Quantum Politics

Quantum Politics Launches QP Connect – A Social Networking Tool for Media Management

Michael Price — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:57:24 +0000

This week, Quantum Politics launched QP Connect, a social networking tool for managing the media and staying ahead of the news. QP Connect was originally designed to modernize and automate the process of creating daily news clips but has grown to take news monitoring to new heights. [...]

The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) Delayed into 2012

Kellep A. Charles — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:46:18 +0000

The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) introduced in October has been delayed until sometime in 2012. SOPA’s goal is to aid with the ongoing dilemma of copyright infringement, pirating, and/or the counterfeiting of intellectual property many US based media companies are facing by foreign and some domestic websites.

The scheme behind SOPA is to [...]

Do you have Klout? Measure your social media influence for FREE!

Michael Price — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:46:26 +0000

As an entrepreneur, I’m a big fan of measuring the return on your investment of time and resources. It can be a challenge to calculate your impact in the social media arena but some companies are rising to the challenge.

Free tools are now available that help you manage your online activity and gauge [...]

The Future of Social Media According to Mashable

Michael Price — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:47:06 +0000

Mashable Conducts Poll on Facebook Privacy Policy

Michael Price — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:23:01 +0000

Mashable is conducting a poll, following a recent settlement with the FCC, asking you if Facebook is doing enough to protect your privacy. As of this writing, the online poll has 512 votes with 56.25% of participants saying “No, Facebook needed the FTC settlement as a wake-up call.”

A Drag and Drop WordPress Design Store

Michael Price — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:42:40 +0000

PageLines is a company that offers a suite of WordPress themes, including a highly customizable drag and drop theme called Platform Pro. PageLines, recently announced what the company calls the:

“first-ever marketplace for drag-and-drop web design (think of it like an “app store” for drag-and-drop sections, plugins and themes). The Store makes it incredibly [...]

Organizational Transitions and the Double Down Approach: A Communicator’s Guide

Carrie Fox — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:42:37 +0000

In recent months, C.Fox Communications has guided several of our clients through critical transitions. Many of these transitions were signs of positive growth: the appointment of a new CEO, or the acquisition of a complementary organization. Others were far less positive, and required employee furloughs and layoffs.

We can often get a good read [...]

Media Pro Tip: Learn Ruby on Rails by Example for Free

Michael Price — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:47:01 +0000

Ruby on Rails is a programming language for building websites and web applications quickly. It’s growing in popularity because of its ease of use compared to other languages such as PHP. (PHP is the language that WordPress uses.)

One of the great aspects of Ruby is the community that has built up around the [...]

Create a Custom Image for Sharing on Facebook

Michael Price — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:12:19 +0000

Have you ever tried sharing a page on your website and wanted a custom image to appear as an option when you share it on Facebook? Wouldn’t it be great if you could create a custom image that appears whenever anyone shares a your page’s link? Well you can! You can also avoid using Facebook’s [...]

Neck Deep in the Politics of Snow

Michael Price — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 16:05:17 +0000

This holiday season, politicians across the East Coast have been buried by a massive blizzard that barreled through states, towns and cities. Most notable among them were New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. While the primary key to successfully dealing with a crisis like a blizzard is effective delivery [...]