Revolutionary way to let viewers control their own ad experience and monetize entertainment video.

Seeded on Mon Jun 6, 2011 8:28 PM EDT ()

A new approach in entertainment, social good, social media, product placement, brand loyalty, and income generation that solves the problem of how to pay for quality content.

entertainment, advertising, internet, action-sports, marketing, skateboarding, skateboard

Signs of Atlantis found in southern Spain: scientists - Technology

Seeded on Sun Mar 27, 2011 12:34 AM EDT (CBC)

A series of archeological findings using satellite mapping technology, underwater techniques, and ground mapping to find remains of a city off the coast of Spain and a series of buried ancient cities in central Spain.

history, atlantis, archeology, gibraltar, cadiz, pillars-of-hercules, undersea-archeaology

History in the Remaking: The Implications of the Temple at Gobekli Tepe

Seeded on Sun Dec 19, 2010 1:20 PM EST (Newsweek)

The age and sophistication of the ruins being uncovered in Southern Turkey opens a new chapter in human history. Twice as old as The Pyramids and Stonehenge, this gives a new understanding of human history on a much vaster time scale.

turkey, history, archeology, eden, ancient-civilization, kurdstan, fertile-crescent, gobekli-tepe

Gobekli Tepe: The World's First Temple?

Seeded on Sat Dec 18, 2010 10:59 AM EST (Smithsonian Institute)

A megalithic temple that predates the oldest known civilization by 7,700 years and Stonehenge by 6,000 years.

turkey, history, temple, ancient, archeaology, gobekli-tepe

Microsoft Introduces Montage, a Magazine-Like, Topic-Based Web App

Seeded on Sat Dec 11, 2010 10:43 AM EST (Mashable!)

This is the paradigm for the app-killer app. Apps exist to organize user functionality and content. Eventually, customization of a portal will eliminate the need individual apps.

technology, microsoft, montage, spps, custom-content, create-your-own-app

Google Instant: How Marketers can Benefit

Seeded on Fri Dec 10, 2010 10:02 AM EST (iMedia Connection)

Despite an argument based on sound study this analysis fails to take into account the psychology and intent of the psychological mechanics of search. Google Instant is Much Ado about Bupkis

business, google-suggest, google-instant, bupkis

Google Still Touting Contextual Search. Is there an ETA? - MarketingVOX

Seeded on Thu Dec 9, 2010 10:18 PM EST (Marketing Vox)

Google touts another step closer to predictive search. The question is whether in can deliver. Google Instant's only reason to exist is as a function of being a piece of that puzzle.

technology, seo, sem, internet-search, google-search, google-instant, predictive-search

Tuned In: S.F. Opera announces the world premiere of 'Heart of a Soldier,' a 9/11 themed work by Christopher Theofanidis - San Jose Mercury News

Seeded on Tue Dec 7, 2010 6:12 PM EST (San Jose Mercury News)

S.F. Opera announces the world premiere of 'Heart of a Soldier,' a 9/11 themed work by Christopher Theofanidis for the 2011 Fall Season commemorating the eve of the 10th anniversary of the attack.

entertainment, opera, 9-11, san-francisco-opera, christpher-theofanides

Future Lab: Better Photos | Connected Social Media: The Intel Channel

Seeded on Tue Dec 7, 2010 2:57 PM EST (The Intel Channel)

A podcast interview with several professional photographers discussing the photographic creative process and whether computers can replicate the human eye for creativity.

technology, computers, photography, photographs, digital-photographs, visual-aesthetics-demo, future-lab, stefanie-atkinson-photography, creative-eye

Get ready. Social scoring will change your life. | Social Media Today

Seeded on Sat Nov 27, 2010 10:39 AM EST (Social Media Today)

Scoring businesses and individual based on their social media influence and scoring is a new trend for better or worse.

business, social-media, twitter, klout, social-scoring, social-influencer

Preparing for Cyber Monday: Is Your Website Ready?

