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Showing posts with label YouTube. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Vlogger Wanted!

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Hi Howcast fans,
We need your help to find the perfect person for our video blog!
We're looking for someone to produce, edit, and host our new video blog taking a look inside Howcast and the world of how-to. This is a real, paid, part-time gig in our NYC office in SoHo.
Want to show us what you can do? Tell us why you should be the face of our new series by submitting a video response on YouTube. Be as creative as you want as long as you highlight Howcast's great how-to content.

Be sure to check out the full job requirements in the video description, which include a dynamic onscreen presence, availability to work in our New York office, and serious video shooting and editing skills. Entries will be judged on originality, charisma, technical prowess, and YouTube user comments.
Sound like you? Maybe your best friend? Your cat? OK, maybe not your cat, but you get the point. Who knows which one is harboring dreams of online video stardom? Spread the word!
And if you think you've got what it takes, submit your audition now!
Cheers,
The Howcast Team
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Friday, October 15, 2010

Download YouTube Captions

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Let's say that you've watched Eric Schmidt's keynote from TechCrunch Disrupt and you want to share some interesting ideas from the video. Fortunately, the video has closed captions and there's also an interactive transcript, but there's no way to copy the text.
The good news is that you can download the captions file if you know the URL: http://video.google.com/timedtext?lang=en&v=VIDEO_ID, where you should replace VIDEO_ID with the ID of the YouTube video. Here's the captions file for Eric Schmidt's keynote.
It's an XML file and you can extract plain text by removing all the tags. Right-click on the page, select "view source", copy all the text and paste it on this page.
Now it's easy to copy an excerpt from the keynote:
We have one of the largest databases of information in the world which we've engineered and which is very, very difficult technologically in order to house all that information and ready for more. So, where do we go next with search? Well, you've got personal contacts, personal emails, personal network of people and your relationships with them, and with your permission -- and I need to say that about 500 times -- with your permission, we can actually search and index that information and make all of these answers so much better. The next step after that is obviously autonomous search. This is searches that you're -- that are occurring while you're not even doing searching.
Posted by Alex Chitu at 10/14/2010 02:51:00 PM
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Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Social networks on the rise among US web users

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Social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube account for nearly a quarter of the time Americans spend online, or six hours per month, according to new research from Nielsen.
The media research organisation also found that US web users spend 36 per cent of their online time visiting or communicating across social networks and blogs as well as emailing and instant messaging their contacts.
Perhaps more surprising is the news that the nations' social networking audience is getting older - with Nielsen reporting that twice as many Americans aged 50 or over visit social sites compared to users under 18.
"Despite the almost unlimited nature of what you can do on the Web, nearly half of U.S. online time is spent on three activities - social networking, playing games and e-mailing," explained Dave Martin, vice president of primary research at Nielsen.
Mr Martin added that "friends and family are endorsing content to others," explaining the rise in popularity among social network-hosted games such as Zynga's FarmVille.
USA Today reports that online games overtook personal email in June as the second most popular online activity, accounting for 10 per cent of user time compared to just eight per cent for email. Email was still found to be the dominant activity of mobile web use, however, rising from 37 per cent to 42 per cent in June.
Other findings disclosed by Nielsen include the statistic that American web users streamed an average of three hours and 15 minutes of online video content in June. The Pew Internet & American Life Project also recently reported that newer members signing up to social networks tend to be older, more racially diverse and from more divergent social backgrounds than members who signed up previously, as social networking becomes a universal phenomenon.
Author: D. Warburton Search Copywriter
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Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Get More YouTube Views TubeTollBox YouTube Marketing with Tube Toolbox

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Saturday, April 10, 2010

JumpStart - Increase YouTube Views

JumpStart is a revolutionary program that sends real untargeted traffic to your videos to increase its views and improve your videos rankings. Any expert marketer knows, a video on YouTube is worthless without views, as it will rank lower and end up being on the last page of search results. Unlike previous software to increase views, JumpStart does NOT require you to leave your computer on while it sends traffic to your videos! It is not a “bot” and does not violate YouTube’s Terms of Service. The technology used is like none other on the market.
When you upload a video onto YouTube, you might notice that your view count is increasing incredibly slow. Sometimes even less than 10 hits per day... This is because your video is showing up on the last page of search results. Think about the last time you browsed all the way to the last page of search results to find what you were looking for... probably never.
If you have more views, your video will not only show up on earlier search pages, but will be recommended to others via YouTube's related videos function. Your video may even be featured on YouTube's Global Homepage! (if its worthy enough).
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Monday, April 5, 2010

