Today, the Monday after Thanksgiving, is known as Cyber Monday due to the online sales on many retailers have on the Web. In conjunction with Cyber Monday, GoodSearch has a new feature on their Website, GoodShop, which enables you to give back a percentage of your purchases without costing you a penny.
Now that you downloaded your pictures from AOL before December 31, 2008, you probably want to know what to do with them afterward. I left off in my last tutorial guiding AOL users to download their AOL Pictures albums to their computer. This tutorial will suggest a few options for you on how you wish to preserve and carry on your photo sharing experiences on the Web. Read more…
As you may know, AOL Pictures is shutting down. This product had a previous name, “You’ve Got Pictures (YGP)”; many users probably have photo albums stored there that they possibly paid for through Walgreen’s partnerships in the past. More likely, users have important, rare pictures that they don’t have saved on other devices. In a matter of minutes you can save your photos before AOL removes them, forever.
AOL’s attempt to imitate the success of YouTube will be getting flushed down the Tubes in mid-December. AOL Video Uploads (previously known as “UnCut Video”). This is another online destination that AOL has successfully laid to rest. Read more…
Internet advertising spending has been dropping out for a while, pretty much in line with the economic downturn. As users on the Web become more experienced with browsing, they grow cognitively blind to advertising locations on Web pages. Despite all this, the Internet ad business has remained handicapped when it comes to innovation.
One advertising widget company, mediaFORGE, is on their way to innovating the way advertisers connect with consumers. Read more…
Nothing infuriates me more than people who don’t understand social media and trespass into the space only to boost their marketing efforts. Sadly, Obama gets a thumbs down from me regarding his Twitter account. He has a few opportunities to salvage his brand equity. Read more…
The Obama political campaign reflects a lot of advancements in our country. These advancements demonstrate the qualities in politics and the changing course. Now what? Read more…
I promised myself that I would follow through on an entry about PodCampAZ with respect to it being free, fun and exciting. This year, it was at UAT, in Tempe, AZ. Not too far from my residence. A handful of my friends and colleagues attended and we loved it.
I’ll share the five big items I learned. Now, keep in mind the material is right up my alley. That said, I believe we can always solidify and sharpen our skills and knowledge at all times from everyone. It’s very wiki of me, I guess. Read more…
I really don’t intend to condescend my words, I really don’t. But there appears to be a major disconnect in the level of understanding among attendees about social media at social media conferences. I love newbs, I really do, and I love meeting rockstars; however, the disconnect is in the belief that we can’t build successful online brands and communities. Read more…
This Tuesday, there are plenty of destinations in social media (meaning, communication is in the people) related Websites. The challenge is, these social media platforms will be tested for scalability. I’ve got a few ideas on places around the Web to check up on your candidate. Read more…
