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25 Most Essential Best Tools And Applications For Professional Bloggers

2012-07-25T20:43:00.000-07:00

25 Most Essential Best Tools And Applications For Professional Bloggers.Professional Blogging can be quite a deep and process. First you may have to do some research,then put your thoughts together,and of course add any necessary screenshots and images.Let’s not forget the optimization part(SEO, keywords,etc)and sharing your content on the Web so that others will read it and hopefully share it.With all of these steps involved,blogging can be quite time-consuming and many bloggers get burnt out rather quickly doing these things on a daily basis.

Lucky for us,the process doesn’t have to be so difficult anymore.Thanks to the Web and technology, there are hundreds of tools out there to assist your blogging process and make it less of a headache. This list will take a look at some of the top tools for and applications for making blogging easier.
Save Ideas For Later
Tools that let you save items for later use are great time savers because you can save Web pages,images and files as you’re reading or browsing.If you come across an interesting tool that you may want to blog about later, you can just save it with a single click and then look at it later when you have the time. These tools are also great for storing and organizing all of your ideas and then finding them again when needed.
Read-It-Later
With this tool you can save Web pages to your Read-it-Later list to be read at a later time.Items can be saved from your computer or mobile devices via numerous applications and integrations. You can access your list just about anywhere for online or offline reading.
A similar tool is Instapaper,which works in the same way,but doesn’t have as many applications. One of the best things about Instapaper is that you can forward full emails to save for later (Read-it-Later only allows you to save links via email).

Evernote
You can capture anything from Web pages to images,text,and voice notes with Evernote. Just like Read-it-Later,there are numerous applications and integrations that let you save items to your account.Your notes can be accessed from just about anywhere via a computer or mobile device.Plus,with the ability to search through all of your notes (even text within images),you’ll be able to find things super fast.

Springpad
Springpad is much like Evernote,but refers to itself as“really,really smart notes.”It’s about more than just saving notes,you can also save tasks,set reminders with alerts, and look up items (like products,restaurants and recipes) to save. With Springpad,you don’t have to worry about organizing your thoughts because it does it all for you automatically.So if you want to blog about a specific product or location,Springpad lets you remember and access these items conveniently from your computer or mobile device.

Catch
Don’t let the simple design fool you,Catch is a very effective tool for privately saving notes,ideas,images,places,lists and more.You can then sync those items between your computer and mobile device.It uses a hashtag system (much like Twitter)to add tags to your items for organizing.If you’re looking for a simple too without all the bells,whistles and extra features then Catch is a great option. They have a variety of browser extensions and mobile apps.

Trail-Mix
Trail-Mix lets you “squirrel away”notes, images,Web pages and files right within your browser.It currently works as a Firefox sidebar only.You can drag and drop items like links,text and images right into the sidebar to save for later.
If you’re looking for a similar tool to use in Chrome,you may want to check out Read Later Fast from Diigo (no relation to Read-it-Later).Items are added via an option in the right click content menu.It’s a Chrome app,so it works in its own tab as opposed to the sidebar (like Firefox).

Diigo
With Diigo you can annotate the Web by highlighting,adding sticky notes, bookmarking,taking screenshots,saving images and more.You can then manage it all and reference your findings from your Diigo account for later use. Best of all,whenever you return to a page that you’ve annotated, your notes will still be there. You can even see annotations that others have added to pages as well.You can use Diigo to annotate specific parts of Web pages that you want to use for a blog post or to save items that you want to read at a later time.

Blog Editors
While many prefer to use the blog editor that comes with their blogging platform,it can be much more convenient to use a blog editor – especially if you have more than one blog to update.With most blog editors,you can even write offline and then publish whenever you’re online.They often also make it easier to add pictures to your posts (via drag and drop).You’ll also find many other features that you often can’t find in your blogging platform.
Windows Live Writer
Windows Live Writer is one of the most popular blog editors for the Windows platform. You can create new and edit previous blog posts, see what they’ll look like on your blog before publishing and set up multiple blogs.You can add things like images,videos,Bing maps.There are also 100+ plugins that you can use with Windows Live Writer in order to add more features and increase its functionality. Best of all, Windows Live Writer is complete free.