NASA Tweetups


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NASA will host its first Earth Day Tweetup with @NASA Twitter followers and NASA Earth scientists on April 18 at 1:00 p.m. EDT on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

To mark the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, NASA and other organizations are hosting a weeklong series of exhibits and activities on the National Mall. The Tweetup will provide NASA Twitter followers with the opportunity to tour the "NASA Village," speak with Earth and climate scientists, and talk to the people who produce the stunning images of Earth featured on @NASA. The Tweetup will include a "meet and greet" session to allow participants to mingle with fellow Tweeps and the staff behind the tweets on @NASA. Tweeps will also have the opportunity to appear in a NASA Earth Day YouTube video.
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Monday, February 22, 2010

Why Should You Use Instant Web Message?

Your website visitors live vicariously through the words and actions of others. Now you can provide social proof using Instant Web Message.
Key Benefits of Instant Web Message
  • You can use an iPhone, Blackberry and other mobile devices
  • The easiest way for people to record an audio or video testimonial.
  • You are not required to learn how to encode video.
  • You don't need to download or install special software.
  • No software is used to upload files to your website.
  • You can improve search engine rankings for your website.
  • Faster on-demand streaming for your potential clients to enjoy.
  • Get higher conversion rates with a special link to your call-to-action page.
  • Makes your website "sticky" and converts more visitors into sales.
  • Supports new FTC compliance regulations regarding endorsements.
  • You can import pre-recorded videos to your account.
Why is IWM easier to use than YouTube, Vimeo and other services?
  • No uploading or editing of video files.
  • No ongoing HTML code management on your web pages.
  • Unlike YouTube, IWM prevents links to other videos. Example: Your competitors!
  • The easiest solution for customers to give you their audio or video testimonial.
  • It's faster and easier to publish videos to your web pages.
How It Works?
A code is inserted on the pages of your website where the published messages are to be displayed. This is a one-time set-up step completed by you or we can do it for you at no cost.
Next, a link to your Guest Registration page is placed on your website. This page allows you and your customers access to the recording dashboard. When a message is recorded, you will receive an email with a link to preview it.
With a click of your mouse, you can publish the message to the desired page on your website.
Satisfaction Guarantee
You will have a full year from the date of purchase to use the Instant Web Message system. If for any reason you are not satisfied with the service, you may cancel and receive a refund of the last 30 days of use.
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Thursday, February 18, 2010

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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

