I was browsing for information about Google’s SOAP-based search engine API, and I happened to come across this older article about Web 2.0 from Business Week.
The main question to ask yourself is, how can Web 2.0 make it easier for me to get my work done, communicate with people, and turn a profit.
Silicon Valley loves its buzzwords, and there’s none more popular today than Web 2.0.
Unless you’re a diehard techie, though, good luck figuring out what it means.
Web 2.0 technologies bear strange names like wikis, blogs, RSS, AJAX, and mashups. And the startups hawking them — Renkoo, Gahbunga, Ning, Squidoo — sound like Star Wars characters George Lucas left on the cutting-room floor.
Web 2.0 sites are not online places to visit so much as services to get something done — usually with other people.
The collective actions, contacts, and talent of people using services such as MySpace, eBay, and Skype essentially improve those services constantly (see BW Online, 6/20/05, “The Power Of Us”).
“We’re shifting from a presentation medium to a programming platform,” says Don Tapscott, author of Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything. “Every time we go on these sites, we’re programming the Web.”
So, you ask, “What’s the biggest idea behind Web 2.0?”
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Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch (Born: Oct. 23, 1960, Died: July 25, 2008) gave his last lecture at the university Sept. 18, 2007, before a packed McConomy Auditorium at the Carnegie Mellon campus.
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Before heading off in quest for your soul mate, it would be wise to have a conscious plan of where exactly you are going and what you are looking for; otherwise you risk getting lost in the jungles of the unknown and arriving to the wrong destination.
The person who has thought something through is usually the one that gets the result they are looking for. A plan with a list of concrete actionable steps is one of the keys to reaching your relationship goal. It gives you the guidelines and determination to make the first steps, gradually moving closer to your soul mate dream.
To help you create a plan that is balanced, realistic, well thought-out and most importantly one that works I have listed below principles and strategies already used successfully by many others to manifest their soul mate reality sooner. Here goes:
Robyn performing “Cobrastyle” on the Late Show with David Letterman on May 1, 2008.
A little “Cobrastyle” history:
“Cobrastyle” began its life as “Press Trigger”, a 2001 single recorded by Cobra over the Black Shadow label’s Buzz rhythm (most people will recognize this rhythm from Sean Paul’s worldwide hit “Give Me the Light”).
In 2004, Teddybears STHLM recorded a new version of the song for their album “Fresh!”, with guest vocals by Cobra himself - or Mad Cobra as he’s generally known outside Jamaica. The Teddybears added a new chorus (”My style is the bomb …”) and called their track “Cobrastyle”.
Robyn originally recorded this song for the soundtrack of the 2006 Swedish movie “Säg att du älskar mig”. At this point, Teddybears member Klas Åhlund had already produced much of Robyn’s eponymous 2005 album, and this track - now called “Girliestyle” - was actually credited to Teddybears STHLM vs. Robyn. “Girliestyle” featured reworked lyrics to fit Robyn better, removing much of Cobra’s original Patois. [Read more →]
I wasn’t looking for this, and I’m not really sure how I found it, but it reminds me that there is a plethora of resources out there for people who want to find alternative ways to make a living.
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If you believe that Google wants you to fail at SEO, then you must be living on another planet.
In July 2008, Google will be presenting their first ever webinar for webmasters. They will be demonstrating how to use their Trifecta of webmaster tools. Google WANTS you to be successful.
I’m only now submittine my site to DMOZ, the Open Directory Project.
1. Read their guidelines here: DMOZ Submission Guidelines
2. Decide what category your site belongs under.
3. Wait a few months for their decision to include your site or not.
In their own words:
The Open Directory Project is the largest, most comprehensive
human-edited directory of the Web. It is constructed and maintained by
a vast, global community of volunteer editors. About DMOZ
Also,
The Open Directory Project is a web directory of Internet resources. A web directory is something akin to a huge reference library. The directory is hierarchically arranged by subject - from broad to specific. The ODP is maintained by community editors who evaluate sites for inclusion in the directory. They are our experts, and all submissions are subject to editor evaluation. Submissions Guidelines
I am submitting to the Internet Marketing and Consulting category. Here is how the DMOZ project defines Internet Marketing:
Internet Marketing is the process of promoting a website on the internet. The goal of internet marketing is to increase traffic to the client site and to increase profitability. Effective internet marketing requires a comprehensive strategy that encompasses the client’s goals and takes into account website function & appearance, focusing on their target market through proper choice of advertising type, media, and design.
What internet marketing includes: Organic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Search Engine Management (SEM) (A more general term for internet marketing) Pay Per Click campaign management (PPC) Link building Copywriting Website optimization to make the site compliant with search engines. On-page element optimization to improve conversion rate. Website Server optimization Including / evaluating website analytics Creative advertising campaigns (banner ads, text link ads, etc) Limited search engine submissions. Internet Marketing Description
This is a product I recommend. If you already have lots of downloads and project files on your hard drive, IM Index will allow you to more easily organize all your internet marketing projects and information.