BlogJet
BlogJet considers itself to be the “most advanced Windows blog editor and manager.” With it’s WYSIWYG editor,you don’t have to have any HTML knowledge.It’s very speedy and lets you add Flickr images,YouTube videos and file attachments.There are numerous other amazing features and it works with numerous blogging formats.Unlike Windows Live Writer, BlogJet isn’t,but there is a free demo version.

ScribeFire
ScribeFire is an extension that you can get for Firefox,Chrome,Opera and Safari.It’s a full featured blog editor that lets you create and publish blog posts right from your browser.You can drop and drop text and images,schedule blog posts for later,tag and categorize,edit pages,post to multiple blogs and more.While some find the endless features in ScribeFire overwhelming,others just can’t live without them.

Qumana
Qumana is another desktop blog editor that lets you edit and publish posts to one or more of your blogs.It can also be used offline and includes text formatting, Technorati tagging,and the ability to add images and advertising to your posts.Qumana works on both Windows and Mac and lets you type in the WYSIWYG editor or Source view (for editing your own HTML).

Veeeb
Veeeb is a unique editor that integrates with your blogging platform (currently only WordPress and Drupal).It uses a process called “semantic text analysis” in order to scan your content for significant keywords and suggest relevant media and links.You can then drag and drop images and videos right into your posts or store them for later use. If you need to find out more about a topic, you can do that as well with the integrated search.

Deepest Sender
Deepest Sender is another blog editor that lives in your browser.It runs inside Firefox ,SeaMonkey and XULRunner.You can add multiple accounts to be used with the WYSIWYG editor. It can be used as a full page editor in a new tab or right from the sidebar,which lets you drag and drop text and images from the Web right into the editor.Other great features include crash recovery,drafts,post editing and offline mode.

Content
These tools will help you create content quicker and also help make your posts more interesting to your readers.
Zemanta
Zemanta is a tool that works on the side of your blog editor. There are quite a few browser andserver-side plugins that you can use in order to enrich your blog posts. As you’re typing in your blog editor,Zemanta will analyze your words and then suggest images,tags,links and related articles for your content.Zemanta features over 10 million images that you can use,all with the proper licensing.

PollDaddy
If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to get opinions or feedback from your readers, creating surveys and polls through PollDaddy is a great option.You can get quick responses ,plus it’s an easy way to keep tally instead of having to go through all of your comments individually. PollDaddy has a survey editor that is customizable and very easy to use. You can even get immediate responses from people using your iPhone,iPod Touch or iPad with the iOS app.

Mobility
Dropbox
Dropbox is the ultimate tool for syncing files between your computer and mobile devices.There is a Dropbox app for just about every device and system and there even more integrations with other apps. So not only are your files always secure,but they’re always with you wherever you go.If you need to save files for use later,just add them to Dropbox or sync them using a supported app.

Google Docs
If you’re looking for a way to access your blog posts from anywhere,one of your best options it to create and save them in Google Docs.Since Google Docs is a Web based word processor,you can access your account no matter what device you’re on – computer or mobile device. This allows you to work on the go, from anywhere.You can also collaborate in real-time with others,which makes Google Docs great for collaborative posts and projects.

Dragon Dictation
While the Dragon Dictation computer software is pretty expensive,you can currently get it for free on the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. With it you can speak right into your device and then have your words automatically transcribed for you.This is great for recording quick notes,thoughts or ideas for your blog posts.You can then email them to yourself to look over and reference whenever needed.

Screenshots
If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to grab screenshots for your posts,without downloading any software,these 3 tools are very convenient.
Awesome Screenshot
Awesome Screenshot is a capture,annotation and sharing tool by Diigo for Chrome,Firefox and Safari.You can capture the visible part of a page,selected area or entire page. Annotation tools include adding shapes (rectangles,circles),arrows,lines and text. There is also a blur tool which is great for protecting your privacy and personal information that you may capture.There are 3 options for saving your screenshots;you can save to the Awesome Screenshot website for a month,save to Diigo forever,or save on your computer.

