chris.typepad.com tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1334606 2009-11-11T08:24:23-08:00 Nudge, nudge, wink, wink. Know what I mean? TypePad TypePad Traffic Tip #5: automatically cross from TypePad to Twitter and Facebook tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e009827d6b88330128757b0051970c 2009-11-11T08:24:23-08:00 2009-11-11T08:24:23-08:00 via everything.typepad.com I now post almost 100% of my Twitter and Facebook updates via my TypePad blog. It's easy, automatic, and with our Bit.ly integration I get all the stats I want. It's a great way to share things that... Chris Alden

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I now post almost 100% of my Twitter and Facebook updates via my TypePad blog. It's easy, automatic, and with our Bit.ly integration I get all the stats I want. It's a great way to share things that require more than 140 characters with my Twitter & Facebook followers & friends.

 http://chris.typepad.com/blog/2009/11/typepad-traffic-tip-5-automatically-cross-from-typepad-to-twitter-and-facebook.html Monetizing Twitter -- Bring on the Ads! tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e009827d6b88330120a6769731970b 2009-11-10T18:02:07-08:00 2009-11-10T18:02:07-08:00 True, no one asked me. But here's my two cents anyway. Twitter should open up its platform to advertising. That's right, advertising. Forget all this hoo-ha over selling data or paid business accounts or dashboards . . . Twitter has... Chris Alden

True, no one asked me. But here's my two cents anyway. Twitter should open up its platform to advertising. That's right, advertising. Forget all this hoo-ha over selling data or paid business accounts or dashboards . . . Twitter has everything it needs to build a wildly-successful ad driven business model. It should get on with it.

The two hallmarks of successful advertising-driven businesses are 1) massive scale and 2) abundant context. How has MySpace built such strong advertising revenue atop their social media platform? Huge scale and a ton of context. Same is true of Facebook and Yahoo and Six Apart. And, of course, the mother of all ad supported businesses -- Google -- is all about scale and context.

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Nice post by David Hornik on VentureBlog. IMO ads on Twitter are a when and how question, not a whether or not question. David answers the when (now!) and the how.

 http://chris.typepad.com/blog/2009/11/monetizing-twitter----bring-on-the-ads.html TypePad Traffic Tip #4: turn your readers into followers tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e009827d6b883301287575fbf8970c 2009-11-10T15:13:16-08:00 2009-11-10T15:13:16-08:00 via everything.typepad.com You don't just have readers of your blog, you have followers. People probably follow your site via RSS or follow you on Twitter or Facebook. With the new TypePad following is now built in. Follow blogs and bloggers... Chris Alden

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You don't just have readers of your blog, you have followers. People probably follow your site via RSS or follow you on Twitter or Facebook. With the new TypePad following is now built in. Follow blogs and bloggers and get their updates in your TypePad Dashboard. And with this handy TypePad Profile module, you can make it easy for your readers to follow you.

 http://chris.typepad.com/blog/2009/11/typepad-traffic-tip-4-turn-your-readers-into-followers.html TypePad Traffic Tip #3: tap your followers' followers with favoriting tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e009827d6b88330128756904e4970c 2009-11-09T12:07:03-08:00 2009-11-09T15:13:51-08:00 via everything.typepad.com You have readers, but today those followers have followers of their own. One way of reaching your followers' followers is by adding a "Favorite" button to your TypePad blog. When a reader "favorites" your post, his or her... Chris Alden

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You have readers, but today those followers have followers of their own. One way of reaching your followers' followers is by adding a "Favorite" button to your TypePad blog. When a reader "favorites" your post, his or her TypePad followers will see your post show up in their TypePad Dashboard. A great way of getting in front of people who may be interested in what you have to say but don't follow you directly.

