When Ardara Media began, we went into business with an eye toward helping new and evolving businesses make their mark on the web. We did this by focusing on website development, social media, and some technology support. This was a great start, and we had some real success. But it Continue Reading →
Social is not private. That sounds so elementary, doesn’t it? Why is it then that so many people seem to forget that single, basic tenet when they post something online? I think a great deal of this duality springs from the nature of computers themselves. We think of them as Continue Reading →
In recent posts we’ve talked at length about Twitter and Facebook, as two of the more popular social networking sites on the internet they garner a great deal of interest and attention – but they aren’t the only places out there to stay in touch with friends (and make new Continue Reading →
Over the past few years we’ve seen an almost explosive growth in social media and networking. In previous articles we’ve looked at Twitter and Facebook – undoubtedly two of the bigger players in the scene – but in recent months we’ve begun to see a widening of path of these Continue Reading →
This week we’ll introduce a new feature, aptly titled “Headlines”. In many cases news stories have varying layers of complexity that lend themselves to blog-length postings. Many times though, there are just short items or developing stores that, while worthy of note, need to have full comment withheld for a Continue Reading →
I don’t use Facebook anymore. I did for a time but came to realize that it simply was not an appropriate venue where I could digitally exist; my personal and professional relationships were just too complex to coexist in such a small space. Still, in light of this series on Continue Reading →
This past week the online social media communities Twitter and Facebook both fell under a denial of service attack. This attack limited accessibility to those sites for several hours on Thursday. Twitter announced it was under attack early on Thursday (Aug 06) with a brief statement on their status blog. Continue Reading →