Posts Tagged ‘Youtube’

Insanity! Two Billion Views A Day!?

new youtube homepage Insanity! Two Billion Views A Day!?We have all witnessed the prevalence of online video reach unprecedented levels in recent years. Online video has become so powerful that it is now the cornerstone of any good internet marketing campaign. At the core of the popularity of online video is of course YouTube. Since 2005 YouTube has become a dominant force in online video viewing and was acquired by Google as a result. The sheer power of online video marketing is something that many have reaped the benefits of in recent years.

Less than a month after its fifth birthday, YouTube has announced that it has exceeded two billion video views per day.

The announcement from the Google owned video website comes as part of a larger initiative that the company is launching today to retell the history behind YouTube and its growth. Part of that campaign is the launch of “My YouTube Story” and the related YouTube 5 Year Channel.

To check out the rest of the story visit the following link: YouTube Surpasses Two Billion Daily Views


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4 Tips For Creating Compelling Internet Videos!

video camera 260 4 Tips For Creating Compelling Internet Videos!With web video exploding and the promise of GoogleTV around the corner, it’s a wonderful time to be able to upload your own content. But just because anyone can do it doesn’t mean everyone should. For every well-produced, entertaining and informative video, there are millions that aren’t. So what are some of the bigger pitfalls to avoid if you want your video to get people talking?

Firstly, remember that at the moment, the vast majority of content created for the Internet makes zero money, so everything you do should come from a place of passion. Here are a few tips to make that passion work for you.

Get the four tips here: http://bit.ly/c92Ym8

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Write a book in 40 hours – YES it works!

After reading the title of this blog post you may be scratching you head. But trust me this system really does work. Check out this presentation for all the details. You can write your book in 40 hours!

Write a book in 40 hours – YES it works!

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Google Chrome Can Get You More “Likes”

A lot of you may remember a post made a few backs about a nifty piece of javascript that allowed us all to suggest our Facebook fan pages to all our friends at once. This was a truly powerful tool and something we at Black Card Marketing put to use on several occasions. Well sadly folks, the fine people over at Facebook have re-coded their user interface so that this little javascript magic no longer works.

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But don’t fret! The top notch production team here at Black Card Marketing has tracked down a new way to avoid clicking each friend invite manually. Because lets be honest who wants to waste hours clicking hundreds and even thousands of times just to suggest your page to some people.

The key my friends is Google Chrome. I’m a long time Firefox user and I’m still pretty loyal to the good people from Firefox who have provided me some great years of internet browsing. And to be honest I still use Firefox for most of my personal browsing and internet needs. That being said, in recent weeks I have made the long anticipated switch to Google Chrome for my daily work related internet use. The big reason being its speed. I never thought I would be able to find a noticeable difference in browsing speed and page loading from one browser to another but let me tell you, there is a definite speed increase from Firefox to Chrome.

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Does Social Media Work To Generate Traffic?

social media traffic 300x163 Does Social Media Work To Generate Traffic?I get this question all the time! Social networking is obviously hugely popular to build communities and connect friends and family but cannot it work for business?

More importantly does it work for any business or just “internet marketers”?

I did a little primary research over the last few weeks and found some stunning facts.

Category Before After
Pageviews 556 1881 (+238%)
Unique Views 445 1453 (+226%)
Pages/Visit 1.49 1.91 (+27%)
Time On Site 00:01:39 00:03:00 (+81%)
New Visits 76.88% 70.53% (-8.26%)

What does all this mean? Let me explain:

Pageviews and unique views are both self explanatory so don’t need to much detail there but you can see that if you can boost both those by 238 and 226 percent respectively over a two week period, imagine what you can do in six months or one year!

Pages/Visit: We increased this category by 27 percent which indicates people are viewing 27 percent more pages than they were two weeks ago which indicates they are more engaged by our content.

Time On Site: Another indicator that people are more engaged. They are spending 81 percent more time on our site browsing and reading.

