Published by Chel Wolverton on Nov 18th, 2008 at 12:25 pm in Tools | 0 Comments
Are you always on the go and never have time to read that blog post or any of your feed items that are calling to you?
I often feel this way and thank goodness for my iPhone or I’d never get any reading done. I sometimes find Greader on the iPhone to be annoying in terms of navigation and I recently started using Instapaper to read on the web and on the phone when I’m on the train here in Boston.
Instapaper allows you to bookmark a link and then it creates a newspaper link format for you to read. It’s really easy to set up.
Go to http://instapaper.com
Register for an account or just use your email, no password required.
Login as shown below
After logging in, it’ll take you to a screen that will typically be filled up with links, but first you have to add them. There are a couple of ways. Add on the web page or create a read later button on your browser’s toolbar.
I suggest adding the read later button to your browser for ease of adding links.
After you add all the links you want, then they’ll show up like this.
And done!
What else would you use Instapaper for? Would this help you read on the go more often? Let me know in the comments if this helps!
I usually post related to social media, marketing, SEO, AdWords and public relations. Yes, you can include your own post! All links are accepted and even if it’s not related and you think it’s worthwhile to share, send it over!
Published by Chel Wolverton on Nov 18th, 2008 at 11:16 am in daily vibe | 0 Comments
Drew McLellan blogged a not so conversation between a executive and a business reporter. Find out just how “No Comment” can cause more trouble than transparency.
David Armano takes us beyond “safe is risky and risky is safe” to Everything is Risky. With a wider audience to tap on the ‘net, everything you or your company creates is now risky.
Lorelle shares a valuable lesson she took away from Hawaii Geek Week, Exploring Social Media: One Size Does Not Fit All. Sometimes we forget to reach out to where the people we want to converse with actually are. Sometimes they aren’t on Twitter or Facebook. So how do you reach those people without overwhelming yourself?
Want to be a better blogger? That seems to be a regular posted topic around here. This time Ignite Social Media’s Olivia Hayes has 3 ways you can be a better blogger and give your audience more.
Have you ever wondered about the formula Technorati uses? Or do you want to learn more about how other blog ranking tools work? Our CEO Adam has written an ebook on blog ranking tools that should help you answer these questions.
Full of information about various ranking tools, the book has more info on Google Page Rank, Technorati, Feedburner, and Delicious, among others. We’re hoping this answers some of your questions and gives you a better look at why linking is important.
Published by Chel Wolverton on Nov 17th, 2008 at 11:31 am in daily vibe | 0 Comments
Last Friday’s Social Media Top 5 with Doug Haslam SMB10, SNCR, and Never You (Social)Mind(er). This is one of my favorite series from the week end. Doug posted video of SMB10 and goes over the SNCR awards and more.
President Elect Obama’s campaign is turning marketer’s heads and showing the power of this new medium of communication, social media. Brain Solis looks at the campaign and poses a question: Is Obama Ready To Be a Two-Way President.
Before we get on with the day, Rohit Bhargava gives us this inspirational post and video Something to Believe In.
This evening’s meeting looks like a lot of fun. Chel plans to have us review some of the blogs run by members. I’ve done this type of workshop format for writing classes, and it can be very informative. The meeting will be at Andala in Central Square, Cambridge, MA at 7:00. The details are on Meetup.com.
I’m trying to get some people together for dinner before the meeting at Border Cafe in Harvard Square at 5:30. Give me a call if you want to join us: 781-771-5941.
If you have kids that are college age or are looking to go back to school soon, I can’t recommend the Financial Aid Podcast as a resource enough. Every Friday a new show comes out that keeps you up to date while providing resources like the Scholarship Search Secrets ebook.
Never let it be said that marketers aren’t a fun bunch. Best headline I’ve seen this week: Marketing is a bunch of CRAP. Eric from The Geek Giant expands on that theory in his blog post, check it out.
Mastercard’s slogan and social networks don’t go very well together, or so Beth Kanter explains in her latest blog post.
Published by Chel Wolverton on Nov 13th, 2008 at 6:15 pm in white paper | 2 Comments
As a regular reader of OnlineMarketerBlog I thought it was about time to check out his paper on Writing and Web 2.0. The world of Web 2.0 has changed the way we do business and the number of people we can reach with our blogging.
This white paper will answer these questions:
-What is Web 2.0?
-How should your writing style change?
-How has online interaction changed and what will this mean for the future of business?
-What is the secret new currency in this market?
Got questions about the way your writing should change from a Web 1.0 to 2.0 audience, this is just one of the resources I’d recommend for learning the new way of writing and reaching your target audience.
Google changed YouTube’s business model yesterday when it announced that it was allowing sponsorship bids on video placement. Anyone with enough cash can now get the placement that they want from YouTube without having the numbers. It’ll be interesting to see if this works for both Youtube and the users.
Online Marketer is certain he has a glimpse into the future with 5 social media jobs that will be available and the norm in the next 5 years. Will you be a Chief Conversation Officer or Online Reputation Manager?
There’s of course a story behind the video, the filmmakers over at Playing for Change, the flimmakers Mark Johnson and Jonathan Walls started recording a singer belting out “Stand By Me” at a mall outside of Santa Monica, CA. What results is an effort by 37 musicians around the world including New Orleans, Netherlands and more who connected through music. None of the musicians had ever met and each recorded their part live in their countries.
If it inspired you as much as it has me, take a moment to head over to their site and donate on the Foundation page. Then brighten someone’s day with the video and spread the word.
Have you ever wondered about the formula Technorati uses? Or do you want to learn more about how other blog ranking tools work? Our CEO Adam has written an ebook on blog ranking tools that should help you answer these questions.
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