Author Archives: William Pitcher

About William Pitcher

Bill is the founder of the Empire Building Network. He hails from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada just outside Toronto. For 23 years, Bill has been a fundraising consultant helping charities across Canada and in Europe conduct major capital campaigns. He is a total tech geek that took to Empire Avenue and blogging like a fish to water.

New Achievements: New Engagement or New Spam?

Posted on October 26, 2010 by William Pitcher
Flickr Achievements

Late in the trading day Monday, Empire Avenue introduced new achievements with badges for for Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and Facebook Pages.  One can assume YouTube achievements are coming, if not yet here by the time you read this.   Assuming … Continue reading →

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Castaway 2: Lost Empire

Posted on October 24, 2010 by William Pitcher
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Does Self-Interest Kill Influence?

Posted on October 24, 2010 by William Pitcher
best-friends

People buy my 90-eave shares faster than I can earn dividends for upgrades even when I spend real cash.  When my share price was about 65e, I wrote an article entitled, You Will Still Love Me at 80 where I … Continue reading →

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Building Your Facebook Page Score on Empire Avenue

Posted on October 21, 2010 by William Pitcher
Likeable

Note: This article discussed building a vibrant Facebook Page in the context of the social media site Empire Avenue, but the strategies apply generally. If you have a Facebook Page, chances are you weren’t doing a happy dance when you … Continue reading →

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Do Blogs Matter on Empire Avenue?

Posted on October 19, 2010 by William Pitcher
Missing Blog Score

I have been quiet for a couple of days on this blog. Sometimes, I just need to take a break. There is only so much I can pontificate about social media. I will continue writing. However, we have entered a … Continue reading →

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Social Media Top 10: Improving Your Flickr Stats

Posted on October 15, 2010 by William Pitcher

William Pitcher of the Empire Building Network discusses ten tips to improve your views, comments and favourites on the photo sharing site – Flickr. Each tip is discussed in more detail in the video, but here is the list: Take … Continue reading →

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Influencer Listing: Yumi Ventura

Posted on October 14, 2010 by William Pitcher

Yumi Ventura  (e)13 Best place to find you online:  Empire Avenue Professional Bio Information:I am a student studying in Canada from Japan. Who should contact you for networking?  Anyone can contact me. Why should someone buy your shares? Because I … Continue reading →

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News: Impact of Youtube & Facebook Pages on Empire Avenue

Posted on October 12, 2010 by William Pitcher
Youtube Facebook Pages Scores

Empire Avenue listed the scores of YouTube and Facebook Pages today on the site.  The average of these new scores is much lower than some of the other Influence Scores.  For example, the 100th highest Empire Avenue Influence Score for … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Empire Avenue in the Courtroom

Posted on October 12, 2010 by William Pitcher
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The Value of Being a Contrarian on Empire Avenue

Posted on October 11, 2010 by William Pitcher
30-day share-price graph

As I have touched upon previously, momentum investing is when you buy or sell based on recent movement in a stock’s price. In this instance, you are not worried about whether a stock is a good value or not, you … Continue reading →

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