Why Social Media is a Fail for Most Online Poker Sites

sme_bw2010_jay_baer_v1 from Michael A. Stelzner on Vimeo. I was watching this video and couldn’t help but think about all of the mistakes online poker companies make when approaching social media. Especially the part about just setting up a Facebook page and ticking that off on your list of things to do to become a social …

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What is Wrong With Bwinners?

If there ever was a poster-child for poor communications, Bwinners would be it. I did a post back in early January where I noted that Bwinners decided I wasn’t sending them enough traffic so they shut down my affiliate account. That’s cool. I wasn’t really promoting them. But look at the communication: WTF?!? Bwinners only …

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Loyalty Programs

Right now there seem to be a few people that I’m aware of who write about the online poker industry from an insider’s perspective and aren’t shackled with having to take on a corporate voice for their employer. One is Yair Panet who was formerly at iPoker and another is Kim Lund who was at …

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Economic Stimulus Plan: Legalize Online Poker [Infographic]

Sara over at OnlinePoker.org sent me a link to an infographic that they put together that summarizes where online poker is at currently. Basically it’s making the case for legalizing online poker by selecting relevant facts and presenting them in a very user-friendly manner. It takes the angle that more than $1 billion could be …

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