Is there any items that you would suggest for this landing page?

Viral Marketing Landing Page Wireframe is a post from: The Moxie Mom Blog

Here was my plan:

• Has this ever happened to you before?
  • Man and woman arguing on a couch
• What if you didn’t do it?
  • Man and woman continuing to argue
• At this point does that really matter?
  • Man and woman continuing to argue and man leaves
• How can you apologize without really apologizing?
• What would it take to get to the makeup part faster?
  • Woman steaming mad on couch
• Do not pass go
• Do not collect $200
• Let our personalized gift baskets say the “sorry” for you
  • Gift basket
  • Man, woman, gift basket go into bedroom and close the door
• Now wasn’t that easier…
• Logo and Call Now! With URL

Viral Marketing Video is a post from: The Moxie Mom Blog

This video was originally posted on August 30, 2011 and already has 8,072,533 views. That is a pretty impressive hit count for a mobile phone. So what made this video go viral?

Was it the new innovations? No, it looks like an iPhone wanna be.

Was it the brand? Maybe it is the brand, although I haven’t owned a Samsung phone since early 2000.

Could it be the “smartphone portability?” I don’t think so. I purchased my first smartphone in 1990-something.

Maybe it’s the “Super HD AmoLED?” I have no idea what that is but I’m assuming it some type of ultra clear video delivery. Okay, I’ll give ‘em that one.

What about the “minimum scrolling?” That looks exactly like how my iPhone and iPad scroll so I don’t think that would cause anyone to jump up and down to share this video.

Could a stylus cause all the hubbub? I don’t think so. I was happy to ditch my stylus when I switched from my Windows mobile phone in 2005 to the Verizon Envy. I was glad to see those go out of trend as I was constantly having to replace them. I’m sure they made a ton of money off of replacements. Plus, if I really wanted to I could use one a reactive stylus with my iPhone or iPad.

I know! It’s the 8MP Camera? Uh, No. That is on the iPhone 4S. I think I’m starting to run out of viral options as the video is already 51 seconds into the 1:14 video.

At the end of the video it claims, “It’s a new type of smartphone.” How is that exactly?

I’m not sure why this video went viral but at least the music is snappy.

Do you have a Samsung GALAXY Note? What is it that you love about it? Why do you think the video went viral?

Samsung GALAXY Note Viral Video is a post from: The Moxie Mom Blog

Aren’t optical illusions fun! I know! I love them too!

Are any of these moving for you? Are any of these just sitting still for you?

A friend of mine sent these to me the other day and I just could not resist sharing them with you.

These images were originally created to test the level of stress that a person can handle. Supposedly, the slower the pictures move, the better your ability to handle stress.

Evidently, criminals were tested using these images. When they looked at them the images were spinning around like crazy. However, senior citizens and children would see the images as still graphics.

None of these images are actually animated. They are all still image .jpg files.

What do you see?

*If these images are spinning around madly please do not respond to this question. lol

Optical Illusions are Fun! is a post from: The Moxie Mom Blog

How to do it

How to use it

How to take advantage of it

This was given by Mike Stewart at the the DallasSEO Meetup group in May 2011.

How to Make the Most of Local Search is a post from: The Moxie Mom Blog

Have you ever heard of www.carsonified.com or www.thinkvitamin.com? If not you, are in for a treat. This is a video from an event they did in 2008. I had to review this for a class but I thought it might be of use to you in your Internet Marketing endeavors. Enjoy!

Dragons Den style TechCrunch Pitch at Future of Web Apps London 2008

Web Start-ups Pitching their Companies

Judges are:

Mike Butcher from www.TechCrunch.com

Brent Haberman from www.lastminute.com and now www.mydeco.com

Jason Calacanis from www.Mohalo.com

Host: Ryan Carson from www.ThinkVitamin.com and www.Carsonified.com

Each pitch can only be 60 seconds long. Afterwards there is a brief Q&A time followed up with a 1-10 scale scoring from the judges. There is no fluff found here.

