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We are the one stop shop for ALL of your marketing needs.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061601056287517158noreply@blogger.comBlogger319125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014381590531688138.post-15804797639483172952011-04-29T04:30:00.001-07:002011-04-29T04:30:06.762-07:00Foodie Friday: Grilled Mahi Mahi with Roasted Pepper Sauce and Cilantro Pesto<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Picture_3" height="307" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-28/hIhBwAnoiEmqkgatzbpcbrhtuwsuErqoJcgfJfppIrobGHFzezzmjztmmHwy/Picture_3.png.scaled500.png" width="307" /> </div> </p> <h1 class="plaincharacterwrap fn"><span class="itemreviewed" style="font-size: medium;">Grilled Mahi Mahi with Roasted Pepper Sauce and Cilantro Pesto</span></h1> <div class="ingredients" style="margin-top: 10px;"> <h3>Ingredients</h3> <ul> <li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient"> 1/2 cup white wine</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient"> 1 shallot, minced</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient"> 2 tablespoons shredded Parmesan cheese</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient"> 2 cloves garlic</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient"> 1/3 cup chopped walnuts</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient"> 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient"> 1/4 cup packed fresh cilantro leaves</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient"> 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient"> 1 (12 ounce) jar roasted red bell peppers, drained</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient"> 4 (6 ounce) mahi mahi fillets</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient"> salt and ground black pepper to taste</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient"> 1 tablespoon butter</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient"> 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient"> 1/4 teaspoon salt</li> </ul> </div> <div class="directions" style="margin-top: 10px;"> <h3>Directions</h3> <ol> <li><span class="plaincharacterwrap break"> Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat. </span></li> <li><span class="plaincharacterwrap break"> Place the wine and shallot in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low and reduce the liquid down by about half, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside. </span></li> <li><span class="plaincharacterwrap break"> Place the Parmesan cheese, garlic, and walnuts into a food processor; process until finely chopped. Add the olive oil, cilantro, and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper; process until smooth. Remove the cilantro pesto from the food processor and set aside. </span></li> <li><span class="plaincharacterwrap break"> Place the red peppers into the food processor, pour in the wine reduction, and process until smooth. Pour the entire mixture back into the saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer the sauce for 4 minutes. Meanwhile, season both sides of the mahi mahi fillets with salt and pepper. </span></li> <li><span class="plaincharacterwrap break"> Cook the mahi mahi on the preheated grill until the fish is golden and flakes easily with a fork, about 4 minutes per side. </span></li> <li><span class="plaincharacterwrap break"> Whisk the butter, 1/8 teaspoon black pepper, and 1/4 teaspoon salt into the red pepper sauce until smooth. Spoon the red pepper sauce onto the bottom of the serving plate, arrange the fish on the sauce, and top with the cilantro pesto to serve. </span></li> </ol></div> <p><a name="nutritionpanel" class="nutritionanchor"></a></p> <h3><span class="plaincharacterwrap break"> </span></h3> <div class="recipe-details-lg"><a name="nutritionpanel" class="nutritionanchor"></a> <div class="nutri-div nutrition"> <h3>Nutritional Information</h3> <p><strong>Amount Per Serving</strong> Calories: <span class="calories">341</span> | Total Fat: <span class="fat">15.2g</span> | Cholesterol: <span class="cholesterol">134mg</span></p> <p> </p> <table class="bevpairing"> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <h3 class="bev-title">What to Drink?</h3> </td> </tr> <tr class="blue"> <td class="bev_icon"><img class="beverage" title="Wine" src="http://images.media-allrecipes.com/global/sponsors/bevpairing/icon_wine_24x28.gif" alt="Wine" style="border-width: 0px;" /></td> <td class="bev_text"><a href="http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/Italian-Wine-Country-Piedmont-and-Veneto/Detail.aspx" rel="nofollow">Barbera</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bev_icon"><img class="beverage" title="Cocktail" src="http://images.media-allrecipes.com/global/sponsors/bevpairing/icon_martini_24x28.gif" alt="Cocktail" style="border-width: 0px;" /></td> <td class="bev_text"><a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/PB-Breeze/Detail.aspx" rel="nofollow">PB Breeze</a></td> </tr> <tr class="blue"> <td class="bev_icon"><img class="beverage" title="Beer" src="http://images.media-allrecipes.com/global/sponsors/bevpairing/icon_beer_24x28.gif" alt="Beer" style="border-width: 0px;" /></td> <td class="bev_text"><a href="http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/Beer-101/Detail.aspx" rel="nofollow">Beer</a></td> </tr> </table> <p><span class="plaincharacterwrap break"> </span></p> <div class="recipe-details-lg"><a name="nutritionpanel" class="nutritionanchor"></a> <h3>More Recipes at <a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Grilled-Mahi-Mahi-with-Roasted-Pepper-Sauce-and-Cilantro-Pesto/Detail.aspx" target="_blank">AllRecipes.com</a></h3> </div> </div> </div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061601056287517158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014381590531688138.post-26597958973786568882011-04-28T04:30:00.001-07:002011-04-28T04:30:07.967-07:00#SocialSearch is here NOW @Wajam, yes I'm using it NOW<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><span style="font-size: small;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-27/DfJhgGIDpcfcwdBrnukxAscJtreiiHbudxgCuevffiuwjBCyxBsvDgvadjvA/Picture_5.png.scaled1000.png"><img alt="Picture_5" height="250" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-27/DfJhgGIDpcfcwdBrnukxAscJtreiiHbudxgCuevffiuwjBCyxBsvDgvadjvA/Picture_5.png.scaled500.png" width="500" /></a> </div> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Once upon a time in the land far away.. oops sorry. Seriously, once upon a time when we wanted to find out information we went to the Search Engine at least that's what it was called back in the day before Google dominated search. At that time there were an abundance of search options, Yahoo, LookSmart, AskJeeves and Dogpile just to name a few. Then there was Google, and nothing would ever be the same again. So, after Google became a HUGE player in the search industry, we no longer used a search engine, we Googled. It was just what was done and how things happened. Notice that I am speaking in past tense.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Now, we don't really Google so much. No boo-hoo's for Google, they will survive as they are still hot and have the Internet "It Factor." However, times are a changin' and Facebook is now a truly dominating factor on the Internet. We still Google a bit, after we check our Facebook page, search for companies to LIKE, play Farmville or whatever ville we are playing now and check the news feed of our millions of friends..</span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The game has changed so much.....So what do we have now..</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">.We have, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Google search and Social Media by way of Facebook and other channels. Social Media is hot, Google is still pretty hot and serves most of our search needs. Guess what, there is another avenue that is going to turn Google and Social on its head. Social Search, I've been talking about it forever. I've been saying, "</span><a href="http://anisesmith.posterous.com/bing-steps-it-up-with-fb-socialsearch"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000099; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">It's Time for Social Search</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">" and "</span><a href="http://anisesmith.posterous.com/google-social-search-is-happening-now"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000099; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Social Search is happening now</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">." Guess what, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Social Search IS HERE</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> and guess what again, I am experiencing it's awesomeness as you read.