FireShot
FireShot is an extension for Firefox, Chrome, Thunderbird,SeaMonkey,and Internet Explorer. It lets you capture,edit,annotate,organize, export,upload and print screenshots from the Web.There are quite a few capture options: entire page,visible part of page,selection or browser window.One of the unique things about FireShot is the full set of editing and annotation tools that it provides.Plus,it can even allow you to capture flash content.
Pixlr Grabber
With Pixlr Grabber you can copy,save,edit and share screenshots and images from the Web. There is an extension for both Firefox and Chrome.You’ll be able to grab only the visible part of the page,a defined area or an entire Web page.You can then share it on Imm.io (an image sharing site by Pixlr) or save it to your desktop.Saving it your desktop then allows you to drag and drop or upload it to your blog post (depending on what you’re using to create your content).

Optimization
SEO Blogger
With SEO Blogger,you can “find the most sought-after keywords for your subject without ever leaving your blog editing screen.”It currently works only in the Firefox sidebar via an extension.It allows you to research keywords,see how popular they are,and compare them instantly with other keywords.You’ll also be able to see how many times you’ve used specific keywords in your content. This is great for keeping track of the keyword density in your posts which is a big part of SEO.

SEO Book
SEO Book isn’t just one tool,it offers a large selection of free and premium SEO tools for bloggers,webmasters and SEO professionals.The tools offered range from Firefox extensions,to Web based tools.They also have numerous tutorials,tips and articles to help you learn how to properly optimize your blog to increase traffic and rankings. SEO Books is like an SEO goldmine; you’ll be glad that you stopped by.

Sharing
Ping-O-Matic
Ping-O-Matic is a pinging service that lets search engines know that you’ve updated your blog. You can select the different services that you’d like to ping. The services listed are updated regularly, so you can be sure that only the most important ones are listed. You can ping your blog directly from the Ping-O-Matic site or by using the bookmarklet.

Shareaholic
Shareaholic makes it easy for you and others to quickly share your blog posts all over the social Web. There is an extension for just about every browser,plus an awesome WordPress plugin (called Sexy Bookmarks) that you’ve probably seen used all over the Web already. Shareaholic supports over 100 services for sharing and saving your content.
Another great all-in-one sharing tool is AddThis; you might want to try out the Sharebar or share buttons for your blog.
Feedburner
Feedburner is an RSS management service that provides custom RSS feeds and management tools for blogs.It also offers traffic analysis so that you can see how many people are viewing and clicking on the content in your feeds.There is an integrated advertising system that lets you inserts ads in your RSS feeds and earn money.A great feature is the ability to add links for content sharing at the bottom of your feed items via Feedflares.Feedburner really gives you total control and the ability to easily optimize your RSS feeds.

Conclusion:-
Now it’s your turn.What’s your favorite tool or application that makes blogging easier for you?Just comment here to share with us.
Guest post by:-
Charnita France

Charnita is an Internet Marketing student at Full Sail University.She is also a part-time blogger.In her spare time she enjoys trying out new apps for the Web,PC,Mac and iPhone.You can find her latest blog posts at SocialWebTools.info.

New comment system of Youtube has brought the hopes of Global acceptance

2012-07-24T23:34:00.001-07:00

New comment system of Youtube has brought the hopes of Global acceptance.It was seen in last month at Google I/O,an audience member asked Dror Shimshowitz,a head of product at YouTube,what he could do about the terrible comments on his YouTube channel.

According to Wired,Shimshowitz responded,"We are working on some improvements to the comment system,so hopefully we'll have an update on that in the next few months."He was pointed out four things:-

