I've finally managed to finished a book I've been spending the last few months reading called "Blogging Heroes" which was authored by Michael A. Banks. The book contains interviews with (at the time of writing) 30 of the world's top bloggers. People such as Joel Comm, Gina Trapani, Frank Warren, Peter Rojas, Robert Scoble, etc. offer their stories on how they have become successful through blogging. This post is the first in a two part series which will highlight 30 things I have learned by reading this book. Dave Taylor 1. Write only when your inspired and write more...
So if you’ve been wondering where I’ve been the past week, I’ve been putting the finishing touches on a new website ViralConversations.com. The idea behind Viral Conversations is putting business owners who have a product or service, in touch with bloggers who are interested in reviewing it. The difference between this website and other website review services is Viral Conversations only deals with real world tangible products. Hopefully most of the questions you have will be answered in the FAQ, but I’ll answer a few here as well: This is not a paid linking service, bloggers who write reviews are...
How much do you think it would cost to get some one-on-one training with Om Malik? Biz Stone? Peter Shankman? Susan Bratton? I can tell you that, for two days of consulting, my normal rate would be at least five figures–so I suspect the aforementioned gurus would be even more. Now, how would you like to get access to all of the above, and Charlene Li, Roxanne Darling, and Dave Taylor for just $2500? What if I threw in a $500 discount? We still have seats remaining for the upcoming Aloha Social Media Summit, to be held in Boulder, CO,...
Filed under: Developer, App StoreDave Taylor wrote in to tell us about several interviews he's done with iPhone developers, and many have had less frustrating experiences than Mike Ash and Fraser Speirs. Of 11 people he surveyed for his blog, I would judge that five had a positive experience submitting their app to the App Store, four were neutral, and two had a negative experience. The SDK received similar reviews, with six developers regarding it favorably, four were neutral, and one developer regarding it unfavorably. Two of the developers with positive experiences said they submitted their app before the App...
Blog World Expo is in Las Vegas this weekend, September 20-21, 2008. I’m going to be there with Woopra, Layered Tech, and WordPress, and from the look of the Conference Schedule, so is everyone else. The list of Exhibitors in the Exhibition Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center this year is incredibly diverse. So many companies want to reach out to bloggers, and so many blog, social media, and web technologies are popping up everywhere - it’s going to be interesting to learn what’s hot, what’s not, and what will be the future of the web. Some of the...
Less than two weeks ago, Google Blogoscoped blogged about a prototypical Google SERP with extra search options available right in the blue results bar. When Philipp covered the search options SERP, he noted that you could view the layout, which resembled a Google Experimental SERP, by adding a bit of JavaScript to the URL of a Google SERP. Or, today, you could view it like I did—by just typing in a search. By default, search options are toggled off. When you expand the search options, you can refine the results by the date the pages were created and/or change the...
There’s still time to secure one of only 25 seats available for the Aloha Social Media Summit. While we’re keeping the Hawaiian theme, this event will be in Boulder, CO, October 6-7. Marketing Pilgrim readers can save $500 by using the discount coupon "rfoa" Here’s what we have in store for you: A mastermind workshop with the true gurus of social networking, blogging, new media and entrepreneurial business, hosted by Andy Beal and Dave Taylor. Featured participant/speakers include Om Malik, CEO of GigaOM, Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter.com and Peter Shankman, founder of Help a Reporter Online, Susan Bratton of...
Happy Birthday to You; Happy Birthday to You; Happy Birthday Dear Google; Happy… You get the point. Google just celebrated its tenth birthday and the LA Times put on the party hats and invited Marissa Mayer over for some birthday cake and a chat. During a Q&A session, Mayer reveals that Google is almost done figuring out search… I think there will be a continued focus on innovation, particularly in search. Search is an unsolved problem. We have a good 90 to 95% of the solution, but there is a lot to go in the remaining 10%. Putting aside the...
Stories of Google attempting to steal away big spending clients from advertising agencies have circulated the web for years. It’s no secret that Google is willing to pull out all the stops to try and get a company to deal directly with them. Now, it seems that Google is trying to make peace with ad agencies–or at least bribe them with free stuff. The most visible part of the new Google strategy is an event called Campus@, which started up in the spring. So far the Campus@ team, which has a core of six employees, has held six events, including...
Today’s Picks are just too good, so let’s jump right in. Researchers used Google Earth to study the alignment of 8510 cows around the world and discovered they tend to align themselves with Earth’s north-south magnetic fields. Sounds udderly ridiculous to me! Maybe a better use of Google Earth from Olympic gold medallist Kristin Armstrong. She used Google Earth to help her train for the varying elevations in China. Mozilla has announced Ubiquity–a new browser interface that brings useful information to your fingertips. Two internet security researchers demonstrate just how easy it is for hackers to intercept your web...
The second Aloha Social Media Summit, October 6-7 in Boulder, Colorado, will bring together entrepreneurs, marketers, and executives for a two-day hands on social networking and web 2.0 training course coordinated by Andy Beal and Dave Taylor. At the Aloha Social Media Summit, explore opportunities and dangers in new media with speakers such as Om Malik of GigaOm, Biz Stone of Twitter, Peter Shankman of Help of Reporter, Susan Bratton of Personal Life Media, Charlene Li of Groundswell, and Roxanne Darling of Beach Walks with Rox. Seating at the entire event is limited to 25 attendees, and Mashable readers...
OK, pay attention! With many folks offline at various conferences this week, this is your chance to secure one of only 25 seats for a very exclusive conference: the Aloha Social Media Summit. Picture this: You, me, the Om Malik, Biz Stone (co-founder of Twitter), Peter Shankman (the Help a Reporter genius), Susan Bratton (social media diva), Dave Taylor (the man, the legend) and other social media gurus, sitting in beautiful Boulder, CO learning cutting-edge social media tactics! Drooling yet? It’s gets better! No boring PowerPoint, no stale boxed-lunches, and no sales pitches from speakers, more interested in signing you...
