Weekly Web Wrap-Up for August 20, 2010

Bulletproof’s Weekly Web Wrap-Up offers a compilation of key discussions regarding social media’s increasing relevance to business. With yesterday’s launch of Facebook Places marking yet another evolution in social networking, it’s getting easier and easier to be overwhelmed by the sheer amount and diversity of social networking options available to businesses today. But unless your company is able to dedicate almost ... READ MORE

U.S. Iraq Troop Withdrawal Puts Contractors in the Spotlight

Late yesterday, as the last U.S. combat brigade remaining in Iraq was making its way for the Kuwaiti border, Obama Administration officials confirmed what everyone in the defense industry already knew – that the significant drawdown in U.S. military forces in Iraq will require greater numbers of stability operations contractors to keep the peace and protect fragile infrastructure. As Operation Iraqi ... READ MORE

Bulletproof Interview Special – Doug Brooks on the Stability Operations Industry

As part of a continuing series of Bulletproof Blog™ video interviews with thought leaders across multiple disciplines and industry sectors, I recently sat down with Doug Brooks, President and founder of IPOA, the Association of the Stability Operations Industry, to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the stability operations industry as the United States prepares a significant drawdown of combat ... READ MORE

Six@Six: Six Tips for Responding to Blogger Attacks

The top six social media tips to know before you leave the office. In today’s digital world, where everyday Web users are empowered to broadcast their thoughts and opinions across the globe, it is easier than ever before for a single disgruntled customer or former employee to permanently stain a company’s image. Attacks on companies take place every second – on ... READ MORE

Bulletproof Interview Special – Congressman Michael A. Andrews on Renewable Energy

As part of a continuing series of Bulletproof Blog™ video interviews with thought leaders across multiple disciplines and industry sectors, we recently sat down with former Congressman Michael A. Andrews, who now maintains his own private law practice in Washington, D.C., to discuss the public policy challenges facing the renewable energy industry. As an enthusiastic champion of renewable energy’s role in ... READ MORE

Weekly Web Wrap-Up for August 13, 2010

Bulletproof’s Weekly Web Wrap-Up offers a compilation of key discussions regarding social media’s increasing relevance to business. As social networks continue to impact the way companies do business, connect with consumers, market their products, and generate sales leads, it’s important to remember that there is no single best way to achieve success in the social media space. Instead, businesses looking to ... READ MORE