1.YouTube is encouraging the use of full names in its comment section
2.Users can comment anonymously but must explain why
3.Recent YouTube changes include video face-blurring tech to protect protesters
4.It may be a step towards making the Internet more civil,but will users comply?
A.Experts view:-
Most of the time reading comments on the Internet is like attending a slightly dysfunctional family dinner,full of passionately argued,half-baked political theories and tasteless jokes.Wandering into a YouTube comments section,however,can be like walking into a dive bar bathroom,walls and mirrors covered in graffiti as profane as it is pointless.
B.How new Youtube comment works:-
Apparently he wasn't lying.Try to comment on a video today and a window will pop up with the title "Start using your full name on YouTube," which will sign you in with your Google+ account.A YouTube spokesperson told BetaBeat that this option has been offered since June 29 and that users with a Google+ account will see the same thing if they try to upload a video.If you don't want to use your Google+ account,you can refuse-but then you're taken to a second prompt,which asks "Are you sure?"Then,like some kind of Internet degenerate,you must explain why you don't want to use your full name.
C.Behind name-hide policy:-
Most of the reasons provided involve the user being a business or product,although you can choose the mysterious "My channel is for personal use,but I cannot use my real name," useful if you are cruising YouTube as a member of the witness protection program.
It would have been more honest if YouTube had included,"I'm a jerk and would like to troll comment sections anonymously," but sadly that's not an option.Still,it's important to remember that not everyone on the site is a bored troll looking to mock watchers of Justin Bieber videos.
D.Face-blurring tool of Youtube:-
Recently YouTube launched its own face-blurring tool,a valuable tool for protesters trying to protect themselves from government recrimination.That pretty much sums up why YouTube will(hopefully)never completely take away the option to comment anonymously.
Balancing the needs for free speech and civility is a tricky proposition that,quite frankly,no website has completely figured out.This is definitely a step in the right direction for YouTube,whether or not its users will actually start using their real names is another question.
Conclusion:-
No doubt,it is a right direction of Google to make Youtube more useful towards the all section of people as we can say it 'Global acceptance.'
Article reference:-
1.Time.com
2.Techland

Simplest and easiest way to edit XML file with the help HTML editor

2012-07-18T17:47:00.003-07:00

The XML Editor is the new editor for XML files.It can be used on a stand-alone XML file,or on a file associated with a Visual Studio project.

The XML Editor is associated with the following file extensions:.config, .dtd,.xml,.xsd,.xdr,.xsl,.xslt,and .vssettings.The XML Editor is also associated with any other file type that has no specific editor registered,and that contains XML or DTD content.

1.To edit an XML file:-
Double-click the file you want to edit.
To add a new XML file to a project
a.From the Project menu,select Add New Item.
b.Select XML File from the Templates pane.
c.Enter the filename in the Name field and press Add.The XML file is added to the project and opened in the XML Editor. The file contains the default XML declaration, .
2.To add an existing XML file to a project:-
From the Project menu,select Add Existing Item.
a.The Add Existing Item dialog box appears.
b.Select an XML file and press Add.
3.To create a new XML or XSLT file:-
a.From the File menu,select New.
b.The New File dialog box appears.
c.Select XML File to create a new XML file,or,select XSLT File to create a new XSLT style sheet.
d.Click Open.
4.To edit an XML Schema using the XML Editor:-
a.From the File menu,select Open,and then select File.The Open File dialog box appears.
b.Select an XML Schema,click the Open arrow to see more options,and then select Open With.
c.Select the XML Editor from the list and click OK.

5.To create a project for XML files
a.From the File menu,select New,and then select Project.
b.The New Project dialog box appears.
c.Select the code language of your choice, d.select Empty Project,and click OK.
e.Add XML files to the project.

6.Example of XML edit:-

The replaceHere="true" attribute marks the location at which the parser is supposed to insert a replacement node. Once I have the code fully debugged,I hope to be able to post it here.(Please leave a comment if you are interested in seeing it.)If you're like me,you check the Microsoft QuickStart samples when you want to do a task for the first time.The XML file samples Microsoft provides are quite straightforward. To read the document,you call the XmlDocument .Load(fileName) method;to save it, you simply call the XmlDocument.Save (fileName)method.So to read,modify,and save the document,you should be able to write code like this:

<!-- [PROD]

<configuration>

<system.web>

<customErrors mode="On" defaultRedirect="Error.htm" replaceHere="true"/>

<authentication >

<forms loginUrl="login.aspx" name="PROD" timeout="60" path="/" replaceHere="true">

</forms>

</authentication>

<httpCookies httpOnlyCookies="false" requireSSL="false" domain="seibelsonline.com"  replaceHere="true"/>

</system.web>

</configuration>

-->

<!-- [FQA]

<configuration>

<system.web>

<customErrors mode="RemoteOnly" defaultRedirect="Error.htm" replaceHere="true"/>

<authentication >

<forms loginUrl="login.aspx" name="FQA" timeout="60" path="/" replaceHere="true">

</forms>

</authentication>

</system.web>

</configuration>

-->

Most trusted top 25 blog directories in the world for bloggers

2012-07-16T00:26:00.000-07:00

There are thousands of blog directories are found in the virtual world of internet.To day,it is trying to make a top 25 Blog directories list for professional bloggers. Any one can submit blog in these blog directories.