The brave soul up to offer the first pitch is Tim from www.PhoneFromHere.com. Tim’s presentation approach was rather casual with a lack of images, stats and what problems it solves in the marketplace. PhoneFromHere is an API that adds phone conversation to your website. It is explained it’s like having an 800 number for the web. The present business model is based on pay-per-use whereby each recipient of the call pays for the call. They are currently targeting large bulk sites with casual users and not sales agents. There was some concern about whether or not the user needed a headset for maximum engagement. PhoneFromHere scored an average of 4.25.

Up next is Pascal from www.Raffle.it. Pascal’s presentation had a few images but really needed to show what the product does for the consumer and not just talk about it. Raffle.it is a place where individuals, schools, charities or anyone can raffle valuable unwanted items. Users purchase vouchers in order to place a bid. Each ticket comes with a rewards vouchers from a related retailer so everyone wins something. Their current business model is ticket revenue and a charge for the voucher delivery. However, they could expand their revenue by using their resources as qualified leads for advertisers. Raffle.it was given an average score of 7.625.

The third presenter is Josh March from www.theiplatform.com. Josh’s presentation had several great images showing the product in a mind mapping style. Iplatform integrates your online community through a single API into multiple social networks. Currently they offer integration into Facebook, Bebo and MySpace. The business model charges a fee for the API and an ongoing licensing fee plus it takes a cut of any of the money spent on promoting the app. While they have a few competitors that offer a limited similar product, they are currently the only one doing this exact business. Iplatform’s average score was 5.875.

Next we are privileged to hear from Kelt and George from www.Diary.com. The presentation was well articulated but lacked any demonstration of the product. Diary.com allows private conversations, file sharing, media sharing and link sharing with your real friends. The business model is a subscription based model with additional revenue being generated from targeted ads, affiliates and virtual economy items. Diary.com was praised for a great URL but hit hard for not displaying what the website can do. Diary.com received an average score of 4.75.

The final pitch for the video was Alexis from www.erepublic.com. Alexis did a great job of staying passionate for his product while giving a thorough presentation including his use of a screen shot of their Google Analytics upwards graph. Erepublic is a totally web based strategy game. Inside of the Massive online strategy game you can interact with friends, get a job, do invasions; you are only limited by your imagination. The business model is a virtual currency model whereby users purchase erepublic gold in order to create, maintain and expand their virtual world. One primary difference between this and other online games is that you can play a complete sequence in just 15 minutes. Erepublic earned the average score of 9.33.

The scores were tallied and the winners are…

1. erepublic.com
2. raffle.it
3. iplatform.com

Congratulations to all the participants for their efforts and their pitches!

Web Start-Ups Pitching their Companies is a post from: The Moxie Mom Blog

Video #1

1. Viewing file information
2. Creating a Smart Folder
3. Making a Stack
4. Using the Dock
5. Using Force Quit
6. Using Spotlight
7. Increasing Mac Security
8. Setting System Preferences
9. Changing the Desktop Picture (and back)
10. Energy Saver Options

Video #2

1. Making an Appointment in iCal
2. Making a To Do List Using iCal
3. Burn Folders without Disks
4. Creating and Deleting a Standard Account
5. Sharing through a Public Folder
6. Creating PDF Files
7. Making an Audio Recording using Quicktime Player
8. WiFi HotSpot Management
9. Three Ways to Magnify Web Text
10. Designating your Start Page

Some of these items work exactly the same way as in Windows so go ahead and give them a look. I think you will find that there just aren’t that many differences between the computers on a basic user level. Maybe I should say that I haven’t seen anything earth shattering as of yet.

I guess because I have heard so much hype throughout the years from Windows people against Mac people, Mac people belittling Windows people and Linux people just trying to be heard that I expected some kind of overwhelming experience from the MacBook Pro. Now, don’t get me wrong here, I totally love the thing! I’m just saying that I have not yet experienced that tremendous and grandiose encounter I was expecting. It’s kind of like when you see previews of a movie for months ahead of time, get super pumped up about it, finally go to go see it and then it’s just average.