</span><a href="http://www.wajam.com/"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000099; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Wajam</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, remember that name because I believe it will be what Google is to Search and what Facebook is to Social Media.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></p> <p><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The combination of traditional Google Search with Social Media becomes Social Search. This allows a person to not only search by interests but it allows them to </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">see what their friends are interested in</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, right in the Google Search results. HOW huge is that? Take a look at the video and demo below. </span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></p> <p><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> <object height="314" width="500"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uOs4AiEasZs?fs=1&hl=en_US" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uOs4AiEasZs?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="314" width="500"></embed> </object> </span><p /> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Just like the video, I started a search on Google. I searched for the word "Wajam" and not only did I get traditional Google search results, I also got </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">WAJAM search results</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. This included search results from my Twitter followers and Facebook friends. My results actually displayed the conversation with my friend</span><a href="http://www.nakeva.net/"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000099; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Nakeva</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> on Twitter in which she sent the Wajam invite that got this ball rolling. How awesome is that?</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-27/zdvfDfAmvezIExiBICHhpquJeCEGoushIlhjHioogzAnkeasxckyDlefqamk/Picture_6.png.scaled1000.png"><img alt="Picture_6" height="279" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-27/zdvfDfAmvezIExiBICHhpquJeCEGoushIlhjHioogzAnkeasxckyDlefqamk/Picture_6.png.scaled500.png" width="500" /></a> </div> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Amazing stuff and the wave of the future. Remember, you saw it here first.</span><a href="http://www.wajam.com/"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000099; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Wajam</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> is still in Beta so make sure you request an invite.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">As usual I welcome any comments, good, bad, ugly or indifferent. So feel free to leave me a comment or post directly on my</span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/AniseSmithMarketing"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000099; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Facebook Wall.</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061601056287517158noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014381590531688138.post-31592240592127616052011-04-27T07:42:00.001-07:002011-04-27T07:42:05.202-07:00Is Technology moving to fast? Pt 1<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-27/HFIrtongtboxJwwsqDjdHlnIJxtbcdanwHDecoujwlovBCttblqdFdBxCmGl/Picture_44.png.scaled1000.png"><img alt="Picture_44" height="343" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-27/HFIrtongtboxJwwsqDjdHlnIJxtbcdanwHDecoujwlovBCttblqdFdBxCmGl/Picture_44.png.scaled500.png" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">As a person that is totally into technology and has embraced it as long as there has been something to embrace. I often wonder if technology is moving faster than people can absorb it. There are many that can and will continue to absorb, embrace and wallow in all of the new things that technology has to offer. However what about those that do NOT? How will they fair? It's not as if there can be a roll back of the clock to allow them to catch up.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">As individuals that embrace technology should we feel obligated to look back, reach our hand out to ensure that people are with us, or do we keep on moving in our technological haze of newer, faster better technologies?</span><p /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">These questions really prompted me to consider what I should do to help people that have not moved along and grabbed the lightening fast pace of technology growth. As an Internet Marketer I feel compelled to help and I am moving toward that as we "speak." I will keep you updated on my progress and share an exciting venture that I am working on soon.</span><p /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What are your thoughts? Do you think that technology has moved to fast? Do you think its possible to catch up if you are one that has been left behind in the super quick advancements of technology?</span><p /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">As usual, I welcome thoughts and comments, good, bad, ugly or indifferent. So feel free to leave a comment here or directly on my<a href="http://www.Facebook.com/AniseSmithMarketing" target="_blank"><strong> Facebook Wall</strong></a>. </span></p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061601056287517158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014381590531688138.post-59707711725577505382011-04-25T04:30:00.001-07:002011-04-25T04:30:03.901-07:00The importance of Social Media: Are you paying attention?<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-25/skadAGyyfjimpJrGaocujllrpDaHzgyhFyFpwzzcDrwqcvvpfuJoddmupAGF/Picture_7.png.scaled1000.png"><img alt="Picture_7" height="356" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-25/skadAGyyfjimpJrGaocujllrpDaHzgyhFyFpwzzcDrwqcvvpfuJoddmupAGF/Picture_7.png.scaled500.png" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Have you been paying attention to the variety of Social Media channels that have been popping up? <strong>Are you really paying attention?</strong> The amount of Social Media channels that have been popping up could very well be an indication that Social Media is growing and <strong>not going away anytime soon</strong>. This means that if you have not ventured into it and you have a business, you need to step your game up. <strong>YES, I said it! STEP YOUR GAME UP.</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Once upon a time you could advertise in papers, place a radio ad or even create a TV commercial if your budget permitted. These options are diminishing and can be expensive. All of the newspapers are going online with blogs and Apps, people go with paid radio so they do not have to listen to your ads and who can even afford a TV commercial in this economy. Also people have cable so who even cares about your TV commercial. So what's a business to do?</span><p /> <object height="311" width="500"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9R4LbmGdfWU?fs=1&hl=en_US" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9R4LbmGdfWU?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="311" width="500"></embed> </object> <br /> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Social Media! You can just dip your toe into the Social Media pool slowly. <strong>Start with a <a href="http://www.Facebook.com/Pages">Facebook Page</a></strong>, not to be confused with your personal Facebook Profile. Sign up for <strong>Twitter account and <a href="http://anisesmith.com/post/4903312475/get-your-tweet-on" target="_blank">start Tweeting </a></strong>, then<strong> create a blog and <a href="http://anisesmith.com/post/4911641361/why-you-need-a-business-blog" target="_blank">start blogging</a></strong>. Then dive in and start talking about your company, what you do, what you love etc.<strong> Be like Nike, just do it!</strong></span><p /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">If you need some Tips check out my Blog on<a href="http://anisesmith.posterous.com/social-media-blogs-websites-content-is-still" target="_blank"><strong> Social Media Content and Engagement</strong></a>, if you can't be bothered with any of this madness check out my blog on <strong>things to look for when <a href="http://anisesmith.posterous.com/does-your-social-media-professional-have-enou" target="_blank">HIRING a Social Media Expert.