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Thursday, February 4, 2010

Are Your Ears Burning?- 20 Tools for Tracking Social Media Marketing

Social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter make it easy for people to come together and share opinions, experiences and thoughts on a number of topics. Smart companiespanda understand this and are using the power of social media to connect and inform their customers, and potential customers. Referred to as "Social Media Marketing", it's a smart way to open the lines of communication between you and your prospects.
Social media activities run the gamut from Blogging, micro blogging sites such as Twitter, social networking communities such as LinkedIn and Facebook, video and music uploading sites, discussion forums, photo sharing and more. With so many different sites and ways to participate, it can be difficult to keep track of all your efforts.
Participating in social media doesn't take a lot of money, but it is very time consuming and businesses want to know that all of this investment in time is paying off. Before launching a campaign, you should have a firm grasp on what it is you're trying to accomplish. Is it increasing website traffic? Getting more ezine subscribers? Having more people download your free ebook or whitepaper? Or maybe you just want to work on your company's brand image. Whatever it is, you need to have a plan. As the old saying goes, "If you don't know where you're going, you'll never get there”. Have your game plan intact before getting started in marketing yourself, or your company with social media.
There are many different forms of social media, so it's impossible to use them all. Pick three or four, and funnel the majority of your efforts there. Even if you won't be working them all, at the very least you should claim your name or company name on as many social services as possible. You don't want to find out later that someone has the user name that you want. If you need to see if your chosen user name is available try http://Namechk.com which checks dozens of social media networking and bookmarking sites all at once to see if it's available. Claim your name now so you won't end up being sorry later.
So how do you monitor all the buzz? How do you monitor your brand and protect your hard earned reputation? I thought you'd never ask. There isn't one fool-proof method but there are many services and tools out there that will make it easy to see who's talking about you online. Some are free and others will make you pull out your wallet.
These "online reputation management" tools, as they're often referred to, will help you to  define keywords, or phrases you wish to track and then watches for any mention of your company name, products, or services. It's important to defend and monitor your online reputation. Similar to High School reputations, protecting your image online is the name of the game, and just as in real life, everyone has one to maintain.
Let's take a look at some of the measuring and tracking tools at your disposal: happybirds4Small
1)http://BackTweets.com : A search engine for Twitter. See who's tweeting your links and more. Can also sign up for email alerts of new findings.
2) http://Addictomatic.com : A little different than the others , you type in a keyword, topic or phrase and out it goes searching the top blogs, news sites, Google, Technorati, Ask, YouTube, Flickr, Digg, Topix and more. You'll be given a personalized results page to bookmark with everything it finds related to your topic.
3) http://Buzzoo.net : All about Internet buzz, it tracks several different websites to bring you what's "hot" right now.
4) http://Surchur.com : Search for the latest and greatest on topics that are popular right now. Type in a keyphrase and it searches blogs, social news sites, photo and video sites for your chosen topic.
5) http://Commentful.Blogflux.com : This service watches for comments on blog posts, Digg, Flickr, and others and notifies you of any findings.
6) http://AlertRank.com : A better way to organize and sort Google alerts. Get a daily report emailed to you in a spreadsheet format of what it finds.
7) http://BoardTracker.com : A search engine for forums only. Monitor discussion boards and be notified by email when a thread matching your search terms is discovered. Free to use.
8) http://www.google.com/alerts : I've been using this "secret weapon" for years. Simply type in your name or company name and receive daily emails of results found. They do the work, you receive the links. Free and nice.
9) http://BrandsEye.com : An online reputation management tool with a real-time, concise overview of your online reputation. Multiple levels of services and pricing available. Starting at $1.00.
10) http://Twazzup.com : Another Twitter only search engine.
11) http://SiteMention.com : Type in your url and find out what's being said about you. The results returned are gathered from Google Blog Search, Twitter, FriendFeed, YouTube, MySpace, Digg, Delicious and many more.
12) http://Brandwatch.net: This service tracks your brands, companies, even the ompetition. Sign up for free weekly updates on any brand. Their detailed reports break down what sites like you, your most talked about features, weekly summary of all blogs and forum activity. Very similar to the old "press clipping" service.
13) http://Trackur.com : A tool that scans many websites including blogs, news, image and video sites, forums and notifies you of any mention of your brand, products/services. Easy to use and affordable. Prices vary depending on need, a personal account is only $18.00 a month, corporate account $88.00 a month with other options also available. Try a "personal" account free for 14 days.
14) http://FiltrBox.com : This one searches online news sources, Twitter and others to find out what's being said about you or your company. Pricing is based on the number of users, but there is a free version that provides "5 filters" and 15 days of what they call "article history".
15) http://SocialMention.com/alerts : Just like Google Alerts but for social media. Enter your keyword phrase and email address to be notified of any new findings. Searches blogs, microblogs like Twitter, bookmarks, comments, events, images, news, videos and more.
16) http://BlogPulse.com : A search engine that searches only for data posted to blogs. Enter your keyword, hit submit and off it goes to gather results.
17) http://BackType.com : Billing itself as a "conversational search engine" they index millions of conversations from social networks, blogs and other social media.
18) http://sm2.techrigy.com : Industry insiders claim this to be the leading social media monitoring solution online. Choice of free or paid version. Free is limited to five searches and 1,000 results. There are three paid professional levels: Gold, Diamond, or Platinum.
19) http://ReputationDefender.com : This paid service finds out everything there is to know about you online, and if negative information is found they try to have it removed. Different types of plans are available such as "My Reputation", "My Privacy", starting at only $14.95 a month.
20) http://Topsy.com : Topsy will track your tweets that have been retweeted so you can find out who's been sending you all that "link love". Type in your Twitter user name and you'll be amazed at what you find.
If you'd like to track incoming traffic from your various social media profiles, an easy way to do it using Google Analytics can be found here http://Tinyurl.com/kuc9rL
Just as there are many ways to market your company using social media, as you can see, there's a multitude of tools and services at your disposal to track and see if all of that hard work is paying off. Smart companies realize the importance of social media in their marketing efforts and are utilizing it on some level. How smart are you?
Posted by Merle at Friday, January 08, 2010
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Sunday, August 16, 2009

WHAT'S ON YOUR SCREEN?