Maybe as I learn more about the Mac I’ll change my tune…but for now…I’m still a Microsoft girl.

***Ummm, no I’m not sponsored by Microsoft. I’m just an addict.

Are You a New Mac User? is a post from: The Moxie Mom Blog

I had purchased a Lenovo S10-3t tablet netbook (which I love) to replace a Fujitzu laptop I had that’s video processor went bad right at the end of the warranty (that’s a whole other story). I thought since it was tablet that it will bridge the gap between laptop and iPad. I was WRONG! I mean I like it and everything but….

The day I got the iPad I had no idea how awesome it would be! Let me just say that I purchased the Lenovo out of complete ignorance! (Sorry Lenovo)

Let me count the ways I love my iPad:

1.     Super light (weights about 10 pounds less than my Franklin Covey organizer!)

2.     Super slim

3.     Convenient

4.     Looks very professional

5. It can do just about everything!

Let me give you a rundown on my favorite iPad Apps and what I would consider a great starter set for your iPad:

• Christian

o   I Talk to God (NIV Light) Free – by WorldLink – Tell God how you are feeling today. Angry? Busy? Depressed? Doubtful? Guilty? Joyful? Sad? Tempted? Worried? Etc. Then let God answer through His Word.

o   PocketBible – by Laridian – I have had this app since I got my first Windows PDA 12 years ado. Laridian knows how to merge technology with God’s Word. Make sure to check out Laridian’s other iPhone/iPad apps as well.

o   Daily Audio Bible (DAB) – by Daily Audio Bible – Daily get an audio version of the Bible read by Brian Hardin. Each day you will be graced with a little Old Testament, New Testament, Psalms and a Proverb.

• Entertainment

o   IMDb – by IMDb – Do you ever get stuck trying to remember an actors name or the title of a movie? No more! IMDb is full of all sorts of entertainment trivia and listings.

o   Netflix – by Netflix, Inc – You can stream movies and TV shows right from your iPad. Very cool! I’m hooked on Netflix now!

o   TV Guide – by Roundbox, Inc – In this app you can favorite shows, set reminders, view show information and get the scoop on tons of other TV information.

• Finances

o   Mint – by Mint.com – Track your budget and check your money on the go with this free app.

o   PayPal – by PayPal an eBay Company – Manage your PayPal transactions and balance on the fly.

• Games

o   Air For 4 HD – by Sudden Games, LLC – When you were a kid did you love air hockey? Come on. Admit it. My daughter and I have played this game for hours because it’s so much fun!

o   Flowerz – by Colorme(Beijing)Info Tech Co., Ltd – This is a very fun game of matching, sorting and cascading water lilies. The music is pleasant too.

o   KrazyKart – by Konami Digital Entertainment – This is one krazy game! Tons of fun and the graphics are pretty cool.

o   Mancala FS5 Free – by Flipside5, Inc – This game is free so you simply must give it a try. This game also supports multi-players.

o   Simon Says – by Madcap Studios, Inc – Confess. How many nights did you stay up late when you were a kid playing the buzzing Simon game? Me too! (This game is much more fun with four people hiding under the covers, no flashlight needed.)

o   Undisuputed – by THQ Wireless, Inc – I love UFC! Play with some of your favorite fighters in the UFC without getting cauliflower ears! I feel like I should wear a Tapout shirt when I play.

o   Words with Friends Free – by Newtoy, Inc – Play crossword puzzles with your friends. This is the only way to do a crossword puzzle if you ask me.

