Byte-Sized Notebook

The Real Time Search Race

noreply@blogger.com (Jaime Lapena) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:50:00 +0000

The front runners to be the leader of Real Time Search:

Collecta
Crowdeye
Itpints
OneRiot
Scoopler
Social Mention
Surchur
Topsy
TweetMeme
Yauba

Twitter Users Tell Diddy To Back Your Ass Up!

noreply@blogger.com (Jaime Lapena) — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:36:00 +0000

Diddy starts yet another new trend. Although this one isn't one he probably wanted to start. After hitting 1 million followers, Sean "Diddy" Combs started seeing a backlash of "unfollowdiddy" tweets on the microblogging site. Interesting to see if this affects company brands in the future.

Giants Lack of Support

noreply@blogger.com (Jaime Lapena) — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:18:00 +0000

Giants hitters produced 6 runs in the last 4 games. Add that to Brian Wilson's 9.53ERA, 3 losses, and blown save. Kinda like producing 1 dollar after spending 2. WTF!!?

Craziest Ping Pong Game

noreply@blogger.com (Jaime Lapena) — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:47:00 +0000

WTF kind of ping pong is this?

Who's The Most Popular UFC Star?

noreply@blogger.com (Jaime Lapena) — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:38:00 +0000

Who's the most popular UFC star? Check out this comparion between Lidell, Couture, and Lesnar. This may give us insight into why he got a title shot so quick and the big bucks. That's alot of searches that probably translates into alot of fans which translates into alot of bucks. So we can't say WTF

Fight Like A Champion Interview w/ Chris Leben

noreply@blogger.com (Jaime Lapena) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:01:00 +0000

Just updated the latest Fight Like A Champion newsletter with UFC veteran Chris Leben. WTF? #6 is priceless! Out of all the interviews, this could be one of the best answers.

1) 5 favorite fighters to watch: Fedor, Randy Couture, Wanderlei Silva, Genki Sudo. And Chris Leben!

2) Favorite products: Green Vibrance (organic greens). And New-Whey (protein shots).

3) Favorite songs to train to: Good question! Shout at the Devil by Motley
Crue, anything by Slayer, Ministry, and Maiden!

4) Most common training mistakes you see: Undertraining, overtraining, not properly hydrating, over dieting.

5) Most common mistake during a fight: not utilizing the clinch properly, not
throwing knees properly, and not looking to pass guard.

6) Favorite technique combinations: Foot-to-face, fist-to-face, knee-to-face,
elbow-to-face....you get the idea.

7) Favorite drills & exercises: taking the back, getting up off bottom,
sprints, and swimming.

8) Favorite saying: It ain't over till it's over.

Facebook Stats

noreply@blogger.com (Jaime Lapena) — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:40:00 +0000

* General Growth: More than 175 million active users (this many already? WTF?)
* More than half of Facebook users are outside of college
* The fastest growing demographic is those 30 years old and older

and much more....

25 Random Things About GE

noreply@blogger.com (Jaime Lapena) — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:38:00 +0000

WTF? GE joins in on the Facebook phenomenon with their own 25 Random Things. Guess it's a good way to stay relevant while branding.

Pew Study on Twitter Updating Services

noreply@blogger.com (Jaime Lapena) — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:32:00 +0000

Study from Pew:

"As of December 2008, 11% of online American adults said they used a service like Twitter or another service that allowed them to share updates about themselves or to see the updates of others."

WTF? does this include Facebook? Would seem a little bit low with the combo of Twitter, Facebook, AND any other update services.

Advantages of Google Buying Twitter?

noreply@blogger.com (Jaime Lapena) — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:10:00 +0000

WTF are the implications of Google buying Twitter?

* integration of Twitter in Google search
* Twitter search being run by Google
* Twitter comments integrated with Google Alerts
* learn more for TrustRank through interrelationship of users

Most obvious place that Google would implement Twitter could be within Gmail just like they did w/ chat.