What is Screenjelly?

Screenjelly records your screen activity with your voice so you can spread it via Twitter or email.

Use it to quickly share cool apps or software tips, report a bug, or just show stuff you like.

To start recording, click on the red button. No need to install or download anything!




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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Digital Britain: a revolution for UK internet users?

image After months of anticipation, communications minister Lord Carter's Digital Britain report was finally released to the masses yesterday. Although there were few surprises - the interim report released in January had many industry commentators prepared for what was to come - the revelations have created debate concerning the effectiveness of the proposals and whether or not they will really achieve the government's digital inclusions goals.
The report's main points include a minimum 2MB broadband connection for all households by 2012, a speed that Lord Carter has called "a technological minimum wage". While this objective has been public for some time, the report also revealed that the government hopes to levy a 50p per month 'broadband tax' on all households, in order to pay for the rollout of next-generation broadband.
In addition, internet service providers in Britain will be required to cut illegal file sharing on their networks by 70 per cent in the next 12 months. Analogue radio will be phased out and replaced exclusively by digital stations by the end of 2015 and, while there were some fears that Channel 4 and Five would be merged together, the report's conclusions instead will give 4 financial assistance from the government in order to create a joint venture with BBC Worldwide.
But what does the Digital Britain report mean for online advertising and the search industry? The effects will be made clearer when - and if - the proposals start rolling out over the next few years but initially, wider broadband coverage clearly indicates a broader market for advertisers. According to the report 2.75 million homes, around 11 per cent of households, in the UK do not have access to a broadband connection of 2Mbps. What's more, the prospect of superfast broadband speeds could also mean the potential for more advertising exposure - i.e., as internet connections get faster, users can carry out more searches and visit more sites in an hour then they would previously have been able to.
Digital Britain: a revolution for UK internet users? And while Google - a company that's been integral to the development of the digital landscape in the UK - isn't the focus of the document's proposals, it certainly makes its presence felt throughout the report. Lord Carter's introduction starts off by highlighting the huge amount of activity that takes place on Google and YouTube every day and uses the firm's massive growth over the last ten years as an example of how far the digital economy has come in the 21st century.
It also seems that Google has been taking many steps to keep the government on-side. For starters, it has joined the Ofcom-led Consortium of Stakeholders to drive Digital Participation, along with AOL and Yahoo!. This super-group will have £12 million of funding available to them over three years to facilitate this goal. What's more, Mountain View has also signed up to the Broadband Stakeholders' Group's Audiovisual Content Information Good Practice Principles, which aims to provide "clear, consistent information about commercially-provided audiovisual content". Other signatories include AOL, Yahoo!, MySpace, BBC, Channel 4, Five, ITV and Microsoft.
But it's not all good feeling between Google and Westminster. In the report's discussions of digital security and assurance, it cites Google Streetview as a key point of consumer concern over online privacy. How the future of this service will play out as the government seeks to take steps to address these worries is still to be seen, but it seems unlikely that it will move towards a total shutdown as seen in Greece - particularly since the report also states that the Space Innovation and Growth team will start cataloguing satellite data collected by Google Earth.
While the Digital Britain proposals have been welcomed by some and criticised by others, what really stands out is that nothing is yet certain. The objectives lined out in the document have yet to be agreed upon so whether any of them will come into being remains unsure. However, even if its most basic goals - like broadband for all - are approved, the implications for the digital economy, and therefore online advertising and search, are sure to be significant.

by Search Copywriter
Y. Sulaiman

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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Twazzup: the best Twitter search service yet?

