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Revolutionizing Web Search: Metaweb.com
Metaweb was recently purchased by Google…
Crowdrise.com – Bringing Fundraising to New Heights
Fundraising for non-profits and special causes is always a struggle, no matter how large or small your Organization/Group is. Crowdrise aims to help all of the groups in their efforts. Crowdrise.com is a new online community of volunteers and fundraisers that are answering the call to service and raising money for charities. Charities can use Crowdrise to raise money in new ways by turning their grassroots supporters into grassroots fundraisers. It’s free, its fast to sign up, and most of all; its fun! See how it works below. Also checkout the interview with it creator, actor Ed Norton after the jump…
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Vimeo Festival & Awards
Calling all videographers!!! Vimeo has announced that they will be having a video festival and award showcase. This would be a great opportunity for you or your firm to get exposure. get more information at vimeoawards.com.
The Vimeo Festival + Awards — Chris Crutchfield from Chris Crutchfield on Vimeo.
Tinypay.me; E-commerce meets Social Media
Tinypay.me is the easiest way to sell virtually anything and is the world’s first socially integrated e-commerce website.
Miro HD Video Player
An amazing open-source, non-profit video player
Learn more at GetMiro.com
Pubit – Self Publishing for Authors
PubIt! is a convenient one-stop-shop that Enables Independent Publishers and Self-Published Authors Access to Sell eBooks and Content to Millions of Readers on Barnes & Noble’s Online and Digital Platforms; allowing publishers to get their content in front of consumers for purchase and reading on the most widely adopted mobile devices and software platforms. By following simple steps to upload their content in an industry standard format for electronic titles, content creators can reach consumers on hundreds of devices including: NOOK by Barnes & Noble, PC, Mac®, iPad™, iPhone®, BlackBerry® and others…
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The Little Known Secret to Getting Page 1 Google Rankings – Video!!!
American Express Small Business OPEN forum disscusses a little known secret to getting better Google rankings; Videos!
They explain that Google are increasingly using “blended” search results – articles, video, pictures, and other forms of content. So video inherently gets more play because there is less competition for video results.
Check the article out here.
Below are the meat & potatoes of the article:
1. Create some great video for your site. Note: Research indicates that if you have video on your homepage, up to 80% of your visitors will click that first, so it better be good!
2. Post it prominently throughout your site.
3. SEO it and submit it. Here’s the trick, and it is two-fold. First, you must optimize the video for search engines. That means key words and phrases must be used in the file name, in the captions, etc. Second, once posted on your site, you must then submit the video itself using XML tools to Google and the other search engines.