4th of July Bonus

by Chris Donaldson on July 4, 2009

Thanks to all who make our independence possible.

Hear one man’s intrepretion of indepence by clicking here - the best rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner since Francis Scott Key sang it in Chesapeake Bay.

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followfriday: @leolaporte

by Chris Donaldson on July 3, 2009

One of the first people I ever started to listen to about the internet and computers in general is Leo “The Tech Guy” Laporte. Leo has a radio show in Los Angeles on KFI, and he often has a panel of some of the brightest people in the biz. He also has a few podcasts, one of which is TWIT (This Week in Technology) and he loves to talk all things Apple. A man after my own heart.

So if you haven’t plugged into Leo yet, give him and Twit.tv a whirl.

If you like this post, follow me on Twitter: @chris_donaldson

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Content Development Engine, Day 10: The Holy Trinity

July 3, 2009

This is the Final Day of a 10 Day Course on how to create killer content. Visit Day One to get the full mojo.
You’ve surfed the web for ideas in the subject matter you love.
You’ve been working on your editorial calendar.
You’ve posted a few blogs.
The engine is starting to hum and you’re ready to hit [...]

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Twitter and the Hashtag #Moonfruit

July 2, 2009

Interesting promotional idea: anybody who includes the word ‘#moonfruit’ in their tweets is instantly entered to win a MacBook Pro from MoonFruit, a company that sells website templates. This is called a hashtag, which is any word preceeded by the # symbol.
What is the value of a hashtag? A hashtag is a keyword or term [...]

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Content Development Engine, Day 9: Next Week is the Week

July 2, 2009

This is Day 9 of a 10 Day Course on how to create killer content. Visit Day One to get the full mojo.
You’ve written a few posts by now, right? If not, put some fire on it. It’s time to get busy.
Because next week, come Monday, you’re going to get in a routine. You’re going [...]

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Wednesday Review - Best Music of the First Half

July 1, 2009

Ain’t nothing to it: Here’s my nominations for best albums (so far) of 2009:
U2 - No Line on the Horizon
Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown
Moby - Wait for Me
Eminem - Relapse
Em gets the mad props for his use of Twitter however. Here’s the story via Chris Brogan.
Anybody else out there make your eardrums bleed?

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Content Development Engine, Day 8: Avoiding the Pink Slip

July 1, 2009

This is Day 8 of a 10 Day Course on how to create killer content. Visit Day One to get the full mojo.
If you’re anything like me, you go way over the top when you start something new. Bringing the laptop to bed, shooting video in strange places, mumbling incoherent mumblings about plug-in options for [...]

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Content Development Engine, Day 7: Feed the Id

June 30, 2009

This is Day 7 of a 10 Day Course on how to create killer content. Visit Day One to get the full mojo.
Feed the Id.
Ignore the Critics.
There’s a lot of things out there that are self-centered, and writing a blog is one of them. Actually assuming you have anything of value to say is a [...]

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Content Development Engine Day 6: Live by the Deadline

June 29, 2009

This is Day 6 of a 10 Day Course on how to create killer content. Visit Day One to get the full mojo.
You’ve heard from me how important I consider the editorial calendar to be. I truly believe that this is the single greatest process you should implement if you are really down with creating [...]

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Video of the Week: Charlie!

June 27, 2009

One of the most popular videos online ever is ‘Charlie Bit My Finger - Again!’ - viewed over 100 million times on YouTube.
Proof again that your content doesn’t need to be perfect. Just published.

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