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Virtual Goods Give Web Firms New Revenue In Ad Slump December 31, 2009

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Virtual shop1 REUTERS - Dec 30 -  90% of new online game start-ups sell virtual goods, estimates Jeremy Liew, managing director at Lightspeed Venture Partners. In November, video game publisher Electronic Arts paid $275M for Playfish, which makes games for social networks such as Facebook, which sell virtual goods. A month later, a group

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Real Social Media Success in 2010 December 31, 2009

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Larry BraunerAs the year and the decade draw to an end, success is a topic on most people’s minds.

In 1,000 True Fans, Kevin Kelly develops a marketing paradigm for artists of… Continue reading

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Basic Videotaping Techniques-Getting a Variety of Shots December 31, 2009

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The video above is some footage I took, then sped up and narrated, in order to demonstrate the basic process of videotaping an object and getting a huge variety of shots for later editing.

To edit a fast-pace, visually spectacular video you need A LOT of shots to work with.  So you have to get creative. … Continue reading

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The Four Stages of Growing a Blog December 30, 2009

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This is a guest post by Hannah Kevin. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here.

Growing a blog to a successful, monetizable state is a long journey that requires a great deal of effort and dedication. Most bloggers fail to realize their initial goal of developing an… Continue reading

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Don’t Jump to Conclusions Based on Your Own Opinions and Preferences December 30, 2009

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This tip looks like common sense, but most of us make the mistake of jumping to conclusions based on our own opinions and preferences (myself included) sooner or later.

For example, you might be designing your website, and you might need to figure out where to put the subscription box. Most people would think where they… Continue reading

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Twitter Acquires Mixer Labs To Step Up Geo-Location December 29, 2009

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Twitter logo newTECH CRUNCH - Dec 23 - Twitter has acquired Mixer Labs, creators of GeoAPI. GeoAPI provides developers with the ability to query the world through services which include a reverse geocoder; deep data about 16M businesses and tens of thousands of points of interest; a writable layer for developers to annotate the world

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8 Social Media Basics for 2010 December 29, 2009

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Larry BraunerI’ve bookmarked and skimmed a dozen or more articles that project the path of social media in 2010. Collectively these articles represent many days of researching and writing.

Search Social Media 2010 on Google, and you’ll be able to compile… Continue reading

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Search for People on Twitter with TweepSearch December 28, 2009

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If you often search for people on Twitter, you should check TweepSearch out. It basically allows you to search for keywords inside the bio of other Twitter users. This is quite useful if you want to find Twitter users with a specific characteristic.

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The Long Tail: What It Means for Your Content December 26, 2009

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This is a guest post by Mark Pack. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here.

The least popular posts on my blog are the most important.

Sounds like I’ve made a mistake in typing that sentence, doesn’t it? But when it comes to reaching an audience, he top… Continue reading

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How to Operate a Video Camera December 26, 2009

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If you’re lucky enough to get a new video camera for Christmas, here are some basic tips on how best to use it.

Camera Operating Techniques

One of my favorite tips to share with people is to use your camera set on the wide angle lens as much as possible.  In… Continue reading

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Social Media Trends to Watch in 2010 December 24, 2009

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Merry Christmas for those of you who commemorate it. I believe you guys won’t have much time (let alone patience…) to read blogging tips today, so I’ll just leave you with a cool link that I came across last week. It is titled 10 News Media Content Trends to Watch in 2010, and it… Continue reading

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Videotaping Animals-Tips and Tricks December 24, 2009

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Everybody likes videos of animals.  Some of the most popular online videos feature animals, usually in a pose of incredible cuteness.

Videotaping animals can be tricky though.  They usually do not want to cooperate!  My best trick is to create a situation that makes good pictures, then videotape them while they enjoy the environment naturally.  The… Continue reading

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10 Team Collaboration Strategies for 2010 December 24, 2009

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Larry BraunerIvana Taylor, consultant and author of the marketing blog, Strategy Stew, presented 10 Must-Do Marketing Tips for 2010 in the OPEN Forum Idea Hub for Innovation.

Reading through Ivana’s tips, I stopped at “Productize Your Services: It’s… Continue reading

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Creating and Launching A Linkbait in 4 Easy Steps December 23, 2009

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This is a guest post by Vedran Tomic. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here.

Having a blog these days it not enough. Nobody will shake your hand when they hear you have a blog, because everybody and their dogs are already… Continue reading

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From Planning to Earning with a Blog December 23, 2009

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I was browsing across the web last week and I came across a solid blogging guide from the guys at Blogussion. The guide is titled From Planning to Earning, and it covers the three basic stages of setting up a profitable blog: learning the basics, setting up your blog… Continue reading

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O2 Rings Up Jajah For $200 Million December 22, 2009

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Jajah logo nove TECH CRUNCH - Dec 20 - Last month, we wrote about Jajah being the target of a bidding war. Today, it appears that war is over, with the winner being O2, and the price being $200M. Microsoft and Cisco were two other companies that were vying to get the company. Back

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12 Tips for Using Business Week’s Social Bookmarking Site December 22, 2009

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Larry BraunerLooking over my traffic stats several weeks ago, I was very surprised to notice that a single visitor had been referred to my blog by Business Week.

I traced the visit back to Business Exchange, Bloomberg Business Week’s social bookmarking

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Promotional Video for Author, Speaker December 22, 2009

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Anyone marketing themselves online these days needs a video.   Here are two videos I put together for Darlene Quinn,  a novelist who wants to book more speaking engagements.

The videos are very similar, but vary in length.  One includes soundbites of her speaking; the other does not.   We made two in order to give Ms… Continue reading

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The Trick I Used to Double The Number of Guest Posts on This Blog December 22, 2009

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If you have a blog, you certainly like being able to feature guest posts, right? It is a situation where everyone wins. The guest blogger wins because he gets a chance to reach your audience. Your readers win because they get to read some good content and to see a… Continue reading

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The Top Viral Video Ad Campaign, Updated Dec 14, 2009 December 21, 2009

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Brand: EvianCampaign: Live YoungAgency: BETC Euro RSCGSource: VisibleMeasures.com

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