As a follow up to my recent post on The Growing Home- Sustainable Urban Farm, on my blog at socialvoices.blogspot.com, I want to take this opportunity to share some eye-opening stats. According to National Geographic the number of U.S. farmers markets increased 74% from 1994 to 2013- up from 1,755 to 8,144. The growth if […]

According to Ann Handley, blogger, author and  head of content at Marketing Profs there is something revolutionary going on with the use of images online these days. More than 300 million photos are uploaded to Facebook every day, so according to Ann,  in the five minutes it has taken me to write this, a million

Pretty much all the blogs, tips and insights that I come across are about what to post, when to post, where to post and how to be relevant. I don’t deny these are all valid in our digital world. But so much less attention is given to social LISTENING as a valuable business marketing tool.

Every time Dana La Rue of Brokeassbride shares another how-to-tip meant for brides and their families I always end up thinking of a ga-zillion ways  we can repurpose her tips for other occasions. The Candy Buffett is no exception! Check it out…. Your basic supplies…. Large scoop spoons. Pick  them  up cheaply adding them to

Greg Zarian of Healthline and Melissa Lanz, social entrepreneur and founder of The Fresh 20 share so great tips on cooking for diabetes with some quick, healthy and delicious recipes for homemade chips and guacamole I guarantee we’ll all enjoy. SHARE:            

I am in agreement with social media and digital guru Shama Hyder – if you are not on top of the digital analytics of your site you are surely missing your mark. And, that is not only about having access to digital analytics. There is rich actionable information in things like Google Analytics. It is

Meaning there is everything to be gained by engaging others in your dreams and your struggles.  An okay idea can be made good and a good idea great by adding the perspectives and insights of others. And, a bad idea needs a reality check. Or you just may need something that someone can connect you

The Brasil and European Union are protecting public access and future opportunities for entrepreneurs with strong Net Neutrality rulings. U.S. (read FCC) seems to capitulate to corporate lobbying by  power houses like Comcast leading to creating elite and preferential Internet pipelines into homes, at increased cost to consumers. The result – great benefit for mega

—– And so many more benefits for businesses small and large. Why reinvent the wheel? If this phrase is not already one of your mantras- it should be. This is a question you should always be asking yourself. The reality is it can take a good deal of time to build the trajectory for 10s

Mashable was writing about Social TV – in 2011. Nielsen shared changes and visions of engaging viewers in content in 2013 as the engagement of consumers in content from one platform to another as a means of engaging consumers in ads. Cut to late 2013, early 2014–new visionaries are bringing to the table a new