Social Networks and Blogging More Popular than Email

For all of you still trying to convince your bosses that social networking is something you should be involved in, feel free to reference the latest research from Neilsen Online which shows that people are now spending more time checking social networking sites and blogs than reading email.

Cool Flash Videos That Explain Social Media

Cool Flash videos that explain various social media tools like Facebook connect, and Twitter.

Online Marketing 101 Training at Environmental Working Group

Online Marketing 101 Training presentation for Environmental Working Group.

Shifting of Google’s Algorithm

I had to share this article from Search Engine Watch about how they see Google’s Algorithm shifting. The important parts to note are:

Google’s focus on the uptime of your website (keeping the server that runs your site up is more important than ever)
The important of keeping your website bounce [...]

Top 25 Blog List from Time Magazine

The list is categorized by content and online voting, so make of it what you will, though most also have a decent amount of traffic.

Online Marketing Training at the 2008 Northwest Network Conference

I’m in Portland, OR this week at the 2008 Northwest Network Conference conducting my Online Marketing 101, Social Media training sessions, and conducting some site audits. There’s a great crew of folks here, and it’s neat to get nonprofits excited about search marketing.

How to Promote and Measure the Success of your Blog

I’m thrilled that Volunteer Centers are starting to blog, and so I’ve decided that it’s time for me to share tips about how to promote and measure the success of your blog. Like websites, your blog will not be found without promotion.
So this will be the first in a series of posts about blog promotion.
First [...]