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Re: How to Save Money on Social SEO Consulting

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:29:18 -0000

Many companies still look at social media as this mystical creature. it is time to put your shoes on and come join the party. At the very least create some robust profiles and have a seat at the table.

Re: 5 Basic Tips for Video SEO

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:16:10 -0000

Often times people don't realize how easy it is to really optimize a video when uploading into the video sharing websites. Just a few minor tweaks and changes could really make a difference.

Re: A Handy Online Identity Management Tool

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:31:55 -0000

I agree, launching social profiles is not the end all be all for reputation management but it does aid in quick clean up.

Re: Does FunnyOrDie’s New YouTube Channel Signal A Shift In Focus?

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:20:15 -0000

I think it is another way to increase viewers and readership. There are lots of pride and ego's in the online space and often times businesses don't want to let the public know they could use some assistance from another closely related site.

Re: Web Developers and SEO: Contentiousness and Common Goals

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:53:07 -0000

I think one very strong point that many people sometimes don't understand is that SEO is probably 15-20% technical. The rest you really need a marketing brain. Yes there are elements of a websites structure that need to be in place for SEO efforts to work properly but acquiring the expertise spread out the keyword phrases with a marketing approach is a very important component.

Re: 10 Proven Applications For Social Media

Nick Stamoulis — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:03:20 -0000

Social media has created an amazing platform for people to really be able to build a following for their business and also them self.

Re: Storytlr Put Your Story Online Web 2.0 Style

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:00:24 -0000

This is a great way to be able to send a potential client to one area to see what your company has done if you are really spread out online.

Re: A Geeky Look & Some Simple Solutions To Achieving First Link Priority & Referential Integrity With WordPress (Or Why WordPress SEO Themes Aren't)

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:08:10 -0000

I think no matter what each and every wordpress theme needs some sort of SEO tweaking. It couldn't be that easy to just get an "out of the box" SEO friendly site that is ready to go.

Re: A Geeky Look & Some Simple Solutions To Achieving First Link Priority & Referential Integrity With WordPress (Or Why WordPress SEO Themes Aren't)

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:08:10 -0000

I think no matter what each and every wordpress theme needs some sort of SEO tweaking. It couldn't be that easy to just get an "out of the box" SEO friendly site that is ready to go.

Re: WordPress Comment SEO Solutions

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:50:55 -0000

I think the power of commenting is only going to get stronger as times goes on. I think we will also see variations on the commenting.

Re: The "Twitter Dilemma": How Many People Can You Follow?

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:42:58 -0000

I reached a max at following 2,000 people...their system will not let me follow any more people...is this the max number?

Re: Martha smiles on event manager Pingg, gives $2.8M

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:10:06 -0000

The name of the website is great and I also think the appeal of it really grasps the attention of a visitor. Not taking anything away from Evite but its nice to see some friendly competition.

Re: iSkoot gets $19M warchest to launch Web services platform for AT&T

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:54:57 -0000

Skype is a great service. The quality of the video is amazing. Skype has come a long way since their launch years ago.

Re: “The Race for a New Game Machine” book chronicles the Sony-Microsoft-IBM love triangle

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:27:51 -0000

that is amazing, I never realized that the competition was that close. Makes you wonder a little bit because Sony & Microsoft gaming battle has to be one of the fiercest tech battles since Google vs. Micrahoo.

Re: Windows Mobile 6.5 screenshot confirms Marketplace, iPhone icons?

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:01:51 -0000

If you can't beat em, join em! Well it is ok to take a page out of a competitors book to see how things are being done to stay ahead of the game but copying exactly, couldn't someone think of something slightly different?

Re: Nokia chief executive offers praise for the iPhone

Nick Stamoulis — Thu, 28 May 2009 09:26:13 -0000

I think all cell phone companies are trying to take a page out of Apple's book right now by introducing these types of phones. Many have some catching up to do.

Re: Google’s new search update “Caffeine” changes both look and feel

Nick Stamoulis — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:13:05 -0000

I think this will be very good for the search industry. Could it be the beginning stages of real time search for Google?

Re: Opera 10 is here, but do any of you care?

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:37:58 -0000

It will be really tough to compete against browsers like IE, Firefox and Chrome. Opera will have to think of something really new and creative to get a larger market share.

Re: The Ebb And Flow Of Community

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:01:50 -0000

This is a prime example of pursuing something and putting in the hard work to make it work. The website looks really nice and it looks like it is really building nicely.

Re: The Shape of My Game

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:05:49 -0000

In order to become successful there are always sacrifices that must be made. It looks like you are making those sacrifices and with great stride. Where the eggs runny?

Re: Better Blog Engagement A-Z

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:19:33 -0000

I agree, it requires a great deal of work and patience to keep a blog growing. I think many people launch them with high expectations of traffic and wealth but it doesn't work that way. You have to think outside of the box these days with your blog because there are so many out there now for every possible topic in existence.

Re: Follow These Folks on Twitter

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:16:53 -0000

these is a really cool way to get all your favorite Twitter friends visible.

Re: Big Demand for Today's Historic Print Newspaper Editions

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:17:33 -0000

I am not surprised by these numbers. This was a historic moment and i think we are all excited to see what happens next.

Re: Twitter: One Billion Tweets and Counting

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:39:04 -0000

That is a lot of tweets, now can the website make money?

Re: Al Gore Joins Twitter and Quickly Gains Many Followers

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:10:01 -0000

Who wouldn't follow Al Gore? I'm going to sign in and request to follow when i'm done typing this comment.

