America.edu a Quality Resource

America.edu a Quality Resource
There has been a lot of talk on and off for a few years now that perhaps Google gives special attention (weight) to .edu links coming into your website. It is easy to see why people might think that way, but in reality .edu sites just tend to be higher quality authority sites that attract [...]

Michael Kane Interview
Michael Kane, owner of InLip Designs, is one of my all time favorite designers. But he tends to be a bit private showing his work to the general public. So, one of the most common questions I have heard lately, is “who the heck is Michael Kane?” Now you know. The truth is, I literally drool over [...]

What Do You Need Help With?
Looking at the list of categories that are covered here on my Website Development Training blog, what topics would you most like to see more articles about?   - Basic Blogging Tips   - Basic Computer Tips   - Google Techniques   - Motivational Articles   - Online Business Tips   - Online Marketing Tips   - Search Engine Articles   - Website [...]

links for 2008-03-29
This Blog Sits at the: Curator: meme in motion Grant McCracken tracks the curation meme, which I certainly have helped to propagate! (tags: Curators Memes) Executive-To-Entrepreneur {E2E} Coaching Great blog for startups, written by a mentor of mine. (tags: Careers...

My Happy Crazy Life
It isn’t often that I come across a blog that I am so impressed by that I find myself wanting to tell everyone I know about it, but My Happy Crazy Life is definitely one blog that I want to share with others.    When I found this blog, authored by Amy Sue of the Zany Zebra, [...]

links for 2008-04-11
Authentic Communications - 2008 I will be speaking at this event on April 22 in NY. (tags: authenticity Events NYC 2008 PR Web2.0) MarketingCharts: Number of Social-Network Users in Latin America Doubles in ‘07 (tags: SocialNetworking Stats latinamerica) All This...

If Everything Else Asks for Feedback, Why Not Ads?
Asking for feedback is in. Virtually every journalist solicits feedback by posting their email addresses. Some even ask overtly. As Forrester's Jeremiah Owyang recently noted, companies are inviting comments - yet far more slowly. Notably, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer invited...

links for 2008-03-25
Ponyfish RSS Feed Builder Build feeds for sites that don't have them. (tags: RSS) [ paul isakson ]: The Future of Marketing + Advertising (tags: Trends Marketing Advertising) How I Use Twitter to Promote My Blog (tags: twitter Blogs Marketing)...

WebsiteGuru.com
Are you looking for some direction from website gurus?   As most of you know, I have only recommended one forum to all y’all ever, but I am about to recommend another. If you are looking for a new community that is completely different from any that you have ever been a part of, I would like to [...]

links for 2008-04-07
Getting things done (simply) in Leopard | Dennis Best (tags: GTD Leopard mail.app OSX) The News Business: Out of Print: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker Analyzes the state of the newspaper industry - what's left of it. (tags: Newspapers...

Three Internet Careers That Soon Won't Exist
Earlier this year the New York Times detailed how careers in medicine and law - formerly bankable lifetime gigs - have lost their luster. College grads instead are pouring their resources into trying to create (or join) the next Facebook...

Using Friendfeed's Imaginary Friends as a Master Aggregator
Like lots of bloggers, my latest fascination these days is Friendfeed. The site, which opened up to everyone about three weeks ago, has been on fire. It aggregates the various streams of all your friends from across all the big...

Trust in Peers Trumps the "A-List," Study Finds
There's an ongoing debate online and in marketing circles as well over who "matters": the super node influencers or basically anyone that a particular peer group looks to for information, entertainment, inspiration and more. This meme got kicked around in...

The Future is Web Services, Not Web Sites
Remember The Graduate when Benjamin Braddock was advised to go into plastics. The clip is here. It seemed like a safe bet at the time - and it was. Today the web maybe "the new plastics." It seems like every...

Twitter Quitter Not Bitter
Over on Authenticities, the Edelman Digital weblog, I wrote about Hugh Macleod's abrupt, yet cordial departure from Twitter and whether a mass exodus is brewing. If you're not subscribed I highly recommend it. We're blogging daily. I and I have...

Now Can We Please Kill the Phrase "Social Media"?
On December 28, 2006 I wrote... "As we conclude 2006 and head into the new year it is my conviction that the phrase 'social media' is moot....In 2006 all media went social. Pretty much every newspaper, TV network and publication...

An All Too Convenient Truth: Many Marketers Pollute the Web
Photo credit: Copenhagen Industry Pollution #1 by Miguel A. Lopes "Migufu" Earth Day is around the corner and a lot of marketers are thinking about the sustainability of our planet. Some are recognizing that doing good also helps business. Edelman's...