Nothing like an array of salads, sandwiches and sweets to get everyone revved up for session 3. This round is all about blogging and news optimization and will feature Brian Clark, the founder and CEO of Copyblogger Media, LLC, and Jeremy Schoemaker, the president of ShoeMoney Media Group Inc. BlueGlass’s Loren Baker will moderate. This…
Create Content More Interactive Than a Game Show
Like a game show that constantly has an audience reaching for a buzzer, the right content convinces readers to be responsive and interactive with the message. With powerful phraseology and elegant typography, intriguing messages contained in prose make the text feel as collaborative as a think tank. If you want to learn to write text…
Getting Started With WordPress
All websites are created with a different objective. Some sites are created to serve as informative brochures which may consist of limited content, while others are blogs, and are frequently updated with content. The one thing that all sites have in common and the biggest question in the development stage should be “How will I…
Syndicating the Message with Tumblr
Tumblr, as I have stated in the past, is a platform that combines the speedy content retrieval of Twitter and the multimedia content sharing capabilities of Facebook and ties it all together on a simple dashboard environment. The term “Tumblr Addiction” is becoming more and more popular, however is not taking off like it’s simpler counterparts.
The Martha Stewart Generation – Enabled by Social Media
I’ve been noticing as of late that things that were specifically aimed at an older demographic have now become alarmingly (and awesomely) acceptable due to the magical-ness of social media and the ease of sharing. I’d like to point these out because they’re growing exponentially in the community aspect- and not only are these areas…
Video Killed the Vocational Star
Blog trends that have caught the most speed in the last few years have quickly taught normal everyday readers “How-To” become the masters of their hobby of choice. The abundance of instructional, educational blogs and videos are easily the replacement and, or change in demand of many specialty jobs. In order to be the best wedding planner…
The Slow Burning (and Death) of Email Spam – The Marriage of Email & Social Media Outreach
Email spam. Everyone gets it, whether it’s just somebody contacting you and pretending they know you, or better yet- the spam that makes no sense about oil in the desert with jet planes that are on fire. Or, someone with terrible grammar and spelling trying to get my bank info. But email spam is a…
HOW TO: Make the Most of a Blog Interview
An interview is a powerful blogging tool – almost everyone is using it – few people make the most of it though. It is easy to tell why interviewing is so often used by bloggers in any niche: An interview helps your blog get credibility and trust: by getting someone influential answer your questions you…
Top 10 Viral Articles of 2010
With 2011 just days away, I thought I’d round up some of my favorite viral articles of 2010. These articles did well in social, garnered some attention on Digg, and were some of the best articles of the past year. I’ve limited myself to just one article per domain (though I could have easily done…
Microblogging & the Growth of Crowdsourced SEO
Over the past year or so, I’ve noticed a particular trend, especially when speaking or holding conferences. Usually when speaking, and discussing the concept of social media linking, I ask a very simple series of questions. How many people Tweeted about this (usually the entire room raises their hands) How many people shared info about…