5 Blogging Meetups to Come in Summer 2013 – blogherald.com In a world that is chock full of bloggers on every topic and in every niche imaginable, staying ahead of the curve is crucial if you want to be one of the more successful web workers among them. There are a number of things that you can do in order to stay ahead of the pack, but none is as useful as attending any one of the many blogging meetups and conferences that take place around the world every year… Continue Reading On blogherald.com » Why My Comments Don’t Get...
Web Analytics Software Comparison: Identifying The Right Web Analytics Tools For Your Business – searchengineland.com If you’re considering using an analytics platform other than, or in addition to, Google Analytics, it can be a bit difficult to determine what the best alternative will be. Search Engine Land compiled a great buyers guide to enterprise web analytics tools, but what if you’re in the market for a…. Continue Reading On searchengineland.com » The Clients I Can't Afford To Take – seomoz.org/ugc Posted by Bill Sebald Creating demand where none currently exists is the expertise of a bullshit artist. Some in sales...
Weekly Wrap: Heart of Business Has Arrived! – benchmarkemail.com/blogs It was a big week for us at Benchmark. We launched our brand new podcast called Heart of Business. We’re giving away a bunch of iTunes gift cards to celebrate, so make sure you check it out.Related Articles Weekly Wrap: Goin’ to Coachella…In My MindIntroducing the Heart of BusinessDefending Cake over Liability Issues – the Weekly Wrap Continue Reading On benchmarkemail.com/blogs » One CEO’s Take on Google Glass. Do You Agree? – marketingpilgrim.com Meetup CEO Scott Heiferman is pretty opinionated, especially about Google Glass. Let’s keep this simple. Watch this video...
Mobile Apps Privacy Bill Introduced in House – socialtimes.com Georgia Democrat Hank Johnson today introduced a bill that would require app makers to present privacy policies to users before they collect any data from their mobile devices and to securely maintain the data they collect. The bill — called the Application Privacy, Protection and Security Act, or Apps Act — essentially follows in the footsteps of the California Attorney General’s office, which began requiring mobile apps to offer users privacy policies… Continue Reading On socialtimes.com » Finding out which friends of yours use Bang With Friends is painfully easy –...
Obama Offers $200 Million Prize to Build 3 Manufacturing Innovation Hubs – entrepreneur.com The White House announced today that it will expand on its program to promote advanced manufacturing in the U.S., an effort to drive global competitiveness. Continue Reading On entrepreneur.com » 8 Alternatives to Google Reader – noobpreneur.com Now that Google’s retiring Reader, what tool/app would you recommend that other entrepreneurs use in its stead? The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, the YEC recently launched #StartupLab, a free...
3 Reasons a “Mobile First” Philosophy is Critical to Achieving Your Business Goals – copyblogger.com/blog/ At the 1961 Masters Tournament, Arnold Palmer held a one stroke lead over Gary Player as he walked off the 18th tee. On the trip up the fairway he allowed himself to talk to a friend who congratulated Palmer on his win. Even though Palmer knew he needed to concentrate on finishing the hole, he couldn’t help but think about the green jacket that would soon be on his shoulders… Continue Reading On copyblogger.com/blog/ » The Future of Guest Blogging and What You Need to...
Google & Time Inc. Launch Timelapse: See How Any Part Of The World Has Changed Over Time – searchengineland.com The new Timelapse site, created by Time Inc. and Google, is a pretty amazing way to see how any part of the world has changed since 1984 through 2012. The site offers amazing animations such as the growth of Las Vegas and the shrinking of the Columbia Glacier, and you can point it at any […] Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article… Continue Reading On searchengineland.com » Content Strategy beyond Top 10s – SEOgadget Webinar – seogadget.com/blog We’ve...
Picture This: Instagram Is The Fastest Growing Social Network For Brands With 14% Growth This Quarter – marketingland.com Since Facebook purchased the filter friendly photo app Instagram last year brand adoption has skyrocketed according to a new study of the top 100 brands by SimplyMeasured. Since purchase last year, the Facebook owned Instagram has flourished. The post-purchase growth jumped 500% in just a year,… Please visit Marketing Land for the full article… Continue Reading On marketingland.com » The Norwegian Art of Strategic Waiting – rohitbhargava.com/blog Choosing not to preserve a 1000 year old Viking ship doesn’t really surprise anyone in...
