How Big Is Video On Facebook? Video on social media has exploded. That last sentence might actually be a bit of an understatement. Why? Consider the data from a recent jaw-dropping study. "By 2019, 80% of the world's Internet traffic will be to video! Video content accounted for an impressive 64%…
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I'm not sure if you've seen this before but I'm reposting with a bit of an update. Don’t Bother Pulling The Horse! if he won’t drink the water…leave him be I penned this article over on Medium over 2 and a half years ago and recently I've run into the…
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A lot of people can cook. It doesn't take much skill to make a grilled cheese sandwich. Takes less to boil an egg. I'm sure everyone reading this has flipped a burger or two. However, it takes a LOT more experience and culinary competence to actually become a chef. Becoming…
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According to the Bible, Judas Iscariot was one of the original 12 disciples of Jesus Christ. He is the man who betrayed Jesus Christ for a few measly silver coins. Like the Biblical Judas, the Judas goat is a betrayer as well. It's an animal that's proficient in herding. The…
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Lately I find myself becoming quite bored with social media. The noise, the contempt, the "it's all about me" attitudes, and the lack of true interaction is souring me. And this from someone who absolutely loves the idea of all of us being able to globally communicate at the click…
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I love investing in real estate. Donald Trump was right. It's the thrill of working the "Art of the Deal" and making a handsome profit on a deal well done. A few years back, I had a pretty successful real estate investing business and a pretty popular online radio show.…
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Marketing has evolved so fast in the digital era that many major brands and agencies are finding it very hard to keep up. The quote above by Seth Godin was said over 6 years ago! Think about that for a second. In 2009 he declared the demise of traditional advertising.…
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Social media was supposed to give us all a voice. It suddenly became the great media equalizer. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube have allowed us all to become the media. But lately, I've been noticing more and more that discourse is evaporating. And unfortunately it's giving way to pure vitriolic…
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How big is the electronic dance music market? EDM Promoter SFX Entertainment posted big 3rd quarter numbers. As a result of some very successful festivals, SFX is riding high and enjoying a near doubling of revenue. The company generated a 194.5% increase to $143.5 million that resulted in Q3 2014…
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HBO, Starbucks, and Chase are getting together with Twitter, UStream, iHeartradio and the American Forces Network to provide us with a special concert event to honor America's veterans. The Concert for Valor is a first-of-its kind concert on Veterans Day to honor the courage and sacrifice of American’s veterans and…
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The Dallas Cowboys are actually doing well this year. I wouldn’t say that they suck at all. So I really can’t understand why they would say that about themselves. The ‘Boys are playing the Jacksonville Jaguars in London and decided to self-inflict themselves with a gaping social media wound by…
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"their dream wasn't my dream" 26 year old Hoodie Allen seemingly had it all. The Ivy League educated rapper landed a job that most graduates salivate over. He was working for Google. Yeah...that Google! But it's not what he really wanted to do with his life. His passion is music…
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Yes, Facebook has tweaked its algorithm yet again. In this article, I'm going to give you my opinion as to what it means. It's just my opinion and may not be worth the two cents that's offered, but I'm pretty sure you'll agree. I kind of have that swagger to…
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JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyJTJGJTJGd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tJTJGZW1iZWQlMkZhM1RYVkx2S0h2NCUzRnJlbCUzRDAlMjIlMjB3aWR0aCUzRCUyMjgwMCUyMiUyMGhlaWdodCUzRCUyMjQ1MCUyMiUyMGZyYW1lYm9yZGVyJTNEJTIyMCUyMiUyMGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbiUzRCUyMmFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbiUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRmlmcmFtZSUzRQ==Maybe the title of this article should be "Small School Fraternity Hits the Big Time with Social Media." It surely describes the viral video made by the guys at Transylvania University's Delta Sigma Phi. The Delta Sig brothers produced and posted a rendition of Taylor Swift's song, "Shake it Off",…
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