Using Social Media in Today's Job Market

noreply@blogger.com (Jaime Lapena) — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:34:00 +0000

Pretty relevant blog entry by Dan Schawbel, the author of Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success and Personal Branding Blog:

7 Secrets to Getting Your Next Job Using Social Media

Most Influential Women Searched on Yahoo!

noreply@blogger.com (Jaime Lapena) — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:49:00 +0000

Interesting list:
Breaking The Glass Ceiling - Top 10 Searched Influential Women

(1). Angelina Jolie
(2). Sarah Palin
(3). Oprah
(4). Hillary Clinton
(5). Gina Carano
(6). Tina Fey
(7). Michelle Obama
(8). Katie Couric
(9). Barbara Walters
(10). Dara Torres

WTF!!!??? Gina Carano is ahead of some big names. She could parlay this traffic into a serious loyal following with some simple online marketing. We'll see.

Blogging and STDs

noreply@blogger.com (Jaime Lapena) — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:32:00 +0000

WTF was this discussion between
Arianna Huffington and Jon Stewart!?

Arianna Huffington: 50,000 blogs are started each day

Jon Stewart: You make it sound like a sexually transmitted disease

Arianna Huffington: No, it's alot more fun

I hope so Arianna. I really hope so. Stewart trying to understand blogging is classic stuff.

The Guide To Layoffs (The Employer's Edition)

noreply@blogger.com (Jaime Lapena) — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:13:00 +0000

WTF is this!!!?? A standardized guide has been leaked out of "how to layoff an employee" courtesy of Yahoo!. Wonder if the person who was in charge of this is going to get laid off now. Hmmmmmm....

It's Been A Long Time

noreply@blogger.com (Jaime Lapena) — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:08:00 +0000

WTF? It's been a while since I've posted here. After running across my "online notebook", I remembered how valuable it was jotting down ideas and notes of anything interesting (or not depending on how I feel). I also remember how boring it was to read back to myself. So after falling off the wagon, I've decided to hop back on it. Just remember, anything I say here is more stream of conscience and should be taken as such. WTF am I doing writing this since no one will probably read it. Oh well, if you do, I would just say WTF are you doing?

Link Building

noreply@blogger.com (Jaime Lapena) — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 16:27:00 +0000

Yet another link building blog

Ultimate Linkbaiting Guide

noreply@blogger.com (Jaime Lapena) — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 16:24:00 +0000

Funny blog on SEO. Good post on linkbaiting.

Linkedin Uses

noreply@blogger.com (Jaime Lapena) — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 16:07:00 +0000

How to market yourself on Linkedin and other uses, Part II. Some really interesting ways to use it on this list.

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Social Networking Marketing Example: You

noreply@blogger.com (Jaime Lapena) — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 15:56:00 +0000

A great post from Guy Kawasaki on how to market your most marketable brand through social networking.

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Google Luring Creatives

noreply@blogger.com (Jaime Lapena) — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 05:07:00 +0000

Interesting article in Google providing tools to ad agencies for campaigns. Could this be the symbiotic relationship that the ad agencies needed to embrace the Web more?

Power Blogging

noreply@blogger.com (Jaime Lapena) — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 04:59:00 +0000

Steve Rubel interviews power bloggers about the rules and the future.

Tagging Statistics in the U.S.

noreply@blogger.com (Jaime Lapena) — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:58:00 +0000

A recent report on tagging in the U.S.

Signals Of Quality

noreply@blogger.com (Jaime Lapena) — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 23:12:00 +0000

Signals of Quality, as stated by Scott Smith of Clientside Search Engine Marketing LLC, is an important way to describe the implications of SEO on your brand. Signals of Quality for a product on the shelf can be brand name, placement, design, packaging, pricing, and promotion. Since search engines use certain Signals of Quality to rank websites, good placement in search results can signify the quality of a brand leader since search engines rely on these certain Signals of Quality to give that brand a good placement. Search has more implications on a brand than just driving free traffic.

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Measuring The Blogging ROI

noreply@blogger.com (Jaime Lapena) — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:52:00 +0000

An interesting model that is based on the research of Charlene Li. The case for justifying a blog campaign is still being made to companies. Much potential in terms of blogs being useful for SEO, a news outlet, FAQ tool, extranet, testimonials, etc.

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5 Pillars of Social Media Marketing

noreply@blogger.com (Jaime Lapena) — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:46:00 +0000

Ben Willis does a good job of breaking down his main points of focus for social media marketing. With the steady rise in online advertising costs, social media marketing will increasingly become important a company's pursuit of generating brand awareness, lead generation, and sales. A potentially important article in the future of online marketing.

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