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TedTalks – J.J. Abrams – The Mystery Box
Tuesday January 15, 2008
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J.J. Abrams traces his love of the unseen mystery — the heart of Alias, Lost, and the upcoming Cloverfield — back to its own magical beginnings, which may or may not include an early obsession with magic, the love of a supportive grandfather, or his own unopened Mystery Box.
Sliced bread and other marketing delights
Wednesday December 19, 2007
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In a world of too many options and too little time, our obvious choice is to ignore the ordinary stuff. Marketing guru Seth Godin spells out why, when it comes getting our attention, bad or bizarre ideas are more successful than boring ones. And early adopters, not the mainstream’s bell curve, are the new sweet…
21 century disaster tips you will not hear from officials: TWITTER
Monday December 17, 2007
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Voice calls won’t get through and crash networks: Twitter messages are more likely to get through & lets those who MUST use voice. Another “21st-century disaster tip you WON’T hear from officials.” Stay Safe And Well This Holiday Season .http://twitter.com/safeandwell Click here if You use Twitter!
Google Profiles – One Login to Rule Them All.
Monday December 17, 2007
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What is a Google Profile?A Google Profile is simply how you represent yourself on Google products — it lets you tell others a bit more about who you are and what you’re all about. You control what goes into your Google Profile, sharing as much (or as little) as you’d like.Use multiple Google products? Soon…
Walk over to the watercooler
Friday December 14, 2007
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In October Lisa and I attended the Blog World and New Media Expo in Las Vegas. We were excited to share and learn from our fellow New Media and Blogging peers. We are your classic early adopters and we were anxious to learn what other early adopters were utilizing in the realm of New Media…
November Search Market Share
Wednesday December 12, 2007
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The recap today from the Compete Blog * Google volume and market share increased to record levels again * Yahoo! volume and market share decreased to a new low again * MSN/Live market share held steady on slight volume gains again * Ask market share held on to last month’s gains but didn’t move any…
Google Experimenting With Digg Style Voting On Search Results
Thursday November 29, 2007
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If you saw this one coming, give yourself a very large prize. Google is experimenting with Digg style voting features on search results that allow users to vote up or bury search results they see. What is it? Google is always experimenting with new features aimed at improving the search experience. This experiment lets you…
The Anatomy of a Google Search Result
Wednesday November 28, 2007
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In this first video, Matt Cutts talks about the anatomy of a Google search result, and gives some useful tips on how you can help improve how your site appears in Google search results pages. This talk covers everything you’ll see in a Google search result, including page title, page description, and sitelinks, and explains…
Google Notebook
Tuesday November 20, 2007
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Google has filed 3 new patents for its Google Notebook service which suggest plans to use Notebook listings as an additional factor in calculating Google’s search engine rankings.Are you using Google Notebook?
Facebook Ads
Friday November 16, 2007
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg put Facebook Ads this way:”Nothing influences a person more,” he said, “than a recommendation from a trusted friend.”Reach the exact audience you want with relevant targeted ads.contact us for help.
Blog World Expo – BrainDump
Sunday November 11, 2007
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Just got home from Blog World Expo in Las Vegas and I want to tell you EVERYONE there was on Twitter. http://twitter.com/darinrmcclure Do You Follow Me?Lisa and I sat in on the following list of Classes,Corporate & CEO BloggingPicking a Blogging Platform and How to Leverage Blogs, Podcasts, Video, Social Media and Other Channels for…
The web is better when it’s social – Google OpenSocial
Friday November 2, 2007
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There’s no denying that the web enables communication. The killer apps of the web — email, instant messaging, blogging — have enabled us to communicate with our friends, family, and the rest of the world on a large scale. But there is a newer characteristic of the web that has been emerging: to become social.…