Archive for November, 2009

Yahoo! Pipes, Twitterfeed, and Common Sense to Brand Yourself on Twitter

Nov 30th

Posted by Dustin in Marketing

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Ok, some people know what they are doing when it comes to Twitter while many others are still in the dark.  Is it a web 2.0 vehicle designed to promote and market my products/business services or is it merely intended for staying in touch with people?   The funny thing More >

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In Real Life – A November Morning With My Dog Cohiba

Nov 25th

Posted by Dustin in Personal

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In between chasing after tennis balls he’s popped, and scarfing down milkbones, my nine-year-old German Sheppard Cohiba spent some time to strut his stuff for the camera.  On this rainy Saturday afternoon a few weeks back I pulled out my Cannon EOS Digital Rebel XTI camera and fired away.  I consider More >

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Link Bait and Life 2.0

Nov 24th

Posted by Dustin in SEO

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Being an internet marketer and social media guy (I know it’s become such a buzzword) lends itself to parody quite often.  I came across this satirical spoof on YouTube poking fun at the development of Web 2.0, and had to pass it along to anyone who could use a good More >

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Social Network Neighborhood Meet The New Kid On The Block: iYobo

Nov 23rd

Posted by Dustin in Advertising

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I was really excited when Friendfeed came out and started streamlining all of my lifestreams into one central location.  Another key feature to the social networking aggregator is that it brings together the best of both worlds: hashtags and @replies from Twitter combined with robust video and wall post from Facebook.  Don’t More >

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The Next Big Fish Caught In The Net: Anti-Trust Law Will Tame Google and Facebook

Nov 23rd

Posted by Dustin in Business

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Let me start by saying that I’m sure the legal teams for both Facebook and Google are made up of some of the best and brightest corporate litigation minds known to mankind.  They do more than just eat their Wheaties every morning.

I believe it is a fair assessment that the legal counsel for More >

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10 Great Ways To Optimize Your Wordpress Blog

Nov 17th

Posted by Dustin in Blogging

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Creating an effective presence in the blogosphere has become far more competitive in recent years. With the steady growth of Facebook and Twitter, blogs are morphing into social media micro sites of their social network affiliates. (more…)

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No, You Really Are Great… I Believe It, and You’re Worth Every Penny

Nov 17th

Posted by Dustin in Self-Help

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Recessions do not happen by mistake. Whether you are enduring your own personal hardship or are witnessing catastrophe of a greater magnitude, your collective thought system and process of being have a profound impact on outcomes whether they are singular or plural. All we can do individually is take responsibility More >

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Five Twitter Tools You Have To Have In Your Social Media Tool Belt

Nov 17th

Posted by Dustin in Blogging

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ComScore data indicates that Twitter attracted 20.1 million unique visitors in June. Conclusion: having a marketing plan for your small business including the surging social network is imperative. Since Twitter has become a social media giant comparable to Facebook, there has certainly been an excess of application development based on More >

Facebook, FriendFeed, Twitter, TweetDeck, and Wordpress: What A Happy Family

Nov 17th

Posted by Dustin in Blogging

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Now don’t get me wrong: I’m still a big fan of David Cramer’s Lifestream plugin for Wordpress. I have seen it at work and it is tremendous. I still will install, configure, and edit it on any project calling for social network fusion within a Wordpress blog. It does require More >

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