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A while back, a client asked me if I’d seen “that video on the web, with the guys dancing.” I knew exactly which video he meant: OK Go’s “A Million Ways,” one of the most popular downloads of 2005. It looks easy — create a little choreography, buy a video camera and some cassettes, and […]

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Superblogger Robert Scoble offers a nice list of things to do to make your blog better … which will lead also to building your audience and getting them involved. Here’s the list in brief, and you can read the details at the original post: Know how traffic will find you. Pick a niche and own […]

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The latest development in the world of “citizen journalism”: News services are inviting photographs and video from anyone, anywhere. As explained in the New York Times (“Have Camera Phone? Yahoo and Reuters Want You to work for Their News Service,” 12/4/06): The Yahoo-Reuters project will create a systematic way to incorporate images covering a wider […]

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During PodCampPittsburgh, one of the biggest topics of discussion was monetizing: making money from your podcast (or blog). Many sites offer recommendations, usually focused around understanding your viewership/readership. A recent post by Grace Bonney of BizBox Blog on Slate (“How Does One Live Off of a Blog?“) brings together great ideas and a healthy dose […]

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CNNMoney.com is conducting a staff blogging experiment. Sixteen staff writers are each maintaining blogs on specific topics, with the bulk of them aggregated at Business 2.0 Blogs. It’s an interesting idea, and the site is readable. But they’ve missed some basic and important pieces that would make the site easier to use — especially for […]

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The newly-formed Tri-County IT and Communications Services Consortium, covering Armstrong, Butler & Indiana counties, is conducting a survey to understand the needs and expectations of companies in this area. The consortium’s mission is “to support and strengthen information technology and communication services and industries in the Armstrong, Butler, and Indiana county regions.” If you have […]

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