Posts made in October, 2008

YouTube Over Yahoo? YouBetcha!

Posted by on Oct 16, 2008 in Old Blog Posts | 0 comments

YouTube Over Yahoo?  YouBetcha!

Interesting statistic regarding search patterns of internet users – more people are conducting more searches on YouTube than they are on Yahoo!  While YouTube is undeniably a mega-popular site now, this struck me as a fasinating stat.  Let’s be honest, did most of us even know what YouTube was two years ago?  (When I first heard about YouTube I thought I had heard it said U2 – the name of the rock band – I couldn’t figure out why all these people who normally...

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LinkedIn – Using it Yet?

Posted by on Oct 15, 2008 in Old Blog Posts | 1 comment

Are you using LinkedIn.com yet? You should, as it is a great networking tool.  As I’m freeing up more time to use it more myself, I’m finding it is a great way to meet new people as well as a resource tool for finding other people you want to meet. It is easy (and free!) to setup an account.  Once this is done, find some other people you know on LinkedIn and invite them to join your network.  I’ll get your network started – invite me to join your network and...

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What is Twitter – A Brief Introduction

Posted by on Oct 14, 2008 in Old Blog Posts | 0 comments

Twitter.com is a fast growing website in the sea of social media websites.  I’ll be honest in that I didn’t pay it too much attention until more recently – always thought of it as instant message type of service were teenagers talk about who they have a crush on or what they ate for breakfast.  But to keep up the current trends I have been using it more recently and setup a business related account – “netsourcebrent” is my Twitter handle. For the most...

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Press Releases and Search Engines

Posted by on Oct 13, 2008 in Old Blog Posts | 0 comments

Press releases are a simple, effective and often over looked method of promoting your business.  In addition to sending press releases to traditional media outlets, like newspapers and magazines, you can also submit press releases online.  Sites like PRWeb.com, PRNewsWire.com and PRLeap.com all are examples of sites you can submit your press releases to.  These sites syndicate your press release to various online sources where they can get redistributed over and over in various websites...

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SEO/Internet Marketing Terms Out the Wazoo

Posted by on Oct 9, 2008 in Old Blog Posts | 1 comment

I was speaking today with Elizabeth Blair, a fellow SEO specialist and American Advertising Federation member, at a seminar that my company, NetSource Technologies, was sponsoring.  She had just wrapped up her presentation and we were discussing the content she had provided.  Elizabeth mentioned to me (I’m paraphrasing) “I hope I wasn’t talking too fast, but I feel it is important to mention alot of the terms that are important to know so if I didn’t give enough...

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