</a></strong></span><p /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">As usual, I welcome comments, good, bad, ugly or indifferent. So feel free to comment here or post directly to my <a href="http://www.Facebook.com/AniseSmithMarketing" target="_blank">Facebook Wall</a>. </span></p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061601056287517158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014381590531688138.post-208321911693037482011-04-23T14:22:00.001-07:002011-04-23T14:22:10.532-07:00If you REALLY LOVE Twitter & InfoGraphics you'll love this<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Picture_6" height="497" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-23/bojEHBbqxfyCwjyrxrsCzDdAzDhEfIymCfdpijeuqsjDuzahkEtEgdHJciky/Picture_6.png.scaled500.png" width="496" /> </div> </p> <p>I didn't use to be big on Twitter but I am really starting to LOVE it now. I also LOVE Infographics, I would love to just create all kinds of goofy (and useful) infographics. I had to throw in useful so people won't think I'm a loser. LOL</p> <p> </p> <p>Well, there is a way to create cool Infographics based on your Twitter stream. ummm YA! COOL! My friends will get a great kick out of this. The image attached is the Infographic that I created based on my conversation stream and people that I talk to most on Twitter. I say again..ummm YA! Cool!</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://tweettopicexplorer.neoformix.com" target="_blank">Make one yourself </a></p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061601056287517158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014381590531688138.post-46661726006051672552011-04-22T06:00:00.001-07:002011-04-22T06:00:11.903-07:00Social Empire it's no Farmville: Bring your A Game, Heavy hitters are playing<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-22/AvAGasjkfwveogcgJDmzbHCgCftqitvadkCvDsohJxmJtoDvpzgJHmFgwiGm/empire_ave_Picture_32.png.scaled1000.png.scaled1000.png"><img alt="Empire_ave_picture_32" height="430" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-22/AvAGasjkfwveogcgJDmzbHCgCftqitvadkCvDsohJxmJtoDvpzgJHmFgwiGm/empire_ave_Picture_32.png.scaled1000.png.scaled500.png" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I've been <strong>wallowing in my Social Media Addiction</strong> for quite a while now and loving every single minute of optimizing Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and my Blogs. Fun..Fun...Fun! Then my good friend Josepf posted on Facebook, <strong>" Everyone's For Sale! see what your Social Media accounts are worth."</strong></span><p /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong>SAY WHAAT? </strong>Empire Avenue, I'm IN! That was a few months ago and I am loving the ride!<strong> Empire Avenue </strong>is more than just a game, it has become THE BEST way to measure the effectiveness of ones Social Media activity, while having fun. Not just measuring <a href="http://www.Facebook.com/AniseSmithMarketing" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/AniseSmith" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, but your activity across a variety of social media channels and blogs.</span></p> <p><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://anisesmith.posterous.com/your-content-good-bad-or-ugly-can-you-measure" target="_blank">Empire Avenue</a> has also opened the door to amazing networking opportunities, friendships and the chance to bond with some of the most amazingly brilliant minds in Social Media, Technology, and a variety of other industries.</span><p /></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In addition to some of the amazing benefits of Empire Avenue, it is responsible for bringing together the minds behind the very popular <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_199205256763591" target="_blank">#/SocialEmpire</a> which is the unofficial social hub of Empire Avenue related activities and is quickly transforming into the mecca of progressive social media activity and brainstorming.</span></p> <p><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The <strong>power of Empire Avenue </strong>is being recognized as THE Place To Be! Just take look at the influx of <strong>new members.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong><br /></strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wayne Sutton <a href="http://www.empireavenue.com/WAYN" target="_blank">(e)Wayn</a></span></li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Tamar Weinberg <a href="http://www.empireavenue.com/TAMAR" target="_blank">(e)Tamar</a></span></li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Brian Solis <a href="http://www.empireavenue.com/BRIANSOLIS" target="_blank">(e)BrianSolis</a></span></li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Aaron Lee <a href="http://www.empireavenue.com/ASK" target="_blank">(e)Ask</a></span></li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Jeremiah Owyang <a href="http://www.empireavenue.com/JOWYANG" target="_blank">(e)Jowyang</a></span></li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Robert Scobel <a href="http://www.empireavenue.com/SCBL" target="_blank">(e)Scbl</a></span></li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Thomas Power <a href="http://www.empireavenue.com/TEEP" target="_blank">(e)Teep</a></span></li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ford Motor Company <a href="http://www.empireavenue.com/FORD" target="_blank">(e)Ford</a></span></li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Audi <a href="http://www.empireavenue.com/AUDI" target="_blank">(e)Audi</a></span></li> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Lincoln Vehicles <a href="http://www.empireavenue.com/LINCOLN" target="_blank">(e)Lincoln</a></span></li> </ul> <p>......<strong>...<a href="http://www.empireavenue.com/SOCIALEMPIRE" target="_blank">And yes #SocialEmpire is there....</a></strong></p> <ul> </ul> <p><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Join the elite, <a href="http://empireavenue.com/?t=e8856fb5" target="_blank">Join me</a> & be a part of<a href="http://empireavenue.com/?t=e8856fb5" target="_blank"> Empire Avenue</a> then be a part of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_199205256763591" target="_blank">#SocialEmpire</a></span></strong><p /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">As usual, I welcome comments, good, bad, ugly or indifferent. Feel free to comment here or directly on my <a href="http://www.Facebook.com/AniseSmithMarketing" target="_blank"><strong>Facebook Wall.</strong><br /></a></span></p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061601056287517158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014381590531688138.post-79906864445360646382011-04-22T04:30:00.001-07:002011-04-22T04:30:08.181-07:00Foodie Friday: General Tsao's Chicken<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="General_2" height="250" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-22/mxHBokyjfBCeqsFdxDxCJrdGGyJofCkHcjcJguqzlcrhdCgaJexvgtyHyBif/general_2.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="250" /> </div> </p> <h1 class="plaincharacterwrap fn"><span class="itemreviewed">General Tsao's Chicken</span></h1> <div class="ingredients" style="margin-top: 10px;"> <h3>Ingredients</h3> <ul> <li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient"> 1/2 cup cornstarch</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient"> 1/4 cup water</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient"> 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient"> 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger root</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient"> 3/4 cup white sugar</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient"> 1/4 cup soy sauce</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient"> 1/4 cup white wine vinegar</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient"> 1/2 cup hot chicken broth</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient"> 1 teaspoon monosodium glutamate (MSG)</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient"> 3 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into bite size pieces</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient"> 1/2 cup soy sauce</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient"> 1 teaspoon ground white pepper</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient"> 1 egg</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient"> 1 cup cornstarch</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient"> 1 cup vegetable oil</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient"> 2 cups chopped green onions</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient"> 16 chile peppers, sun-dried</li> </ul> </div> <div class="directions" style="margin-top: 10px;"> <h3>Directions</h3> <ol> <li><span class="plaincharacterwrap break"> To Make Sauce: In a large bowl combine 1/2 cup cornstarch and 1/4 cup water. Mix together. Add garlic, ginger, sugar, 1/4 cup soy sauce and white wine vinegar. Then add chicken broth and monosodium glutamate and stir all together until sugar dissolves. Refrigerate until needed. </span></li> <li><span class="plaincharacterwrap break"> To Prepare Chicken: In a separate bowl, combine chicken, 1/2 cup soy sauce and white pepper. Stir in egg. Add 1 cup cornstarch and stir until chicken is evenly coated. Add oil to help separate chicken pieces. Divide chicken into small quantities and deep fry at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) until crispy. Drain on paper towels. </span></li> <li><span class="plaincharacterwrap break"> To Make Mixture: Place a small amount of oil in wok and heat until wok is hot. Add scallions and dried chile peppers and stir-fry briefly. Remove sauce from refrigerator and stir. Add sauce to wok. Then add fried chicken and cook until sauce thickens (add cornstarch or water as needed until sauce is as thick as you like it). </span></li> </ol> <p> </p> <h3>Nutritional Information</h3> <strong>Amount Per Serving</strong> Calories: <span class="calories">843</span> | Total Fat: <span class="fat">40.6g</span> | Cholesterol: <span class="cholesterol">168mg</span> <h3>More Recipes at<a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/General-Tsaos-Chicken/Detail.aspx" target="_blank"> AllRecipes.com</a></h3> <table class="bevpairing"> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <h3 class="bev-title">What to Drink?