The Stephen Perkins Blog

My blog about Business, Technology, Internet Marketing, and whatever else come to mind.

30 August 2010 0 Comments

Companies to Watch: TOMS

A company that has been getting some very positive feedback is TOMS – A shoes company whose mission is to shoe-ify the world… one less fortunate child at a time. In fact, thousands of people have bought their shoes largely because of their business model. It’s simple – for every pair of shoes bought, another pair will [...]

20 August 2010 0 Comments

The Future of the Zune: That Shiny Thing From Microsoft

The Future of the Zune: That Shiny Thing From Microsoft

My interaction with the Microsoft Zune started about 1 1/2 years ago when my iPod got stolen out of my backpack – that’s right, stolen. So, I deiced it was time to get something new – something exciting - something cost effective. At my local Best Buy they immediately pushed the new iPod touch –  the same price as my 120 gb Zune. I respectfully declined and went [...]

12 August 2010 0 Comments

My Favorite Websites & Blogs

I find myself surfing the web all the time and I always end up reading different websites and blogs. I have decided to compile a list of blog and sites that I think you should bookmark. Every single day I go to these sites to see what’s new and I end up finding some great stuff. Design: [...]

9 August 2010 1 Comment

The History of Search Engines

Over at PPC Blog they created a really cool post with an infographic titled “The History of Search: a Timeline” Check it out bellow:                          

4 August 2010 0 Comments

Companies to Watch: BP

In this installment of Companies to Watch, we take a look at the future of BP BP has been extremely scrutinized in the past few months due to the explosion of one of their deep sea rigs that left workers dead and millions of gallons of oil in the gulf. But is this going to leave them [...]

3 August 2010 0 Comments

My Favorite TED Talks

Last night I was flipping through the different talks done at the TED conference on my Kodak Theater Player and I found some really cool ones. I have put them bellow for you to watch. John Underkoffler points to the future of User Interfaces Cameron Herold: Let’s raise kids to be entrepreneurs The LXD: In the Internet age, dance [...]

2 August 2010 0 Comments

[SEOmoz.org] Whiteboard Friday- Outsourcing Content Creation

SEOmoz is a very well respected SEO firm based in Seattle, Washington. And every Friday they make a video explaining various SEO techniques. Take a look at this one… It is a problem that many people face and I think this could help. Whiteboard Friday – Outsourcing Content Creation                     [...]

2 August 2010 0 Comments

Companies to Watch: Dell

Dell, the computer giant based out of Texas, is constantly making news. Largely known for innovation, Dell has taken the lead in the PC maker industry. Started by Michael Dell while he was in college, the company has never stopped growing. Today, Dell customers can customize just about every aspect of their computer. What color, [...]

31 July 2010 0 Comments

Here for Twistereli.com

As you can see, Twistereli is a new sponsor of the blog (as I am of them). I first found out about twistereli.com from the Teen Business Forum. It is such a cool blog about graphic design. It really gets your creative juices flowing like a river. All you have to do to get to [...]

29 July 2010 4 Comments

Branding Yourself Online

Any PR firm would tell you that the best place to build your popularity is online. In fact, here are very famous people who got discovered off of online sources. Whether it’s that short Canadian singer Justin Bieber or Perez Hilton, online figures make news in the real world. Most people face the same problem [...]