Bill Hartzer

Study Shows Social Media Marketing is Popular But Funds Not Allocated

Coremetrics has revealed the results of their second annual Face of the New Marketer survey. The results show that social media marketing is quickly gaining popularity as a way to gain a competitive edge. However, companies appear to be very reluctant to allocate funds towards the effort. Coremetrics surveyed 116 ...

Dow Jones VentureOne and Ernst & Young Survey: Global Social Media Deals Up in First Half of 2007

  According to a new survey conducted by Dow Jones VentureOne and Ernst & Young LLP, venture capitalists are seeking to tap into new markets. As a result, global deals having to do with Web 2.0 and Social Media (Social Networking, Social Bookmarking), are up a whopping fourteen percent ...

ShopAtHome.com Tries Web 2.0 with ZestBit Shopping Site

ShopAtHome.com, one of the largest "cash back" websites on the internet, is trying their hand at "Web 2.0" by expanding into user generated content: they've launched ZestBit.com. Zestbit.com is a new Web 2.0 style shopping site that lets users profit by adding their "how to" expertise to the site. ZestBit ...

2007 Web 2.0 Summit Program Lineup

O'Reilly Media and CMP Technology have just announced the official lineup of speakers for the 4th annual Web 2.0 Summit. This year it will be held at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, California from October 17 to October 19, 2007. The 2007 Web 2.0 Summit is being moderated by John ...

Six Ways to Advance in Social Media

by Guest Writer Sean Ray Social media on the Internet may be composed of web logs, blogs, social networking sites, internet forums, message boards, and pod casts. The common denominator of all these social media is that they permit Internet users of all types to exchange information and opinions about any ...

Social Media Tips for Beginners

By Guest Writer Sean R. Mize When searching for relevant information using the Internet, what site do you usually go to? Some may opt to visit wikis (wikipedia.com), blogs, forums, viral video sites (youtube.com) or other useful sources that were created for information sharing, entertainment and educational purposes. These are collectively ...

Using Social Media Responsibly

By Guest Writer Scott Lindsay Social media websites remain an interesting mechanism for mining marketing potential. I came across an ezine recently that encouraged visitors to visit a celebrity social media site for an interview that was particularly compelling. Prior to posting the ezine the owner also posted several appropriate comments in ...

Social Media - The Lowdown

By Guest Writer Sarah Manners There are loads of terms that are being flung around at the moment - Web2.0, New Media, Social Media, User Generated Content. It's hard to keep up with all the ways that we as citizens of the web can operate online. The playground of Social Media is ...

WeShow Brings the Online Videos to Facebook, MySpace and Your PC’s Desktop

WeShow, a human-powered guide to online videos, is attempting to make it easier for you to enjoy a collection of ever-changing online videos tailored your specific interests. Officially launching today, WeShow onDesktop is a mini-application that sits on your PC's desktop. You can launch it at any time, without having to ...

Searchles TV: Channeling Social Media and Influencing Voters in 2008

Social media tools like Searchles are redefining the way we find out more about the United States' political candidates. Social media is also redefining us, the voters, and how we see the media. Searchles, the "intelligent social search platform that gets smarter every time you use it" has using social media's ...

Bill Hartzer is the head search engine marketing, social media marketing, and website marketing expert at Vizion Interactive, Dallas / Fort Worth Texas based interactive marketing firm that offers search engine optimization, pay per click, and other online marketing services. Do you need online marketing services? Let's talk!
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November 21st 2008
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Mashable Open Web Awards Voting is Open

The Mashable Open Web Awards is the only multilingual (i.e., in several languages) international online voting competition that covers major innovations in web technology. Through an online nominating and voting process, the Open Web Awards recognizes and honors the top achievements in 26 different categories. This year, Mashable is partnering ...
November 20th 2008
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6 Reasons the Search Engine Optimization Industry Needs a Bailout

Since the United States Government has been giving out money recently and calling it a "bailout", many different industries have been stepping forward and trying to stake their claim. We have already seen a bailout in the financial industry, and we have recently seen the automotive industry go to Capital ...
November 17th 2008
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Mark Cuban Charged with Insider Trading: Just What Mamma Needs?

The Dallas Mavericks' owner Mark Cuban has been charged today by the SEC with insider trading. Apparently Mark Cuban dumped his shares in Mamma.com right after he confidentially learned about a stock offering from the CEO of Mamma.com. This was back in 2004. Immediately after I heard about Mark Cuban being ...
November 11th 2008
Tags: Search Engines 3 Comments

Yatinoo Launches New Search Engine

Yatinoo, a trilingual (English, French, Arabic) web-based portal, community, and search engine, has launched their search engine today with new search engine technology. Yatinoo's greatest asset is its focus on the Arabic, African and Asian regions as well as the Arabic, African and Asian people living outside the United States. Yatinoo's ...
November 5th 2008
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B2B Search Engine Accoona Acquired by Masterseek

The Business to Business (B2B) search engine Accoona has been acquired by the international B2B search engine Masterseek. Masterseek was founded in Denmark in 1999. Accoona got a lot of press back in 2004 when it launched. I'm not sure if you remember, but President Bill Clinton was the speaker at ...

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