Re: Bo Burnham: Welcome to YouTube

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:39:14 -0000

I think this is great that YouTube is doing this. I think it could really open up even more doors for this video sharing giant.

Re: Salon Asks Do You Tweet?

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:21:03 -0000

It is def. important to try all social platforms but whether they work is another story.

Re: Free Burrito Offer Virals on Twitter

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:43:16 -0000

Well this might trigger a new following of customers for the chain.

Re: White House Joins MySpace, Twitter and Facebook

Nick Stamoulis — Thu, 07 May 2009 09:30:56 -0000

It is nice to see our government starting to catch up with the times. It will be a while before they are completely caught up.

Re: Answers to Social Media Questions You Should Know

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:36:18 -0000

Companies can't be scared to take criticism online. Any company that grows will eventually have to deal with this at some point in time. The important thing is how companies guard against it.

Re: Switching to the Mac: Problems and Solutions

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:09:55 -0000

I have been pondering making the switch to a Mac myself and I anticipate going through all that. It doesn't sound better with the switch over to Office 2008. That should make things a little better for sure.

Re: This is Just Legitimising Spam, Laziness and Apathy

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:45:00 -0000

I agree, so many bad apples ruin the good hard work that many of us put in to do things the right way.

Re: Social Media without conversation isn’t social media - take heed, Nintendo.

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:40:23 -0000

They are probably scared to receive some negative feedback. I'm sure they have the money to hire a moderator to approve comments.

Re: Why DC Shoes Needs Social Media

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:54:52 -0000

Social media is def. important to hit from as many angles as possible. These days just launching a Myspace page just won't cut it.

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Re: It’s All About Growth for Facebook

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:40:11 -0000

That is very interesting to hear that their main focus currently is growth. growth is always important but generating revenue is equaly as important. I'm sure facebook has some amazing ideas in their pipeline to increase market share.

Re: Why WordPress Can Help Your Business…

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:33:18 -0000

I have been using wordpress for man years now and I find that is extremely SEO friendly. But it is important to continuously perform proactive marketing and link building to drive power to the blog.

Re: Hacking, Cyber Crime, TechCrunch & You…

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:09:55 -0000

When I first saw that they posted hacked information I really wasn't sure what to think but it surely was a ballsy move on their part. I'm sure the community now has very mixed feelings about this.

Re: Return Path

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:19:17 -0000

we encounter many people that feel that "blasts' is the way to go. You need to be strategic when implementing an email marketing campaign. Put yourself in the shoes of your recipients and try to anticipate what they would like to read.

Re: MySpace Primetime: Massive Distribution for Hulu

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:38:26 -0000

I'm glad to see all the new changes Myspace is starting to make to improve the site. It is already very powerful but these changes will make it even better.

Re: Laid Off? Tell Your Horror Story Anonymously on Telonu

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:30:43 -0000

This is great if it can really eventually be used a tool when search for work.

Re: CHA-CHING: iPhone Users Twice as Likely to Buy Apps Than Android Users

Nick Stamoulis — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:00:01 -0000

Mac users are accustomed to paying for items. Android users already come with a great deal of free apps when you buy an Android based phone.

Re: Hollywood, Drugs & MLM: the Shadow Side of Startup Culture

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:49:45 -0000

Too bad everything comes down to being an ego war in any industry. The people that usually brag are just the sidekicks anyways.

Re: Wayne Sutton - Interview

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:01:16 -0000

There are so many ways to communicate now with any businesses target audience. It is important for businesses to figure out how each apply to their business. I think this is something that just takes time and patience and eventually you figure out how to properly fill your online marketing void. Companies have to be willing to crash and burn a little in order to learn social media. You will piss off some people eventually but over time the process will refine.

Re: How to Become A Digg Power User (With A 75% Popular Ratio)

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:56:31 -0000

Some websites seem to always amaze me, why on earth you would want to ban someone who good too good at your website is amazing.

Re: Reg Saddler (Zaibatsu) - Interview

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:21:16 -0000

I personally use MIxx and I enjoy the user experience on that site. Been using it for a while and I think it is def. picking up speed and steam.

Re: Dan Zarrella - Interview

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:32:17 -0000

Those beers look good! Boston does have some good watering holes.

Re: Social Media: The End of “Bad News”

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:34:38 -0000

That is the beauty of social news reporting. You can isolate exactly what you want to hear.

Re: 11 Ways to Lose Friends and Followers Online

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:17:15 -0000

Well this pretty much wraps up 90% of the Twitter community.

Re: How to Find a Killer WordPress Design(er)

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:42:31 -0000

Great resources, many times people really don't know where to turn to when looking for help on wordpress design.

Re: 27 Blogging Secrets to Power Your Community

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:20:57 -0000

It def. takes a handful of different approaches these days to keep people interested and reading.

Re: iKarma Builds Your Street Cred

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:24:05 -0000

Site like these are great for reputation management because they will rank for your name or your business and hopefully prevent any negative press from finding its way to you but what happens when you have skeletons in your closet and you have one of these sites...nightmare

Re: Top Ten Tips for Cold Calls

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:25:04 -0000

It is also important not to badger your calls over and over. I get lots of calls, some are interesting and companies and others are not. When I say I am not interested for the third time that doesn't mean to call me two days later because maybe I was having a bad day.

Re: Common Branded Sayings

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:43:42 -0000

The power of branding is fierce at times.

Re: Google Launches Trends for Websites

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:59:36 -0000

This will excellent information in the next 6 months to a year!

Re: B2C Lead Report. Good News For SEO’s and Email Marketers.