Seeded on Tue Nov 23, 2010 4:43 PM EST (clickhereformorecustomers.com)

Preparation for the big internet shopping day before Christmas. But also good tips for checking any e-commerce site any time of year.

business, shopping, cyber-monday, e-commerce, online-shopping, website

Create Your Own Disruption To Avoid Media Meltdown | paidContent

Seeded on Fri Nov 19, 2010 7:05 PM EST (paidContent.org)

The media needs to embrace user behaviors that are already in place and allow viewers to empower themselves by choosing their own "disruptions" (i.e. advertising message) if ad sales are to survive.

media, technology, tv, advertising, webisodes, disruptive-empowerment, transformational-innovation

An SEO FAQ For Paid Search Marketers

Seeded on Fri Nov 19, 2010 5:04 PM EST (Search Engine Land)

A guide for companies using paid internet advertising on how to combine it with Organic Search results.

business, seo, matt-cutts, search-engine-advertising, ppc-academy, paid-placement

Optimizing the Comment Experience - Website Magazine

Seeded on Fri Nov 19, 2010 4:45 PM EST (Website Magazine)

Many website owners and bloggers wading into the waters of Social Media need to know how to manage comments and User Generated Content. (UGC) Here are some guidelines.

technology, comments, seo, optimization, ugc, google-trends, blog-comments, punish-disruptive-behavior, reward-positive-contributions

How to Jumpstart Measuring Your Social Media ROI | ClickZ

Seeded on Fri Nov 19, 2010 11:16 AM EST (ClickZ)

Despite many business and tech industry opinions, there is a measurable Return on Investment for businesses who us Social Media to engage their client base and potential clients.

business, marketing, facebook, social-media, internet-marketing, twitter, smm

How To Write Three Blog Posts A Day

Seeded on Wed Nov 17, 2010 11:53 AM EST (http://www.chrisbrogan.com)

Tips on how to be a prolific blogger.

technology, blogging, blog, brogan, chris-brogan

Electric cars are charging into the marketplace - latimes.com

Seeded on Wed Nov 17, 2010 11:36 AM EST (The L.A. Times)

The release of two new all-electric vehicles may start a revolution in transportation.

nissan, cars, general-motors, alternative-fuel, leaf, electric-cars, home-garden, electric-vehicles, volt

Yahoo's Acquisition Strategy: Technology, Content and Users (Plus Moms and Babies)

Seeded on Wed Nov 17, 2010 9:13 AM EST (Mashable!)

Types of businesses and overall strategy of businesses targeted for acquisition by Yahoo. Focus on content and demand.

yahoo, media, business, babies, users, content, moms, distribution

Why The Digital Book Business Is Going To Be Huge, Part 2

Seeded on Wed Nov 17, 2010 8:51 AM EST (paidContent.org)

Exploratoin of the evolution of book publishing and print media. The adaptation of the publishing industry to new formats and the economics of the decisions that will shape the adoption and propagation of new formats.

media, technology, book, economics, paper, publishing, print, e-book

Smartphones to Eclipse PCs by 2012

Seeded on Tue Nov 16, 2010 10:25 PM EST (MediaPost | Online Media Daily)

Adaptation of smart phones and iPad technologies has been progressing faster than any previous types of technology. Mobile devices will outpace sales of personal computers and the use of computers for accessing internet content.

business, mobile, computers, pc, mobile-technology, smart-phones, ipad, early-adoption

Google Changes "Sponsored Links" to "Ads" Watch your Click-Through Rates

Seeded on Tue Nov 16, 2010 6:41 PM EST (http://www.thesearchagents.com)

A little foray into neuromarketing: change the word from Sponsored to Advertisement and see if it affects user response. Does full disclosure get better results?

google, business, ftc, online-advertising, click-through, ctr, neuromarketing

Big-spending Baby Boomers bend the rules of marketing - USATODAY.com

Seeded on Tue Nov 16, 2010 3:31 PM EST (USA Today)

Marketing and Advertising industries are waking up to the fact that the old school rules are being re-written. Baby Boomers are defying traditional demographic pigeon-holes. Traditional marketing and ad approaches are missing a vast number of opportunities as a result.

business, advertising, marketing, baby-boomers, online-advertising, digital-advertising

Hulu Sets Online Ad View Record

Seeded on Tue Nov 16, 2010 2:28 PM EST (Marketing Charts)

Ad views are increasing along with video views on line. Both short form and long form videos are becoming important as more timeshifter viewers are creating demand.

technology, video, online-video, online-advertising, digital-advertising, hulu

YouTube - Are links in footers treated differently than paragraph links?

Seeded on Mon Nov 15, 2010 7:49 PM EST (YouTube)

Matt Cutts of Google answers the question of webpage links in the text of a page are treated differently by search than links in the footer. Short answer: Yes. This is his answer.

google, technology, search, seo, links, crawl, google-links, link-juice, link-relevance