Carl Natale

I admit that Gannett impresses me with their…

by Carl Natale on February 8, 2012

I admit that Gannett impresses me with their iPhone policy. Gannett FAQ for journalists receiving iPhones | JIMROMENESKO.COM Gannett iPhone FAQ: 'What am I expected to do with this new device?' This FAQ for Gannett journalists receiving iPhones was distributed today at the chain's papers. FAQs for journalists re…

This is a must read for anyone who is trying…

by Carl Natale on February 8, 2012

This is a must read for anyone who is trying to manage online communities. It's an example of how real-life connections strengthen ties. My Dinner With Clay Shirky, and What I Learned About Friendship You can follow someone on Twitter and friend them on Facebook, but real friends are people you break bread with.

Is your resume obsolete?

by Carl Natale on January 25, 2012

A few years ago I wrote a column about finding a job in the Internet age. One of the tips – “Resumes and Cover Letters Still Matter” – generated a lot of controversy in the comments. Many people felt resumes were inadequate and outdated. LinkedIn was much better. A few years later, the Wall Street […]

PressBooks attempts to simplify ebook publishing

by Carl Natale on January 17, 2012

Pressbooks Demo Deck View more presentations from Hugh McGuire PressBooks wants to do for book publishing what WordPress does for website updating: Simplify it so anyone can do it. And it aims to do that by creating a book-publishing tool out of WordPress. The idea is that WordPress is a content management system that is […]

Why Ikea needs to worry about ebook sales

by Carl Natale on January 16, 2012

The blog paidContent notes that “E-Books Outsell Print For Majority Of Titles On USA Today Bestseller List.” This is just a look at a couple weeks of one list so it’s not fair to call this a trend. Plus the sales are recorded right after Christmas. The assumption is that new Kindle and Nook owners […]

Make tweets, not war over who owns a Twitter account

by Carl Natale on January 3, 2012

Last week I examined a battle between a blogger and his former employer about who owns a Twitter account. I didn’t think it was shaping up to be a landmark case. And it looked like the former employer should have owned it. That opinion is base upon my experience as @MaineBusiness. Or to be more […]

How valuable are Twitter followers?

by Carl Natale on December 27, 2011

If your employees are running your social media accounts, do you really own those accounts? If the answer is obvious, why is PhoneDog.com suing former employee Noah Kravitz? PhoneDog.com is an ecommerce site selling mobile phones that also has a blog. Kravitz wrote for the blog and the Twitter account @PhoneDog_Noah. While tweeting, he gained […]

The problem isn’t that Google Maps is putting limits on how many times your maps can load. The problem is that businesses cannot rely on free services remaining free.

QR Codes: Can shopping walls boost your sales?

by Carl Natale on November 9, 2011

Shopping walls are an interesting way that retailers can use QR codes to extend their brands and increase sales.

How to fix the wrong problem with online newspapers

by Carl Natale on October 27, 2011

  Scroll is an app that lets non-coders make webpages look like what they would design for a print page. Never mind that doesn’t always work from the users’ point of view. Megan Garber at the Nieman Journalism Lab is right that newspaper web pages are bland and templatized. She seems to argue that newspaper […]