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Re: Facebook Fan Engagement

Rick Holden — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 03:37:51 -0000

Facebook is a good source of marketing your business, and I agree with you that the community manager must know how to get the attention of their followers and subscribers.

Re: The Lifecycle Of A Link

Prude — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:32:55 -0000

Nice post. The life cycle of a link is really interesting. Thanks for posting.

Re: Online Education

How To Create A Website — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 06:27:06 -0000

I'm not surprised by these statistcs at all. My children and all their friends use the internet the same way we used to use a dictionary or encyclopedia at school. (revealing my age here lol). No matter what question you have, the internet has an answer. It is so much more convenient to study online and no matter what subject you would like to learn there are more and more opportunities to do it. The introduction of educational webinars and such are actually even better than the classroom in my opinion. I feel more people are likely to ask questions without the fear of appearing stupid in front of everyone else.... since its really only you and a computer screen. The other thing to consider is the lack of distraction and the feeling of one on one tutoring which helps the subject sink in faster and become more memorable. I definately agree that this type of study should be promoted in our education system but I don't know how that sort of transition could take place.

Re: Is Facebook Losing Steam?

Dj2zroberson — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:03:46 -0000

I wonder if Facebook kinda saw this comin?

Re: Thank You!

Ryan Holdeman — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:42:49 -0000

Looking forward to reading your insights on "the numbers".

Re: Edit Shared Facebook Links

keehtarp — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:01:03 -0000

thanks a ton!

Re: Mobile, Social & Food Trucks

Karen — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:43:08 -0000

Yes, food trucks are a symptom of our on demand culture...but a pleasant symptom Its amazing how many times I have been in need of rescue from the horrors of the fast , fried food jungle. Food trucks provide a much needed option for those on the go.

Re: Hotel Marketing: Snore-Free Zones

vanhoosear — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:45:07 -0000

How about better buildings with more insulation between rooms, tighter door seals, etc? Just sayin...

Re: Facebook Calling

Jerry Katz — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:40:41 -0000

I love skype I find it very useful for my business. I don't know if video calls would do well with Facebook.

Re: How The Girl Scouts Of Minnesota Use QR Codes

derickson — Wed, 11 May 2011 16:55:49 -0000

It was shot with my recently stolen Kodak handheld HD camera. :-( Happily, I got a new one that is just as good and only cost $100. The phone I'm using in the video is the Motorola Thunderbolt.

Re: How The Girl Scouts Of Minnesota Use QR Codes

Albert_Maruggi — Wed, 11 May 2011 10:15:14 -0000

I assume the business objective to alumni is fundraising which is a less aggressive way to tap the financing stream, neat

Re: How The Girl Scouts Of Minnesota Use QR Codes

Albert_Maruggi — Wed, 11 May 2011 10:13:43 -0000

what camera is that shot with?

Re: Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 & 10.1 Preview

Joel Villa — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:01:31 -0000

Those are really nice looking tablets! I think the 8.9 inch is the one for me. It is small and portable, and has a large enough screen so I am not really missing out on anything. I love how Samsung redesigned the tablet right after the iPad 2 was released. As soon as they release this tablet I am going to be first to get one! It looks simply beautiful. After I get my Galaxy Tab, I am going to download the DISH Remote Access app. Using this app and the 722k receiver with a Sling Adapter, I can stream live TV and my recordings to my tablet. As a customer and employee of DISH Network, I can say that this app will look beautiful on the Galaxy Tab! I am so excited to get one, I can hardly wait!

Re: Google Displaying Social Content In Snippet Text

Ben - Profit Blog — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:17:42 -0000

Wow that's pretty crazy. That would suck if a tweet you didn't really want to show up was being brought up in the search... I guess Google does like the whole "social" aspect after all.

Re: Google Displaying Social Content In Snippet Text

derickson — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:10:22 -0000

Great insight, Josh. Thank you!

This would be a lot easier if I were at liberty to share a screenshot but unfortunately, I cannot. The tweets for the page in question are actually being incorporated into the page as HTML rather than drawing from a Javascript, as you describe. So it doesn't surprise me that they might show up in the SERPS.

It's definitely a possibility it is simply Google treating the tweet content no differently than it does any other portion of a page, it does however feel like Google is giving priority to the social content.

I've got to do some more testing and see if I can eliminate some factors.

Re: Google Displaying Social Content In Snippet Text

jlbraaten — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:24:32 -0000

This is an intriguing post, David. I wonder if there are existing Google factors at play here. Google uses what they please when it comes to what they show as the snippet in the search results. Many times it's the meta description, yes, but they may also pull in content from throughout the web page if they feel certain text it is a better match than the description based on the search.

Normally, tweets are exempt from being pulled into the search results snippet because the content of the tweets are pulled in via javascript as the page is loading (i.e., the actual text of the tweet is not a part of the indexed HTML on the web page). Some websites go the extra mile to download and store tweets on their servers so that tweets are indexed as a part of the website content.

Could it be that you're simply working with a website that renders their tweets as HTML on the page and that Google is matching search queries to the content of the tweets? Or is it a completely different type of snippet that specifically speaks to tweet and blog content? I'd love to see a screen shot if you have one :)

Re: LinkedIn Best Practices For Business

Domain Registration — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 05:38:07 -0000

My thought is Linekedin is best for god a good job increase friend list all over the world. using this way we have to get more business also. anyway great article.

Re: Bud Light Paintball Airstrike Ad Hijacked By Retailer

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Re: Consumer Psychology In A Recession

Therapy online — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 01:48:32 -0000

The video is great! I learn a lot from it and they are both very professional!

Re: New Facebook Page Updates

Ben - Profit Blog — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:16:13 -0000

This is exactly what I was hoping they'd add. It's much better for branding on Facebook now, at least for the projects I'm working on. Thanks for making the video. It saves me a lot of time diving in myself.

Re: Spokeo & Privacy

uniqueclicks — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 06:55:28 -0000

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Re: My List Of The Top Minnesota Social Media Innovators

remove Disk Helper — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 22:40:19 -0000

That's a useful list. Thanks for sharing!

Re: AT&T’s Vision Of The Future, Circa 1993

Ron Stauffer — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:30:13 -0000

That's amazing! They almost everything right!

The "fax" on the beach is funny, but only because they called it a fax. Emailing PDFs is essentially the same thing. Everything else was right on. The tollboth, online video streaming (Netflix), videoconferencing (GoToMeeting/Skype), tablet computer with touchscreen (iPad), all the way down to the wireless internet on the beach (3G),

It's too bad AT&T didn't actually bring any of these innovations to market, except maybe 3G.

Re: The YouTube Trends Tool

Jason Caluori — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 11:51:37 -0000

That's awesome. I always miss these really cool Google trends/research tools.

Re: Live Lifestreaming

Jason Caluori — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 03:59:58 -0000

That was a sweet video. It feels like you're there.