Currently I can see a lot of discussions about paid content going on in my timeline. Actually I thought this is quite an odd discussion (started years ago, stilborn child due to publisher’s attitudes). But somehow I started to think about it again and eventually started kind of a paid content site myself. It is not about paid or non-paid – it is about the value Most of the current [...]

AlJazeera – the immensly growing and weight gaining news network who especially became famous due to it’s good (and more objective) coverage of crisis areas, now launches a new social media community. A stream. The Stream! What is the Stream by AlJazeera? The Stream is a social media community with its own daily television programme created by the English Channel of Al Jazeera. The Stream uses the potential of social [...]

You’ve got a lot of interests? You’re into music, social media, sports, travel and even more stuff like that?  Besides that you are a passionate blogger and want to spread the word about your achievements and experiences? Good! Do it! But hey….how? Do you talk about basically everything in your only presence? One blog for all topics? Or do you spread everything up? Different blogs for different topics. Serving several [...]

When there is a crisis people, governments, organisations, companies and even technical inventions show their real potential. Or their bad face. Right now we face another disastrous tragedy with the people in Japan suffering from a devastating 8.9 magnitude earthquake and a terrible tsunami that not only killed people immediatly but also is responsible for critical problems at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. The radioactive pollution could even reach Tokyo [...]

Since I am running towards the 30 (years of age) and I am expecting my early midlife crisis to set in soon I thought I might take a look back on my personal technology highlights that I have seen come and go. So this is a totally personal and by far not a professional opinion. First contact. Atari Tennis. On the tv screen. Powered by an Atari 7800. You know the [...]

Now that more than 3 weeks passed since my temporary move to Thailand, and after finally arriving at my college and preparing classes, it is time to recap my first impressions. While I talk about Thailand in general on my travel blog, I would like to discuss the topic of eLearning today. As a big fan of eLearning I was hoping and looking forward to implement and use some eLearning [...]

There are a lot of Social Media Superstars (Social Media Consultants) hanging around right now telling you what to do in social media, what not, what’s cool, what’s not and how you should behave online. Some of what is said is good and right, most is bullshit. The usual way with consulting…So let’s set up the one and only social media coaching you really need (to get started). I decided [...]

Last week I held my first seminar for starters in the blogging scene (in German). It all started with a quick idea when some friends of mine asked me again and again how one can set up a basic blog / website. When blogging about this topic on some other sites, I realized that there are still a lot of people out there who are curious about the web 2.0 [...]

At the beginning of this year I wrote a slightly disappointed post about the Austrian SEO scene (in German). Since then a lot  happened. I met some very passionate Austrian SEOs at SMX Munich, the first really organized Austrian SEO meet-up took place and now there is even an Austrian SEO conference to come. And this conference is going to be huge! I already mentioned it, when it was announced in [...]

We know them all. Those internet superheroes. Doesn‘t really matter in what area. SEO, Social Media…you name it. There are always people that are the ,superstars‘ since they have a gazillion followers on twitter, fans & friends on facebook or subscribers on their blog. How to shovel your own grave Most of those (mostly self called) internet super stars / heroes tend to loose ground when becoming famous. They tend [...]

And of course you can do too! So this going to be a little philosophic but in the end we will come back to the internet / online thing. So wait for it or…don’t. Actually this post is about doing, whining, living and changing. I usually don’t quote a lot of other people, but I’ll start with one of my favorite quotes ever. By the incredible Walt Disney: “If you [...]

I guess many of you did the same during world cup. Setting up a site related somehow to the topic of soccer or World Cup 2010 in South Africa and seeing what happens. Trying to get some traffic, sell stuff etc. So did I. To be honest, this groundshaking idea came to my mind 3 hours before the first match of World Cup 2010. Lets just blame my current work [...]

We know it all. We’re surfing the web and see some guys who seem to publish new posts, books, sites or other work all the time. How can they do all this stuff at a time? Especially when ‘outsourcing’ might not be a reasonable answer? How are they doing it? Do they have more time? 48 hour days? No hobbies? Nope. Most time those guys even seem to have awesome [...]