Digital Marketing Through Content & Influence
You could say that this is the main blog section. The most frequently posted to and the most varied in blog within the blog. By far the most popular and sizable section of the site. Enjoy browsing around and getting a taste of all the stuff that I want to share with you but doesn’t really fit anywhere else.
On my way to the WordPress Developers meetup, I decided to record this short video about an interaction I had with someone on Facebook. I don’t use this word often, but this dude was seriously butthurt, for all the wrong reasons. I also don’t talk about negative interactions often because they usually bring weird vibes in. But there’s…
Starbucks benefits from social media posts. There is no issue if you take photos or videos. Starbucks had an issue with me taking videos. Starbucks staff lied to me telling me it was prohibited to photograph or record inside the store I called customer support to verify this claim. I had an incident at Starbucks the other day.…
While we were attending WordCamp Orange County, we thought we’d make a video for our loosely and not at all consistent new segment This Week with John and Oscar series, but this time it’s related to WordPress and your website’s security. Having a secured site is important even if you aren’t selling or collecting data. By secured, in…
Over the past couple of years, Apple has been very disappointing as far as laptops go. They seem to not care about the MacBook Pro users and feels like every time there’s a new version, it is weaker than the competition and overall it’s just lackluster. Not to mention buggy. The iPad line is getting all the Apple…
If you follow the news, and the political turmoil I’m so vehemently trying to stay away from, then you may know about the new controversy that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez found herself in recently. It seems that Alexandria gave her boyfriend access to her work calendar, and this caused a cacophony of complaints and accusations and more drama. As if…
By now you surely have seen the Gillette Ad titled “We Believe: The Best Men Can Be” — There’s tons of commentary about the content of the ad and while I disagree with the way the ad was produced, I want to talk about the marketing and branding implications of such a risky move. That’s the topic I…
Following up to the 30-day challenge invitation, there is still just shy of 20 days before the challenge starts. There are 30 bonus interviews with a workbook each where you can get started. Then when the challenge kicks off, the daily tasks and assignments will be released. In the meantime, I thought about the things I need to…
While cleaning up my attic, I found a bunch of beanie babies so I decided to go through them. I wondered if any of them hold any value. What do you think? Do you know? Is there a good reason to keep these instead of taking them to Good Will or some other charity? As I worked on…
You need to save the date for the 19th Annual Taste of Huntington Beach – This is a short little vlog about the last Taste of Huntington Beach event I attended. Thank you to Surf City Family for inviting me to cover this as media! From the official Taste of Huntington Beach website: Featuring delectable tastes from local…
I started another 4 day fast. This time with some friends so I came up with 5 tips to help them out. If you want to do a fast without pressure and a bunch of people trying to sell you supplements and stuff like that, come join our group. We’re doing another prologued fast next month and many…