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:47:30 -0000

This makes perfect sense SEO and Email Marketing are both forms of direct marketing, while PPC is direct as well, but is and always be advertising.

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Re: Rumor Mill: Microsoft Expecting $100M Powerset Acquisition to Save the Day?

Nick Stamoulis — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:54:25 -0000

It would not surprise me if this happened, but I think Mircosoft should focus less on technology and more on bringing over users. Why does the mass market use Google and Yahoo! only to search? Technology yes, but it goes much deeper than that, comfort level, brand, etc…

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Re: China in Tricky Get Bloggers*

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:05:51 -0000

This is a great post! We have it very good with our freedom of speech indeed!

Re: Most Visited Real Estate Web Sites

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:08:01 -0000

This is excellent information. Is there any list online that provides top 10 real estate industry sites?

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Re: Forget Google, Now MyBlogLog Adds Friends without Your Consent

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:10:33 -0000

Wow this is crazy. I too am surprised that they have made it this far. They must be loosing users since the are "having tech issues".

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Re: Google Can Opt-Out of AOL

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:12:06 -0000

I can see this happening for sure. Is AOL ever going to regain its former glory?

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Re: Google’s Lively.com is to Second Life, as Orkut is to MySpace

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:11:53 -0000

This is going to be huge for people that have time! :o)

Re: Google Adds Approximate Search Counts to Keyword Tool

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:13:03 -0000

Its about time! Now we all have much more accurate data.

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Re: Google Reputation Management: Fix Your Google Reputation & Remove Negative Results

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:15:36 -0000

This is one of the best lists regarding search engine reputation management! Great reference.

Re: Just Bought an iPhone 3G? Sucker! Gphone is on the Way!

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:46:12 -0000

The iPhone has lost millions due to the exclusive provider contract with AT+T...Why can't Verizon have cool phones too?

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Re: Hosts to Provide Google Webmaster Tools Access

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:47:58 -0000

The will be a great offering for sure...any idea if any other existing tools plan on using the API?

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Re: Linky Goodness, July 18

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:16:12 -0000

Television advertising is very good for larger brands with the big media budgets...some things never change!

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Re: Using Search Engines Instead of the Address Bar to Navigate

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:18:33 -0000

Great post. I think it really depends on the demographics of the visitor. Very valid point about AOL users as well...

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Re: Only 39% Growth? Wall Street Demands World Peace from Google Next Time

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:20:33 -0000

How can investors want more? With the tough economic times, they should be very happy that there is this amount of ad growth.

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Re: Google’s Russian Monopoly Begins with Acquisition of Begun

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:22:26 -0000

Google is just trying to gain market share to the Russian search engine giant, Yandex...must they be #1 everywhere?

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Re: Google and Microsoft’s Quarterly Earnings Disappoint; Trouble Ahead for Both?

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:25:12 -0000

When the going gets tough, advertising is always to go, but PPC is a form of direct marketing as well. Wouldn't be great if we all saw PPCs across many industries drop for once?

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Re: Did Robert Scoble Break Google?

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:32:23 -0000

That is crazy, it looks normal on my end too!

Re: Baristas Unite! Social Networking At Street Level

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:33:50 -0000

Using Ning for this purpose for is a good idea, but does take time and energy to build a healthy and active group.

Re: Photos of Partying Defendants Lead to Prison Time; Why Perception is Reputation

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:36:17 -0000

Wow this is crazy! This is a great example of "perception is reputation" for sure...

Re: 1,000,000,000,000

Nick Stamoulis — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:10:49 -0000

Wow this is truly amazing info. What will that number be 10 years from now?

Re: Reputation.me - Keep Track of Online Reputation Management Topics

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:26:38 -0000

Andy, nice domain name and new site! Should be interesting to see all of the new .ME extensions start to do well in search! :o)

Re: Cuil.com Claims to be Bigger, More Private than Google; Can’t Find its Own Page Though (Doh!)

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:29:57 -0000

I think the thought process behind this new search engine is good but they have so much work to do if they want to compete with the big boys of search. I searched yesterday 3 times during the day for "search engine optimziation" and it came up with no search results. Before a site starts doing a PR push and promoting in the blogosphere they should make sure their technology works before they do this...otherwise they could have an online reputation issue on their hands...

Re: Warning: Hackers Using Sexy Girls to Infect Twitter Users

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:41:01 -0000

Thanks Andy for the heads up. I have not seen this as of yet, but I am sure it is a matter of time before I do...

Re: Next Stop for Newspapers……Total Humiliation!

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:46:05 -0000

I look at this as progress and a very good thing. By the time a newspaper is printing, in many cases it is already outdated news and information...it should be interesting to see how long it will take before the papers move to an only digital format...just think how many trees they can save!

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Re: The Reputation Round Table; An Analogy to Explain Reputation Management

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:12:18 -0000

Nice post Andy! You are correct about the "citizen journalist" title for sure...Online Reputation Management improvement is something that is and will continue to grow as an industry.

Re: Google Defamation Suit in India Demonstrates Divide Over Freedom of Speech

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:37:27 -0000

This is very interesting indeed. Whenever the freedom of speech topic comes up it always brings a good about of debate. My thought is that bloggers should back up any claims with as much information and good sources as possible.

Becasue any person can start a blog and write and say anything they want, blogging as a medium will continue to evolve, with legitimate and spam blogs (aka splogs) fighting for the attention of readers.

The old saying is still true..."consider the source!"

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Re: Pilgrim’s Picks for August 18 - Leaving on a Jet Plane Edition

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:00:20 -0000

The online reputation monitoring industry is rapidly growing so it is good to hear about the $120 million growth potential!

