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Shyftr May Kill Full RSS Feeds

The Shyftr service ties feeds and social networking features together in a way that has some prominent bloggers screaming foul.

CondéNet Strikes Distribution Deal With YouTube

CondéNet’s sites are all pretty well known, with Wired, Reddit, and Epicurious being some of the most famous among them.  Now, thanks to a distribution deal with YouTube, we expect that the sites will become even more popular.

Free (and Paid) Press Release Distribution Services

I spend a fair amount of time talking with small and medium sized business owners about their web marketing. Often times these individuals aren’t ready to shoulder the costs associated with true goal-oriented web design, SEO, or PPC, so the conversation turns to, “what can I be doing in the meantime?” Aside from blogging, posting on forums, and keeping their site content fresh, I always talk about online PR. Most of the time the people I’m conversing with have no idea that you can freely or cheaply distribute press releases online.

Radiohead Says Name Your Download Price

The real disruption in the music industry will be when more big name acts follow Radiohead's route, by dropping the middleman and taking their songs to the fans.

TurnHere Signs New Distribution Partners

Online video solutions platform TurnHere, has announced more than a dozen new distribution partners for its online video channel BookVideos.tv.

Yahoo, Local.com Renew Distribution Deal

Sponsored search results on Local.com will continue to come courtesy of Yahoo, according to a renewed agreement between the companies.  And although no specifics were given, the agreement was labeled “multi-year” in nature.

AdSense Debuts Video Pilot

Publishers will soon be able to define at what point in online videos their streaming AdSense ads will appear. Most will have to wait a little longer, however, as Google is testing the program in a closed pilot.

Using Google AdWords & AdSense Distribution Data

Via Marketing Pilgrim, Google now offers a Placement Performance report, which shows what pages and sites your content ads are displayed on, and which ones are converting. Here are tips Google offers on how to use this data:

Hidden Distribution Costs

I recently went to a soap shop in downtown San Fransisco called Lush. It is the most expensive soap I have ever seen, and a perfect product for the web. My girlfiriend asked the clerk if they sold online and they said yes, but don't buy Lush soap from Amazon.com.

Tips for Content Distribution Networks

In the past I’ve written about the content versus links debate where SEOs seem to fall on one side or the other when assigning the majority of importance for search engine rankings. What’s missing from that conversation is the need for a distribution network.