Gaining exposure for your blog is critical to building a following and revenue.After creating compelling copy,titles,descriptions and link strategies,it’s time to list your blog in one or more directories.There are many paths to building links,such as link baiting or blogroll-link swapping,but few are as easy to implement and cost effective as submitting to blog directories.And good link juice makes for a growing blog.Here are the Most trusted top 25 blog directories in the world for bloggers,you need to know about these:
A.Best of the Web Blog Search:-
It remains a powerful tool for sharing your blog,especially since this director’s very selective,listing only mature and valuable blogs.A link from here is majestic.
B. Bloggeries:-
It is one of the most respected blog directories.The layout is clear and concise, and readers are able to find what they are looking for in a snap.
C. EatonWeb Blog Directory:-
It is a powerful list.The fee,currently $34.99,pays for a review of your blog.
D. OnToplist:-
It is a free,manually-edited directory that reads the RSS feed of your blog.You can also use the site’s social features,article directory,and other great tools to build your blog.
E. Blogged:-
It is an interesting mix of a directory and a Google News type site that is fed by the blogs listed with Blogged. And it’s free to list your blog.
F. Blog Search Engine:-
While the design and infrastructure have changed somewhat over the years,Blog Search Engine remains one of the most selective blog directories on the web.Membership has its privileges.
G. Blog Catalog:-
It features a vast number of categories,from academic to writing,while offering the ability to search by country,language or user.It has a no-frills design,but offers convenient access through a simple blog registration.
H. Globe of Blogs:-
It has too many features to list.Only non-commercial blogs are accepted.The site may be busy,but I like being able to narrow my search by title,author or subject.
I. Ultimate directory of British blogs:-
It isn’t focused on location,but on the culture.It is asked that bloggers be genuinely British.
J. Blog Universe:-
It has a layout that is easy to navigate and, although the content is limited,it’s an all-around good directory worthy of submission.
K. Bigger Blogs:-
It is intertwined with a business directory and an article directory,giving you access to several powerful tools in one location.
L. Bloggernity:-
It is a crisp,clean and easily navigated site.It is low ad-to-content ratio has helped solidify its reputation as a quality directory.
M. Bloggapedia:-
It has an interesting and eye-catching homepage.Readers are easily connected to top blogs and new posts.Innovative categories,a colorful design and its blogger tool kit make this directory a hit.
N. Spillbean:-
It is a well-designed directory with categories such as health,society,Internet, and personal.
O. Blogging Fusion:-
It boasts over 60 categories,including family-focused blogs.Blogging Fusion has an good number of listings,and it also has visitor stats.
P. Blogflux:-
It is organized and clear with a strong social element.
Q. Bloglisting:-
The blogs at the top of Bloglisting are fun, colorful and catch the attention of the reader.Bloglisting displays the page-ranking blogs,which is a helpful tool when determining with whom you want to exchange links.
R. Blogio:-
It stores plenty of quality blogs,and it sports solid on-site search.
S. Blog Digger:-
It is a strong search tool,especially for local blog listings.
T. Blog Pulse:-
It features a powerful community element,on-site analytics,and a clean design.The submit page is a bit tricky to find.
U. Technorati’s blog directory:-
It is well-respected and spans more than 30 categories.
V. Blogarama:-
It has a strong base of blogs and a solid text-ad system for its front page.
W. Blog Hints:-
It features over 100 categories.The site is very picky about which blogs are included, and those that are listed are presented via a visual interface that shows the site’s design and page rank.This makes Blog Hints the perfect site for finding link-swapping partnrs.
X. Blogbuzzer:-
BlogBuzzer is a web tool that allows blog owners to automatically submit their blogs to the top search sites and blog directories.By simply entering in the URL(web address)and name of the blog,BlogBuzzer will ping blog to all of the top directories.
Y. Indiblogger:-
Most active and trusted blogging community in India.It rates the blogs and promote the blogs posts with the members on the basis of interests.

