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"Tweetaconda" Is a Social Media Campaign, Not A Horror Movie. With the help of branding agency Carmichael Lynch, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science has created "Tweetaconda," which is definitely not the satirical horror movie it sounds like.

"Tweetaconda" Is a Social Media Campaign, Not A Horror Movie

Instead, Tweetaconda is a social media-harnessing tool that engages with users on a reptilian level. By going to this landing page, curiosity-seekers will come face-to-flickering-tongue with Tweetaconda, a digital snake with the physical dimensions of an actual snake. You can scroll down the length of the spatially accurate serpent on your screen, trying not to imagine the thing unhinging its jaw to swallow your leg whole. What’s more, the length of the snake grows as users continue to feed it. WindowsAndroid: emulatore di Android su PC Windows. Digital advertising and marketing: only the best ideas worldwide, since 2003. How to Promote a Free Ebook to Boost Traffic and Increase Sales - FounderTips. We all love getting free stuff.

How to Promote a Free Ebook to Boost Traffic and Increase Sales - FounderTips

And in order to get free, but quality products and services we are willing to put in some effort – subscribe for a newsletter, like a Facebook page, subscribe to email updates, become member of one community or another. Free Ebook Promotion, or How I Got Ranked with John Grisham in 4 Days. I wouldn’t recommend doing the free ebook promotion how I did it.

Free Ebook Promotion, or How I Got Ranked with John Grisham in 4 Days

I was told to plan 30 days in advance – I started planning the night before. Amazon gives you 5 days to promote your book for free out of 90 days. Citizen Logistics. Advertising Agency & Marketing Industry News - Advertising Age. The final word – why PR books still matter. ‘Bookless Libraries’ Lend E-Readers Instead Of Books: The Future? Paper books are starting to lose their appeal in this digital day and age.

‘Bookless Libraries’ Lend E-Readers Instead Of Books: The Future?

As a result, San Antonio, Texas-based Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff is planning to introduce a library system that is completely bookless. Designed for the digital age, ‘BiblioTech’ lets users check out e-readers (as in devices to read e-books) for home use—just like a library book—or read books electronically (through computers) at the location. To prevent the $100 e-readers from getting stolen, the bookless library would have a record of names and addresses of those that borrow the devices. For those library goers that borrow and refuse return the devices, Wolff said that “in two weeks, your e-book goes dead, so you won’t have anything worth keeping”. If the BiblioTech proves to be successful, the bookless library might expand throughout the county. 10 PR stars reveal secrets for social media success in 2013. Digital PR and SEO – The Other Side of the Coin. In a recent article in Search Engine Watch, Search Engine Optimization experts are encouraged to learn and use PR tactics.

Digital PR and SEO – The Other Side of the Coin

Author Ken McGaffin lists 10 reasons why PR is a must for SEO purposes in 2013. Back in 2006, SEO companies started to use press releases as an SEO tool. Now it seems they’ve realized PR already does much of what creates good search ranking. Looking at the other side of the coin, I believe that SEO has become one of the new digital skills PR people need to learn. 1. 2. “The future of SEO is not in the technology, it is in the ability to tell stories that both readers and Google will find interesting.” Are you managing Facebook Ad Campaigns for multiple clients?

The Best Photos of 2012 by White House Photographer Pete Souza. OFF - Officine Formative - Entri con un'idea esci con un impresa. Italian Business Angel Network. Guida Facebook - la guida non ufficiale ma completa di Facebook. First Round Capital Launches A Platform For Startups To Hack PR. Over the last year, early-stage venture firm First Round Capital has quietly built an arsenal of tools for its portfolio companies to connect and share resources.

First Round Capital Launches A Platform For Startups To Hack PR

Now they’re adding another tool (and it’s actually open to all startups, not just First Round ones): it’s a platform for companies and reporters to quickly and efficiently connect on press coverage. Called hackPR, it’s a site where journalists can reach out to several companies at once around a specific story or question — like how do e-commerce startups handle fraud? Or how do mid-size companies scale teams while maintaining a strong internal culture? By the same token, startups can more easily develop relationship with reporters — something that can help them down the line when they want to grow their customer bases. Eyewear startup Warby Parker, for example, got a huge leg up through an early profile in GQ, said First Round’s Brett Berson, who built the product with CeCe Cheng. Top 10 Most Influential People on Facebook. Back in March 2012, prominent blogger and former CNN bureau chief Rebecca MacKinnon stated that she believed Facebook yielded as much power as a nation.

Top 10 Most Influential People on Facebook

"Sovereignty and power are shifting," she told the New Scientist. "Before the internet, these notions were controlled by nation states. But companies like Facebook are the sovereigns of cyberspace. "Facebook exercises power by shaping the way you interact with the world. It makes decisions about what you can do and not do on its network. Artefact. Co.Design: business + innovation + design.