Re: GraphOn Sues Google for Patent Infringement…Takes a Ticket, Waits in Line

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:02:10 -0000

Wow what a way to get "non" publicity! It could be less expensive to hire a pr firm and launch a marketing campaign to get exposure rather than paying attorney and court fees!

Re: ABC News Looks at Protecting Your Online Reputation

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:37:40 -0000

Congrats Andy! That is great exposure for your book, site and monitoring service :o)

Re: Google’s Experiments to Mess With Your Mind

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:40:15 -0000

This is a great find...I would not have noticed it unless your pointed it out!

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Re: Manage an Online Reputation Crisis in 7 Steps

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:42:49 -0000

Great list and excellent photo! :o) It all starts with honesty with your brand, for sure!

Re: Blogging the Democratic Convention from the Big Tent

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:35:50 -0000

I can only imagine how wonderful it would be to be on the DNC blogger list! :o)

Re: Breaking: MySpace MyAds Enters Public Beta

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:17:46 -0000

This is a great move on Myspace's part. I'm surprised it took them this long. Now we will have to wait and see how it pans out. Hopefully the entire website doesn't turn into one giant advertisement because it will loose visitors. How mnay will leave we will have to wait and see.

Re: 10 Alternative Revenues to Banner Advertising or; How Not to Starve as a Blogger

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:19:18 -0000

Great list Andy & I agree with you 100%...

Bloggers need to get very strategic and smart about how they monetize their blogs in these tough economic times. #1 on your list is 100% the reason why I have a blog and write in it every day...to help get a few great clients :o)

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Re: Yahoo Optimistic After Earnings Drop, Layoffs: Nowhere to Go But Up?

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:28:45 -0000

I think we will be seeing much more of this in the upcoming future. With things slowing down for many large companies staying profitable and trimming off any excess fat will be vital.

Re: Word of Mouth, Online Reviews Most Influential in Purchase Decisions

Nick Stamoulis — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:30:02 -0000

These are very interesting pieces of information. I wonder where social media marketing will be down the road since half is made up of such a young demographic. I think we are def. only on the nose end of social media and it some day will be a wild beats to tame.

Re: Google Puts the Entire Planet in Your iPhone

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:30:00 -0000

The Google eart feature is amazing. I wonder how they have it tied into their new Google phone?

Re: Yahoo Gains Search Share; Google & Microsoft Suck

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:55:35 -0000

I never thought I would see the day when Google started to loose its grip. Lets just wait and see how accurate the numbers really are.

Re: Google Now Indexing Scanned Documents

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:38:38 -0000

Wow that is amazing. This will open a pretty large door for a variety of SEO techniques.

Re: Facebook Headed for Financial Ruin?

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:11:44 -0000

That is amazing that a website this large and powerful is still to this day looking for funding. For all of those who attempt to launch social networking sites this post should put things into perspective.

Re: Breaking: Google Terminates Ad Deal with Yahoo

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:37:19 -0000

I had a feel this would occur. A partnership of this magnitude will take a great deal of massaging.

Re: MySpace Revenue Up, New Ads Up Even More

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:28:42 -0000

That is amazing to see those numbers that high just after launch. I think it is still early. People are testing it right now. 6 months down the road if advertisers don't see profits increasing than many will split and try something else.

Re: Google’s Eric Schmidt Not Interested in Working for Obama’s Start-up

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:40:32 -0000

This is a tough question to answer but to step down from Google would be a difficult step to make. I doubt the salary would be anywhere close to what Google is probably offering.

Re: Linky Goodness, November 11

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:54:58 -0000

wow, extra smiley's for gmail. Doesn't really classify for a great enhancement.

Re: cashback a Success for Microsoft Live Search

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:50:55 -0000

I think during strange economic times out of the box thinking is what will keep many companies afloat.

Re: CEO Jerry Yang Stepping Down from a “Stronger” Yahoo - Seriously?

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:25:24 -0000

Is the heat getting to strong in the kitchen? Often times people are in denial so we will have to wait and see how this unfolds.

Re: Online Advertising Still Growing, but Slower

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:29:28 -0000

It is going to be interesting to see what happens with online revenues for 2009. The economy does not seem to want to help us out right now.

Re: Why Social Media May Not be Right For You!

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:11:13 -0000

I agree with this post. You have to take a step[ back and make your product makes sense on social media. If you sell insurance and you are trying to connect with 20 yr olds on Myspace you might be wasting your time.

Re: Google’s Friend Connect Open to All

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:18:59 -0000

Either way it is still a cool feature to allow your customers to interact with each other.

Re: YouTube Gets New HD Format

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:18:27 -0000

Thats great. I know Vimeo has offered that for a while now.

Re: Why Google Chrome Left Beta and Gmail Hasn’t

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:15:27 -0000

Google is on top of the world for no reason. I'm sure they have a good excuse for everything that they do, for the most part.

Re: 21 of the Best WordPress Plugins for New Blogs

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:28:20 -0000

This is a great list. I love the comment spam math plug in. That thing is a must for any blog.

Re: Facebook Growing by 600,000 Users a Day

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:19:04 -0000

I agree, how many of those profiles are legit people looking to use the website for its served purpose?

Re: YouTube Making Universal Music Money–What about Google?

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:17:06 -0000

Video is still in it's infancy stage. This channel is only going to grow in the very near future.

Re: Holiday Online Sales Dip for First Time

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:07:50 -0000

Hopefully next Holiday will make up for this one. With tax season around the corner maybe we will possibly see a spike in spending with extra cash for many coming in.