Disney Joins The Private Social Networking Craze With New Photo & Video Sharing App Called “Story” – techcrunch.com/social The latest to join the cadre of startups offering tools for more private sharing outside of Facebook’s massive footprint is not, in fact, another startup, but rather another media giant: Disney. Citing its “rich heritage in storytelling,” Disney’s Interactive division, best known for games, sites, and virtual worlds like “Where’s My Water?,” “Temple Run: Brave,” “Club Penguin,” Disney… Continue Reading On techcrunch.com/social » Airbnb Find: Sleep in Someone Else’s Car in San Francisco, Just $103 a Night – socialtimes.com Rents in San Francisco...
Patients Put At Risk Due to Political Power Games – bizpenguin.com In a healthcare report recently published by Imperial College London, Dame Ruth Carnall suggests that the coalition’s first health secretary Andrew Lansley put patients at risk by scrapping a review of health care in London. SME’s in the form of local, family doctors have also been angered by government proposals lead by a former Labour health minister Lord Darzi who wishes for a cast expansion of polyclinics, otherwise known as super surgeries, which would draw custom away from the local GPs… Continue Reading On bizpenguin.com » Credit Card Fraud:...
Foursquare iOS Update Delivers Check-In Incentives – blogherald.com Foursquare on Wednesday launched an updated iOS app that offers incentives when users share their check-in insights on Facebook and Twitter. In describing the new app update Foursquare says: “Love checking in and seeing that you’ve passed your record for weeks in a row at the gym? Now we’ve made it easier to share the insights you see after you check in on Twitter, Facebook, and more… Continue Reading On blogherald.com » 12 Blogging Income Streams [And the Story of My 10 Year 'Overnight' Success] – problogger.net Today I was speaking with...
Attention Merchants: New Changes To Google Shopping Feed Specifications – searchengineland.com Google announced changes to the Google Shopping Feed Specification today. Here is a review of the updates and deadlines to be aware of: Products Without Unique Identifiers In the biggest change, Google has added the ’identifier exists’ attribute for merchants selling custom goods and… Continue Reading On searchengineland.com » How Guest Bloggers are Sleepwalking Their Way into Penalties – seomoz.org/blog Posted by James FinlaysonThis post was originally in YouMoz, and was promoted to the main blog because it provides great value and interest to our community. The author’s views are entirely his or...
Infographic: 10 Years Of LinkedIn – marketingland.com To celebrate its 10th birthday, LinkedIn has created an infographic with interesting stats about the service, including membership growth by year, by country, and the most popular company pages. Want the infographic for yourself? You’ll find it here: LinkedIn Celebrates 10 years of Brand… Please visit Marketing Land for the full article… Continue Reading On marketingland.com » 3 [Awesome] Ways to Identify Your Biggest Fans & Collect Customer Testimonials – unbounce.com/blog Remember: Your biggest fans can attract new leads (Image source) Too often, when marketers think of attracting new leads to their product or...
Parse announces new hosting product less than 2 weeks after Facebook acquisition – insidefacebook.com Parse, the cloud-based app development platform Facebook agreed to acquire in late April, today announced its latest product: Parse Hosting. Parse Hosting enables developers to create a web presence for their app without having to manage their own servers or turn to another third party. Previously, Parse offered ways for developers to store their mobile app’s data in the cloud but didn’t host web apps or landing pages on the web for them until now… Continue Reading On insidefacebook.com » Facebook platform industry news: Compass Labs,...
Preparing for Its First Space Trip, Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Breaks Sound Barrier – youngentrepreneur.com With a rocket-powered test flight, the billionaire’s space transportation company moves closer to its goal of shuttling tourists into space by 2014. Continue Reading On youngentrepreneur.com » Fake Meat for the Masses? – inc.com Beyond Meat CEO Ethan Brown wants to completely rearrange the protein scene–without rocking the cultural boat. Here’s his strategy.The average American eats 270 pounds of meat a year.”We have something called OCD: obsessive chicken disorder,” Ethan Brown, the fonder and CEO of Beyond Meat, told the audience at the Wired Business...
Affiliate Marketing: Cult or Cash Cow? – problogger.net This is a guest post from communications and marketing consultant Brook McCarthy. Image courtesy of Federico Stevanin / FreeDigitalPhotos.ne When I was a young hippie, I accidentally joined a cult. I was a student of religious studies at the time and believed I was merely observing, until one morning, when I found myself at 5am, chanting to a giant image of the guru in a group… Continue Reading On problogger.net » How To Backup Your WordPress Site – howtomakemyblog.com Bloggers very often forget one very important part of running a site and that is backing...
