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dfwbrett has 15 years of experience in Web content and usability. He's also a national blogger for digital pivot at talentzoo.com. All opinions are purely for entertainment, editorial and informational purposes. If you'd like to hire Brett or have your site reviewed, email him.At that point, it's okay to talk to him in first person.

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Twitter is the New Sound Bite

Monday, February 20th, 2012

A few months ago, I turned on the TV in the background as I got ready for work. A report came on that caught my ear. “Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore are splitting up,” it announced. While I’m a big fan of Demi Moore from years ago, I’m not exactly a celebrity news junkie. It’s [...]

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Social Media Is Forever

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

Okay. I’m only going to say this one time. SOCIAL MEDIA IS FOREVER. Now let that sink in. FOREVER. “No, it isn’t. Human beings won’t even be around forever.” Okay, so I’m trying to prove a point here. “Oh yeah, Mr. Blogger? I think social media will probably only exist for 25 years or so. [...]

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5 Excuses to Twitter at Work

Thursday, April 28th, 2011

There are so many people who don’t understand Twitter. I know a few myself. In fact, they’re even in the advertising and PR industries. They see it, but they just don’t get it. When I came back from SXSW that first year that it took off, I tried to explain it to my wife. She [...]

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As seen at talentzoo.com. I’ve dabbled in several different areas of the web, navigation, wire framing, site map, HTML, design and even a little WordPress development. At heart, though, I’m an information guy. Normally, I’d say content, but that creates an even smaller pigeonhole. So, when I talk with people about content strategy affects, navigation, [...]

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While the rest of us have been over–fixating on the mobile web, iPhone, tablets, and the applications they all have, a huge boon has gone unnoticed. In fact, it’s a web-based product that I would call the best-kept secret in the industry. What’s the impact of this new product? The growth this year alone is [...]

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