</h3> </td> </tr> <tr class="blue"> <td class="bev_icon"><img class="beverage" title="Wine" src="http://images.media-allrecipes.com/global/sponsors/bevpairing/icon_wine_24x28.gif" alt="Wine" style="border-width: 0px;" /></td> <td class="bev_text"><a href="http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/Types-of-Wine-Riesling/Detail.aspx" rel="nofollow">Riesling</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bev_icon"><img class="beverage" title="Beer" src="http://images.media-allrecipes.com/global/sponsors/bevpairing/icon_beer_24x28.gif" alt="Beer" style="border-width: 0px;" /></td> <td class="bev_text"><a href="http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/Beer-101/Detail.aspx" rel="nofollow">Beer</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="sponsor" colspan="2"></td> </tr> </table> <strong class="bottom"><strong class="b1b"> </strong></strong> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061601056287517158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014381590531688138.post-27854161608226005852011-04-21T04:30:00.001-07:002011-04-21T04:30:08.685-07:00Simple Landing page vs Full website landing page<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Iframe" height="255" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-20/FowAemojJawkCqiBwyIggatrggziIsDHwJbiCitkmAyysxthchjiaBwBsglG/iframe.png.scaled500.png" width="170" /> </div> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The phasing out of<strong><a href="http://anisesmith.posterous.com/waitjust-when-i-learned-fbml-now-i-have-to-co" target="_blank"> FBML pages in favor of iFrame pages</a></strong> have opened the door to some questions of how complicated we should make the landing page of our Facebook pages.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I am sort of in favor of a fancy bells and whistles kind of iframe page, in ADDITION to a simple landing page. This is primarily due to wanting to display some of the company capabilities.</span><p /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I am very surprised that I am hearing that most people prefer a simple Facebook Landing page as opposed to the bells a whistle page.</span><p /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What are your thoughts? Have you switch from the <strong><a href="http://anisesmith.com/post/3836025156/fbml-is-dead-iframes-is-in-now-what" target="_blank">FBML page to an iFrame</a></strong> page? If so are you going to keep it simple? Or go with bells and whistles?</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">As usual, I welcome comments, good, bad, ugly or indifferent. Feel free to comment here or directly on my <a href="http://www.Facebook.com/AniseSmithMarketing" target="_blank"><strong>Facebook Page. </strong></a><br /></span></p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061601056287517158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014381590531688138.post-70370724023433125432011-04-19T05:00:00.001-07:002011-04-19T05:00:21.081-07:00Will technology make my kid stupid?<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Computer-stupid" height="446" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-18/bEEdqBHubfyohcjdmhlDxxtlBEqAGdcheuBAyiopHuHptEqnCECtdFeBxDBC/computer-stupid.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="460" /> </div> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I've been reading a lot of opinions about technology and the effects on a child's brain. Some seem to think that <strong>Technology will make kids stupid.</strong> Personally, I believe lack of parental guidance has a higher chance of effecting a child's intelligence than technology.</span><p /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Technology and gadgets should be used with parental guidance, which means that as parents we are the boss and we act accordingly. That's old school parenting. :-) As such we determine the amount of technology our kids are exposed to and we take responsibility for the outcome. <strong><sarcasm alert> A rare thing, people actually taking responsibility for their actions anymore. </sarcasm alert></strong></span><p /></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The goal is to create guidelines and time limits on most things, technology included so that a kid has a variety of experiences. Some kids can handle more technology use and some can't, so as adults and parents it's our job to determine the right amount of usage for each child. <strong>So I don't believe that technology will effect a child's intelligence as much as lack of parental guidance. </strong>Just sayin'<strong><br /></strong></span></p> <p><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">As usual, I welcome comments, good, bad, ugly or indifferent. Feel free to leave comments here or post directly on my<a href="http://www.Facebook.com/AniseSmithMarketing" target="_blank"> Facebook Page. </a></span></p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061601056287517158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014381590531688138.post-73869196708939179362011-04-18T10:08:00.001-07:002011-04-18T10:08:11.529-07:00To Blog or NOT to Blog<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Start_blog" height="273" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-18/qJoDElClgAkCCwuwhnoJsvtbuchnhtzfoJAmmzGCqctyliqxwaAhFiDgpszc/start_blog.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="440" /> </div> </p> <p>I've had people question the <a href="http://anisesmith.posterous.com/bloggers-are-the-new-journalist" target="_blank">purpose of blogging</a>? Why bother? Who are you talking to? LOL These are some of the questions that I asked myself before I really started blogging.</p> <p> </p> <p>Blogging should be an essential part of a companies marketing strategy and brand exposure. With any organization, big or small <strong>if you ARE NOT blogging you are missing an opportunity to expose people to your message and showcase your company capabilities.</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>One of the reasons that blogs have become so very essential is that <strong>no one really visits websites</strong> as much as they use to. <strong>Websites are very static</strong>, the information is not refreshed as much as it needs to be in this fast paced information thirsty age of technology. <strong>People want the latest, hottest information </strong>and a website that is updated every six months (if that) will not provide that information. Blogs on the other hand will continue to provide new, fresh and updated information.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>So do your company a favor <a href="http://anisesmith.posterous.com/blog-love-who-cares-about-your-stinkin-blog" target="_blank">start a blog</a></strong>. I hear that Wordpress is suppose to be THE platform to go with, however I am honestly not all whoo whooo over Wordpress. I have quite a few blogs and my format of choice does not involve farting around with the platform but putting my words down. So my format of choice is Posterous because it allows a very easy avenue of posting because you can post by email. (How cool is that? ) I also use Tumblr as well which is a very social oriented blog format, it allows your blogs to be liked and reblogged easily. Whichever format you chose, just get to crackin' ...start writing that blog.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>My Posterous Blogs</strong></p> <p><a href="http://anisesmith.posterous.com/" target="_blank">Anise Smith</a></p> <p><a href="http://qrcodemarketing.posterous.com/" target="_blank">Anise Smith: QR Code Marketing</a></p> <p><strong>My Tumblr Blogs</strong></p> <p><a href="http://anisesmith.com/" target="_blank">Anise Smith</a></p> <p><a href="http://qranisesmith.