The Secret Recipe for Viral Content Marketing Success – seomoz.org/blog Posted by KelseyLibertThis post was originally in YouMoz, and was promoted to the main blog because it provides great value and interest to our community. The author’s views are entirely his or her own and may not reflect the views of SEOmoz, Inc. Let's assume you know the basics: content marketing is one of the best ways to engage with audiences and potential customers online… Continue Reading On seomoz.org/blog » The Ultimate Guide to Multilingual and Multiregional SEO – searchengineland.com When you begin to get into multilingual and multiregional SEO,...
Why isn’t my problem as important to you, as it is to me? – jimsmarkteingblog.com I had a bad customer service experience today, which contained a valuable lesson. I’d like to share that lesson with you. It started when I needed tech support from my email provider, Mailchimp. Every encounter I have had with their support team has been poor and today’s encounter was no exception… Continue Reading On jimsmarkteingblog.com » The Smashing Editor’s Choice: A Free eBook – smashingmagazine.com Nearly half a year ago, we introduced our eBook subscription model, also known as the Smashing Library. We knew...
Facebook tests new rating scales for places – insidefacebook.com As Facebook continues to encourage users to rate the places they’ve been, the social network is testing different language for its five-star rating scale. After a user has checked into a place or been tagged in a post with location, they may see a “Rate These Places” module in the right hand side of Facebook… Continue Reading On insidefacebook.com » Ethics, Challenges and Inspiration in an Age When All CEOs Tweet – sproutsocial.com/insights For some executives, social media can still feel like the final frontier. The networks are known to be...
BuzzFeed is adding foreign correspondents to vie for attention with its many adorable cats – upstart.bizjournals.com New media behemoth BuzzFeed—purveyor of all things viral—is adding an old journalism tool to its toolkit: the foreign desk. BuzzFeed is adding boots-on-the-ground reporters—likely starting in Cairo and Mexico City—as part of its efforts to bolster its original reporting. “People have increasingly come to us for news like during the Boston bombings,” editor in chief Ben Smith told The New York Times about BuzzFeed’s global news push… Continue Reading On upstart.bizjournals.com » Rough Patch? Remember What You're Made Of (And Other Tips) – inc.com...
Final ProBlogger Training Event Tickets Go On Sale Today – problogger.net The final round of tickets for the Annual ProBlogger Training Event go on sale later today at 1.30pm Australian Eastern time. You’ll be able to get them once released here. Over the last few years we’ve held 3 training events and have seen things grow each time. Year 1 saw Chris Garrett, myself and a handful of other speakers speak to a packed room of 100 bloggers in a small, cheap suburban hotel… Continue Reading On problogger.net » Wanna Work In Tech? The 7 Most Popular Business Degrees Of...
Google Ignites Controversy By Using “Palestine” On Homepage – searchengineland.com Google has been at the center of heated geo-political controversy before, usually around disputed place names or borders on maps. A new controversy, however, has arisen about one of Google’s international homepages: Google.ps. That’s the page previously dedicated to the… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article… Continue Reading On searchengineland.com » How to Create Compelling Content Based on Learning Styles – searchenginewatch.com/seo People learn in different ways. Some people learn by doing, others by watching, while others learn best by listening or in another way. Here’s how to understand learning styles and align...
A Quick-Start Guide to Universal Analytics – blog.crazyegg.com There’s something new from Google Analytics. OK, well, maybe it’s not that new. The search giant announced Universal Analytics back in October 2012 and now it’s in open beta. As a stats junkie I had to try it out, and I thought you might like to as well. So here’s my walkthrough of the setup phase… Continue Reading On blog.crazyegg.com » Celebrating A Decade’s Worth Of Professional Networking On Linkedin – marketingland.com On the heels of announcing record level financial results and member engagement numbers for the first quarter of 2013, Linkedin...
YouTube Launching Paid Subscriptions to Some Video Channels: Report – mashable.com/social-media/ YouTube is set to launch a paid subscription model for its specialist video channels as early as this week, according to a report The move, which has been in development for months, aims to finance a wider range of content such as television shows and films, and will serve as another source of revenue, according to the Financial Times The service will include up to 50 YouTube channels, and subscriptions to each channel will start as low a $1… Continue Reading On mashable.com/social-media/ » This Week On Twitter: 6...
Finding the Right Hire for Your Company – youngentrepreneur.com How do you make sure new hires will mesh well with your other employees and with your company’s culture? Continue Reading On youngentrepreneur.com »