New Visits: This is the category I really wanted to talk about. Given this decreased by 8.26 percent you would think this is negative but its not! Our pageviews are up (way up by 238 percent) and same with our unique views but our new visits are down?

Killer Facebook Secret! Get Tons of Fans!

Picture 2 300x230 Killer Facebook Secret! Get Tons of Fans!Hey everyone, here is an awesome little trick that can help you grow your fan pages, groups, and events exponentially. We’ve all been through the tedious work of adding hundreds of friends one at a time. But thanks to a little nifty javascript manipulation you can suggest or invite your entire friends list all with a few clicks. Watch the video below!

Here is the code you will need to paste into your browser’s URL bar:     javascript:fs.select_all()

Enjoy this little trick courtesy of the Black Card Marketing Group!

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21 Rules for Social Media Success

Antique Social Media Icons by WebTreatsETC 300x164 21 Rules for Social Media SuccessSocial media is reinventing marketing, communications, and the dissemination of information. While businesses now have access to these rich channels, the true promise of social media lies in the direct connections between people who represent companies and the people who define markets of interest.

Today, many businesses approach this with the establishment of social media guidelines and policies. This is indeed an important step, and not one worth economizing. But it’s also not enough. I highly recommend establishing official procedures that remind representatives of the importance and privilege of engagement.

The openness of popular networks is trivial. Any business can join and create a profile. It’s the devices we employ, the intentions that motivate engagement, and the value we offer that dictate the significance of the brand-specific social graphs we weave. It’s a simple investment in either visibility or presence. In social media, just like in the real world, presence is felt.

Get all 21 Rules here: http://bit.ly/a4sylT

Brian Solis is the author of Engage and a leading authority in digital branding and marketing. Connect with him on Twitter or Facebook. What follows is a modified excerpt from Engage, the complete guide for businesses to build, cultivate, and measure success in the new web.

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Essential Tips For Facebook Privacy

FACEBOOK ICON Essential Tips For Facebook PrivacyThe latest changes to Facebook have seen their fair share of criticism, with many users examining more closely the definition of “public vs. private.” Some users have been turned off enough by Facebook’s envelope pushing when it comes to privacy to go so far as to contemplate a mass Facebook exodus.

Whether or not the changes become the final blow to Facebook’s tenuous relationship with privacy remains to be seen. However, protecting your privacy is important on any social network, so while you’re still on Facebook, here are a few important privacy tips to keep in mind as you navigate the site’s newest incarnation.

Get the top 5 tips here: http://bit.ly/a7DL2m

Adam Rosenberg is the Online Community Manager at Salsa Labs. Most recently, he was the New Media Manager at the Center for Democracy & Technology where his work focused on Internet privacy, data protection, cyber security and open government issues.

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Online Video Will Push Internet Traffic to Quadruple by 2014!!!

cisco chart 260 Online Video Will Push Internet Traffic to Quadruple by 2014!!!Cisco Systems has predicted that Internet networking traffic will have quadrupled between 2009 and 2014 in its Annual Visual Networking Index Forecast. It also predicted that online video will be the primary driver of that growth.

Cisco’s report says that 767 exabytes of data (one exabyte is the equivalent of one billion gigabytes) will be transferred online in 2014, and that 91% of consumer traffic will be online video, which will include both traditional web video and video-on-demand provided by television providers.

For the rest of the story go here: http://tinyurl.com/26lyfvx

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DIFY Member Pulls 1 & 2 Spots On Google Video!

Emma Soy RANKS 1 21 300x187 DIFY Member Pulls 1 & 2 Spots On Google Video!One of our DIFY members, Emma Soy and her company Nursing Shepherd(http://nursingshepherdblog.com/) has their videos at the number one and two spots on Google Video rankings. This is what can happen when you have DIFY working for you!

If you want these results for your business, from an expert marketing team for about $11 an hour then you need to let us DIFY, Do It For You.

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