From the category archives:

Social Media

Jon Ray’s 10 Tips for Getting Famous Online

February 4, 2009

Well, given I was listed on a top ten list for PR people in Austin, today, I figured I’d take a stab at teaching you how to get famous on the internet. The next thing you know it, you’ll be speaking your new catch phrase into homes across America.

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Followers close…enemies revealed

January 30, 2009

For Twitter users (and people interested in things that I sponsor):
Sometimes you start following someone on Twitter and talk with them back and forth a bit and really start to like them as an e.Person. You hang onto every 140 characters that they post and slowly feel like you know this person. Then, one day, [...]

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Best of Jon Ray 2008

January 5, 2009

Best of lists are usually a way to pander to lazy readers that don’t want to waste their time with any posts that might be considered sub-par and thus, unworthy of their time. In a way, just having a “Best of” list assumes that some of my posts aren’t as good as the others, but I digress. I’ll assume that you don’t fit into the typical “get to the good stuff” category and that you’re only on this “Best of Jon Ray” landing page to go back and reread some of your favorite posts. So, without further ado, here are some of my favorite posts from 2008 for your reading pleasure organized by category.

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20 Free eBooks about Social Media

August 9, 2008

If you’re not a regular reader of Chris Brogan’s blog, then you probably didn’t see his post with links to 20 free e.books about social media. I don’t usually re-post things on this blog, but it is such a great list of free resources that I have made an exception. Anyhow, if you’re not a [...]

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VIDEO: Want to learn social media, marketing, PR & video?

August 8, 2008

I was interviewed by Aaron of Stickam at SummerMash Austin last week and wanted to post the video for you guys. Stickam is a great service that allows you to stream live video over the internet. In this interview, I talk about some of the services my company, The Papertank, offers and why Austin, TX [...]

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