A friend of mine shared a fun little game with me the other day. It’s the pull string doll game. The object is to pretend someone you know has a string in their back and when you pull it, there are 5 sayings. The fun part is learning what other people think you say all [...]

Back in April, we first blogged about our involvement in the HARO network (which stands for “Help a Reporter Out”).  Three months later and we’re still hooked! We receive daily emails from HARO, in which journalists reach out to the public with current topics, to attain press stories. Find out more about this FREE group [...]

I bet you thought Weird Al Yankovic’s silly musical satires died with the big bangs and leg warmers of the ’80′s… or maybe you just hoped they did. Well, I’m here to share some serious Funk this Friday with you. Apparently, Weird Al is still alive and kickin’ and he’s on Craiglist! Or at least [...]

Leveraging Social Media for Business Growth Presented by: Allison Kulage, SEO Director at Upright Communications FREE Live Webinar Jul 23, 2009 2pm-3pm ET Reserve Your Spot for this Free Webinar! As we make our final preparations to deliver a dynamite webinar, remember to sign up!  We’re excited to share advanced social media tips with our [...]

Today we introduce a new series of blog posts called “Upright5.”  Rolls right off the tongue, doesn’t it!  An Upright5 entry is a fast-reading list of 5 reasons why we suggest a specific tool or strategy for success in your business.  Today’s Upright5 lists 5 reasons to start a blog on your website.  Know you’re [...]

Heard about our upcoming webinar, “Upright Presents: Leveraging Social Media for Business Growth”? A lot of people have (as I’ll explain below).  Our SEO Director Allison Kulage is presenting on this topic Thursday 7/23 @ 2 pm ET.  Sign up here for this FREE online seminar! We consistently preach the ROI effectiveness of Social Media [...]

Anyone remember that little dancing baby from years ago that graced our screens and made us giggle? Well, Evian has taken the dancing baby to a whole new level. Check out these babies on roller skates as they get down and funky. They might even make you thirsty for a little Evian. With over 3 [...]

We encourage that our readers “Twitter for Business.”  As a result, this blog has seen entries on creating an effective Twitter Username (known as an Avatar; 5/18/09) and developing a custom background to represent your business (6/2/09).  My offer still stands to provide a start-up Twitter manual upon request, by emailing me at eric@walkupright.com.  Today’s [...]

photo credit: srqpix In the spirit of the American Independence Day, we decided to add a little patriotic flavor to our Friday Funk. Our President, Barack Obama, is no stranger to the latest technologies. We all know about his love for his Blackberry. His web site touts a long list of social media sites that [...]