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The Twitter Show #8 - Chelsee’s Choice

Jim Stroud — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:00:20 +0000

Jim brings his daughter Chelsee to a taping of The Twitter Show. (Oboy) As Chelsee reviews the Social Network for kids - Club Penguin, Jake waddles like a Penguin. This is a really cute episode. Plus, Club Meez gets an honorable mention, as well as being a catalyst for some family drama. While Jim and Chelsee fuss, Jake is cracking up. Enjoy…

Guido (on behalf of Jim)

Happy Father’s Day, Daddy!

Jim Stroud — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:46:37 +0000

Jim gets a special “present” from his favorite little girl.

The Twitter Show #7 - Will you be my Tweetheart?

Jim Stroud — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:00:30 +0000

The Twitter Show #7 - Will you be my Tweetheart? from Jim Stroud on Vimeo. In this episode, Guido creates The Twitter Show drinking game as Jake and Jim discuss lonely hearts on Twitter, Father’s Day, real-time search engines, verified accounts and then… Jake shows you a side of himself that you have NOT seen before. Tune in to watch this fun and erratic Tech Talkin’ show.

The Twitter Show #6 - Bing vs Google Wave

Jim Stroud — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:35:38 +0000

In this episode of The Twitter Show, Is there a new searchengine Sheriff in town? Jake and Jim say something about Bing and Google (but I was half-listening). They definitely said something about Obama’s crackberry and something about winning a prize for retweeting something; blah - blah - blah. All I know is that I went to Vegas last weekend and now I have a MAJOR announcement. Tune in to find out what it is.

Guido
(on behalf of Jim Stroud)

The Twitter Show #5 - GoldTeeth, SuperModels and Tweets in Space

Jim Stroud — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:32:22 +0000

In this episode, Jim and Jake have (obviously) had too much caffeine and are bouncing from subject to subject in a discombobulated mess. Somewhere in their conversation they discuss, Gold Teeth, Supermodeling, Tweets In Space, Twitpic and a few other things I can’t recall. Tune in to see the zany.

Guido
(On behalf of Jim Stroud)

How to Block Adult Images and Video in Microsoft’s Bing Search Engine

Jim Stroud — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:25:49 +0000

I stumbled across this article this morning - “Microsoft’s New Search Engine Puts Porn in Motion” and raised an eyebrow. I did a quick search on the terms “Sexy” and discovered that Adult Images and Videos pop-up. Hmm… not shocking, but worth taking note. However, I did notice that when I moused over a video result that the video began playing right away inside Bing. Hmm… so just like the article pointed out, one could surf Adult sites and view Adult videos from the BING search engine. Hmm… What are the chances that an innocent web search return items I do not want my child to see? (More of a chance that I want to take.)

Since an “ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” I decide to make a few changes to the BING search engine. Let me show you what I mean, step by step…

Step 1: Go to the BING website.

Step 2: In the upper right hand of the BING homepage, click the “Extras” link.

Step 3: Click the “Preferences” option.

Step 4: Choose the “Safe Search” option that you prefer.

Step 5: You have 3 choices: Strict, Moderate and Off. I typically choose “Strict,” But whatever works for you.

Let me know if you find this advice useful.

Cheers,

Jim

The Twitter Show #4 - Twitter saves a dog’s life

Jim Stroud — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:36:34 +0000

There is a rumor floating around that there is an official Twitter show in the works. Is it true? Are they talking about Jake and Jim? Plus 2 Wonder Women use Twitter to save a dog’s life and then things get kind of crazy with video flashbacks. Actually, they get crazy from the beginning with the slow motion thing and all, but I digress. Tune in to see what I saw… Guido (On behalf of Jim)

VIDEO: The Twitter @ Show #3

Jim Stroud — Fri, 15 May 2009 19:53:23 +0000

Jake and Jim give shout outs to entrepreneurs, celebs and web apps that they find on Twitter. In this episode, “The First Dog,” somebody is making money for wearing t-shirts and delamifying (Is that a word?) religion. Plus how many Twitter directories are there? And… a whole new spin on the tv classic - “The Jeffersons” that you (probably) have not seen before. Tune in to join in the Tech Talkin’ fun.

VIDEO: The Twitter @ Show #2

Jim Stroud — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:34:03 +0000

ilo #17: The Twitter @ Show #2 from Jim Stroud on Vimeo.

Did you know that Twitter has a new search feature? Now you do. Tune in for more info. Plus, Jake and Jim give shout outs to the Twitterati, their pals and special love to Blixy.com.

Interview with Blixy.com CEO

jakepress — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:06:31 +0000

Interview with Blixy.com CEO Alessandra Colaci
by: Jake Press

Follow her on Twitter: @alessandraco

Her site: www.blixy.com

I recently had the privilege of sitting down and interviewing Alessandra Colaci, of Blixy.com. Blixy.com focuses on creating and delivering personalized widgets for a user’s specific profile.

Q: How and When did Blixy get started?

A: November of last year, the site was rebranded “blingyblob” (try saying that 5 times over the phone). A site was created to users to personalize their pages, demonstrating their own persona.

Q: What is your focus for Blixy.com?

A: Creating high quality widgets! We want people to feel like they can’t get our stuff anywhere else. We are creating skins for Twitter backgrounds and cool widgets as a sub-site of Blixy. A special area for products relating to each site.

“That sounds exiting”

Q: When will these awesome creations be available?

A: Probably in about the next couple of months.

Q: Who is your audience?

A: It’s really broad, but a little skewing towards female. Middle age and beyond. But we really have a variety.

Q: How are you generating revenue and monetizing?

A: We want our creations right now to be free to the user, so we use an ad model that is PPC based and banner ads.

Q: How is that working out for you?

A: Good! Definitely right now there is a shift in revenue online. Advertisers are trying to spend money on social media and community building. There is money being made with this model.

Q: Would you do a custom product for a user?

A: Yes, we have received these requests and are interested in discussing with others about their creation needs.

Q: What have you learned from Social Media?

A: People love to learn in these communities and show their online persona. “This is my personality” I believe is important to a user. Having them own this content and this is a “piece of me” allows them to express who they are to their peers.

Q: So what do you really think about Myspace? A couple of years ago they were King, now… people have moved to facebook. What are your thoughts in comparison to Facebook?

A: I know numbers have recently shown this to be true. I do love Myspace because of its personalized nature. I think facebook is a shift and a “natural progression” and because things can be done quickly. Myspace is more of the hang out spot as opposed to professional.

Q: Where do you see social media evolving and how does Blixy.com play a part?

A: We want to evolve with what the user is “currently excited about”, tools for twitter, tools for facebook, and the new social media tools that evolve every year or two. We want people to come to our site that are interested in jazzing up their website, and showing their personality.

Q: Lets talk Twitter! What do you think are the pros and cons for how people use Twitter?

A: I think people posting links promoting their site all of the time will make someone want to un-follow. This does for work for some though. I think having the balance is important.

Q: How much of your traffic comes from twitter?

A: I am passive about discussing my site. I think people appreciate getting to know me as a person and then they can check out my bio and see what I’m all about.

Q: Advice for newbies! What advice do you have for newbies that don’t understand this “social media” stuff?

A: Um, I would look around and see what other people are doing. Do a Google search on the RT and Hashtag type of terms. People are willing to help when they see that you generally want to learn. You can get up to speed very quickly with this approach.

— Press… out.