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Do You Think Google Chrome is Just Another Web Browser?

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:25:45 +0000

http://live.pirillo.com – In a few short hours from the time this was recorded, we all had our hands on Google Chrome. I feel this is a game changer in the way the World Wide Web works. I made up a list of five reasons that Chrome will soon become your default browser.

Duration : 0:12:57

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How To Make An Award Winning Web Series

admin — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:12:43 +0000

We wrote & directed this video which played live at the first annual Streamy Awards on March 28, 2009 at the Wadsworth theater. http://www.streamys.org

Created by Benny & Rafi Fine http://www.thefinebrothers.com

The Streamy Awards is co-hosted by a consortium of leading new media companies — Tilzy.TV, Tubefilter.tv, and NewTeeVee.com — to recognize outstanding achievement for shows produced originally for broadband distribution.
Big thanks to all the wonderful talent who are in the video, subscribe to them all!

They are, in the order they appear:
Michael Buckley- http://www.youtube.com/whathebuckshow

Taryn Southern- http://www.youtube.com/tarynsouthern

Sandeep Parikh & Tony Janning- http://www.legendofneil.com

Kim Evey- http://www.youtube.com/mediocrefilms

Amber Lee Ettinger AKA Obama Girl http://www.youtube.com/barelypolitical

Ask a Ninja http://www.youtube.com/digitalfilmmaker

Jessica Rose – http://www.youtube.com/jessicaleerose

Felicia Day- http://www.youtube.com/watchtheguild

And the one and only Dennis Haskins-
http://www.dennishaskins.com

Special thanks to Will Hyler for making the “This Is Sparta” effect – http://www.youtube.com/willhundredpercent

Go to http://www.Streamys.org for more information, and see you next year!

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Duration : 0:3:2

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Google Analytics for Wordpress Blog

admin — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:57:47 +0000

http://www.MarketingDad.com
Its easy to track your visitors in Wordpress with Google Analytics and this plug in

Duration : 0:3:29

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How to Optimize Your Blog for Search Engines

admin — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:34:58 +0000

Improving search engine rankings is a key goal for most bloggers. However, focusing on search rankings for the sake of rankings can seriously affect content output.

Below are tips on how to maintain high content quality and improve search rankings simultaneously.

The Significance of Keywords

Using relevant keywords in blog posts is the simplest and most commonly used technique for optimizing for search engine. Here’s the problem with keyword optimization. If you’re trying to fit a keyword into your blog post, you’ll tend to over optimize. This is especially true if you don’t have much subject knowledge.

To overcome the over optimization dilemma, others say the trick is to put keywords as close to the beginning of the text as possible. While good in theory, it also tends to miss the point of blogging, which is to provide quality content.

Duration : 0:2:1

Technorati Tags: 2.0, ADVERTISING, business, marketing, PROMOTIONS, RELATIVITY, SOLUTIONS, technology, web

3 Successful Blog Marketing Tips

admin — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:34:39 +0000

You can no longer use the excuse that setting up a blog is too hard. Plenty of blogging software is available easily, and mostly free, taking the guesswork out of blog-building.

Today, assembling a blog is simple. What’s even more important, and much harder, is marketing your blog. To be successful, you must strengthen your marketing ability.

You might be able to entice visitors to your website initially, but how will you keep them coming back for more. Successful blog marketing helps you get higher search engine rankings, gain valuable links and increase the traffic to your site.

Use to following tips to get your blog on the right marketing track.

Tip #1- RSS Your Blog

Just because your blog is live, don’t assume visitors know about it. Imagine your blog is a nice sized chalk board sitting in your basement. How do you get it out of the basement and onto the sidewalk? That’s where RSS feeds come into play. RSS simply allows others to syndicate content from your blog to their blog or website. Using RSS feeds to promote your blog is an effective way to get your content noticed.

Duration : 0:4:2

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RSS Feeds / The Best Schist

admin — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:37:25 +0000

Not a bad word, use wisely =)
Schist – a metamorphic rock dominated by fibrous or platy minerals. Schist has a schistose plain of cleavage, and is product of regional metamorphism.

http://www.google.com/reader

RSS in Plain English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU

Google reader in Plain English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSPZ2Uu_X3Y

reader Hotkeys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMKOz865pFA

Better Greader addon (Firefox)
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6424

Blog Search
http://blogsearch.google.com/blogsearch?hl=en

Duration : 0:10:22

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Easy SEO/Search Engine Optimization Tips

admin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:54:23 +0000

Great 10 minute lesson on SEO and Blog Marketing. Check out my new Twitter Web App for Twitter Marketing. It has built in SEO http://www.fol.la

Duration : 0:10:4

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Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog – Trailer

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:07:02 +0000

The story of a low-rent super-villain, the hero who keeps beating him up, and the cute girl from the laundromat he’s too shy to talk to.

Starring Neil Patrick Harris as Dr. Horrible, Nathan Fillion as Captain Hammer, Felicia Day as Penny, and a cast of dozens!

Directed by Joss Whedon

Written by Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen and Jed Whedon

Music by Joss Whedon and Jed Whedon

Lyrics by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, and Maurissa Tancharoen

Score and Orchestration by Jed Whedon

Duration : 0:1:3

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Get Your Blog on Google’s First Page — 4 Simple Techniques

admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:33:11 +0000

Getting your blog into Google’s top 10 results can leverage your business and increase your traffic greatly. Whatever the purpose for your blog, getting ad clicks, selling affiliate products, or generating traffic to your sales page, a blog owner’s ultimate goal is to brand himself while making a profit—easier said than done.

The good news is that getting into Google’s top spots can be accomplished with a little creativity and effort. The following are five ways you can get your blog onto Google’s first page and watch your traffic surge.

Write Original Content

Original, informative, and authentic content rules in the Web 2.0 marketing world. While you don’t have to post everyday, you need to post a minimum of three times a week. Personal studies have shown that traffic tends to drop off considerably if posting occurs less than three times a week. You also have to maintain a steady flow of content for the search engines. A steady flow of content shows that you’re interested enough in your topic to keep it alive.

The Web is moving towards authentic, two-way based conversations. Add humor to your posts. Give your content a twist and personality. One of the best ways to make your content come alive is to include a few real-life scenarios. Your readers will appreciate your honesty.

This brings up a good point about content which is “SEOed”. If you’re writing about a topic you enjoy, you’re adding a dash of your personality, and you’re not concerned about keyword density, then you’re doing it correctly. So, what does that mean? Be normal. If you’re thinking about keyword density while you’re writing, you’re going to sound like Frankenstein.

So, I’m busting the keyword density myth. Write like a human and you’ll be rewarded.

Duration : 0:5:40

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How to create a blog with Blogger

admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:32:59 +0000

Need help getting started with Blogger? Check out this quick tutorial! Please help us improve our videos by filling out this short survey:

https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pDGYK68-cO4v6X1lnzRuQeQ

Duration : 0:1:58

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