[N.B.Data credit goes to searchenginejournal]
Conclusion:-
The above listings are a glimpse inside the large and vast world of blog directories and the valuable inbound links that your can build for your blog and your business.There are countless more directories at your disposal.Which do you like? Leave a comment.

Top Ten Most Essential Earning Queries on Google Adsense

2012-06-16T18:08:00.000-07:00

It is normally sounded top ten most essential questions about Google Adsense from newbie to old publishers too.

Today it trying to find out the reply of Top Ten Most Essential Earning Queries on Google Adsense.

1.Adsense can i choose to show cpm ads?
2.how much we can earn on cpm ads ?
3.how to display only cpm ads from adsense ?
4.how to get only CPM adsense ?
5.how to run CPM ads on adsense ?
6.how to select cpm ads in adsense ?
7.how to select cpm in google adsense ?
8.show cpm adsense only ?
9.what is amazon vs adsense cpm ?
10.how much can i get from adsense traffic cpm?
You will never know the cost per click price as it depends on two factors:-
(a)bids of the advertisers which fluctuate and (b)smartpricing which can discount the value of the click.
Adsense is one of Google’s main revenue sources ,so the more money a publisher can bring in,the better for them.So no,there is no limit.In terms of earning money on Adsense,your mileage varies.One website with 10,000 uniques a day can earn $50 a month while another may earn $5,000.It is not easy to predict how much you will earn from Adsense.The only way you can learn about how your site will perform with Adsense is through trying it.The amount you can earn will depend on the factors.
i.Responsiveness of audience to the ads:-
A travel website that provides information on travel to Spain will attract visitors looking for ways to arrange their travel and spend money on their vacation to Spain.Your site provides the info,but the ads will provide hotels,travel agencies,tourist destinations, car rentals — ads that are likely to get the attention of the users of your site.This is a site that will most likely do well with Adsense. However,if you are a gaming website where the main purpose of the user is to play games on your site, then Adsense will not perform as well.
ii.Ad format:-
some types of ads do better than others depending on your content and layout.In our case,large rectangles in the middle of the content is the best,while leaderboards do not generate as much as income. Skys are the worst for us. Experiment and measure the results via channels and see which formats work best for you.
iii.Ad placement:-
check Google’s heat map as they have tested where the best placements are https://www.google.com/support/adsense
iv.Ad colors:-
sometimes ads blended into the content works wonders,but sometimes ads that contrast your site colors work best
v.Number of ad units on a page:-
we are allowed maximum of 3 ads + 1 ad links + 1 search box on a page.Maximize the allowed number based on the resulting look of your page (you don’t want an overkill of ads).Users going to your page and reading your content may ignore the banner or rectangle at the top of the page, but may click on the ad at the bottom of the article
6.Smartpricing:-
the big unknown in Adsense.No one knows how this actually works.But it can affect the pricing of the ads on your site. If the advertiser paid for $0.50/click – but your site is smartpriced – then the cost may be discounted lower (e.g. $0.25).So you may try to develop a site based on high paying keywords but if smartpricing gets to you,then you may not get as much per click as what you are expecting from your keywords.Here is Google’s explanation of smart pricing https://adwords.google.com/support
Google’s smart pricing feature automatically adjusts the cost of a keyword-targeted content click based on its effectiveness compared to a search click. So if our data shows that a click from a content page is less likely to turn into actionable business results — such as online sales, registrations, phone calls, or newsletter signups — we reduce the price you pay for that click.
Conclusion:-
Experiment with the factors above (except smartpricing,which you can’t control),and see which combination works best.Remember though that not all sites do well with Adsense – even if you get gazillions of traffic but your visitors are not interested in looking for ways to spend their money,they won’t be interested in your ads and won’t click.

StumbleUpon Has Appointed Teal Newland As The New Marketing Vice President To Boost New Era

2012-04-03T01:55:00.000-07:00

StumbleUpon has declared in it's about/profile page such as"Whether you’re interested in Humor,Photography,Fashion or Sports,we have something for you.Every Stumble is an adventure ,and something amazing is always just a click away." StumbleUpon kicked its turnaround into higher gear Monday with the hire of its first-ever vice president of sales.Teal is a big believer in food as entertainment, so she tries new restaurants and cooking classes at least once a month — though from what she tells me, it’s usually more eating and less cooking. And when she’s not diving into culinary pursuits you might find her out on the running trail or in the yoga studio.Teal lives in Brooklyn, New York, and will be based in our office in Manhattan.

