From the monthly archives:

December 2009

“Oh, and just by the way… Mobile will be a Big Trend as well”

Real Time Marketing

In this video, Matt Cutts from Google talks about where he sees the future of “search” going. More complicated searches, real-time search and more results using “cloud data storage”.
Then he mentions what may be the “biggie” almost as an off the cuff comment… “oh, and just by the way… Mobile will be a big trend as well”

Are [...]

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End 2009 and Start 2010 with the Best of ProBlogger

Blogging

Problogger.net may be the best source for bloggers anywhere and here are 2 reasons why…
Reason #1 – His last post of 2009 and Reason #2 His first post of 2010 (from AU as I write this in 2009 from NM)
Why are they great posts? Well, probably because they are both a collection of “the Best [...]

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Which Twitter Type Are You?

Twitter Marketing

Guy Kawasaki explains the 6 Twitter types. Which are you?

From “The Six Twitter Types”, Guy says…“It took me a few months to figure out that all Twitter users are not created equal and don’t have the same agenda. It’s much more complex than cool people talking about cool things.” The Six Twitter Types : The [...]

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Ken McCarthy’s Top Ten Marketing Books

Internet Marketing

Ken McCarthy (a pioneer in online marketing… really!) reveals his Top Ten list of books that have made the “biggest” impact on his business.
I did a few searches and found 4 available online for free. The links are added. I also, see I am missing 2. Time for a late Christmas present.
From Ken [...]

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MySpace goes Real-Time with Collecta

Real Time Marketing

Real-Time search is happening real-time as seen by the MySpace Collecta partnership (http://myspace.collecta.com/). As reported in Readwriteweb.com and Techcrunch.com.
 

The startup has been making headlines throughout 2009 and is wrapping up the year with a bang. This morning, they announced a partnership with MySpace. The resulting utility is part pulse check, part search engine, and all [...]

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Local News Reports: Social Media Good for Local Biz

Social media

Not just good for personal use, Social Media boosts local business marketing. (Goes to fulfill Seth Godin’s predictions of “permission marketing”.)
Watch the video and get some ideas for your local marketing…

2009 – Year of Social Media – Fresno News – abc30.comAmanda Perez
Fresno, California (KFSN) — Social media sites like Facebook and Twitter gained millions of new [...]

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Which Social Media Apps Are Best?

Social media

 Want to check out some alternatives to the Social Media App you currently use?
You might want to start with the definitive source for which is best… The readers of Mashable…

Top 10 Mobile Social Apps Judged by Mashable Readersby Barb Dybwad
… Although Foursquare made a strong showing in the number 2 spot, Facebook and Twitter [...]

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More Marketing Trend Forecasts… 2010

Real Time Marketing

Here are #8 and #9 from Mediapost.com…
MediaPost Publications 10 Things Changing Marketing In 2010

8. Social Media Campaigns Grow Up – Will we stop hearing the word “viral” in 2010? I doubt it, but we can hope to hear it a whole lot less. I think the social media landscape is littered with enough failed viral [...]

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Google Voice?

Real Time Marketing

From time to time, I see a marketer on a forum complain about Adwords policies and the disabling (and closing) of affiliate accounts. Then a comment follows along the lines of how it will “really cost Google”…
Have you seen “Google Voice”? This is one of the many areas Google is expanding in. Like Google Maps and Gmail… [...]

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