How Do I Find & Hire A Search Engine Firm?
Todd has a wonderful list of “things” to look for when you’re searching for a search engine firm for your business. Disclaimer: I am a partner with a top 20 USA search firm who let me offer free traffic and keyword reports. Click here for your free report. Do your homework when searching for an SEO company. Don’t shop on price…shop on return on your dollar invested. Here are some questions to ask when doing your research. 1. What type of techniques do... Read More »
Pownce Looks Awesome - Like Twitter But Better
Mashable has got me all excited about Kevin Rose’s latest Twitter killer Pownce. Anyone got an invite for me? Enter Pownce, Kevin Rose’s latest startup, which we were extremely skeptical about when it first arrived on the scene less than 24 hours ago. Who needs yet another IM client, we wondered. Well, we still stand by that: it IS just another IM client. But this one simple feature, for an IM-junkie like me, is vital. Send files to one person, everyone, or a group... Read More »
Going To The Affiliate Summit? Here’s Some Things You Need To Know
I’ve only missed one Affiliate Summit. It was the one on the cruise to Nova Scotia. As I said a few days ago, the Affiliate Summit East in July is sold out. So are you going? First time? Not sure what to expect? I’ve gotten a bunch of emails from people I know who are going for the first time, so here’s some reading. It just so happens that I wrote a series of posts back on ReveNews before the last show (Jan 2007) explaining all about the Summit. Here you... Read More »
New Blog: How To Do Video
Today I launched my newest blog called HowToDoVideo.com. As Sam more eloquently points out… Jim Kukral has launched an interesting new blog with a focus on the online video industry and landscape. The site, HowToDoVideo.com, looks to be a mix of coverage, instruction and editorial content. There aren’t a ton of good reads in this space, so I’m excited that Jim has thrown his hat into the ring since he knows how to produce great blogs! Another blog Jim? Well, I... Read More »
Affiliate Summit Is Sold Out - See You In The Bloghaus
Yep, it sold out, again. Congrats to Shawn and Missy for producing yet another sell-out and sure to be great show. They keep rolling and rolling. Why? Because the shows are that good. You think people keep coming back because they stink? Nope. If you didn’t get your ticket this time; that’s a shame because I was looking forward to meeting you. If you did get a ticket, I’ll be seeing you around. Please stop and say hello to me if you’re near the media/blogging... Read More »
Movable Type Gets Its Social Network On - A Reason To Go Back?
Finally, an actual reason to use MT again? Six Apart today announced new solutions that will enable businesses to build powerful social media and blogging communities on top of Movable Type 4. The Movable Type Enterprise Solution enables companies to integrate their blogging and social media efforts into their existing IT systems. Expanding on Movable Type 4’s built-in capability to create and manage thousands of blogs and users, the Enterprise Solution’s LDAP directory... Read More »
The Future Of Politics & Online Video - Fame Wins?
Loren doesn’t like the Hillary Clinton spoof on the Soprano’s movie. He thinks it’s a disgrace. Let me just say this. I also think it’s a disgrace that our politics have turned into who can entertain the most. However, that makes me more disgusted for our country and our future as opposed to just being disgusted about Hillary. She’s just playing the game. Wait until the Obama team finally hires a good video company. Look, this next presidential... Read More »
Business.com For $300 Million?
I’d pay $300 million for Business.com if I had it. But… Wired has a good point. When I found out that Kevin Rose originally wanted Dig.com but settled for Digg.com instead, I remember thinking that sometimes a domain can be “too” perfect. I like “digg” much better than “dig.” I lost my domain puritanism for good when I watched BoingBoing.net hit number one on Technorati despite the unsexy dot net domain. Business.com will... Read More »
Can You Count To One Million?
Well, can you? Not sure? Watch this dude try, live. http://www.millioncount.com This is the most ridiculous thing I’ve seen today… that I didn’t think of first… that I love. He’s nuts, like me. Great work million guy. Read More →
Lifestyle How-To Videos
The other day I wrote about Videojug.com. I heard from someone at Videojug.com a few hours later asking me if I wanted to interview their CEO and I agreed. So as soon as my questions I sent over get answered I’ll post them here. But for now, check out some of these videos I’ve found at Videojug.com. These are interesting to me because they’re not the typical “how-to mow the lawn” or “how-to cook chicken for dinner” videos. I guess... Read More »
Be A Better Blogger & Affiliate Marketer - Free Event
Want to learn more about affiliate marketing and blogging? Ready to learn how I’ve been successful as both over the past 7 -years or so? Want to take your blogging and marketing to the next level? If yes, then I suggest you head on over to Andy Wibbel’s Problogger Confidential and enroll to hear me talk with Andy about how you can become a better affiliate marketer and blogger. The call is Wednesday night, June 20th at 9pm EST. And it’s free! Enroll now. Andy... Read More »
Video… The Future Of Jobs & Recruiting Online?
