Dustin Schmidt

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Category Archives: Web 2.0

Diary of a Marketing Man Part III: Where Do We Go From Here?

The other day I sat down to watch Up In The Air with George Clooney.  I have to say it was an incredible film.  For all of you who have not seen it yet a prevalent theme in the movie is the bitter resentment of former employees fueled by major corporations hiring outside career transition counseling firms to fire[.....]

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What’s all The Google Buzz About?

As per usual, once Google releases anything new the hype factor surges to record levels.  Pardon my sarcasm here, but it’s true.  Don’t get me wrong, I have come to love and appreciate several of their web based applications and services such as Analytics, Docs, Feedburner, Insights, Reader, and Webmaster Tools, but Google has been proselytizing[.....]

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Social Media Strategy Uncovered: How To Market My Blog With Twitter

There are quite a few incredible web 2.0 tools and Twitter applications you can use for free to help expose your blog to the readers you are looking to attract.

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Social Media and Augmented Reality: Web 2.0 Comes Alive

Ever since the Robert Downey Jr issue of Esquire magazine hit newsstands last month there has been a ton of buzz regarding the advent of augmented reality as an emerging media technology that could revolutionize the advertising industry.  The true question is what else does it do?  A pretty typical question for the modern American who by[.....]

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Stop Your #Twhining: My Twitter Manifesto

Twitter has almost a satirical quality to it: Keep your followers in the know about your status update while hyping up everything you like and appreciate on the web, meanwhile good intentions can become misconstrued as rude, obnoxious and/or invasive.  It’s a delicate balancing act because most Twitter users do not personally know theirfollowers, and cannot be completely[.....]

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

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 about Twitter is that one[.....]

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Link Bait and Life 2.0

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 laugh. I love the line:[.....]

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

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 forget, the Friendfeed API also[.....]

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

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 Microsoft Corporation did it’s[.....]

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

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 the Twitter API. It”s important[.....]

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