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This Genius Marketing Tactic Will Pay You Dividends Forever

Nick O'Neill — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:01:44 +0000

While I find many people in the industry who understand the basic concept of social media marketing, I find that too many people are looking for the silver bullet that will catapult them or their client into instant stardom. If you are searching for the silver bullet, there’s a good chance you’ll never find it. However there is a technique that will pay you dividends forever. Read on to learn more about it.
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7 Great Social Media Optimization Tips For Your Website

Megan O'Neill — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:27:04 +0000

These days, as more and more consumers are logging onto sites like Facebook and Twitter, it has become increasingly important to incorporate social media into your website and marketing plan. However, not many companies and brands are aware of how to use social media tools correctly. The following tips are designed not only to provide you with ideas about how to bring social media to your website, but also to optimize the effectiveness of your site’s social features.
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10 Tips For Advertisers To Go Viral On YouTube

Megan O'Neill — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:41:26 +0000

When it comes to advertising with videos on YouTube most companies are going about it entirely the wrong way. A lot of advertisers are stuck in the 30-secong television ad mentality and don’t know a thing about creating a promotional video that will go viral on the web. YouTube’s Hunter Walk gave a presentation to advertisers at Cannes and emphasized the importance of creating strong YouTube advertisements. He offered up a lot of great tips for advertisers and we’ve compiled them, along with some great viral advertising examples, to help your company create great advertisements for YouTube.
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5 Ways to Grow Your Social Network Offline

andrewgr — Wed, 26 May 2010 12:02:37 +0000

Combine the ability to disseminate information globally in seconds with the fact that Web promotion is much cheaper than traditional media, and it comes as no surprise that the Web has turned into a monstrous PR machine…especially when it comes to promoting yourself. When you spend time building up your number of online connections, that’s exactly what you’re doing.
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How To Setup Twitter Anywhere On Your Site In 5 Minutes

Nick O'Neill — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:37:40 +0000

Talk about an easy implementation! Twitter’s new “Anywhere” platform will leave you feeling like a programming genius once you’ve become set up. Prior to going into substantial details about how to configure Twitter @anywhere, we thought it would be useful to provide a quick demonstration about how to get set up with Twitter @anywhere on your site and have hovercards, a basic service which creates dynamically linked Twitter accounts on your site. Read on for more!
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Viral Video Law #3: Pain Is Power

Megan O'Neill — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:20:39 +0000

If YouTube views are any indication, people love seeing other people hurt themselves. Whether it be a frustrated skateboarder hitting himself with his own board, a slew of men being kicked in the nuts, a new graduate tripping and falling after crossing the stage with his diploma, or a girl taking a tumble while singing on a table, pain is a recipe for YouTube success.
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When To Begin Your Live Streaming Broadcast

Megan O'Neill — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:27:45 +0000

When you are planning to stream video live on the web your goal is probably to get as many viewers as possible. Of course, it is important that the event or show you are broadcasting is interesting enough to get people to want to watch. However, one of the most crucial factors when it comes to getting people to watch your stream is the time at which you broadcast.
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5 Ways The BBC Gets People Watching Their Videos

Megan O'Neill — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:39:04 +0000

Web video content creators may pride themselves on their creativity and skill, but the truth of the matter is that when most people are creating videos for the web they have one main goal in mind – to get as many views as possible. How do you create a video that will entice viewers into clicking and compel them to watch? Mary Hockaday, Head of the BBC Newsroom, has the answers.
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10 Tips For Getting A Job In Social Media

Raj Dash — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:14:49 +0000

A recent Forrester Research report suggests that career opportunities in Internet and Social Media Marketing could be opening up in the next few years. With job opportunities opening up and with people in need of work, we thought we’d take the time to highlight how to get your own job in the social media space.
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Spiritual Enlightenment: How To Host Religious Services Through Twitter

Raj Dash — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:26:00 +0000

A discussion within the SocialTimes team stemming from recent news that Buddhist religious leader-in-exile, the Dalai Lama, was tweeting on Twitter led to the question of whether the microblogging service could be use to deliver religious services, and whether anyone was doing so. In this post we explore how Twitter can be used as a platform for religious services.
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How To Configure Cassandra On A CentOS Media Temple DV Server

Nick O'Neill — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:15:44 +0000

After reading about distributed database solutions and watching the entire NOSQL movement I had to figure out a way to start building something on a distributed database system. While I only needed one server to get started on (i.e. I didn’t need multiple database nodes right away), I already have a couple projects that are breaking from the old MySQL replication plus Memcached problems (effectively articulated here). In other words, it’s becoming a pain in the butt to maintain the system so I decided to dive in. Here’s how I first got setup.
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How To Get Crowdsourced Funding For Your Startup

Raj Dash — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:40:38 +0000

In the face of funding challenges, startup entrepreneurs have turned to the Internet to raise funds through crowdsourcing techniques and the leveraging of social media. “Friends and family” funding takes on an expanded meaning through crowdsourcing via the Internet. This post looks at some of the ways that a startup can crowdsource funds, and refers to some of the lessons learned by Zero Point Software, a game development studio.
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5 Ways To Sync Facebook And Twitter

Guest Blogger — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:02:54 +0000

There has been a lot of discussion over the similarity & differences between status updates on Facebook & Twitter tweets and whether users should actually combine both of them. While there are a number of strategies for optimizing your Facebook and Twitter presence, we thought it would be useful to highlight the various ways in which you can connect the two accounts.
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How to Become a Social Media God

Kristen Nicole — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:44:50 +0000

Social media can really help you grow your brand, personal, professional or otherwise. But do you have what it takes to become a social media god? If you’re looking to take your status to the next level and have worshipers bowing at your feet, take note of the following pointers to help you get on the right path towards eternal life.
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