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Twitter may have been hit by yet another viral attack over the Easter weekend but its popularity shows no sign of decreasing in 2009. In fact, the way people tweet on the social network is becoming increasingly central to how web users become aware of breaking news today. So it's no wonder that the world of Twitter search engines is expanding by the week, and new entry Twazzup looks set to take the crown.
Back in February, bigmouthmedia SEO consultant R. Falconer wrote about how Twitter Search - a real time search engine that was recently integrated into the main Twitter site - could be the key to making the micro blogging service money. After all, a popular search engine paves the way to selling advertising - and that's just how Google, the world's most popular search engine, started out in 1998.
However, Twazzup, a new Twitter search engine that launched yesterday, seems to trump Twitter Search in almost every respect. For instance, much has been said about the general untidiness of the way in which Twitter Search results are presented. Users can see real time results, popular search trends and tweets in any language, but actually sorting through this list can be tiresome. Twazzup, on the other hand, separates its results in a much more meaningful fashion.
A search for Gordon Brown reveals real time tweets about the British Prime Minister along the left of the page in the same style as Twitter Search. But along the right, popular tweets are highlighted and a real time updated list of the most popular links on Twitter is revealed. What's more, a list of Top Trendmakers is revealed, a feature that could act as a helpful guide for newcomers to Twitter looking for people to follow.
Twazzup: the best Twitter search service yet?
Twazzup may seem like the most dynamic Twitter search engine at the moment, but it's not the only one trying to improve on the offerings of the official Twitter Search. Twitalyzer Search is a new concept which aims to measure the influence of particular Twitterers, in order to provide users with more authoritative results. According to the site, a Twitter member's influence in Twitter is measured through a range of variables, including relative reach (determined by the number of followers), relative authority (the number of times you are retweeted) and relative clout (how often you are referenced by others). This method of ranking Tweets is certainly a better way to sort through real time results without the use of a Google-like algorithm, but its usefulness still pales in comparison to Twazzup's advanced offerings.
Another site that wants to create waves is social search engine OneRiot. OneRiot's Twitter search function doesn't return relevant tweets, but instead links that are shared by Twitterers. But while this function may be useful for newshounds attempting to establish which news articles are the most popular with Twitter members, the results are virtually meaningless without the actual tweets beside them to compare.
Twazzup: the best Twitter search service yet? Twazzup's innovative take on sorting through real time tweets appears to offer a service that's superior to its competitors. If it takes off, it could emerge as a serious contender against Google News, which last week made some concession towards the new appetite for real time results by launching a Google Trends-like article timeline for topic clusters, indicating the number of sources per story and when each was released.
Essentially, Twazzup has upped the ante for Twitter search engines - especially the officially integrated Twitter Search. In order to stay relevant and not risk losing its users, the search engine will need to incorporate some of the same multi-dimensional search functionality. Alternatively, Twitter could always offer Twazzup an acquisition deal and integrate the engine, in the same way Google bought YouTube in 2006, a service that was far more popular that Google Video. But since Twitter is struggling to monetise its activities, it looks like we may be waiting some time yet.

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Wednesday, April 8, 2009

YouTube is one of the big losers will be the year?

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YouTube video-sharing, the lack of close to half a billion dollars this year as well. One reason for this is that it does not record visitors use of the potential benefits. In YouTube's revenues last year seems to be greater than 20 percent, is expected around 240 million dollars, Credit Suisse forecast. In contrast, there is among the expected expenditure of $ 360 million for use in the band and more than 250 million dollars in royalties due to the presented content.
Analysts of the surfaces of YouTube ads may be placed only three per cent…

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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

How Can Facebook Crack its Advertising Problem?

