Archive for February, 2012


Strike A Pose

I found this social medium over a year ago and way before the Pinterest craze. DailyBooth captures your life in the spot, or on the go, if you’re mobile a.k.a. photoblogging. The slogan for DailyBooth is “Your life in pictures.”

The objective is to capture you or what you’re doing in that moment and to have a day to day or minute to minute update. The newsfeed is constantly updating in pictures of weird face, hair, tattoos, and other poses of us as we seem stuck in front of the computer or other digital device.

The user base is geared towards teens, but I’ve seen some adults (hello, me) on there.

How the hell can I use something like this?

  • Snapping pictures of ourselves is a fun thing
  • Keep up with what outfits you had on and what state of mind you were in when you took the picture or great for if you’re losing weight to serve as a constant reminder of where you do not want to return

For business…

  • If your market is teens then this is another place you want to be
  • Gear daily photos with your model or yourself in your product(s) or interacting with your product(s)
  • Don’t forget that the U.S. is not the only place this photoblogging site is popular. Other countries love it too and might just like your product
  • A business with the lazer targeted market of teens and the exact message could win the hearts of the youngsters updating their facial expresssions every few minutes

F.Y.I. Since its inception funneled by angel investors in 2009 there has been a decline in usage. Of course, at first many were flocking to the site, but now its slowed down due to the likes of Pinterest. But its still around with a few million using it daily.

LinkedIn has grown to over 100 million users in over 50 countries. The marketing efforts of LinkedIn have doubled and are in place to stave off the competition and continue to grow as they have enhanced the ads and job searches; not to mention that the stock is growing too. More professionals are signing up for its subscription services and bringing advertisers who want to reach these professionals.

I know the world is stuck on Facebook, but spend a few days with LinkedIn in another open tab on your browser and connect with professionals in your field. Once you’ve made sure to fill out your entire profile do a search for others in your field and connect. You can also connect via the many groups that are established on the site.

What can this Linking do for an individual?

You can…

  • Connect to others in your field and grow more via the groups developed or by creating your own group
  • Find a job (if you’re unemployed), or a better one if you’re tired of the company you’re with
  • Gain more business by cross checking those whom may need your services. Advice: approach all of these reasons to get LinkedIn as you are the one who is helping and not just taking. You’ll get a long way by being of help instead of just pushing the Me button

What can LinkedIn do for a business?

  • Create business page to connect and attract current and future employees
  • Create ads for employment and the search is on. Many people have other networks connected to their files so you can see them via their social networks that are linked to their profile
  • Discover new partnerships