August 2010
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The Web's New Gold Mine: Your Secrets
The new technologies are transforming the Internet economy. Advertisers once primarily bought ads on specific Web pages—a car ad on a car site. Now, advertisers are paying a premium to follow people around the Internet, wherever they go, with highly specific marketing messages … Continues @ Wall Street Journal
Aug 4th
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The Origin of Twitter's "Fail Whale" →
Aug 4th
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Brands Should Consider Taking The Tumbl  →
… A few brands dipping their toes into this tumble-log world have been able to increase their viewer-ship whether they are in the media outlet, retail, or music business. They have been able to curate brand information to their audience, and build consumer relationships that drive traffic back to their main sites … Continues @ Content to Commerce
Aug 4th
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Effective copy doesn’t tell. It shows.
Marketing copy should be more about pictures than words. But how can a marketing copywriter say something like that? Copy that works creates pictures in heads. People visualise what you’re on about. They can see it … Very nice insights for copywriting @ CopyLounge
Aug 4th
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Search Engine Ranking Factors  →
If you’re interested in attracting more organic traffic to your blog or website via SEO techniques, there’s a great checklist here: SEOmoz. 
Aug 1st
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July 2010
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Jul 31st
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What the F**k is Social Media Now?
frakyeahsocialmedia: This is an amazing slideshow about the current state of social media.  “Social media is dramatically leveling the playing field & connecting us like never be-f**king-fore.” Click HERE to see the slideshare presentation. This is a MUST read.
Jul 31st
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Jul 31st
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Boost Creativity for Hours With Exercise →
After working out, do you feel like your creativity goes through the roof? New research shows that a half hour of exercise can lead to hours of increased creativity.Photo by bass_nroll. Some outdoor runners attribute the changing scenery and new visuals to their creativeness. I’m…
Jul 31st
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Digital Magazine Motion Cover and Feature for the iPad via Alexx Henry Blog
Jul 31st
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How Using Lots of Keywords Can Help You Focus On...
Useful keyword selection tips @ Search Engine Guide: How Using Lots of Keywords Can Help You Focus On One Keyword
Jul 30th
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Facebook? Hello?
Hi there. I’ve just registered STL Worldwide, my marketing blog on Tumblr, to auto-update on Facebook, through the Network Blogs app. I stay confused by half of what goes on at Facebook, and have no idea if I have this hooked up correctly to appear on my Wall. Hope so, and hope you’ll follow STL Worldwide on Facebook. I promise to entertain & inform. Let’s connect! ...
Jul 30th
6 Ways Your Website is Failing & How to Fix It  →
Great web site analysis & how to fix it by Chris Goward @ Slideshare.
Jul 29th
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“While magazine editors still attend to “the mix” — the sequencing of articles,...”
– Virginia Hefferman discusses what magazines are and what they were. The Existential Crisis of Magazines Online @ NYTimes.com (via obsoletethebook)
Jul 26th
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Jul 26th
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iPad numbers: Amazing →
From JeffBullas … Amazing numbers, although Im a little disaapointed in the selection available on the iBook store right now. I’ve been using Amazon’s kindle app to get access to some of the reference books I need. I suppose its early days yet. The numbers that are standing out are…
Jul 26th
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Free Links from Google Webmaster
warner-carter: Quick and easy links Amplify’d from www.mattcutts.com Free links to your site I can’t believe a new feature from Google isn’t getting more notice, because it converts already-existing links to your site into much higher quality links, for free. The Google webmaster blog just announced that you can find the pages that link to 404 pages on your site. Matt Cutts: Gadgets,...
Jul 26th
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Jul 26th
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Jul 26th
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newyorker: Jorge Colombo sketches a rooftop, using Brushes, an application for the iPhone.
Jul 26th
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Pagerank Explained. Google's PageRank and how to... →
If you’re publishing any kind of web site, here’s an incredibly detailed explanation of Google’s Page Rank system. Also includes a number of little-known SEO tips that will help if you’re trying to rank higher on Google’s search pages.
Jul 26th
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Jul 25th
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Marketing the 'Volt' Will Be Big Test for GM
Will advertising for GM’s hot hybrid car, the Volt, electrify the marketplace? So much is riding on the success of this environmentally-friendly auto: “There’s no question (sic) GM’s marketing needs to be fixed. It’s been the glaring problem for General Motors for going on a decade,” said Peter DeLorenzo, a longtime automotive advertising and marketing...