 http://chris.typepad.com/blog/2009/11/typepad-traffic-tip-3-tap-your-followers-followers-with-favoriting.html Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down This Wall tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e009827d6b883301287567323c970c 2009-11-09T09:30:19-08:00 2009-11-09T09:57:40-08:00 A speechwriter remembers Reagan's freedom call. On June 12, 1987, Ronald Reagan stood in front of the Berlin Wall, the Brandenburg Gate rising behind him, to deliver a speech I had drafted. "General Secretary Gorbachev," the president said, "if you... Chris Alden <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><blockquote><h2 class="storyDek">A speechwriter remembers Reagan's freedom call.</h2> <img alt="pic" border="0" src="http://images.forbes.com/media/authorbox/peterrobinson.jpg" title="pic" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; " /> <p>On June 12, 1987, Ronald Reagan stood in front of the Berlin Wall, the Brandenburg Gate rising behind him, to deliver a speech I had drafted. "General Secretary Gorbachev," the president said, "if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization, come here to this gate.</p> <p>"Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate.</p><p id="controlsbox"></p><h4><span style="font-weight: normal; ">"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"</span><br></h4><p></p> <p>Back in Washington a few weeks earlier, the State Department and National Security Council had objected to this passage, arguing that it would sound unduly provocative. Yet when I asked the president what message he wanted to convey to the East--conducting research in Berlin, I had learned that listeners throughout East Germany would be able to hear the speech on their radios--Reagan singled out this part of the draft. </p> <p>"That wall has to come down," the president replied. "That's what I'd like to say to them." The State Department and National Security Council made repeated attempts to strike the passage; the president overruled them. A year-and-a-half after Reagan delivered the address, the Berlin Wall came down.</p> </blockquote> <p><small>via <a href="http://www.forbes.com/2009/10/30/ronald-reagan-berlin-wall-speech-opinions-columnists-berlin-wall-09-peter-robinson.html">www.forbes.com</a></small></p> <p>It's amazing to think that it was 20 years ago today that the wall came down -- and an entire generation doesn't even know what it was like to live with that wall. And it's strange to think how controversial that speech was and how various forces -- even in a Reagan State Department -- were so opposed to a statement of such obvious moral clarity and necessity.</p><p>Here's a video montage that recounts some of the history of the wall. See Reagan's speech around 3:20.</p> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6bw5pFiTeb0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="internal" /></div> http://chris.typepad.com/blog/2009/11/mr-gorbachev-tear-down-this-wall-1.html TypePad Traffic Tip #2: Better SEO with our Google Sitemaps tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e009827d6b8833012875638684970c 2009-11-08T08:09:35-08:00 2009-11-08T08:13:09-08:00 via everything.typepad.com Did you know? TypePad now has an SEO section in your blog settings to make sure you are maximizing your traffic from search engines. Chris Alden

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Did you know? TypePad now has an SEO section in your blog settings to make sure you are maximizing your traffic from search engines.