• Home Software

o   eWallet – by Ilium Software, Inc – Keep all your passwords, bank accounts, financial info, health info, credit cards, insurance, and everything else you need synced and stored safely with this nifty tool.

o   Grocery iQ – by coupons.com – Build new shopping lists quickly by simply scanning the barcode for any product or using the predictive search feature. Share your lists with others by using the new List Sharing feature. Tip: Share it with your iPhone or your spouse.

o   HomeRoutines – by Wunderbear – This app is kind of like Flylady but with all the setup already done for you. If one your new year’s resolutions was to keep your house clean then you need this app.

• Internet Apps

o   Firefox Home – by Mozilla – Firefox Home provides access to your desktop history, bookmarks and open tabs on your iPhone.

o   Google Mobile App– by Google – Search Google quickly using your voice, pictures, and location. It also links to other Google applications so you can access them quickly.

o   Last Pass for Premium Customers – by LastPass – LastPass is the last password you’ll ever have to remember. www.lastpass.com

o   LastPass Tab Browser – by LastPass – A browser infused with the awesome encrypted technology from LastPass. Never forget another password. www.lastpass.com

• News

o   Mashable – by Mashable – If you like to stay in the know with social media and web 2.0, Mashable is the place to be. Great articles.

o   DallasNews – by Imaginuity New Media – It’s about time that newpapers catch on the fact that they need a mobile presence.

o   CNET News – by CBS Interactive – When you need a demo or full product download, product review or demonstration the helpful people at CNET have got you covered.

• Productivity

o   Clock Pro – by Alarm Clock Company – This app has more clock features than you will know what to do with. If you need a clock, timer, stop watch, world clock, metronome, etc.

o   Dictionary – by Dictionary.com – I use this app so much I had to move it to my dock. Dictionary, thesaurus, word of the day and just a very helpful blogging tool.

o   DocsToGo – by DataViz, Inc – If you need to do it with words this is the app for you. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, Google Docs, iWork, iDisk, SugarSync and more!

o   Evernote – by Evernote – This is a great application for taking notes at college, web clips, snapshots and more. The notes sync to all my devices so I am never without them.

o   Informant HD – by Web Information Systems, Inc – This is my FAVORITE app! This combines your calendar with a task list that you can view in several different ways. Trust me, you want this one.

o   Pages – by Apple Inc – Pages, the powerful word processor for Mac, has been completely redesigned for iPad. It’s the most beautiful word processor you’ve ever seen on a mobile device.

o   Signature – by IdeasUnplugged – Multiple signatures with head images, logos, text, social networking icons and links.

o   Toodledo – by Toodledo – Okay, maybe this is my favorite app! Toodledo is a powerful task and note manager, for the iPhone and iPad. It will help organize your to-do list and notes, and make you more productive.

• Reading

o   Audible – by Audible, Inc – The largest selection of audiobooks I have ever seen is at Audible. You will love how easy this app makes listening and downloading your selections.

o   Instapaper – by Marco Arment – Ever find a great blog post but you don’t have time to read it right that second? Save web pages to read later and optimize readability.

o   Kindle – by Amazon.com – If you think the Kindle is cool you will love this iPad app! I am in love with this reader.

o   Reeder – by Silvio Rizzi – If you use Google Reader you will most definitely want this app. It does an excellent of making sense of multiple Google Reader feeds.

o   Website Magazine – by Emergency 24, Inc – Stay informed on key Internet business trends and discover essential techniques for achieving Website success.

o   Wikipanion – by Robert Chin – This is simply the best Wikipedia app I have used so far. Everything Wikipedia at your fingertips.

o   Wired Magazine – by Conde Nast Digital – Inside the app you can download any past issues, read a current issue and read a free issue. Wired is a technology magazine.

• Shopping

o   Best Buy – by Best Buy, Inc – View their online store, check your reward zone points, give feedback, send gifts, locate a store and more. I love Best Buy!

o   Best Buy Reward Zone – by Best Buy Co – Stay connected with your Best Buy Reward Zone program and points on the go.

o   Craigsphone – Craigslist for iPad – by Next Mobile Web – Craigslist has never been this fun to browse, thanks to the amazing iPad hardware and Craigsphone’s new listing pane.