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">#QRAnise</a></p> <p> </p> <p>As usual, if you have any comments I am always up for listening, good, bad, ugly or indifferent. So feel free to leave me a comment or post directly to my Facebook Wall.</p> <p> </p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061601056287517158noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014381590531688138.post-71053112252482965762011-04-15T04:00:00.001-07:002011-04-15T04:00:10.970-07:00Foodie Friday: Sesame Seared Tuna<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Picture_6" height="312" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-07/cvvIhJafBbxhyzdxkGwmvIxoqkHaDqdzBCvsqfvwmFCvAgdelzDbDuvdaBnI/Picture_6.png.scaled500.png" width="311" /> </div> </p> <h1 class="plaincharacterwrap fn"><span class="itemreviewed">Sesame Seared Tuna</span></h1> <div class="ingredients" style="margin-top: 10px;"> <h3>Ingredients</h3> <ul> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> 1/4 cup soy sauce</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> 1 tablespoon mirin (Japanese sweet wine)</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> 1 tablespoon honey</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> 2 tablespoons sesame oil</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> 4 (6 ounce) tuna steaks</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> 1/2 cup sesame seeds</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> wasabi paste</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> 1 tablespoon olive oil</li> </ul> </div> <p /> <div class="directions" style="margin-top: 10px;"> <h3>Directions</h3> <ol> <li><span class="plaincharacterwrap break"> In a small bowl, stir together the soy sauce, mirin, honey and sesame oil. Divide into two equal parts. Stir the rice vinegar into one part and set aside as a dipping sauce. </span></li> <li><span class="plaincharacterwrap break"> Spread the sesame seeds out on a plate. Coat the tuna steaks with the remaining soy sauce mixture, then press into the sesame seeds to coat. </span></li> <li><span class="plaincharacterwrap break"> Heat olive oil in a cast iron skillet over high heat until very hot. Place steaks in the pan, and sear for about 30 seconds on each side. Serve with the dipping sauce and wasabi paste. </span></li> </ol> <p> </p> <h3>Nutritional Information</h3> <p><strong>Amount Per Serving</strong> Calories: 422 | Total Fat: 20.7g | Cholesterol: 77mg</p> <table class="bevpairing"> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <h3 class="bev-title">What to Drink?</h3> </td> </tr> <tr class="blue"> <td class="bev_icon"><img class="beverage" title="Wine" src="http://images.media-allrecipes.com/global/sponsors/bevpairing/icon_wine_24x28.gif" alt="Wine" style="border-width: 0px;" /></td> <td class="bev_text"><a href="http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/Types-of-Wine-Riesling/Detail.aspx" rel="nofollow">Riesling</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bev_icon"><img class="beverage" title="Cocktail" src="http://images.media-allrecipes.com/global/sponsors/bevpairing/icon_martini_24x28.gif" alt="Cocktail" style="border-width: 0px;" /></td> <td class="bev_text"><a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Sao-Paulo-Lime-and-Vodka/Detail.aspx" rel="nofollow">Sao Paulo Lime and Vodka</a></td> </tr> <tr class="blue"> <td class="bev_icon"><img class="beverage" title="Beer" src="http://images.media-allrecipes.com/global/sponsors/bevpairing/icon_beer_24x28.gif" alt="Beer" style="border-width: 0px;" /></td> <td class="bev_text"><a href="http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/Beer-101/Detail.aspx" rel="nofollow">Beer</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bev_icon"><img class="beverage" title="Chilled Non-Alcoholic" src="http://images.media-allrecipes.com/global/sponsors/bevpairing/icon_lemonade_24x28.gif" alt="Chilled Non-Alcoholic" style="border-width: 0px;" /></td> <td class="bev_text"><a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Cherry-Limeade-I/Detail.aspx" rel="nofollow">Cherry Limeade I</a></td> </tr> <tr> </tr> </table> <p> </p> <h3>More Recipes at <a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Sesame-Seared-Tuna/Detail.aspx?ms=1&prop25=56324075&prop26=DailyDish&prop27=2011-04-05&prop28=RecipeOption&prop29=FullRecipe&me=1" target="_blank">AllRecipes.com</a></h3> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061601056287517158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014381590531688138.post-83525044877981568892011-04-14T08:34:00.001-07:002011-04-14T08:34:59.906-07:00You're using Social Media...So you can stop spamming me now #SocialEmpire<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-14/upqqJDbcotDlfmIqfhxIzaDhchkHktFdgxiCxdviHyAqCwErxHaDhrnlBDdz/Picture_4.png.scaled1000.png"><img alt="Picture_4" height="232" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-14/upqqJDbcotDlfmIqfhxIzaDhchkHktFdgxiCxdviHyAqCwErxHaDhrnlBDdz/Picture_4.png.scaled500.png" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I am very pro- social media and new media marketing strategies, therefore I believe in being very involved in every aspect of social media that interests me. I belong to a variety of Social Networking oriented online groups, some very traditional, some very informal and one is just everything you could imagine from a Networking Group, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_199205256763591&ap=1" target="_blank">#SocialEmpire.</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Socialempire" height="144" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-14/kebDtCoIBcHrkbJErtxjjkwGgIJlpFInFvikfmdkfBaGpzaxrqypwpnwerrj/SocialEmpire.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="180" /> </div> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The group is Facebook Group based, new and originated from the game Empire Avenue. I am one of the Admins of the group, I have found it to be one of the most engaged groups that I am involved with and I am Admin of upwards of 15 pretty active Facebook Groups.</span><p /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">So a quick bit about <a href="http://www.empireavenue.com/anisesmith" target="_blank">Empire Avenue</a> , it's a game that allows you to put a number, figure and or analytic on your <a href="http://anisesmith.posterous.com/your-content-good-bad-or-ugly-can-you-measure" target="_blank"><strong>Social Media engagement and activity</strong></a>. Needless to say those that are involved in this are at the top of their social media games.</span><p /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">So, yesterday one of my fellow admins posted a question. It referenced old school marketing techniques and bad habits finding a way into new media marketing platforms. In a nutshell, the question was "Why would someone spam a social media channel?" This opened up an amazing thread of dialogue on new media vs traditional marketing methods. Are we really embracing it as we should? I've found that there are three different types of marketers:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong>Old school</strong>, spam your message which is equivalent to listening to <a href="http://youtu.be/3aGQWAfIzns" target="_blank">Charlie Brown's teacher. wwwhhaa..whahh..wha... </a><br /></span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong>New Media</strong>, engage your readers, open the door to dialogue and <a href="http://anisesmith.posterous.com/social-media-some-still-dont-get-it" target="_blank">have a conversation </a>with your followers.</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong>Old school #Fails at New Media</strong>, use social media to spam the company message. Can I say #Fail enough on this method.</span></li> </ul> <p><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Which type of marketer are you? Have you embraced New Media Marketing, by opening the door to social media? Are you still doing it old school, cold calls, direct mail? Or are you wallowing in the ultimate #Fail of dragging old school mentalities into New Media and jeopardizing your brands identity by spamming your message?</span><p /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What are your thoughts? Well, as usual I welcome your opinion, good, bad, ugly or indifferent. Feel free to comment here or post directly on my <a href="http://www.Facebook.com/AniseSmithMarketing" target="_blank">Facebook Wall. </a><br /></span></p> <p> </p> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061601056287517158noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014381590531688138.post-22856523119137553792011-04-13T08:02:00.001-07:002011-04-13T08:08:57.889-07:00Social Media Content: Does yours suck? Do you hear crickets?<div class="posterous_autopost"><div class="p_embed p_image_embed"><img alt="Thumbs_down" height="320" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-13/ACueHDritibBvEbmHgJhbdipvIFHIrFaCpDIkqDbacddCdvrhbmaDJynxrwr/thumbs_down.png.scaled500.png" width="247" /> </div><br />