Re: 5 Reasons Why Not to Be Shocked by Microsoft Layoffs

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:48:13 -0000

I think this had to happen sooner or later. Its been many years of steady growth and what goes up must come down, atleast a little bit.

Re: Google SEC Filing Fuels Speculation

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:07:52 -0000

2009 will be a strange year. Interns and contractors can probably be let go without to much public announcement.

Re: Scientist Reveals Google CO2 Research; Blatently Puts Planet at Risk

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:03:59 -0000

I had a feeling that sooner or later a study on this would come out. Everything requires an energy source. Possibly energy efficient servers would help?

Re: Google Cutting More than Jobs–Shuttering Five Products

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:58:42 -0000

This just goes to show you that nobody is safe from the economic downturn.

Re: Yahoo CEO’s Salary: $1M if She Sucks, $19M if She Kicks Butt!

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 09:04:24 -0000

It is crazy that one of the most trafficked websites in the world is such a mess they cannot see a light at the end of the tunnel. It sounds like they really need to take things in a new direction.

Re: I’m Launching SEM Vendor to Help Bring Clients & Agencies Together

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:07:51 -0000

This is great Andy!

How do you pre-screen the leads?

There are several companies (Vendor Seek, Quote Catcher, Buyer Zone and Resource Nation) that all provide free SEM leads for companies and SEM firms can purchase. The issue I have always found with these services is that they tend to not be serious potential new clients and tend to be price shoppers that need a significant amount of education and never end up becoming a client.

Also, the way I see it is an SEM firm should be able to generate their own business, it proves they know their stuff if they "practice" what they preach...

Anyway, I signed up and I look forward to testing your service. Thanks!

Re: Is Search Weathering the Recession Storm?

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:12:39 -0000

I think it might have also been from holiday numbers. The first 6 months of 2009 will let us know how things are going to be.

Re: Microsoft Still Wants Yahoo Search

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:10:24 -0000

I think if Microsoft buys Yahoo it will be the first step to putting a dent into Google. Without the purchase it just won't happen.

Re: Google Grabs Almost All Search Growth; Others Flatline

Nick Stamoulis — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:49:07 -0000

I think what is more surprising is that AOL made the chart.

Re: WordStream Wants to Automate Your Search Marketing Campaign

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:35:49 -0000

I agree with the statement that a good amount of effective search marketing requires the human touch, knowledge and experience to make the right strategic decisions.

It seems that many companies have tried to create various products to remove the human element, but often those products are short lived.

It should be interesting to see how this product will do in our marketplace.

Re: How Michael Phelps Screwed-up His Google Reputation in Just 24 Hours

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:30:04 -0000

I'm amazed that people of that caliber let things like that even make it to the internet. He will probably loose some sponsorships because of it.

Re: 3 Ways Our Government is Using Social Media

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:55:39 -0000

Ever since Obama's campaign with the high importance spent on social media I think our government is starting to except it's power.

Re: News Corp Loses $6.4 Billion MySpace Revenue Flat

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:01:07 -0000

For some reason nobody saw this coming. When Murdoch starts loosing money on the scale then you know there are some problems. Myspace will rebound with ad sales. Its just the times. Once this whole storm blows over this will bounce back.

Re: Twitter to Charge Businesses?

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:34:16 -0000

Whenever a new social marketing media becomes popular (Myspace, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) there are always people that try to abuse/spam the system.

I think Twitter should charge money, this will keep out most of the spammers. I have been a paid member of LinkedIn ($20 a month) since 2005. LinkedIn is well worth the money I have paid, I have used it to generate business for my company and it has worked very well.

Anyway, the way I see it is social networks have 2 choices, charge for the service or display ads. I tend to prefer charge for service, rather then seeing Ads.

Re: Google Penalizes Google Japan for Paid Links

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:19:46 -0000

Google slaps itself across the face. Well they couldn't just ignore it.

Re: Social Media and Sacrifice

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:27:55 -0000

I think these days if you get anyone to talk about anything it is good. bad buzz or good buzz at least you got people talking about your product during very quiet times.

Re: Yelp Extortion: True or False?

Nick Stamoulis — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:31:26 -0000

It sounds to me like Yelp is trying to monetize their website a little too hard...I don't recall any type of local advertising on Yelp...so all of a sudden they are much less a 2.0 review site and much like a 1.0 Citysearch site with an extortion aspect...anyway, if they started this type of thing, I would most certainly not use the site at all.

Nick Stamoulis's last blog post..Now is the Time to Find your Local Business

Re: I Tweet, Therefore I Am

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:59:52 -0000

Well you have to take a step back and wonder if people tweet to grow a business and further extend their branding arm. If they tweet just to let us know that they put peanut butter on their bread and now they are heading for the jelly that person clearly has more than identity issues. Some people Tweet in order to just be visible on people's radars with the hopes of being hired to do something.

Re: Social Media Changes Brains

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:33:45 -0000

Great article! I think this study has its valid points, but overall I feel that kids are learning how to communicate using the #1 area that they will use throughout most the of their lives...the web/social media outlets...

Older generations remember the times that if you wanted to speak to someone it would be over the phone, mail or in person...for networking it was done in person. I think the web has helped people become (different) but better communicators. Anyway that is my 2 cents :o)

Re: Adwords in the News, Literally

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:13:06 -0000

This just shows that nobody is immune to the economic downturn. I think this will teach all companies how to maximize what they have and Google is perfect candidate to really dig into their existing assets.

Re: Twitter Has a Business Model, Just Won’t Tell Us What it is!

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:03:20 -0000

It is about time Twitter comes out with a way to make some money. I think if they start charging it might be their downfall.