 http://chris.typepad.com/blog/2009/11/typepad-traffic-tip-2-better-seo-with-our-google-sitemaps.html Where Twitter Ranks In Venture Funding History tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e009827d6b8833012875612992970c 2009-11-07T09:55:18-08:00 2009-11-07T10:00:41-08:00 Either Twitter is a special case, or its investors are signaling to Silicon Valley that you still have to spend big to win big. Consumer Internet Companies That Raised At Least $100M Name Amount Founded Status Raised ($M) Webvan* 441... Chris Alden <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><blockquote><p class="article story "></p><p class="articlePage "></p> <p>Either Twitter is a special case, or its investors are signaling to Silicon Valley that you still have to spend big to win big.</p> <strong></strong><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="509"> <colgroup span="1"></colgroup><tbody> </tbody><tbody> <tr height="24"> <td colspan="4" height="24" width="509"> <h2>Consumer Internet Companies That Raised At Least $100M</h2> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17"><strong>Name</strong></td> <td><strong>Amount</strong></td> <td><strong>Founded</strong></td> <td><strong>Status</strong></td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td><strong>Raised ($M)</strong></td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17">Webvan*</td> <td>441</td> <td>1996</td> <td>Went out of business**</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17">HomeAway</td> <td>396</td> <td>2004</td> <td>Private</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17">Buy.com*</td> <td>225</td> <td>1997</td> <td>Private</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17">PayPal</td> <td>213</td> <td>1999</td> <td>Acquired by eBay**</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17">Kozmo.com*</td> <td>204</td> <td>1997</td> <td>Went out of business</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17">Priceline WebHouse Club*</td> <td>190</td> <td>1999</td> <td>Went out of business</td> </tr> <tr height="16"> <td height="16">HomeGrocer.com*</td> <td>169</td> <td>1997</td> <td>Acquired by Webvan</td> </tr> <tr height="16"> <td height="16"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><em><strong>Twitter</strong></em></span></td> <td><span style="color: #ff0000;"><em><strong>155</strong></em></span></td> <td><span style="color: #ff0000;"><em><strong>2006</strong></em></span></td> <td><span style="color: #ff0000;"><em><strong>Private</strong></em></span></td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17">StarMedia Network</td> <td>137</td> <td>1996</td> <td>Acquired by France Telecom**</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17">RealNames</td> <td>134</td> <td>1996</td> <td>Went out of business</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17">eStyle</td> <td>133</td> <td>1998</td> <td>Went out of business</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17">Upromise</td> <td>133</td> <td>2000</td> <td>Acquired by Sallie Mae</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17">USA.Net</td> <td>132</td> <td>1991</td> <td>Acquired by Perimeter eSecurity</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17">iMotors*</td> <td>128</td> <td>1991</td> <td>Went out of business</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17">Glam Media</td> <td>124</td> <td>2004</td> <td>Private</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17">Bill Me Later</td> <td>123</td> <td>2000</td> <td>Acquired by eBay</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17">800.com*</td> <td>121</td> <td>1997</td> <td>Went out of business</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17">Listen.com</td> <td>117</td> <td>1998</td> <td>Acquired by RealNetworks</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17">Autolines*</td> <td>114</td> <td>1997</td> <td>Went out of business</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17">eHarmony</td> <td>113</td> <td>2000</td> <td>Private</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17">Pets.com*</td> <td>111</td> <td>1999</td> <td>Went out of business**</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17">LinkedIn</td> <td>103</td> <td>2003</td> <td>Private</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17">Traffic.com</td> <td>102</td> <td>1998</td> <td>Acquired by Navteq**</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17">Netflix</td> <td>102</td> <td>1997</td> <td>Public</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17">ThirdAge</td> <td>101</td> <td>1996</td> <td>Private</td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td colspan="3" height="17">*<em>Online retailer<br> **At one point this company was publicly traded<p></p> </em><p><strong>Source: VentureSource</strong></p></td> <td>&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table> </blockquote> <p><small>via <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2009/09/29/where-twitter-ranks-in-venture-funding-history/">blogs.wsj.com</a></small></p> <p>I missed this one when it came out -- but I find this table remarkable.</p></div> http://chris.typepad.com/blog/2009/11/where-twitter-ranks-in-venture-funding-history---venture-capital-dispatch---wsj.html TypePad Traffic Tip #1: Use Our Bookmarklet to Post More Often tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e009827d6b88330120a660267d970b 2009-11-07T08:01:42-08:00 2009-11-07T08:04:16-08:00 Browse and reblog: Take it further - if you are not always ready with something to say, surf to your favorite sites, look for a nugget of inspiration and use the Blog It bookmarklet to start your post. This traffic... Chris Alden

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The bookmarklet has totally changed how I blog today. It makes posting so much easier.

 http://chris.typepad.com/blog/2009/11/typepad-traffic-tip-1-use-our-bookmarklet-to-post-more-often.html Coming Soon: Top Ten TypePad Traffic Tips tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e009827d6b88330120a65e7ab9970b 2009-11-06T15:58:49-08:00 2009-11-06T15:58:49-08:00 via everything.typepad.com Can't wait! Chris Alden

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Can't wait!

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