04 January 2008
Have you Checked Your Child s Credit Report?
Just in case parents didn’t already have enough to worry about, a new threat aimed at kids has emerged and is wreaking havoc on families across the US. The problem is identity theft and according to the Federal Trade Commission, 400,000 children have their identities stolen each year – a number that’s increased steadily in recent years.
Top 5 Places to See in Tenerife
Tenerife holidays are popular amongst Europeans, and tourism is the most prominent industry in the Canary islands–it is one of the major tourist destinations in the World. If you plan on visiting for a Tenerife, here are the top 10 places that you absolutely must see.
Growing Trend of Home Standby Power Generators to Take Care of Power Outages
Old Man Winter is here and has already given us a surprise with some cold temperatures. Some of us are already getting prepared for the upcoming power outages that are inevitable. We are turning to home standby generators.
Is Google Knol Really a Wikipedia Rival?
There’s a new kid on the online block named Knol and even this early in the development stage, some people are already predicting that it could bring about yet another significant change to the way we share information on the Internet.
03 January 2008
The Ins and Outs of Forum Marketing
Yesterday Jake took us through Social Media Marketing and why it is so important to incorporate into your overall marketing strategy. Most of the time when Social Media Marketing is mentioned, we talk about large sites like Digg, Facebook, Reddit, StumbleUpon, etc. Today I want to discuss the benefits and strategies in using forums to your advantage.
Why Social Marketing is Critical to the Internet Marketing Mix
Social Media Marketing (SMM) and Optimization (SMO) is an important - perhaps even critical - Internet marketing strategy. Time and time again marketers are unsure of how to approach marketing in the social networks or even if they should at all.
02 January 2008
Top 50 Search and Social Media Happenings for 2007 » 10e20 - Search, Design amp; Social
It's the end of the year and we here at 10e20 have a tradition of sharing our top stories in search and social media. This year is no exception. Without further ado, here are the top 50 stories in search.
15 of The Greenest Buildings in The World
Here is a mixture of 15 current, in-construction and planned green architectural treasures from around the world. They all have one thing in common: sustainability.
The Future of Social Media Web Sites
The comparison with the dot.com growth is in fact one that is made by many industry observers, and while there are a number of clear similarities, there are also some important differences.
31 December 2007
Randy Shockley is Famous!
I wanna be famous because…many things in my life has made me realize I need to be all that I can be while im still young.. I live in a small town that no one has probably heard of but it’s called Glasgow, Ky..
28 December 2007
Rain Bird and the Making of a Rose Parade Float
Rain Bird is getting set to deliver a dozed years of participation in the Rose Parade. They are celebrating the world’s most precious resource through their 2008 Tournament of Roses(R) Float.
Bayer Advanced 119th Rose Parade Float, Bayer Advanced to Put Rose in Space
Bayer Advanced is the 6th unit, the second float in the Rose Parade.As part of their salute to the Rose Parade, Bayer Advanced will put a rose in space on January 10, 2008.
Roses Play Important Role in Tournament of Roses Parade
The annual Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl is coming, and roses and rose bushes play an important role at the parade, so here is the low-down on the parade and the Rose Bowl football game.
27 December 2007
Newsweek Stories in December 31, 2007-January 7, 2008 Issue
Three decades after its emergence from Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution, China has grown from one of the world’s poorest countries to the second most important country on the planet. China’s new position as a superpower, however, is still fragile and it is up to them as well as the United States to handle this shift peacefully. A team of correspondents and guest columnists share their thoughts on China and its new place as a superpower.
23 December 2007
Why Nobody Should Buy Digg
It hasn’t even been a week and my once positive outlook of Digg has come to a sour end. Yesterday, Brian Clark over at Copyblogger wrote that Digg is dead. You know, for awhile, I was giving Digg the benefit of the doubt.
Tips for Oklahoma Deer Hunting In Winter Weather
Oklahoma deer hunting is becoming more and more popular among hunters every single day, as Oklahoma offers a lot of different great tier locations for you to choose from. Believe it or not, Oklahoma is known for much more than tornadoes; they actually have a lot of wildlife and places for you to choose from in order to go hunting. Whether you plan on going blacktail deer hunting, whitetail, etc, here are some deer hunting tips to help you on your next Oklahoma deer hunting expedition.
comScore Reports Heaviest Online Spending Due to Procrastinators
Apparently there’s a flurry of online spending–all by procrastinators and deal-seekers. This is leading to a strong final week of pre-Christmas online shopping. comScore is reporting that online sales are up 25 percent versus a year ago.
21 December 2007
Southwest Airlines Gives Christmas Miracle to Texas Families
Southwest Airlines will fly 171 Texas Army National Guard soldiers from North Carolina to Texas on Sunday, Dec. 23. The 436th Chemical Company of the Texas Army National Guard is stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, waiting for deployment to Afghanistan.
Do You Ignore the Advice That You Pay to Receive?
Why do individuals ignore advice? Is it due to stubbornness, pride, or lack of confidence in the person giving the advice? The latter sometimes happens when we are young adults, especially when the advice is from our parents.
Lane Hartwell Richter Scales and Reputation Management
There’s a big debate in the blogosphere right now involving a parody video from Richter Scales and photographer Lane Hartwell. A photograph Lane took was used without her permission, she was not credited and not compensated. Richter Scales feels this falls under the fair usage act. I’m not going to take sides in the copyright issue, however what I do want to look at is the reputation management angle.
20 December 2007
Voxant Newsroom Blog: Music Tuesday: Mary J. Blige talks about her quot;Growing Pains quot;
Forget what you heard, Mary J. Blige is the real survivor. The trail-blazing singer started out on the music scene a troubled soul back in 1992, when she released her classic debut, quot;What s the 411? quot; She had an attitude, a chip on her shoulder and she pointedly talked about her disappointments in life.
Voxant Newsroom Blog: China cleans up its act
China s toy industry is frantically trying to repair their shattered reputation after millions of products were recalled earlier this year. This report from CBS goes inside the madness that is a Chinese toy factory.
Voxant Newsroom Blog: TechWednesday: Answering a question no one asked
The Zipit is a machine that lets you use IM whenever you re in an area with WiFi access. It also does what everything else does (namely, play music, videos etc).
The Holiday Bowl Season is here
The Holiday season can mean any number of things depending on who you are, and what faith or religion one may observe. However, to a college football fan, the holiday season only means one thing, Bowl Season. Beginning on December 20th and continuing through January 7th the top Div IA (yes I’m old school) programs will compete for bragging rights, money for their respective schools, and two teams will face off for a BCS Championship.
The Rick Schwartz Domain and Traffic Blog RicksBlog.com...Home of the quot;Domain King quot;: Rick s year end post 2007
In the first few weeks of the year we will hear how the experts are surprised about how strong online spending was. The experts are really no experts at all or they would have predicted what is coming not reacting to it.