Re: Publishers Testing New Monster “970-by-418″ Ad Sizes

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:53:23 -0000

is this a way for increased revenues during a down economy? Or would this happen anyways. I think it takes away from the user experience.

Re: Did Tim Armstrong Leave Google Because It’s Struggling, or He’s Struggling?

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:54:37 -0000

maybe him stepping over to AOL he can bring that back from the dead and re-brand it.

Re: Is Social Networking Slowing Down the Generational Lines of Communication?

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:31:46 -0000

@Nate @ Debt-free Scholar - Many people do waste time, but overall Social Networking is an excellent communication vehicle...

@ Diane Aull (@torka) - Thanks for reading and the comment! :o)

You are correct, the goal of the post was not to stereotype but to discuss the generational communication research data compiled by by Entrepreneur Magazine and how it impacts the social networking and media outlets:
http://www.entrepreneur.com/magazine/entreprene...

Re: SpiralFrog Croaks; a Warning to Other Ad-Supported Sites?

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:44:42 -0000

That is too bad! Spiral Frog was very good site...tough to seem them go!

Re: Is Social Networking Slowing Down the Generational Lines of Communication?

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:27:55 -0000

@Susan Su - Thanks for stopping by, Great post about Sandbox and Gen Y...

Re: Is Social Networking Slowing Down the Generational Lines of Communication?

Nick Stamoulis — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 08:04:33 -0000

@Caracol Cream - That is very true there are many smaller niche social networking sites for industries (such as Active Rain for real estate and others)...It depends what someone wants to get out of their social networking time (for fun, business, etc.)

Re: Is Social Networking Slowing Down the Generational Lines of Communication?

Nick Stamoulis — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 09:58:19 -0000

@ Ivy - Thanks for reading, excellent internal and external communication is something that is crucial for businesses of all sizes!

Re: Is Social Networking Slowing Down the Generational Lines of Communication?

Nick Stamoulis — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:00:38 -0000

@ Janet - Thanks for stopping by. The point of this blog post was to discuss the generational communication research by Entrepreneur Magazine. You may be right about the technological advances but time will tell all :o)

Re: Is Social Networking Slowing Down the Generational Lines of Communication?

Nick Stamoulis — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:40:37 -0000

@Anne H S - Thanks for providing this information!

Re: Is Social Networking Slowing Down the Generational Lines of Communication?

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:49:48 -0000

@ Brett Hummel - Thanks for your comment and the analogy, I agree the modern social networking communication outlets do function in a similar manner to older technologies...also, thanks very much for linking the PC Mag article as well!

Re: Is Social Networking Slowing Down the Generational Lines of Communication?

Nick Stamoulis — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:33:26 -0000

@ Mandi Jacobs - Thanks for reading and your comment!

Very good points about communication and research techniques...( it is sad to say, but I have not stepped foot in a college for about 15 years...since college!) I am Gen X, but I think the big thing you nailed on the head is hesitant to change...hopefully over time more people from different generations will begin to truly understand the power of social networking and its evolving capabilities...

Re: Google Closes AdSense Video Ads, Becomes New Litmus for Recession

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:17:02 -0000

When you start to see Google trimming some serious fat of their operations than you things have gotten bad. It is a clear sign that everyone is in survival mode. I'm sure Google has plenty of reserves to carry them through the rough times. We will have to wait and see what happens.

Re: RIM’s App Mall Opens at BlackBerry AppWorld

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:39:13 -0000

I am so excited that this new APP store finally launched! I have the Blackberry Storm through Verizon, how do I access this APP store? Is there a certain URL I need to navigate to? Thanks!

Re: RIM’s App Mall Opens at BlackBerry AppWorld

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:40:30 -0000

Having issues leaving a comment Andy!

Here is my comment again:
I am so excited that this new APP store finally launched! I have the Blackberry Storm through Verizon, how do I access this APP store? Is there a certain URL I need to navigate to? Thanks!

Re: RIM’s App Mall Opens at BlackBerry AppWorld

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:49:07 -0000

Great! Thanks! I am excited to get started...yeah not sure why only IE...

Re: Twitter Aids Customer Service for More Companies

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:49:41 -0000

I wonder if these could be the first steps to getting more online support for Twitter users?

Re: Yelp Finally Allows Businesses to Respond to Reviews

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:23:18 -0000

I think this is important because many of these review sites often times have enough power to really put a dent in a businesses incoming revenue. Awful if it is an isolated incident that occurred.

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Re: Google: Great at Creating Advertising Markets, Craptastic at Entering Existing Ones

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 13 May 2009 11:10:04 -0000

I think what Google is starting to realize as they shut down ideas and ventures is that they can't put their hands in anything they want and turn it into gold. Some things, yes but not all.

Re: Video of Google Eric Schmidt’s Commencement Speech Shows His Funny Side

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 18 May 2009 10:28:39 -0000

When you hear him breakdown the generational differences in technology it allows you to see just how much things have changed in just a short period of time.

Re: OpenX Raises Another $10M to Help in Its Efforts to Bring Down Google

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 26 May 2009 10:57:24 -0000

It should be interesting to see how this pans. I like seeing companies go up against Google in a David vs Goliath type of battle. Although I think something inside us all would like to chip away at Google's power it will take something much bigger.....like Twitter.

Re: 99% of 18-24 Year Olds On Social Media, But Only 22% Use Twitter

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:02:25 -0000

For a while now I would always see an older crowd using Twitter but I am seeing much more of a younger generation starting get envolved.