Jul 25th
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Girl Pop’s Lady Gaga Makeover
It’s Halloween-costume empowerment, sure, but Lady Gaga’s fingerprints are all over the revised images of Christina Aguilera, Rihanna, Katy Perry and Beyoncé; and on new artists like Kesha, Janelle Monáe and Nicki Minaj. These performers might not cite Lady Gaga as a direct influence, but the work she’s done since her 2008 debut album, “The Fame,” has nudged loose conventional...
Jul 25th
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Facebook Is to the Power Company as ...
It was a typically vexing week for Facebook. On the one hand, the social-networking service signed up its 500 millionth active user. On the other hand, it was found to be one of the least popular private-sector companies in the United States by the American Customer Satisfaction Index. Apparently, Americans were more satisfied filing their taxes online than they were posting updates on their...
Jul 25th
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Jul 25th
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32 Free Tools To Create Different Diagrams →
Excellent list of free info organizing tools @ 1st Web Designer. I’m a hug fan / user of #3 on this list: Bubbl.us. If you’re not familiar with this one, definitely check it out. I use Bubbl.us for planning and brainstorming. It’s fun to use but also an excellent mind-mapping tool.
Jul 24th
5 Tips on How to Write a Fantastic 'About' Page →
@ Write to Done
Jul 23rd
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Jul 23rd
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Jul 23rd
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Google reportedly building a paid news content...
gpanion: Amplify’d from thenextweb.com With all of the recent pay walls springing up, it’s no wonder that it has come to this.  In fact, Google had talked about building a paid content system as far back as nearly a year ago.  According to a story on the Paid Content website, that system might be coming to Italy quite soon. No confirmation from Google on this story yet.  As is common,...
Jul 23rd
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Jul 22nd
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Jul 22nd
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Jul 22nd
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Debt Collectors Now Monitoring Social Networking...
negevrockcity: So what happens when the repo man reads your publicly accessible Twitter feed or your unclear-privacy-settings Facebook account? It’s actually a fascinating legal gray area. It’s evidence of this problem: You never know who your friends’ friends are.
Jul 22nd
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Material Girl | Deja Vu
Very cool: Music icon Madonna has her beautiful daughter, Lola, 13, fashion blogging to pre-promote Material Girl, their new fashion line for juniors. Lola’s blog — Material World | Fashion Blog for the Material Girl — is lifestyle oriented, with an emphasis on street fashions Lola herself snaps shots of. I suspect Lola’s blog writing is heavily edited by someone quite...
Jul 22nd
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“Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.”
– Rudyard Kipling
Jul 22nd
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The Cheapest Days to Shop Online →
amarareps: We already know some of the best shopping deals are found online - but did you know some days are better than others to find the steepest discounts?
Jul 22nd
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Jul 22nd
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EiGEN/ARTIG (2 Great Book Designs to See)
Fabulous book design (actually 2 books) and layout via Britta Siegmund’s Portfolio @ Behance Network
Jul 22nd
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Old Spice sales drop 7%, despite hot ads
… Reasons for the drop in sales remain a mystery, though lifestyle site Jezebel.com points to mixed messages in the campaign. There are only so many ways you can interpret an an ad selling body wash to men that begins with the line, “Hello, ladies.” … Continues @ American Public Media “Marketplace”
Jul 22nd
9 Marketing Tips from a Six-Year-Old’s Lemonade... →
@ Webdesigner Depot
Jul 22nd
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12 Hot Social Tribes On a Quest
The Twelve Tribes - 12 Web Communities, 12 Missions View more SlideShare presentations by Guy Haim Several intriguing social sites listed here. I’ll have to check a few of them out. I bet you’ll want to, too. .
Jul 22nd
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50 Useful Articles and Resources You May Have... →
designnewssource: When it comes to online tutorials and articles, you have to be very careful in choosing the right one from tens of thousands of articles you find as you are seeking help in the Web. So today we present nice articles and tutorials which are easy to understand and will surely add to your knowledge.
Jul 22nd
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Jul 22nd
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Jul 21st
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Authors Take a Star Turn on YouTube
In the streaming video era, with the publishing industry under relentless threat, the video trailer is fast becoming an essential component of online marketing. Asked to draw on often nonexistent acting skills, authors are holding forth for anything from 30 seconds to 6 minutes, frequently to the tune of stock guitar strumming, soulful violin or klezmer music. And now, those who once worried about...
Jul 21st
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Jul 21st