Teal Newland,a former Digitas executive and Disney brand strategist,has joined the long-running web discovery engine and will oversee StumbleUpon’s advertising sales efforts,the company announced Monday.[source:stumbleupon]
StumbleUpon,the random click-to-uncover-the-web service,is a startup created by Garrett Camp, Geoff Smith,and Ram Shriram.The site first launched in 2001,was acquired by eBay(where it nearly lost all relevance)in 2007 for $29 million,and then was sold back to its original founders in 2009.The then newly independent company fought its way back from obscurity,landed $17 million more in funding,and surpassed 20 million users in October of last year.The reborn startup says it now serves more than 1.2 billion content recommendations each month.
As a popular serendipitous content discovery aide,StumbleUpon has managed to attract 75,000 brands,publishers,and marketers to its Paid Discovery platform.The ad product,akin to Facebook’s Sponsored Stories offering, allows advertisers to promote and target their content in a holistic,site-appropriate fashion.
Newland,who has the hook-up with big brands such as Delta and Intel through her former Digitas gig,has been brought on board to hawk the Paid Discovery platform and help the now 11-year-old company bring in more revenue.
StumbleUpon has offices in San Francisco and New York.Newland will be based in the New York office.The company declined to disclose revenue information.[source:stumbleupon]

Customer value and the value equation of the global marketing scenario

2012-03-05T22:25:00.000-08:00

Customer value and the value equation of the global marketing scenario is one of the major asking matter in corporate world.Here we are trying to give the simple value equation.The essence of marketing is creating customer value that is greater than the value created by
the competitors.

The value equation is determined by perceived benefits divides price.Value for the customer can be increased by expanding or improving product and or service benefits,by reducing the price,or by a combination of these elements. Companies/institutions those use price as A competitive weapon must have a strategic cost advantage in order to create a sustainable competitive Advantage.This might come from heap labor,or access to cheap raw materials,or it might come from manufacturing scale or efficiency or more efficient management. Knowledge of the customer combined with innovation and creativity can lead to product improvements and service that matters to customers.If the benefits are strong enough and valued enough by customers,a company does not need to be the low-price competitor in order to win customers.The competitive advantages must exist relative to relevant competitors.If the company is in local industry then these competitors will be local,In order to national company or global company then their competitors will be national or global.

Now track your Twitter, Feedburner and Delicious Count of website & blog with PHP script

2012-03-01T00:49:00.000-08:00

Now track your Twitter,Feedburner and Delicious Count of website & blog with PHP script.It is needed to have SimpleXML and JSON supports in webserver.The output is stored in an array.Just it needs to do is to replace $username and $url variables to own setting.Check bellow:-

//Grab Twitter

$username = 'quenesswebblog';   /* Twitter username */
$api_page = 'http://twitter.com/users/show/' . $username;
$xml = file_get_contents ( $api_page );
$profile = new SimpleXMLElement ( $xml );
$count = $profile->followers_count;
 
$data['twitter'] = $count;
 
//Grab Feedburners
$username = 'queness';  /* feedburner feed name */
$api_page = 'https://feedburner.google.com/api/awareness/1.0/GetFeedData?uri=' . $username;
$xml = file_get_contents ( $api_page );
$profile = new SimpleXmlElement($xml, LIBXML_NOCDATA);
$rsscount = (string) $profile->feed->entry['circulation'];
 
$data['rss'] = $rsscount;   
 
//Grab Delicious
$url = 'www.queness.com';   /* url */
$api_page = 'http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/json/urlinfo/data?url=%20www.queness.com';
$json = file_get_contents ( $api_page );
$json_output = json_decode($json, true);  
 
$data['delicious'] = $json_output[0]['total_posts']; 
 
 
print_r($data);


N.B.[This code snippet was taken from Kevin Liew who is a web designer and developer and keen on contributing to the web development industry]

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