Re: 5 Funniest Facebook Parody Videos

Nick Stamoulis — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:50:29 -0000

The Gangsta video is great. Great depiction of a hardcore Facebook user.

Re: Clicks, Impressions, relationships, conversations: What’s more important?

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:49:17 -0000

Great post! Depending on the type of business and audience, all of these factors are equally important...

Re: Why do some companies choose to ignore social media?

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:31:50 -0000

Social media is sometimes a difficult concept for many to wrap thier head around. The idea of venturing into the unknown sometimes scares companies to the point where they would rather not even try it with the fright of failing andwasting money. Social media is on the nose end of it's life cycle and it will only grow from here.

Re: Who really owns social media in an organization?

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:49:45 -0000

I agree, it also requires a great deal of time and patience. Using social media to your advantage def. requires a strategic approach.

Re: Yes, Brands do belong on Twitter

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:46:51 -0000

Twitter is one of those things where you need to try out a few different directions in order to figure out exactly how it applies to your business.

Re: U.S. Military using Social Media

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:51:58 -0000

It is def. a good sign to see these organization starting to use these programs. It a step in the right direction at the very least.

Re: Finding Humanity on Twitter

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:02:34 -0000

We can argue this all day long but if John Smith from XYZ tries to connect with someone and engage in conversation many don't care to talk to John Smith, they want to talk to XYZ so it really works both ways.

Re: Finding friends from competitors on Twitter

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:37:25 -0000

i think before sites like Twitter competitors really had no communication links besides phone and email. At least now their audience can see them communicate right there in front of everyone.

Re: Learn Social Media in 1 minute and 12 seconds

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:22:55 -0000

This is a prime example of where social media is heading.

Re: The Various Roles of Social Media in the Enterprise

Nick Stamoulis — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:09:22 -0000

I think as the whole idea of social media evolves it will spawn many different segments of it. It will be interesting to see how the social aspect evolves over time.

Re: How Google Wave will reshape the blogging world forever

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:35:10 -0000

This will be a very interesting product Google is putting out. We will have to wait and see how it holds up against Twitter even though I'm sure Google doesn't want it to be referred to Twitter at all.

Re: How WordPress 2.8 upgrade will improve your blogging experience – My video review

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:01:43 -0000

This new process of installing themes is great. make it much easier to be able to take care of this right through the dashboard.

Re: Why your most popular blog posts come from the most simplified places

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:43:18 -0000

I find that sometimes when you just start writing without putting too much thought into how it will react in the search engines you do get better results. People can sense when something this written from an analytical stand point or if they are written from the heart.

Re: 7 ways how NOT to run a blog consulting freelance business

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:09:32 -0000

Some people obviously don't care about having repeat business. How you can stop taking correspondence after you receive payment just baffles me. Sure some people might over stay their welcome but there should be some sort of follow up allowed.

Re: SEO is Branding

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:10:46 -0000

SEO really is a difficult channel to teach. Many people just have a hard time wrapping their heads around the concept.

Re: Hulu to Match YouTube’s Revenue: Ten Observations For The Future of Media

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:09:15 -0000

It will be amazing to see where video sharing sits a few years from now. I feel that we are only on the nose end of this.

Re: Networked link journalism: A revolution quietly begins in Washington state

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:01:19 -0000

This is a great example of people putting their heads together to make something happen.

Re: Best Internet Marketing Blog Posts of 2007

Nick Stamoulis — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:32:29 -0000

This is a wondeful list of internet marketing posts. Almost a year later and they are still very good. I look forward to seeing the 2008 edition!

Re: Please Don’t Ask Me to Sphinn Your Stories (and How to Use Sphinn and Similar Social News Websites)

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:07:39 -0000

Great tips about using Sphinn...thanks so much!

Re: Kevin Rose: Digg’s Biggest Hypocrite

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:20:53 -0000

This is a great post Tamar, even though it is over 6 months old...still a very useful resource. Thanks again!

Re: The Ultimate Social Media Etiquette Handbook

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:29:09 -0000

Yes I agree, think these are all very important points. People abuse these powerful social tools and then wonder why their accounts get shut off.

Re: Why Customer Service Should Be in Your Social Media Marketing Strategy

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:17:30 -0000

We have already seen companies like Comcast take a real strong stance on customer service by using Twitter. I don't they had much of a choice though.

Re: The Importance of Networking on the Internet

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:38:10 -0000

The power of social marketing has surprised many. People who would never find each other prior now have an opportunity to meet.

Re: Newsletter Plugins for WordPress Nice But…

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:14:49 -0000

Wordpress plug ins are a great way to really add usability to your blog and get people interacting on it.

Re: What’s Your Online Video SEO Reputation Worth?

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:01:56 -0000

I think as time pushes on and social communication and interaction only grow in strength more and more companies are going to have to shift their focus proactive reputation management. Create a buffer before the negative press finds you.

Re: Tasteful Ad Tactics for Social Media

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:31:27 -0000

I absolutely hate in text advertising. There is nothing worse than having your mouse scroll across an ad the comes up and dominates the screen.

Re: The Best Niche Social Media News Sites Right Now

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:50:30 -0000

The bargain and deal sites you have listed must be doing pretty well in these tough economic conditions.

Re: Will Digg Be a Better Place Without Shouts?

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 29 May 2009 11:21:03 -0000

I'm sure it was to streamline the process of everything they are doing. making things cleaner is not a bad thing.

Re: Tips & Tricks for Submitting to StumbleUpon

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:57:37 -0000

When ever you post anything anywhere it is important to always optimize your listing completely in order for others to find it.