• Social Media

o   Delicious Bookmarks – by DeliciousSafari – I love using Delicious for bookmarks. You will love sharing your bookmarks on Twitter or keeping them private. Delicious also has a great WordPress widget to display your public bookmarks.

o   Flipboard – by Flipboard, Inc – Flipboard turns news feeds, RSS feeds plus your favorite social networking sites: Facebook, Google Reader, Twitter, Flickr into a really cool magazine flipping book reading thingy. Oh, just try it! You’ll like it!

o   Friendly Plus for Facebook – by Oecoway, Inc – This is hands down the best Facebook iPad app I have tried yet! I like it better than the Facebook website.

o   Foursquare – by foursquare – Do you enjoy sharing your location with friends or seeing where your friends are at any given moment? Try foursquare.

o   HootSuite – by Hootsuite Media, Inc – Whether you are a professional or just a normal person that manages several social networking accounts you will love the ease and syncing that Hootsuite offers you.

o   IM+ Pro – by SHAPE Services – Tired of an app for each of your IM services? Me too! Check out this app! In here you’ve got IM and push notications from GTalk, Yahoo, MSN/Live Messenger, AIM/iChat, ICQ, MySpace, Twitter, Facebook, Jabber and Skype chat.

o   LinkedIn – by LinkedIn – Keep in touch with your professional network with this handy little gem.

o   Ustream – by Ustream.tv, Inc – Watch a pre-recoded video or live video plus chat with this handy iPad app.

• Talk/Text

o   GV Mobile+ – by SK Dev Solutions, LLC – GV Mobile + brings the power of Google Voice to your iPhone. I use it all the time to send corporate SMS messages.

o   Skype – Skype Software S.a.r.l. – With Skype on your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad, you can make and receive calls, and instant message anyone else on Skype, wherever they are in the world. I used this while I was in Thailand in December. You will need to use the earphones/mic for calls.

o   Text Now – by Enflick, Inc – Send and receive unlimited picture and text messages without using your cell phone plan.

• WordPress

o   BlogPress – by CLT Studio – BlogPress is fast, easy to use blogging app that is integrated with social networks: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr and Picasa. I use this app all the time. Maybe you’ve read my work? lol

o   OpenCa.mp – by Hype Anvil – Because I love WordPress this is one of my favorite conferences and I thought you might enjoy it too.

I would also highly encourage you to get a SquareTrade Warranty for your iPad for those accidental moment that you know always happen when you don’t have a warranty. You will also find great benefit to getting a MobileMe account. All the syncing technology alone makes that worth the purchase price! Plus, if you ever lose your iPad, God forbid, you can GPS locate it and/or wipe it clean so that no one can steal your precious information (If you’re like me your life will be on the thing!).

Do you have any favorite iPad apps? Give us the name and a link. Sharing is nice.

Enjoy!

P.S. Most of these work on your iPhone too!

A Great Starter Set for Your iPad is a post from: The Moxie Mom Blog

XAMPP

This particular method of localhost installation using XAMPP will work for WordPress, WordPress MU, BuddyPress and bbPress. Installing a localhost version of WordPress will enable you to create a local hosting environment on your PC or USB storage device so that you can test your installation before going live. This process creates an offline live version of your WordPress blog. If you use the USB installation this also enables you to take that USB storage device to your client and perform a demonstration of the blog before it goes live. This will save you and your client a tremendous amount time and effort.

I saw a great live presentation of this process at the WordCamp Dallas 2009 given by SpamBoy. I have included a copy of his video and his PowerPoint presentation for your convenience.