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Why can’t Facebook monetize those users? New York Times writer Randall Stross recently wrote a piece about Proctor & Gamble’s foray into social networking advertising. The thrust of the story can be found in a quote from Seth Goldstein of SocialMedia Networks:
“Advertisers distract users; users ignore advertisers; advertisers distract better; users ignore better.”
Few people take the number of fans a company has on Facebook to be a serious indicator of social media advertising success. And as 24/7 Wall Street notes, advertising on social networks is simply not as relevant as search engine advertisements. Couple this with user blindness and you understand why click through rates are, well, abysmal.
So what are Facebook and the other social networks to do? How do you monetize those 130 million pairs of eyeballs in a consistent and long-term way?
Why consumers click
First, we have to understand that there are two major reasons consumers click on online ads:
Either consumers knows it is an ad and see it’s what they want, so they click - OR -
consumers don’t know it’s an ad and see it’s relevant, so they click.
The first scenario is targeted and relevant advertising. The second scenario is what I call “Internet Ignorant.” Essentially people don’t realize that when they search for Ford Ranger, the top link in the cake yellow box is an ad. Those of us who are technologically adept deal with this every day and are blind to the ads, but millions of people who use the Internet less frequently click on these types of ads, especially on well designed websites where content surrounds the ads.
Of course, this isn’t exactly why we want people to click on online ads. You’ll get conversions, but not as many as from the first scenario. And the “Internet Ignorant” scenario doesn’t work for Facebook anyway - its user base is Internet savvy, blind to ads, and Facebook isn’t about to throw some floating ads in the middle of our profiles.
What can we learn from Harry Potter?
So how does Facebook get people interested in its advertising? We have to look towards two of the most successful types of advertising around:
  • Search Advertising
  • Movie Trailers
As discussed earlier, search advertising is lucrative because it’s targeted and relevant to exactly what a person is looking for at the exact right time. So precision targeting is part of the equation.
Do You Have a Facebook, Harry Potter?But what about movie trailers? Why are they part of this puzzle? It’s simple: no other type of advertising is consistently sought after and watched over and over again like a movie trailer. Half the fun of a movie is the trailers themselves. Come on - how many times did you watch the trailer for The Dark Knight? And are you seriously not going to watch the next trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince? Movie trailers are extraordinarily interesting, visually appealing, and are often advertising a product that has already sold us, especially as it approaches the launch date.
Translating this into something that works
So am I suggesting that Facebook throw up video ads for The Day the Earth Stood Still? No, though they might actually get a lot of views with some sort of relevant video ad. No, here’s what I’m saying:
1) Relevancy is not enough in advertising. It’s about relevancy and timing. You must catch a person at the moment he or she most desires a product. Lucky for Facebook, they have status updates, which is a close approximation to what people are thinking about at a given moment. Advertising on social networks should focus on time-based actions and then factor in relevant interests (i.e. favorite music), based on when the consumer last added it to his or her profile. This is part of why I believe Twitter could be lucrative - it is nothing but time-based updates. Plus SMS advertising does pretty well, if Twitter so chooses to include it.
2) Facebook must find ways to convince users to seek advertising. Damn, I must be nuts, especially with the advertising blindness of the Facebook generation, but the best advertisements are simple in message, easy to remember, and desired by consumers. Almost all movie trailers and some select TV ads continue to rack up YouTube views. This only helps to enforce branding and slowly change the mindset of the consumer.
These lessons are not just for Facebook or social networks, but for all websites struggling to monetize their users (i.e. YouTube). It’s time to dramatically rethink how we serve and interact with our online advertising. Facebook and other social media websites need to be proactive in shaping the campaigns of their advertisers. Banner ads aren’t engaging or relevant. Text ads are only sometimes relevant and rarely engaging, so how do you target them better? Video ads can be both, but how do you serve them unobtrusively but still get enough views to be profitable? And how do you get enough inventory?
Relevancy, timing, and desire must all be present if social media advertising is to ever succeed. As I’m sure Goldstein already knows, you can’t distract users online and expect to make revenue. You have to make them want it.
Now while I rack my brain some more on this puzzle, I hope you’ll post some of your theories in the comments.
imageDecember 15, 2008 - 4:07 pm PDT - by Ben Parr

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Thursday, November 27, 2008

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I am financial economist and certified logistics specialist, owner of South-Transdanubian Regional Organization of Hungarian Logistics Association. In brief: kaposlogisztika.
Member of: HUNGARIAN SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION FOR TRANSPORT and  HUNGARIAN ECONOMIC SOCIETY as well as FEDERATION OF TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES, but in spite of these I like surfing on the net for get acquinted with more people, webpages, blogs and online programmes.
I am a blogger and member a many social network.
Our homepage:
city logistics, urban logistics, area logistics solutions: kaposlogisztika
(On this site right up you can on click UK flag to see english translated version.)
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