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View Youtube Vids in Higher-Quality Video When Available
Monday April 21, 2008
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Login with your http://www.youtube.com account, and go toAccount > More > Account, Video Playback Quality,Set to “I have a fast connection. Always play higher-quality video when it’s available.”And click save.Above is a short video we put together for Saco River Canoe & Kayak Adventures trips in New Hampshire & Maine’s White Mountains, notice how much…
Excellence then, is not an act.
Thursday April 17, 2008
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“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle, or Getting your head around Twitter. Ok, you just got twitter and you are completely lost as to what to do with it. First, follow some people with your interests, you can do a search or use…
Interview with Dallas Taylor
Monday April 14, 2008
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Dallas Taylor the drummer for Crosby Stills Nash & Young was kind enough to have Webconsuls come visit and take some video with our new “Flip” video camera. 6 min, 1 take, Dallas is a true professional. Need help getting started with your video podcasting?
Link Based Algorithms and Competitive Marketing Niches
Thursday April 10, 2008
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Google’s ever changing algorithm, that mysterious secret combination of characteristics to convince the search engines that your site is in fact the best and most appropriate resource for the inquiry typed into Google’s search.In previous years search engine optimization experts would anguish over data and statistics trying to discern what keyword density was optimal, dashes…
The Notorious Pay Per Click Ad Quality Score and what Google will tell us about it
Wednesday April 9, 2008
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What is Pay Per Click ‘Quality Score’ and how is it calculated?Quality Score is a dynamic variable assigned to each of your keywords. It’s calculated using a variety of factors and measures how relevant your keyword is to your ad text and to a user’s search query, according to Google.About Quality ScoreQuality Score influences your…
Firefox a Gateway Drug
Tuesday April 8, 2008
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Why downloading Firefox is like getting into college, (From Seth’s Blog) A quick glimpse at just about any profession shows you that the vast majority of people who succeed professionally also went to college. This could be because college teaches you a lot. Or it could be because the kind of person that puts…
The $155 iPhone
Monday April 7, 2008
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That is if you want to buy your new Apple iPhone in Germany. The 8gb model will get a price cut from 399 euros to only 99 euros ($155) to clear stock out for the release of the 3G iPhone in 60 Days. When iPhones hit the $150 price point in the US, EVERYONE…
From 0 to 162,000,000 Websites in 18 years
Friday April 4, 2008
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The above graph covers the period of December 1990 to March 2008. According to the latest numbers from Pingdom.Com, “There are more than 162 million websites on the internet today. We have come a long way baby since that first World Wide Web site. Back in January of 1996 there were 100,000 websites, and…
How to Drop files to Webconsuls
Wednesday April 2, 2008
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drop.io: simple private sharing to Webconsuls LLCHere at Webconsuls We love testing out new Web 2.0 tools. Today’s Test, Drop.ioDrop URLhttp://drop.io/webconsulsEmail DropAttach media and email/MMS it in.webconsuls@drop.ioVoicemail DropLeave Webconsuls a voice messages at this drop.646-495-9203 x 58154Conference Call DropThe number below is our drop’s private conference call line.218-486-3891 x 199666477Fax DropTo receive a fax into…
This is not an April fool’s joke
Tuesday April 1, 2008
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The British Prime Minister’s Office at 10 Downing Street is now running an official twitter channel (this is not an April fool’s joke, by the way!), using a mixture of manual posts/replies and automated posts using twitterfeed.com. It’s apparently run by the Prime Minister’s Digital Communications team. How cool is that? Happy April Fools day,…
Advertiser vs Consumer
Tuesday April 1, 2008
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This is a fine example of what is going on in the marketplace.Are you having a conversation with your customers?
Adobe Puts Free Version Of Photoshop Online
Friday March 28, 2008
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Adobe announces Photoshop Express. An online based photo editing software similar to Adobe Photoshop (used by professionals).Photoshop Express will not be as advanced but will allow the general public to edit photos.Whats the greatest thing about it? ITS FREE!Free version of Photoshop Express Online