Fluid's Big Idea Blog is a place for the observation and collection of thoughts on design, creativity and business.
06.30.10 evem
With the many online social communities on the web, marketing and managing your brand can create some challenges. Here is a list of common challenges that can arise, and some ways to address the challenges.
1. Transparency
If your company fails, you have to be ...
06.4.10 jbarnes
Many businesses in varying industries have discovered how valuable it is to establish a presence for their brand on online social media sites. Such sites are valuable tools to establish relationships with customers, and stay on the forefront of consumers' minds so they will be more likely to choose you to fill their needs. After finding much success in this ...
05.4.10 Philip Case
Fluid Studio presented to a large group at the Box Elder Employer Committee on April 29th.
Many in the crowd had a pretty good feel for social media, and together we shared ideas for how businesses and employers can use Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter to create buzz and interest for their respective organizations ...
04.15.10 John Dye
Fluid Studio presented to a large group of West Jordan Utah Chamber of Commerce members on April 15.
Many in the crowd had a pretty good feel for social media, and together we brainstormed ideas on implementing ...
03.15.10 John Dye
OK.
We admit it.
No one can guarantee that people will pick up on a video and pass it on to others.
But there are basic principles, that, if followed, will help move it in that direction.
Consider these ideas . . .
SIMPLE: Keep it short and to the point.
Two minutes or less; the shorter the better. Most people ...
01.21.10 John Dye
Tux or no tux at the awards banquet? That is the question.
Fluid Studio was nominated for the Davis County (Utah) Chamber of Commerce Innovation Award (mainly for our work in the social media realm and the outreach we have had with businesses training them on these topics in seminars).
We could use some more hardware in the office (can't everyone?). Keep ...
12.19.09 John Dye
WordPress/Twitter Integration
WordPress has enabled posting to and reading of WordPress.com blogs via the Twitter API. Users can write a status update and post to a WordPress.com blog, have it displayed in the blog reading view and change what blog the posts go to. If geotagging has been enabled, the geolocation data gets exposed as well....
12.2.09 John Dye
Wow! Big accolades from HOW.
Here we are: http://howdesign.com/top10sitesfordesigners/
10.22.09 Jim Killian
Slides from Wednesdays Facebook seminar. Using Facebook to promote and grow your business.
Blog, Clients, Facebook, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Networks
10.1.09 John Dye
This summer, Pear Analytics released an interesting study.
MarketingProfs.com wrote on it as well.
According to the research, 40.5 percent of the messages published on social-media-darling Twitter are "pointless babble," and a mere 8.7 percent of tweets have pass-along value to others.
The piece won itself a lot of buzz from both sides of the proverbial fence. Anti-Twitterers were all, "AHA! I ...
Social Media and Challenges to Managing a Brand on the Web | 
Fluid Studio presents on Facebook to West Jordan Chamber of Commerce | 
Fluid Studio nominated for Davis County Chamber of Commerce Innovation Award | 
Fluid Studio makes HOW's "Top 10 Sites for Designers" list | 
Twitter: Pointless babble? | 
