Mobile Majority Wants Your Small Business

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:00:25 +0000

Remember when mobile phones used to be about..making a call? Neither do I. The explosive growth of smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices over the past few years has drastically and permanently changed the way we socialize, work, and do business. The net-net? It’s imperative to travel with your customers and prospects wherever they go. In [...]

Technology and Medicine [Infographic]

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 14:00:33 +0000

We all know technology is changing our world, but have you ever thought of using it to take care of your own healthcare needs? Believe it or not, lots of apps are in the marketplace to help you do your own medical diagnosis. And, according to statistics, technology may be able to replace up to [...]

How Nonprofit Leaders Avoid Social Media Burnout

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:00:11 +0000

In 2009, I battled through an experience only 45,000 other people in the world can say they conquered that day—The Chicago Marathon. With five months of training, nearly a million people cheering us on, and runners who became my heroes, I finished the race and crossed it off my bucket list. Many nonprofit leaders experience [...]

BlackBerry Wants to Reward You to Make Your Online Content an App

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:00:10 +0000

Blackberry is excited to tell you about our port-a-thon that starts this Friday, January 18th at 12pm ET and runs for 36 hours straight. It’s your chance to earn big rewards for just a few minutes of work. After our warm welcome, successful app generation efforts and many connections made at NMX in Vegas this [...]

Can Tablets Take the Place of Teachers? [Infographic]

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 18:00:56 +0000

Although there’s more technology use in developed countries, those who live in third-world nations are quick to learn how devices work when given the opportunity. The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) organization recently gave tablets to children in Ethiopia to see if kids could learn without the benefit of an actual teacher. Here’s what happened: [...]

Finding Sponsors: Where Do I Start?

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:00:00 +0000

Finding and attracting sponsors to your podcast, blog or web show is one of the most difficult, yet potentially most lucrative, aspects of your business. Business? Yes. If you’re looking to make money doing what you love, your content is a business. To that point, it’s important to treat your content creation that way from [...]

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