Would You Buy A Bag O’ Crap?
I don’t know about you, but I’m all over this promotion from Woot.com to buy a bag o’ crap. This kind of stuff just totally makes my day. It’s like my own site I made called: http://www.completeripoff.com/. Fun. Bag O’ Crap XXI Wait, wait, why are you clicking that button? Don’t click! You don’t want this junk. Seriously, clicking that I WANT ONE button is a one-way ticket to disappointment and shame. You’ll cram a few useless... Read More »
YouTube In Player Related Videos Work How?
Good question. You would think that they work because of titles, descriptions and tags. But take a look at this graphic below. You’ll see that if you watch this video, at the end, you’ll see that they don’t match. Repeat: The related videos in the sidebar are NOT the same as at the end of the video. In fact, the video that shows up as the related video in the player is a questionable video of a woman “shaking her thing”. What does that have... Read More »
Will Scratchback Help Everyone Make Money Online?
No offense to my friends who run major online advertising channels like Text Link Ads, and Auction Ads and all that stuff… But I wonder how they continue to operate because the majority of bloggers out there don’t make hardly any money from them. They just don’t. I’ve been researching this for years and years, and I’ve written about it constantly. And I’ve read many other comments and blog posts from all over the Internets, and everyone... Read More »
I’m Thinking About Quitting Blogging
I’ve been blogging since 2001. I’ve written thousands of blog entries across tons of blogs. Lately I’m wondering if it’s time to stop? I’ve got Twitter and Facebook and my private email lists with my close friends. Blogging for me was always about self-expression. It was/is my outlet. Lately, however, I’m questioning if I need that outlet anymore because I have so many other outlets? Or maybe it’s just time to shut the written word... Read More »
Video: Shift Happens
Google Should Come Out & Publicly Dump DMOZ
Does Google even “use” them anymore? I’m way far out of the seo details loop to know that. What I do know, is that for years I’ve heard nothing but bad from DMOZ and their “editors”. Now we have extortion? It’s time for Google to step up and simply drop DMOZ from having any relevance. Simply stop indexing it or using it as a base, or whatever. Will Google listen? What do you think? There is a big DMOZ (Open Directory) kerfuffle... Read More »
Creative Marketing With Video: Sprint Waitless
Another smart video marketing idea. Remember we talked about Willitblend.com? Well here’s a little fun site and marketing campaign from Sprint. http://waitless.org/ - They have short time saving videos that help you “turn life tedious moments into time savers”. Pretty smart. You can learn how to quickly remove sand from your body, or how to chill sodas in 2 minutes or how to quickly peel an egg. The point? It’s fun, it’s engaging. It’s... Read More »
Online Video Works Because It’s Real
15 million views later… Wow. Lions, crocs and buffalo fighting it out for lunch. Further proof that “real” is what we want and crave. You can only fake or “shoot” so much produced material. Frankly, this video alone is evidence of why YouTube and online video is so huge. Found this at Rohit’s blog. Read More →
Want To Be Famous? Get Attention!
I’m not sure if “being famous” is really measured on if you get on the Tonight Show (which is one of his goals), but leaving that flaw aside, this guy has the right idea. It’s all about attention and he’s doing a good job at getting it. Using videos and a creative website and pushing his agenda. The press loves this stuff. Famous In 31 DaysUploaded by FamousIn31Days Brought to my attention from Problogger. Over the last few days I’ve been... Read More »
Affiliate Widgets In Facebook
Just got a notification that Chitika now has a Facebook application, and… they’re promoting it using an affiliate program. Pretty neat way of getting attention. It pays $1.00 per application added into Facebook. Here’s my code, if you wish to give me a dollar that is. Read More →
You Can Do Search Yourself?
Sure, anyone can. But it’s not as easy as they make it look (WSJ online). C’mon. I can install a toilet in my house too, but do I want to? No. You want search help, this is how you do it. Most of the time it’s better to hire an expert to do it for you. Unless you have tons of time you feel like wasting? Doesn’t make sense to me, never did. Read More →
Labor Day Is Scratchback Day
Just got word from my programming team that I’ll have a new revision of Scratchback alpha to start working with come Labor Day. If all goes well, I’ll be rolling out a soft beta to a few friends days after. Stay tuned, and sign up. Read More →
Search Engine Marketing Tips Video
Here’s 12 search engine marketing things to avoid when creating a successful seo campaign. Need help with a search campaign? I can help you get it done. Click here. Read More →
You Can’t Stop File Sharing, But You Can Kill Your Brand By Trying
Regal Cinemas prosecuted a 20-year-old women for recording 20-second of the movie Transformers on her cell phone to show to her brother. Jhannet Sejas, the girl who was arrested last month for recording a 20 second clip of “Transformers” in a local cinema pleaded guilty and agreed to pay a $71 fine. Regal Cinemas pressured the Arlington County prosecutor to charge Sejas, they wanted to make an example of her. Let’s leave the law out of this. It’s irrelevant... Read More »
Want The Buzz? Techno Marketer Brings It
Matt Dickman is yet another Clevelander who knows how to blog. A must read. Check out Techno Marketer, especially every Friday when he does his buzz report. Good stuff. Read More →
Hipster Olympics, Totally Hip Video
I admit it, I’m certainly no hipster. I wear old navy clothes my wife buys me. But this video is just funny. I’ve got a bunch of other funny/viral videos over at HowToDoVideo.com too, check it out. Read More →
How Does YouTube Rank Videos For Organic Search?
If I knew, I’d be selling you the answer. I have done extensive research on this thought and I’ve narrowed it down to one all determining factor. Quality of Video. Go ahead, do a search for any competitive term on YouTube and tell me if you can figure out why they rank videos the way the do. It does not have anything to do with date uploaded, that’s for sure. Things that “may” come into play are ratings, subscriptions, comments, friends, etc… But... Read More »
A Few Videos I’ve Been Involved In Lately
Techno Mashup Remix: Say Google Really Fast. (I’m actually in this one). 12 search engine marketing campaign mistakes to avoid. Successful Email Marketing Tips. Read More →
Jaffe Says YouTube Is Dumb, I Disagree
Joseph Jaffe on MPDailyFix (where we both blog) says YouTube be dumb. I wrote another post after disagreeing. Who’s right? Me said this… YouTube didn’t do this to make money. If you look at the numbers in this, the projected revenue they can earn from this is very, very small compared to their net worth and gross revenue. Nope, this ain’t about the money. This is about being first. And continuing to be #1. YouTube/Google holds the world’s largest... Read More »
HUGE News For Video Publishers
On my other blog at How To Do Video.com. New YouTube layered ads. Start creating videos…now. Andy Beal has a good write up as well. Read More →