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</div><div style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">If you are selling shoe laces chances are there is nothing you can do to make that VIRAL. #JustSayin. With that said, there may be a chance that a person could find an audience that is passionate about shoe laces. Jessie Jackson said Keep Hope Alive..so good luck with the viral shoe laces stories. I digressed, but my point is <b>there is an audience for all content,</b> you just have to find yours. Also, while writing ask yourself if you would read your story and if you fall asleep in the middle of asking yourself that question, move on to a different story with <b>more engaging content. SERIOUSLY</b></span></div><div style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">People that sell shoe laces please don't write me hate mail, I love you although I ragged on you a bit. I just needed to make a point.</span></div><div style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">As usual, I welcome comment, good, bad, ugly or indifferent. So feel free to leave a comment or post directly to my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AniseSmithMarketing" target="_blank"><b>Facebook Wall. </b></a></span></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061601056287517158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014381590531688138.post-57748613640500586422011-04-12T07:54:00.001-07:002011-04-12T07:54:42.310-07:00Social Media as a means of customer service<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Customer_service_social_media_business_man_23421879" height="632" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-12/xmBlfuCrAEofsIJdezdmCxHrxxHheACkeunyjBfDmkEJvpzitBJIaamlhzpf/customer_service_social_media_business_man_23421879.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="485" /> </div> </p> <p> </p> <p>Social Media is really pushed as a means to promote brand recognition, company awareness and potentially increase sales. It is in fact a great avenue for all of those things as well as others.</p> <p> </p> <p>One of the things that we do not discuss as often is the ability of Social Media to address and increase customer service satisfaction. Think of this, when have we ever had an opportunity in traditional marketing efforts to reach out and have a<a href="http://anisesmith.posterous.com/social-media-some-still-dont-get-it" target="_blank"><strong> conversation with our customers</strong></a> as we have with social media.</p> <p> </p> <p>Social Media allows us to find people that are interested in our <a href="http://www.AniseSmith.co" target="_blank">business</a>, they allow us into their lives by way of following and they give us their valuable attention. That is HUGE! As a business we have to see this as an opportunity to reach out to them, find out their likes & dislikes and ulitimatley develop a relationship with them.</p> <p> </p> <p>So we should use our social media presence as an opportunity not only to market our company but also as an opportunity to engage customers and address any issues that they may be having with our products or services. I say again, that is HUGE!</p> <p> </p> <p>I say, lets stop viewing social media as something that we must do but lets view it as an opportunity to engage our customers and open the door of communication. </p> <p> </p> <p>As usual, I welcome any comments, good, bad, ugly or indifferent. So feel free to leave me a comment here or right on my <a href="http://www.Facebook.com/AniseSmithMarketing" target="_blank">Facebook Wall</a></p> <p> </p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061601056287517158noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014381590531688138.post-68655452047447535292011-04-11T06:12:00.001-07:002011-04-11T06:12:55.821-07:00Social Media is NOT the Magic Bullet<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-11/AmcpxFvnuifyJrbjrbwddEeeeAkBbDnGahGDtmkoBiIJpxattJaxhFFmCpst/Picture_5.png.scaled1000.png"><img alt="Picture_5" height="416" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-11/AmcpxFvnuifyJrbjrbwddEeeeAkBbDnGahGDtmkoBiIJpxattJaxhFFmCpst/Picture_5.png.scaled500.png" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p>Social Media is a wonderful thing! I write about it quite often, as I believe it is beneficial on so many levels. Used as an avenue to connect and reconnect with past and present friends, It is quite unparallelled. As a business tool it stands above anything that I've ever seen because of its ability to reach people in a different way than previous old school methods. As a consumer myself, I LOVE that I can really reach the face behind the business and as a business owner I love offering my visitors, followers, clients and potential clients an avenue to reach me.</p> <p> </p> <p>As wonderful as I believe <a href="http://anisesmith.posterous.com/social-media-is-now-a-part-of-every-day-life" target="_blank"><strong>Social Media</strong></a> to be, I am under no misconception that it is by any means a magic bullet for any business. It seems that companies view social media and other new media technologies, as a avenue to turn their business into a viral hit overnight. Ummm NO. Social Media is NOT the magic bullet, it does however offer you a channel, if use properly to reach out and meet your clients, get to know them and most importantly have a conversation with them.</p> <p> </p> <p>Social Media is NOT a channel in which to shout your old school sales pitch or shove your lame-o message down the throats of your listeners. #Fail Fast method! In order to fully understand social media and how it's changed the world and in particular the business world we must first rid of ourselves of old school mentalities on marketing, reaching clients and selling our products. We have to now embrace a New way of marketing and sales by way of engagement. That starts with reaching out to our followers to provide <a href="http://anisesmith.posterous.com/social-media-blogs-websites-content-is-still" target="_blank"><strong>relevant content</strong></a> on our channels, find out what moves them, what they like, what they dislike and most importantly, <a href="http://anisesmith.posterous.com/social-media-some-still-dont-get-it" target="_blank"><strong>have that elusive conversation</strong></a>.</p> <p> </p> <p>As usual, I welcome dialogue, good, bad, ugly or indifferent. So, feel free to leave a comment or post your comments on my Facebook Wall.</p> <p> </p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061601056287517158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014381590531688138.post-67659057500905849162011-04-08T04:30:00.001-07:002011-04-08T04:30:17.441-07:00Foodie Friday: Teriyaki and Pineapple Chicken<div class='posterous_autopost'><h1 class="plaincharacterwrap fn"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Picture_10" height="311" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-06/FHCBhHniiBipcaaxGeqgkrHBlrnvxapjfFjpgoeqxCgmHlBdxoktIyHdnirE/Picture_10.png.scaled500.png" width="308" /> </div> </h1> <h1 class="plaincharacterwrap fn"><span class="itemreviewed">Teriyaki and Pineapple Chicken</span></h1> <div class="ingredients" style="margin-top: 10px;"> <h3>Ingredients</h3> <ul> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> 2 tablespoons vegetable oil</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into cubes</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> 1 green bell pepper, sliced thin</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced thin</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> 1 red bell pepper, sliced thin</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> 1 1/4 cups sliced fresh mushrooms</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> 1 onion, chopped</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> 1 cup teriyaki sauce</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple chunks, undrained</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> 1 teaspoon garlic powder</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> 1/4 cup all-purpose flour</li> </ul> </div> <div class="directions" style="margin-top: 10px;"> <h3>Directions</h3> <ol> <li><span class="plaincharacterwrap break"> Heat the oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 7 to 10 minutes. </span></li> <li><span class="plaincharacterwrap break"> Place the green bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, red bell pepper, mushrooms, onion, teriyaki sauce, pineapple chunks with the juice, garlic powder, and crushed red pepper into the wok, and turn the heat to medium. Bring to a simmer, stir in the flour, and continue simmering 15 minutes until thickened. </span></li> </ol> <h3>Nutritional Information</h3> <p><strong>Amount Per Serving</strong> Calories: 187 | Total Fat: 5.5g | Cholesterol: 35mg</p> <table class="bevpairing"> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <h3 class="bev-title">What to Drink?