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- Deb Ng: Very true, Rick,and like everything else in social media, it probably has different meanings and rules for...
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The New Media Way Is Better Than The Old Media Way
The New York Times ran a story yesterday on a new group known as The Coffee Party. What follows is a classic contrast in how old media handles a news story vs. how new media handles a news story. Leave your politics aside for the moment and look at this excerpt from Le-gal In-sur-rec-tion:
Update: Interesting, [...]
Why Do Small Businesses Need To Be Blogging?
This is a guest post by Tara Anderson Marketing Manager at Lijit:
With the landscape of today’s media changing at a rapid pace, if your company doesn’t have a blog, it’s sure to be left behind. I know, I know, everyone tells you that. But perhaps by answering a few of the commonly asked questions I [...]
You Need To Be A Social Media Evangelist
I had never heard of Dan Grover until I found THIS POST on Techmeme this morning. To make his point Dan uses the example of a recent Read Write Web post that ended up being ranked high by Google under the search term “Facebook Login“. Guess what happened; tons of people clicked that search result [...]
America’s Tweethearts Story In Vanity Fair Is Good For New Media
While attending Affiliate Summit West earlier this week Joe Morin asked me if I had read the new Vanity Fair article America’s Tweethearts or Social Media Insider’s reaction to it. I hadn’t yet but Joe sent me a link to both and after reading them I of course have some comments.
I liked both the article [...]
Media Is Not Objective
As I was reading this post by Paul Carr at TechCrunch this morning it occurred to me that if you substituted the word “Obama” for the word “Apple” Paul would have just written a post that could have been seen on any given conservative political blog any day of the week.
That inspired me to hop [...]
BlogWorld Sponsor The Light Group Offers Hot Deals For BlogWorld Attendees
BlogWorld Sponsor and operator of several of the hottest clubs in Vegas The Light Group has some special deals for all BlogWorld attendees. So if you are looking for a place to hang out before or after any of the official BlogWorld parties, check these out:
Show your conference badge at the following venues for discounted [...]
Guest Post BlogWorld Alum Scott Monty Ford Motor Company
Has it been just over a year since the last Blog World Expo? I vividly remember attending that one – I saw colleagues, friends and made new acquaintances, sharing knowledge and learning some exciting new things. And what an amazing and wild year it’s been in the time since.
In September 2008, I was still getting [...]
BlogWorld Ticket Giveaway for Twitter Followers
***Update 10.11.09 2:23pm**
Sorry for the delay in announcing yesterday’s winner guys. Just busy with last minute preparations for the show.
Our second winner for the Retweet contest is @BlueWorkhorse
Congrats!
And the third and final winner is……
@BrokeAssBride
Congratulations. See you in Vegas!
Thank you to everyone who participated.
***Update 10.9.09 10:19 pm***
and our first winner is @bphuettner.
Congratulations Brenda! DM me to [...]
Next 5 People To Use Tweet35 Get 35% Off Any Blogworld Registration!
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- Posted on September 25th, 2009 by
Rick
Ok you were out of town and missed the deadline to register for BlogWorld & New Media Expo before prices went up. Your dog ate your calendar, your boss didn’t give you the ok in time, you just plain old forgot.
Well here is your chance. The next 5 people to use the code TWEET35 [...]
Cirque du Soleil Tickets At BlogWorld
We are very grateful to Cirque du Soleil and their Social Media Manager Jessica Berlin @jessberlin for once again providing free tickets to several of the hottest Cirque du Soleil shows in Vegas for BlogWorld attendees.
This year, Cirque du Soleil is offering a limited number of tickets to Mystère, Zumanity, KÀ, [...]
