I had the opportunity to get out into some powder this weekend with Brian and Aaron, two NOLS coworkers and friends. We drove up to Togwotee Pass (near Dubois, Wyoming) and skied West Angle Mountain. There were avalanche warnings due to the foot of snow that had fallen in the last two days, but we t[...]
Weekend Fun: Backcountry Skiing
How do you get people outdoors using Foursquare?
I've spent some time recently trying to concept ways to get people outdoors or outside using Foursquare. Here are some of my thoughts:[...]
Social Media Talk From Outdoor Retailer Conference
I am bummed that I wasn't able to attend the #guerillapanel social media event/discussion at the winter Outdoor Retailer conference. This is the second time I have seen footage from this conference, and I now realize I need to be there to build relationships and engage with other social media folks [...]
Main Street USA Should Be On Twitter
With a small budgets, a local customer base, and a knowledge that you can't beat the bigger competitor, it's almost a no-brainer that you should be utilizing the social web. You aren't even getting the short end of the stick here, it's some of the best marketing you can do! (Although you do need to [...]
Simplify Your Job Search with Twitter
witter users needed a way to sift through and organize the millions of tweets out there. They came up with using the # symbol, which they call a hash-tag, to group similar tweets. Do a search in Twitter for #Job in and you will start to see real-time updates of job listings and tips from around the [...]
Monday Link: Sending Rock Solid HTML Emails
24 Ways has a nice list of considerations for creating HTML e-mails for your business or organization. From CSS font formatting to properly building tables, this guide will make sure you have your bases covered. 24 ways: Rock Solid HTML Emails Thanks to Steve Smith from Information Systems here at N[...]