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Netflix Running on Windows Media Center in the Theater

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:25:04 -0600

This is the Netflix media center plugin running in the theater in the man cave… Interestingly it remembered the spot in Very Bad Things where I had stopped a week before on the Roku upstairs.

See and download the full gallery on posterous

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5 Low Cost or Free Social Media Monitoring Tools

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:38:15 -0600

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1. Trackur

2. PostRank Analytics

3. Google Alerts

4. Social Mention

5. TechrigySM2 (horrible name, sorry)

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Amazon CloudFront Now Supports Streaming Media Content

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:35:04 -0600

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It is easy to stream your media files using CloudFront. Here are the steps:

1. Upload your media and your player to an S3 bucket and set the appropriate permissions (ACL) on each object.
2. Create a CloudFront Streaming Distribution.
3. Embed the media player in a web page, along with a link to the media file in the CloudFront Streaming Distribution. The Longtail Setup Wizard can be used to simplify and streamline this step of the process.
4. Publicize your web page and let your users enjoy efficient, cost-effective access to your media.

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Using The Google AdWords Content Network

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:31:04 -0600

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Louis Gray On Social Advertising

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:28:12 -0600

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SEO In 2010 - SEO and Small Business Marketing

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:22:36 -0600

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Scoble says 2010 may be the year when SEO is no longer important. I say 2010 is the year that SEO evolves.

What do you think?

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2009 Top Search Terms

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:15:29 -0600

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New Google Tool Tells You How Much Of Your Website People See

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:57:27 -0600

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Make Sure You Show Up In Google Local Search Results

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:12:08 -0600

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Optimized Local PPC Targeting

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:56:18 -0600

To ensure you are reaching the entire local audience you are targeting, you must have at least two PPC campaigns set up — one targeted to the geographic area by IP address and another targeted nationally with geocentric keywords. For example, if you are a dentist in Austin, your first campaign (A) would be targeted by IP address to the Austin Metro area and your second campaign (B) would be targeted nationally but will only contain keywords with city, neighborhood, zip code, area code, and regional lingo modifiers. A few examples of keywords for Campaign B might be Austin dentist, Oak Hill dentist, 78749 dentists, 512 dentists, or Central Texas dentist.

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2010 Prediction: The Year Internet TV Becomes A Reality

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:31:55 -0600

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Comcast’s “TV Everywhere” campaign launches today and it allows subscribers to watch programming online - legally and at no extra charge.

Now that a big name has taken the plunge we’ll likely see others following suit very soon. Look to next year for a rush of internet TV as hardware manufacturers (see boxee, roku), content distributors (comcast, etc), and media production (see Fox, etc) finally have aligned interestes.

Couple more things…

1. It’s about time

and

2. Finally

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Google Maps API Gets Spatial Search

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:36:40 -0600

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Meaning you can search for things on a map in a certain area…

This is HUGE for local search

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Always Subscribe To Your Own Stuff

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:48:10 -0600

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Last year we told you 5 reasons you should subscribe to your own stuff.

Why? You can make sure stuff gets delivered on time and that it looks right! You also want to get the same experience as your audience… Do you email them to much? You’ll feel the pain too!

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