</h3> </td> </tr> <tr class="blue"> <td class="bev_icon"><img class="beverage" title="Wine" src="http://images.media-allrecipes.com/global/sponsors/bevpairing/icon_wine_24x28.gif" alt="Wine" style="border-width: 0px;" /></td> <td class="bev_text"><a href="http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/Types-of-Wine-Riesling/Detail.aspx" rel="nofollow">Riesling</a></td> </tr> <tr> </tr> </table> <h3>More Recipes at <a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Teriyaki-and-Pineapple-Chicken/Detail.aspx?ms=1&prop25=56348873&prop26=DailyDish&prop27=2011-04-06&prop28=DailyRecipe&prop29=FullRecipe&me=1" target="_blank">AllRecipes.com</a></h3> <p> </p> </div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061601056287517158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014381590531688138.post-34317194201787426412011-04-07T08:54:00.001-07:002011-04-07T08:54:01.269-07:00Social Media being used to prescreen: Be aware of what you post<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-07/iDuAEuwlCjhbCJIiFHuIxugIEpgGbciFkquwsvgxjmsIoztxajFaDiukDcEt/Picture_4.png.scaled1000.png"><img alt="Picture_4" height="235" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-07/iDuAEuwlCjhbCJIiFHuIxugIEpgGbciFkquwsvgxjmsIoztxajFaDiukDcEt/Picture_4.png.scaled500.png" width="500" /></a> </div> Social Media has had a huge impact on our every day lives, it seems as if it touches every aspect of our lives. Most of these things have been extremely positive and as an advocate of social media I love that!</p> <p> </p> <p>I wrote a post about using social media in a job search and using social media to create a positive online presence. This is beyond essential in this very tough and competitive job market.</p> <p> </p> <p>I have been reading more and more about the effects of social media on the hiring process. It seems that employers are very willing to use social media as a pre-screening of sorts before a person is even considered a candidate for a position. Under these circumstances there should always be a thought and second thought <a href="http://anisesmith.posterous.com/you-must-check-out-mywebcareercom-must" target="_blank">before posting stories</a>, pictures and videos to any social media channels. The bad post you make today could haunt you tomorrow.</p> <p> </p> <p>There are various ways to create a positive <a href="http://anisesmith.posterous.com/zerply-post" target="_blank">online impression</a> of ones self but it really starts with being aware of your image which should be viewed as your own personal brand. I view my personal brand with the same importance as big corporations and you should as well.</p> <p> </p> <p>As usual, I welcome any thoughts or comments, good, bad, ugly or indifferent. So feel free to leave a comment or post directly to my <a href="http://www.Facebook.com/AniseSmithMarketing" target="_blank">Facebook Wall.</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061601056287517158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014381590531688138.post-30338258189782551582011-04-06T07:36:00.001-07:002011-04-06T07:36:12.560-07:00Your Content, good bad or ugly: Can you measure it? #SocialEmpire<div class='posterous_autopost'><p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-06/BEiqngyiunJBpGrEciJpiqaiJfGltcienuqpErdtCziCdAGakjwIuojBCiAE/Picture_34.png.scaled1000.png"><img alt="Picture_34" height="425" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-06/BEiqngyiunJBpGrEciJpiqaiJfGltcienuqpErdtCziCdAGakjwIuojBCiAE/Picture_34.png.scaled500.png" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;">I just wrote a post on <strong>Social Media & Web <a href="http://anisesmith.posterous.com/social-media-blogs-websites-content-is-still" target="_blank">Content</a></strong> in which the gist was, no matter the forum that's selected to write in, you content must be good. The phrase Content is King still stands whether you are <a href="http://anisesmith.posterous.com/bloggers-are-the-new-journalist" target="_blank">blogging,</a> using Facebook or providing content for your website. The goal, after all is to allow an open door for conversation to happen. If conversation is NOT happening with your followers or about your content, <strong>Your Content IS NOT KING</strong>. Providing good content can be addressed, but that is indeed another blog post that will happen at another time.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-06/BBpsxfDqpyDvazHmdusuuxiyhDJDlqiaCjvDBJvnBinjmJmqgIkphweHkhpn/Picture_35.png.scaled1000.png"><img alt="Picture_35" height="79" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-06/BBpsxfDqpyDvazHmdusuuxiyhDJDlqiaCjvDBJvnBinjmJmqgIkphweHkhpn/Picture_35.png.scaled500.png" width="500" /></a> </div> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"> <br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;">So, How do you know the effectiveness of your content? How do you gauge what is good and what is not so good? <strong>How can you place a tangible number or analytic on the effectiveness of your content? </strong>It's not as if one of your readers will walk up to you and say " Hey Anise..guess what that last story you posted on <a href="http://anisesmith.posterous.com/?search=semantic%20web" target="_blank">The Semantic Web</a> really sucked..what the heck were you really talking about...and guess what Anise..I really don't care about The Semantic Web.." Not to say that I would exactly like my content slammed like that, however that would give an indication that I was just a tad off my mark. Ya' Think?</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"><a href="http://anisesmith.posterous.com/social-media-is-now-a-part-of-every-day-life" target="_blank">Social Media</a>, Blogging and providing content is an essential part of any business now, so we have to know if we are on target with our audience. Yes we have insights for Facebook, Post counts for <a href="http://anisesmith.posterous.com/blog-love-who-cares-about-your-stinkin-blog" target="_blank">blogs</a> and analytics for websites but how about <strong>an indication of the effectiveness of your entire social media presence</strong>? Umm Yes, there's and App for that, better yet theirs a game for that. <strong>Empire Avenue</strong>.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-06/JqDbfvHcmcmGoyirlyeAjkIrsIaFwAfjtthDzvqhEExAxgAbfduJerbrdfvA/Picture_32.png.scaled1000.png"><img alt="Picture_32" height="430" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-06/JqDbfvHcmcmGoyirlyeAjkIrsIaFwAfjtthDzvqhEExAxgAbfduJerbrdfvA/Picture_32.png.scaled500.png" width="500" /></a> </div> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"> <br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"><a href="http://www.empireavenue.com/anisesmith" target="_blank">Empire Avenue</a> is a game that allows you to <strong>purchase shares in your friends, competitor’s, frienemies and foes.</strong> Most importantly it gives you and <strong>ongoing indication of your effectiveness in your social media efforts.</strong> Empire Avenue allows you to <a href="http://empireavenue.com/?t=e8856fb5" target="_blank">sign up</a>, and then attach all of your social media channels to the game and you are given an initial score or rating based on your connections. These scores and ratings fluctuate according to social media activity and that is reflected in your share price or the price that it would cost for someone to purchase a share in your or your company. Yes like stock. <strong>The very HUGE tie in is YOUR CONTENT</strong>. If you are seriously on your social media game and YOUR CONTENT IS KING, your Dividends will be high, which means people will want to buy your shares because they will make Eaves or Virtual Money. This leads to more purchases of your shares, which continues to drive your share price up.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;">The big picture is that <strong>Empire Avenue allows you to gauge the effectiveness of your content by placing a dollar amount on your dividends. </strong> If your content is effective yoru dividends go up, if you need to work a bit harder on your content, you dividends will go down. For example, if your dividends are $1.00 per share your Content is King; however, if your dividends are $0.12 you know that you need to continue to work toward improvement. