Marvin Double

On Friday May 21st I had the opportunity to see a number of works presented as part of the 2011 canadian stage festival of ideas & creation at the berkley st. Theatre in Toronto.The festival, under the direction of Natasha Mytnowych and associate director Claire Calnan, hosts “aclaimed international theatre artists alongside some - Marvin Double

Zombies at Christmas? The recent TV series, "The Walking Dead" got me in thinking about zombies, as it did lots of folks apparently. In fact around my house, zombies became quite the focus of conversation, especially among the younger set. Silly ZombiesI admit to thinking zombies are just silly, but anything that generates that much interest can't be all that bad with my interest piqued I - Marvin Double

Could it already be Christmas Again?It's often said that time flies when you're having fun.   I would venture to add that sometimes, it just flies period.  As least seemes to be the case for me.For thos of us who spend lots of time hunched over out computers, hammering away at marketing, there just never seems to be enough time.  Soas we edge closer to a brand new year, i offer you each, a - Marvin Double

Is It Really Christmas Again?Wow, time really flies, especially if you are marketing on-line. It seems like only yesterday when I was doing my last holiday post.Much has happened in the world of on-line marketing in the last year and it looks like things are going to continue changing rapidly over the year to come. Keeping up with it all is proving to be a full time job.Social media marketing - Marvin Double

Look down on the sidewalk, streaking along across the firmament, it's a chewing gum comet. Streaming a trail of semi-solid guar gum, artificial flavors and colours it is evidence of life in other dimensions of the universe. This strange visitor from the edges of life as we know it began it's journey inside the crucible of creation for all chewing gum comets. It's life commenced inside the - Marvin Double

Some of the first work done with my new graphics tablet. - Marvin Double from Yoono

Ubuntu TimeNot long ago I bought a new Dell Mini 9 Net book. One very cool little computer. I was pretty impressed with it right out of the box, running Windows XP. It worked nicely and did all the things I wanted. Best of all, being small and light it's easy to tote along when venturing forth into the hinterland. The WiFi card made it easy to find and connect to hot spots, which is pretty - Marvin Double

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Try and Try AgainBy Marvin DoubleIf you happen to be reading this post and wonder what the heck it's about here's an explanation.I've had an account with technorati for some time now but somethings been missing. Technorati allows you to claim your blog, which could be through of as registering it, using a special feature.I'm embarrassed to say even though I know the value of technorati, - Marvin Double

Great info on tools to make using Twitter and Social Networking easier and more effective. - Marvin Double

A create article about dealing with marketing on a budget using a Pay Per Sale model instead of Pay Per Click. Nice argument for the use of affiliate marketing. - Marvin Double

Helping to Keep Kids Busy Over EasterBy Marvin DoubleAfter the eggs are decorated, and the chocolate bunny's nibbled, you might want to add a coloring activity to the agenda to help keep kids occupied over the Easter Holiday.  To get your free copy of this 8x10 coloring page got to http://www.twitpic.com/33ouf Simply click on the thumbnail to select the image, then, right click and save as to - Marvin Double

Happy EasterBy Marvin DoubleI recognize that many readers of this post may not be Christian or possibly not religious.  Easter is of course an entirely Christian holiday and for pois Christians the foundation of their faith - but this article isn't about religion.  Oddly there is a parallel between Easter and what has come to be known as social marketing.  Like so many holidays it has been - Marvin Double

How Twitter and Social Media are changing communications and Internet Marketing - Marvin Double

The Hundredth Monkey Phenomenon By Marvin Double In 1952 on the Island of Koshima in Japan, researchers were studying a troupe of Macaque monkeys made a surprising observation. The monkeys liked to eat sweet potatoes but had a problem. It was difficult for them to clean sand off the potatoes before eating. A young female they named Imo solved the problem by washing her sweet potato with water before eating; a behavior which was previous unknown in the troop. Monkeys, Sweet Potatoes Marketing? What the heck you might ask do monkeys washing sweet potatoes have to do with marketing - bear with me. Imo went on to teach first her mother, then other members of the troop how to wash sweet potatoes The behavior created a primate buzz and went viral, in a monkey kind of way. After a few years it was estimated that 99 monkeys in the group were using the new skill. The whole group had benefited from the insight of one of its members. Through cooperation and sharing of information through their... - Marvin Double

