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Google’s +1 Button Now Everywhere

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

FaceBook may have invented the ‘Like’ button and the placement of that button everywhere, but now Google has a similar tool. Google’s ‘+1’ button had existed only on its search results until Wednesday. Now publishers will be able to put the ‘+1’ on their pages allowing Google to obtain more data about other spaces on the internet.

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Photo: thefastertimes.com

Google searches will improve dramatically as a result of this. Until now Google searches would only benefit if people had clicked on +1 on the search page. Now people will see the button on many regular pages. Google also collects, just as FaceBook does, data every time a page with +1 loads on it. Even if a viewer does not click the button Google obtains some data, and even the viewer’s non-selection of ‘+1’ tells Google something. That in itself is a huge amount of data that will help refine Google searches. And increase the power of targeted advertisements.

Mashable: Google’s +1 Button Challenges Facebook’s Like Across the Web

Cord Cutting May Not Reduce Number of Ad

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

Hulu is in negotiations with News Corporation, owner of the Fox networks, to increase the numbers of ads delivered by Fox during Hulu content. Currently, Hulu delivers most of the ads during an episode, however, the networks providing the content are allowed to deliver some of the ads. News Corp wants to deliver more of those ads.

Making the content available online causes a share drop on TV ratings and that causes a revenue drop. Networks would like to be able to carry over some of the same advertisers so those revenues do not drop as significantly. Hulu benefits from carrying networked content because that is what draws the crowds.

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Photo: Houston Press Blogs

The bellwether came from the CW Network’s online offerings. In 2010 the CW Network’s online advertising reached almost the same load as the broadcast advertising load. While many would expect this to drop viewership, it actually rose by 55% and 94% of the ads were watched to completion.

Many digital agencies may have felt stymied about advertising on TV content providers. The CW Network’s experiment, however, turns the conventional wisdom about viewers being allergic to ads on its ear. This will probably result in a rise in the amount of ad space available as well as a drop in those prices. This can be expected until certain levels of viewers have cut the cord and then viewership will become allergic to those advertisements. For now, however, we are not at that tipping point.

Ad Age Mediaworks: News Corp.’s Hulu Hope: To Add More Commercials

LED Education: Class Is In Session

Monday, April 25th, 2011

One of the challenges of marketing online is to create content that the world will be interested in. Working as a digital communications coordinator for Ingenex Digital Marketing, mid-level digital marketing agency, I have come across a great deal of interesting and creative content. One example of an ingenious tool that one of our clients put together is the LED Fundamentals Page assembled by Osram Opto Semiconductors one of the leaders in solid state lighting and LED education. It is a LED lighting resource that is dedicated to teaching the basics of LED lighting to the masses through easy to understand videos.

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The Future of LED Lighting

LED education is one of those things that is becoming increasingly more sought after. LED lighting, over the past decade, has seen an astounding rise in popularity. The rise of the “green” revolution, as well as increasing prices for electricity, has brought a high demand for LED lighting which is extremely efficient and costs a fraction of the price to run. If you are like me then you’ve been watching the proliferation of LED lighting into our society and wondering how such a small plastic bulb can create a great amount of light for so little money. Many common hypotheses have included witchcraft, space magic, firefly juice and a new advanced technology discovered from real life Transformers.

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Well OSRAM has taken care of the guessing. Their new LED lighting esource, the LED Fundamentals Page, shows how and why they work. Their sites contains videos ranging from “LED Basics” to “Electrical Charicteristics of LED’s” and there will soon be more videos that increase from the basic information to more advanced tutorials like “External Thermal Resistance” and “Colorimetry”. The site has finally created a one-stop-shop for a complete LED education. So if you’re like me and you wonder how they work then stop over and check out the page.



Vacation Property and Home Exchange by 3rd Home

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Do you own a second home? Maybe you barely use it and wish to take advantage of it more? 3rd Home is a vacation property and home exchange club you should take a look at. 3rd Home is comprised of a community of second home owners, just like you, who are looking to expand the use of their vacation houses.

The idea is simple, you join the community and get to experience their vacation homes!

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Here’s how they describe it:

3rd Home fills a need expressed by second-home owners to “expand” the use of their second homes. Whether home owners are too busy to visit their vacation homes or simply want a different getaway experience, our goal is simple: To create the finest, luxury, second home exchange program in the world - with the highest standards in the industry. 3rd Home provides exclusive access to the finest vacation homes and villas at some of the most desirable resorts and private destinations in the world.

A big advantage to this way of traveling is the private getaway experience. Imagine that car from the airport taking you to a private mansion instead of that busy hotel lobby. You can vacation with your significant other or family in the decadence of a beautiful vacation home without fighting for a spot at the pool.

This truly is the best way to vacation, and 3rd Home is the perfect gateway to these luxurious travel accommodations.

Check out their website to browse the beautiful properties: http://www.3rdhome.com

They’ve got some exciting exclusive photos on their Facebook Page too: http://www.facebook.com/3rdHome

Or you can follow their updates on Twitter: http://twitter.com/3rdHome

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Put your second home to use. 3rd Home is the premier vacation property management and home exchange website. Exchange your second home with other luxurious vacation houses and enjoy exclusive access to some of the most desirable resorts and private destinations in the world.