My blogging buddy Ben Y. recently became part of a cool new company called StandoutJobs.com. Basically, it’s a portal for recruiters and job seekers to post and find jobs… but using video more than anything else. This to me is probably one of the smartest uses of video. Why? Because what’s a better way to promote a job then to show people exactly what you’re looking for, and then show them where they would work? On the flip side, what employee wouldn’t... Read More »
The Power Of Adsense In Web Publishing
Ready to make money as a web publisher? Here’s a neat little Google Adsense commercial that I found at my Making Money Online video channel at Magnify.net. I know MANY a friend who has made TONS of money from Google as a publisher. There’s still time to get on the $$$ bandwagon. Read More →
YouTube Should Take A Lesson From VideoJug
Videojug.com is a very smart video portal. One that I think could be an acquisition target or future business model for YouTube/Google. Why? Because instead of aggregating skateboarding and puppet videos, etc… they only want videos that solve problems. They are building a massive portal of how-to content in video format, and it’s good stuff too. VideoJug hosts one of the world’s largest, most all-encompassing libraries of factual content online. Our professionally-produced,... Read More »
Google Only Needs 40 More Years To Take Over The World - Video
This is an awesome video predicting the future of the Internet. Courtesy Read/Write Web. Davide Casaleggio sent a tip to Read/WriteWeb about a video his company produced exploring the future of media. It is a very cool 6-minute video, which takes some educated (and imaginative) guesses at how the Web and media will evolve over the next 40-50 years. In the short movie, Google, Amazon.com and Second Life are the big winners - with Google buying Microsoft, Amazon buying Yahoo,... Read More »
Want To Make Money Online As A Publisher? This Is How You Do It.
Quite possibly one of the smartest publisher strategy plays I’ve seen to date. It has all the great components with a few MAJOR things you must do to be successful… 1. It’s not spammy and provides high quality content. 2. It has awesome problem solving video content. Entertaining too. 3. It is built in a blog platform so it’s SEO friendly and linkable. Rss/tags too. 4. It has great Adsense placements. Even the videos, using monetization at Revver,... Read More »
YouTube & Google Links & News
I’m on a YouTube blogging kick today. Lots of YouTube and Google stuff going as usual. First off, if you hadn’t seen yet, YouTube is testing on a new page design. Also, Google Video is now a video search engine as I’ve been telling you for months. Next up, check out this great video and story about online video advertising on the cheap. My only problem with this story is that I can’t believe it took $50k to make this video? Now, watch some real porn... Read More »
Nobody Wants To Steal, But Videos Are Better With Copywritten Content
I’m not sure why I’m fascinated with YouTube and the copyright situation. I guess I am one of the millions who… A. Completely understand why copyrights are important. B. Don’t want to “steal” anything from anyone, ever. C. Despite those facts, still think it’s stupid that I can’t use a song from Frank Sinatra from 1965 on a video clip I uploaded, etc… So let me quote Chris Rock when I sympathize with people like this who... Read More »
YouTube Changing The Face Of Politics… For The Better
YouTube is once again helping change the face of politics as we know it. Thank God! In this piece at the NYTimes… The presidential debates are about to enter the world of YouTube, the anything-goes home-video-sharing Web site that puts the power in the hands of the camera holder. YouTube, which is owned by Google, and CNN are co-sponsoring a debate among the eight Democratic presidential candidates on July 23 in South Carolina, an event that could define the next phase... Read More »
Customer Evangelism To The Extreme
This is fake, but perhaps almost ready to be true? I mean, Mac has some ravenous fans. Winners use Macs. Okay, Microsoft, so you think you’re pretty cool because you managed to get some poor gormless fatty to tattoo himself with a Zune symbol? Well guess what? We’ve got a cutter. Yup. A bona fide total bad-ass Trent Reznor-loving Goth chick with an eating disorder, piercings, fake red hair and a half dozen personalities. And she’s friggin hot. Her name... Read More »