Tweeting in Your Sleep By Marvin Double If you read my previous post "Taming The Twitter Monster" You already know what I'm getting on about in this post. If not, here's a quick summary. In that post I cover some basic issues with using Twitter as a marketing platform. In a nutshell the problem is simply that Twitter is a real time network - which is great for real time communications: Not so great if you're using it to promote yourself, a product, service or message. Making Twitter Work For You, can be a real challenge Twitter is a 24 / 7 network. When you log off at night others are just logging on. If you are trying to get your message out to the world, regardless of the what the message is, the issue of communication across time zones becomes problematic. This is especially true for those who need to establish or maintain a web presence. The Monster is Awake Unless you are a serious insomniac with pretty impressive stamina it's nigh on impossible to stay online continuously.... - Marvin Double

Twitter, Good Bad and Ugly By Marvin Double Hold on to your reading glasses, this is a Monster of a post. I apologize in advance for the length. I cover a lot of ground here and, what I feel is an important topic about Twitter and social media. I'm breaking a basic rule of blogging, which is to keep posts short and "bloggy". In this case I feel the subject is to important to short change. If you're one of those folks who thinks the microwave is to slow this isn't the post for you. If You are a regular reader you already know that I'm a fan of Twitter. I've only been on Twitter for a short time compared to others and am still a neophyte. In that short time I've made some great contacts and discovered some really great folks and a ton of new information. Like many others I've also discovered some bad and even ugly things about the network - but I'll get to that. It was those very issues bad ugly issues that stimulated me to create a my latest cartoon. If you like you can get your own... - Marvin Double

Hi Let's get to know each other This is a very exciting time to be online in an huge, dynamic and active social network like Twitter. If you are a new follower please tweet me and say hi. What do you do, what are your interests or goals. If you are not yet on Twitter you can find me at http://twitter/mdouble It's just amazing how much information you can pack into 140 little characters. I love learning new things and hope you do too, there's no shortage of new things to learn on Twitter. In the interest of getting to know each other, here's a little something about me. I'm a blogger and information marketer. I use twitter in combination with this blog to keep my readers informed about topics related to internet marketing. Because I'm a writer, Graphic Artist Photographer and Cartoonist you'll find that my blog posts often contain lots of original material, and cartoons, In fact I do my best to keep abreast of new developments, products and trends in internet marketing. But enough... - Marvin Double

When Seeing is Believing By Marvin Double UFO's have been the subject of much discussion and controversy over the years. Skeptics and believers have squared off on opposite sites of an ongoing debate about their existence. If nothing else it all makes for some interesting copy countless, movies and documentaries. Putting aside the cartoon, let me just state here that, this article isn't about alien space craft real or imagined. It is however about close encounters with UFOs of the marketing variety. Very specifically these UFOs are of the Twitter variety - intrigued? I hope so, please read on. What do UFOs have to do with marketing? Bear with me while I provide a bit of background - it's painless and there's no pop quiz. Marketers everywhere subscribe to several basic marketing principals. One of these is something called a USP. The "USP" (Unique Selling Proposition", sometimes also called a Unique Selling Point). In short the USP is a marketing pitch build around the unique qualities... - Marvin Double

I've Got a Monkey on My Back By Marvin Double The last 2 weeks have been especially brutal, 16 hours a day for 14 days in a row. But, that's the price you pay sometimes for being your own boss. If you read my bio, you'll notice that I wear a number of hats, writer, artist, and internet marketer. Sometimes a bunch of projects just manage to overlap, deadlines loom and the the only solution is nose to the grindstone and get 'em done. I know there are lots of readers out there who can relate to this dilemma. What's with the Cartoon? Well, truthfully, at the end of my work marathon I feel pretty much like the character in the cartoon looks - back hunched from to many hours at the keyboard, eye's swollen closed by excessive time spent staring at my monitor, brain damage from mental exhaustion leading to drooling. Silly me, I picked just this period of time to add Twitter to my list of things to do. Don't get me wrong here, I really like Twitter. If you read through my recent blog posts,... - Marvin Double