There was a time when certain professionals, such as doctors and lawyers, did not advertise in a general way. In some arenas, advertising was looked down upon and considered to be below the standard. In others, particularly the law, advertising specific services was illegal. Once the ban on television advertisements was lifted, there were some lawyers who ventured forth to test the waters. Naturally, they were shunned by peers, relegated to the same category as ambulance chasers. That is, until the peers saw how the advertisements paid off in a very big way.
For Internet marketers trying to reach the unique audiences at social media sites such as Facebook, Digg, Reddit, and Stumbleupon, the place to be on April 22 and 23 is Long Beach, California, for the SMX Social Media conference.SMX Social Media was established by Search Engine Land editor-in-chief Danny Sullivan, who has been the go-to guy for Internet and search engine marketing for over a decade. He has a reputation for producing quality shows that deliver useful, timely information to attendees, some of whom even begin implementing his ideas during breaks in the conference.
At this point, we really haven’t seen a major Web 2.0 company make it through an IPO. We’ve seen YouTube gobbled up by Google, and MySpace snagged by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. To date, they remain the companies that have truly defined success in the evolving Web 2.0 era.
If you’re responsible for building and delivering online products and services to any audience, then you need to know Web 2.0. Because if you don’t know Web 2.0, you’re being left behind as the face of the World Wide Web changes.
Two years ago, after YouTube had taken the Internet by storm, InterActiveCorp CEO Barry Diller scoffed at the idea that an amateur video-sharing site could threaten the entertainment industry.
Ever feel like you don’t have your finger on the pulse of the “Y” generation?
The expo is at the Moscone West in San Francisco from April 15 - 18. Whatever your definition of Web 2.0 is, looking at some of the high profile exhibitors from Adobe and AOL to Zoho and everyone else in between, It is worth taking note of. The expo is co-sponsored by O’Reilly Media and CMP Technololgy.
I came across an interesting study conducted by UMass Dartmouth Center for Marketing Research today.
Quality, compelling content that your target audience will read, digg and otherwise link to is the goal of most blog articles.
This in turn brings visitors to your blog, and might even attract a new subscriber or a lead or two.
But what happens when you sit down with your Red Bull, Coffee or other favorite writing beverage, ready to crank out some quality content, but can't quite think of anything compelling to write about? Here are some of the things that I do that help me get over what my associates call "writers bloggage?"
With over 3 million blogs created in the third quarter of 2006 and around 1,000 blogs coming online every day according to Technorati, people might get confused by all the industry buzz words and lingo.
If you're just looking for some basic blog terminology so you can feel like you're "part of it," then read on. If you're looking for something a bit more advanced, check back in a few days for more advanced blog terminology.
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