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Engine Ready’s very own President and CEO, Jamie Smith, and Vice President Brian Lewis will each be holding sessions at the AdWords Advantage Online Summit, which will run from March 9th to the 30th.
Jamie will be hosting his session, Promoting to the Right People at the Right Time: Advanced Ad Scheduling & Geo-Targeting Techniques, on [...]
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A couple of important questions regarding Chirp - AKA the first Official Twitter Developer Conference - have finally been answered. Would-be attendees now know which dates to be in San Francisco (April 14th and 15th) and how much money they'll have to spend ($469). These facts were posted on the official Chirp homepage today, and the first 100 tickets (out of a total of 800) were released, too. Interest seems to be high so far. Of course, a lot of details remain unannounced. For example: the...
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The Consumer Electronics Association is hosting the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week, and WebProNews will be there to provide coverage. Last year we came away with about 25 video interviews and product demos. This year, our entire video crew will be out there, so expect a lot of good stuff. Look for a lot of new innovations in mobile, television, cars, and apps. There will no doubt be a lot of cool things unveiled. As usual, there will be quite a few celebrities in attendance...
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The search industry has changed a lot since it was conceived years ago. The rate of change shows no signs of slowing down either. That's one reason why it pays to keep up with the current trends and discussions surrounding the industry. One way to do this is through attending conferences. WebProNews attended and covered Search Engine Strategies in Chicago this week, and we've put together ten selections that can help you learn a thing or two for your own search engine marketing endeavors...
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Well it's official. Till this morning I was an in-flight wireless virgin. No longer. This is my first blog post from the friendly skies. I've joined the Mile High Club of Internet denizens surfing from 30,000 feet above the ground. It. Is. Ridiculously. Awesome!!! Give me enough extra batteries (sorry Apple, your battery life sucks) and GoGo and I'll just keep flying round and round the world getting work done like a wild man.
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Twitter CEO Evan Willams made some comments at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco that have some Twitter enthusiasts in debate. He reportedly said that he wants to retire the Suggested User List (SUL) as the company prepares to launch its highly anticipated "Lists" feature. The Lists feature would let people create lists of Twitter accounts, or group together certain accounts that they follow. The feature is very overdue, and could go a long way in making Twitter more useful and reducing...
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Update 2: Here is our exlcusive interview with Technorati CEO Richard Jalichandra from the BlogWorld Expo this past weekend: Update: The State of the Blogosphere report is now availalbe here . Original Article: Technorati's 2009 State of the Blogosphere report is due to come out Monday, but attendees at the BlogWorld Expo (including WebProNews) got a preview from Technorati CEO Richard Jalichandra. First and foremost, Jalichandra says the "State of the Blogosphere is strong." Some have...
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A recent study found that 54% of businesses prohibit employee social media use completely. There are valid arguments supporting both sides of this debate. We've seen quite a few news stories in recent months about social media policies coming to light. We've seen the topic discussed with regards to the news industry, sports leagues, and more recently, movie studios . Fears exist. Questions. "How are my employees going to screw things up out there?" The result often ends up coming...
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The closing keynote of the BlogWorld Expo this past weekend was set up like The Late Show. Guy Kawasaki came out and told some jokes in David Letterman fashion (complete with Late Show-like desk and chairs), then he introduced the audience to actor/comedian Kevin Pollak . Pollak talked about his online chat show at KevinPollakChatShow.com . He also proceeded to do impersonations of Christopher Walken and William Shatner, and talked about making fun of Larry King. Pollak acknowledged that his site...
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The BlogWorld Expo out in Vegas, which wrapped up over the weekend, attracted some major star power. One session in particular included Anthony Edwards (whom you may remember from films like Revenge of the Nerds and Pet Sematary 2 , as well as the television program ER ), and Jermaine Dupri , the man who brought us groundbreaking hip hop acts Kris Kross and Da Brat. These guys and others discussed "the New Celebrity" and how new media is creating new opportunities for entertainers. Robin...
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An interesting topic was discussed at the BlogWorld Expo in a session called the "Death and Rebirth of Journalism," which WebProNews attended. Brian Solis moderated with speakers including Hugh Hewitt of the Hugh Hewitt Radio Show , Jay Rosen , an NYU Professor of Journalism and Author of Press Think , Don Lemon of CNN , and Joanna Drake Earl of CurrentTV . As you probably know, the debate about blogs and journalism is a controversial one, and has really been going on for years. The emergence...
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Technorati's 2009 State of the Blogosphere report is due to come out Monday, but attendees at the BlogWorld Expo (including WebProNews) got a preview from Technorati CEO Richard Jalichandra. First and foremost, Jalichandra says the "State of the Blogosphere is strong." Some have suggested that it might be dying due to microblogging services like Twitter, but he says it's not dying or leveling off. It's thriving. "Blogs are media," he says. The report is based on a...
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An interesting development has occurred in the story of the controversial FTC guidelines for sponsored blogging/social media. The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has called upon the FTC to rescind the blogger rules, and has questioned the constitutionality of them. As you may know, there have been a lot people calling them an infringement on free speech . The IAB says the rules unfairly and unconstitutionally impose penalties on online media for practices in which offline media have engaged...
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There was an interesting session on online video at Search Marketing Expo (SMX) East , where WebProNews is on location. The session was called "Video Search Marketing Beyond YouTube". The following tips come from a combination of presentations from that session from speakers: William Leake of Apogee Search , John McWeeny of TurnHere , and Eric Papczun of Performics . The tips are all aimed at making your online video efforts more successful by optimizing them for search engine performance...
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It is an interesting time for email marketing right now. Though it is still a quite effective medium for marketers, there are many challenges to deal with. This was the subject of a session moderated by David Daniels of Forrester Research at the Shop.org summit in Las Vegas this week. What do you see as the biggest challenges for email marketing campaigns? Comment here . Email contributes to the overload of information that Internet users face on a daily basis. The web is not as simple as it used...
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