Re: Pain in The Butt Forces Free Interview

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:50:05 -0000

Thanks for the post and interview, I wrote about this in my SEO blog at the following link:
http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/...

Re: SEO and SEM For Email

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:06:21 -0000

These days it really takes every single aspect of online marketing to become visible online in the search engines. Things like consistent PR, industry articles, social media and email marketing are a must. With spending at historical lows it really requires companies and brands to be visible from every corner.

Re: What Snapshot of SEO Drives Your Web Business?

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:29:23 -0000

That is the problem. A good SEO person is not only technical but also a good marketeer that is consistently educating themselves on various techniques. This is a fast moving industry that is still very young and will go through many more changes before things settle.

Re: Jumping off the Social Media Cliff

Nick Stamoulis — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:15:05 -0000

I think it is important for a newbie entering the social space to test the waters for sure but a strategic plan on how your daily efforts will be executed is very important.

Re: Strategic Link Building for SEO

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:39:34 -0000

I think if a person sort of puts the idea of "link building" on the back burner and focuses and actively marketing their business online the link building portion of it will just come naturally.

Re: Poll: Levels of Corporate Social Media Engagement

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:38:33 -0000

I think that many companies are really still trying to figure out just how they should be approaching all the social websites. They are still so young and evolving that many businesses have to consistently tweak their approach.

Re: 50 Ways to FAIL On Twitter

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:45:23 -0000

Great list! I think many people when they first start on Twitter they are not too sure just how they should be approaching the website and how it would work for them.

Re: It’s a Deal: Q&A from Microsoft Yahoo! Call

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:13:53 -0000

All though I think this will be a good effort we have to remember that Bing right now is doing anything and everything to cut into Google. Hopefully the end user will not end up suffering from that quest.

Re: 17 Ways to Stay Current with Search Marketing

Nick Stamoulis — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:04:37 -0000

People sometimes don't realize just how much they can learn by simply reading various blog each day. The industry blogs are filled with valuable information that is actually used by many internet marketeers.

Re: Social Media Marketing Basics: Facebook & Blog Promotion

Nick Stamoulis — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:16:36 -0000

Every business is going to have a different type of approach to their social media marketing. Some efforts are going to work great with some businesses but not with all.

Re: 5 Tools for Your Digital PR Toolbox

Nick Stamoulis — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:26:14 -0000

It really takes either a lot or a little of everything to really become visible online in the search engines.

Re: 10 Great Rules for Inbound Marketing

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:30:29 -0000

Great post! I think overall #4 is the most important! You can do all of the right things to attract visitors but if the site is not set up with conversion aspects and call to actions in place then you are wasting your time!

Re: Purpose Driven Blogging

Nick Stamoulis — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:55:56 -0000

Those are very important questions to ask. If they can't answer them they should re-think their business model. Those answers must be well defined.

Re: Social Media Books & Experts

Nick Stamoulis — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:03:12 -0000

People are really better of just reading blogs daily to get their information. By the time a book is printed chances are that information is out of date or just not that powerful anymore.

Re: Idaho: The Unlikely Spam Capital

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:24:04 -0000

That's pretty interesting to see Idaho being number 1. I would think that a state a bit more heavily populated would take the prize for that spot.

Re: 10 SEO & Social Media Posts To Read Before MIMA Summit

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:14:30 -0000

These are great resources. I think that social media is something that many businesses are sort of scared to get into. The fear of the unknown can be difficult for businesses to swallow sometimes.

Re: @ EconMusic: How Will MySpace Music Make Money, Courtney Holt?

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:14:26 -0000

It will be an interesting year for sure. I think we will see companies not really slash social media they will just pull it all in house if they are currently outsourcing.

Re: A Wii Christmas: Console Finally Gets VOD; Pumps Up Amazon's Holiday Sales

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:32:35 -0000

This product is the reason why Nintendo hasn't lined up for a government bail out.

Re: Murdoch: WSJ.com Making Over $100 Million From Ads, 'Probably' $100 Million In Subscription Fees

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:35:25 -0000

That is amazing but WSJ is a giant brand and people are willing to pay for great financial information.

Re: Industry Moves: Xing CEO Logs Out, Replacement Coming From eBay

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:00:27 -0000

Xing is great and i love that linkedIn is getting a run for the money.

Re: 20,000+ Gmail, Yahoo, AOL Accounts Compromised [ALERT]

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:12:59 -0000

I think we are going to see much more of this as time goes on. It seems like more and more hackers are starting to spring up and they are getting smarter breaking into much more secure websites than ever before.

Re: Virality, SEO and its place in online journalism

Nick Stamoulis — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:20:28 -0000

I think there is plenty of room at the table for creativity and SEO you just have to know how to include both and make them mesh together. What good is all that creative writing if nobody can find it. I think the sooner writers introduce elements of SEO into the big picture the sooner their exposure will grow.

Re: Online Video Industry News Resources I Follow

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:55:51 -0000

I think we have only seen the beginning of video marketing. I think when site like Twitter start allowing you to post videos in the micro blogging posts things should get really interesting.

Re: YouTube Gives Users New Insight into Video Discovery

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:13:02 -0000

This is a great feature for those who really are power users on YouTube and frequently upload many videos.

Re: Google Announces Caffeine Update

Nick Stamoulis — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:21:57 -0000

I think this might just be the initial steps to incorporating real time search data into search results. Very important step for Google.

Re: Is There A Right Email Length?

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:24:47 -0000

I think it is also important to determine what type of audience you have and if images are important. If you target an audience that might view the email on a mobile device take into account that images might not always appear that well on mobile devices so keeping it to text only might create more opens.