by Ted Rubin | Mar 28, 2026 | Featured, Marketing, Miscellaneous, Social Media/Marketing, Uncategorized
WHAT A FARCE “SOCIAL MEDIA” HAS BECOME. It was supposed to democratize content… to give everyone a voice, to flatten access, to allow ideas to rise on their own merit. Instead, it has quietly reshaped itself into something far more controlled. THE PROMISE WAS...
by Ted Rubin | Oct 22, 2025 | Featured, Marketing, Miscellaneous, Social Media/Marketing, Uncategorized
Too many small businesses treat social media like a bulletin board. Post, walk away, and hope someone notices. But social, when used to best effect, especially by small businesses who can dramatically change the course of their potential success, isn’t static…...
by Ted Rubin | Jun 21, 2025 | Featured, Marketing, Miscellaneous, Social Media/Marketing, Uncategorized
Let’s get real about the platforms we all rely on, whether for content, connection, or commerce. The algorithms aren’t neutral. They’re not just “feeding the content people want.” They are engineered to suppress anything that disrupts the plans, or profits, of those...
by Ted Rubin | Jan 19, 2025 | Featured, Marketing, Miscellaneous, Social Media/Marketing, Uncategorized
Imagine a world where we step back from the chaos of endless scrolling and algorithm-driven feeds, returning to a time when human connection was at the forefront of how we communicated and built relationships. Personally, I’d be thrilled if all social media platforms...
by Ted Rubin | Nov 16, 2024 | Featured, Marketing, Miscellaneous, Social Media/Marketing, Uncategorized
Social media platforms, in their early stages, were bustling spaces of authentic conversation and connection. Brands that excelled understood that success in this realm was not just about broadcasting messages but about cultivating genuine relationships. The recent...