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Click here to access the PowerPoint Presentation: Creating Local WordPress Installs

Let’s dive in to our installation of WordPress in Windows localhost using XAMPP:

1. Install XAMPP www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html

• Unzip file
• Follow the easy instructions at www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html
• Either install on USB or on hard drive (not both for the same PC)
• Start the XAMPP control panel

2. Download and install WordPress or WordPress MU into the htdocs (which behaves like the public-html folder) www.wordpress.org or www.mu.wordpress.org

• Here is a great tutorial for WordPress MU XAMPP installation www.maketecheasier.com/install-wordpress-mu-in-windows-localhost-with-xampp/2009/05/02
• For WordPress MU use sub-directories for easier installation (I couldn’t get the sub-domains to work)
• You will need to make an adjustment to your PC for WordPress MU:
  • For WordPress MU localhost.localdomain: go to C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
  • Add 127.0.0.7 (tab) localhost.localdomain
  • Place a “#” in front of the action to temporarily disable it
• Edit wp-config-sample.php file

3. Import posts from live blog – Tools/export and import
4. Change permalink structure and match live blog
5. Copy and download  wp-content folders from live blog, themes, plugins, uploads
6. Reactivate plugins – except ping/post, Google, Akismet
7. Remove default installed items – post links, categories, plugins
8. Scrub links in wp_posts table:

UPDATE wp_posts
SET post-content =,
Replace(post_content, ‘www.yourdomain.com‘, ‘localhost/wordpress”);

UPDATE wp_posts
SET post_content  =,
Replace(post_content, “yourdomain.com’, ‘localhost/wordpress’);

*make sure to change your wording in the localhost and the wordpress file name to match your wording used

9. To copy the database from your blog:

• Create new database user
• Copy custom .htaccess settings
• Copy database from live blog
  • Export/import using phpMyAdmin
  • Scrub links in wp_posts table (see previous step)
  • Scrub options in wp_options table:

UPDATE  wp_options
SET          option_value = ‘http://localhost/‘
WHERE   option_name = ‘siteurl’ ;

UPDATE  wp_options
SET          option_value = Concat(option_value, ‘ LOCAL’)
WHERE   option_name = ‘blogname’ ;

UPDATE  wp_options
SET          option_value = 0
WHERE   option_name = ‘blog_public’ ;

I had header errors whenever I tried to save anything in the locahost environment. Try these two great articles and see if they help remove your errors. The first one was a fix for me.

1. www.wordpress.org/support/topic/267604
2. www.hongkiat.com/blog/wordpress-error-warning-cannot-modify-header-information

How to Install WordPress in Windows Localhost with XAMPP is a post from: The Moxie Mom Blog

1. You will need to know your blog’s RSS feed address. In WordPress this is usually http://www.yourblogurl.com/feed, you might also be using Feedburner or another type of blogging platform.  **tip: If you are using the Firefox browser you might also notice the RSS logo to the far right of your address bar notifying you of an available RSS feed on your blog page. In Internet Explorer you should see an RSS symbol to the far right of the domain tabs navigation with a drop down of the available feeds on your blog page.
2. Navigate to your Facebook Notes at: www.facebook.com/notes.php and install to your Facebook account if you have not already done this.
3. On the right hand side of your Facebook Notes page you will see a NOTES SETTINGS box. Click on  IMPORT A BLOG
   

   How to Add Your Blog to Facebook Notes

4. You will add your blog’s RSS feed right where it says WEB URL. At this time time you can only add one RSS feed to your Facebook Notes so choose which RSS feed you want to use carefully (although there are other ways to have your feeds post to Facebook).
   

   How to Add Your Blog to Facebook Notes

5. Check the box if you have the right to reproduce this content on the Facebook site.
6. Click on START IMPORTING.

Now just sit back and enjoy watching Facebook populate your Notes with your blog articles. One of the huge perks is that all of these notes will also show up in your friends feeds too. You will be gaining a huge audience in just the click of a few buttons. And. it is just that easy to add your blog to Facebook Notes.

Enjoy all your new traffic and readers!

How to Add Your Blog to Facebook Notes is a post from: The Moxie Mom Blog