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-06/HAsgsChCGvyAGCrDGooGJzsfBqyrohgcGtGmczoGBoyzgcqdlgADInuupkzE/Picture_31.png.scaled1000.png"><img alt="Picture_31" height="442" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-06/HAsgsChCGvyAGCrDGooGJzsfBqyrohgcGtGmczoGBoyzgcqdlgADInuupkzE/Picture_31.png.scaled500.png" width="500" /></a> </div> <br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;">The Takeaway:</span></strong></p> <ul type="disc" style="margin-top: 0in;"> <li style="margin-top: 0.1pt; margin-bottom: 0.1pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;">Provide good content</span></strong></li> <li style="margin-top: 0.1pt; margin-bottom: 0.1pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;">Monitor your contents effectiveness</span></strong></li> <li style="margin-top: 0.1pt; margin-bottom: 0.1pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;">Use Empire Avenue to gauge the effectiveness of your contend </span></strong></li> <li style="margin-top: 0.1pt; margin-bottom: 0.1pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;">Play the game baby :-) </span></strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;">If you choose to play the game, let me know your ticker I will buy your shares. :-) Better yet, sign up <a href="http://empireavenue.com/?t=e8856fb5" target="_blank">using this link</a> and you will get $$ to play with, I will too! Cha-ching baby!<br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;">With that said, I always welcome comments, good, bad, ugly or indifferent. So feel free to comment here or directly on my <a href="http://www.Facebook.com/AniseSmithMarketing" target="_blank">Facebook Wall.</a></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"> </span></p> <p> </p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061601056287517158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014381590531688138.post-32957710586713298842011-04-05T07:11:00.001-07:002011-04-05T07:18:22.841-07:00Social Media, Blogs & Websites: Content is STILL KING<div class="posterous_autopost"><div class="p_embed p_image_embed"></div><br />
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Many people ask, how do you get a post to go viral? A video to go viral? How do I get people to visit my Facebook page? GOOD CONTENT and an audience that is in tune to your message, not just followers. <a href="http://anisesmith.posterous.com/social-media-some-still-dont-get-it" target="_blank">Social Media is after all a conversation</a> and if you have interesting things to say and interested people listening, that is more than half the battle. However if you have dry conversation and followers that you purchased through one of those " I can get you 40 million followers in 40 hours" type of deals...umm yeah..Good Luck with that.<br />
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Part of social media is engaging but a huge part of it is providing content worthy of engagement and the right audience that has an interest in your message. For example if you sell pet items you must find an audience that will appreciate your love for pet items. Also most importantly although you may sell pet items you have to offer more than your sales pitch. Supply helpful tips about pets, funny stories, videos etc. The goal with any avenue of Social Media is that you provide content that keeps your followers engaged.<br />
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As usual, I welcome comments, good, bad, ugly or indifferent. So Feel free to comment or post directly to my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AniseSmithMarketing" target="_blank">Facebook Wall. </a><br />
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Now here comes<a href="http://anisesmith.com/search/nfc" target="_blank"> NFC or Near Field Communication </a>which is similar to QR codes because it allows a person or company to imbed information to be scanned by cell phone. From what I have gathered NFC may have more functionality than QR codes. Companies are exploring avenues of using NFC as a way to replace a debit cards allowing the ability to use an NFC enabled cell phone to be used as a virtual wallet of sorts.<br />
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<div class="p_embed p_image_embed"><img alt="Qr_code-300x252" height="252" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-04/eFfjCcuGBgGxAkvdlDGbfebocyqhalCliIkdwrdCyjmAIdAweICsumAgtioB/qr_code-300x252.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="300" /> </div>But wait....lets not throw the QR code out with the baby and bath water. I never really understood that statement. Digression. A few points about NFC that may allow an avenue of utilizing both technologies as they can be used to perform different functions.<br />
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QR codes can be created easily and for FREE by anyone. NFC uses computer chips instead of a code to scan. Where do we get the chips? How much do they cost? Can we add our own information? I'm sure they are not FREE. These are a few questions that would need to be addressed before I considered elimination of the thoughts of marketing by way of QR codes. I truly believe that there is a marketing avenue for both depending on what kind of budget you have and what kind of campaign you are interested in marketing.<br />
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As always, I welcome opinions, comments, good, bad, ugly or indifferent. So fee free to comment here, on <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/AniseSmith" target="_blank">Twitter</a> or directly on my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AniseSmithMarketing" target="_blank">Facebook Wall</a>.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061601056287517158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014381590531688138.post-27823415519196648422011-04-01T04:36:00.001-07:002011-04-01T04:36:07.273-07:00Foodie Friday: Mango Chicken Curry<div class='posterous_autopost'><h1 class="plaincharacterwrap fn"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Picture_19" height="309" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-31/qcthsDFrgdrjfHehomzHlfhCCJwIbeAuEglhxaBwjgkGqDjqEEazzljqouwm/Picture_19.png.scaled500.png" width="313" /> </div> </h1> <h1 class="plaincharacterwrap fn"><span class="itemreviewed">Mango Chicken Curry</span></h1> <div class="ingredients" style="margin-top: 10px;"> <h3>Ingredients</h3> <ul> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> 1/2 cup chopped onion</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> 1 medium sweet red pepper, julienned</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> 2 teaspoons vegetable oil</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> 1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into thin strips</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> 1 tablespoon curry powder</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> 2 teaspoons minced fresh gingerroot</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> 1 teaspoon minced garlic</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> 1/2 teaspoon salt</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> 1 cup chopped peeled mango</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> 3/4 cup coconut milk</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> 2 tablespoons tomato paste</li> <li class="plaincharacterwrap"> Hot cooked rice</li> </ul> </div> <div class="directions" style="margin-top: 10px;"> <h3>Directions</h3> <ol> <li><span class="plaincharacterwrap break"> In a large skillet, saute onion and red pepper in oil for 2-4 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add the chicken, curry, ginger, garlic, salt and cayenne. Cook and stir for 5 minutes. Stir in the mango, coconut milk and tomato paste; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Serve with rice if desired. </span></li> </ol> <table class="bevpairing"> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <h3 class="bev-title"></h3> <h3 class="bev-title">What to Drink?</h3> </td> </tr> <tr class="blue"> <td class="bev_icon"><img class="beverage" title="Wine" src="http://images.media-allrecipes.com/global/sponsors/bevpairing/icon_wine_24x28.gif" alt="Wine" style="border-width: 0px;" /></td> <td class="bev_text"><a href="http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/Types-of-Wine-Riesling/Detail.aspx" rel="nofollow">Riesling</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bev_icon"><img class="beverage" title="Cocktail" src="http://images.media-allrecipes.com/global/sponsors/bevpairing/icon_martini_24x28.gif" alt="Cocktail" style="border-width: 0px;" /></td> <td class="bev_text"><a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Smirnoff-Moscow-Mule/Detail.aspx" rel="nofollow">Smirnoff Moscow Mule</a></td> </tr> <tr class="blue"> <td class="bev_icon"><img class="beverage" title="Beer" src="http://images.media-allrecipes.com/global/sponsors/bevpairing/icon_beer_24x28.gif" alt="Beer" style="border-width: 0px;" /></td> <td class="bev_text"><a href="http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/Beer-101/Detail.aspx" rel="nofollow">Beer</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bev_icon"><img class="beverage" title="Chilled Non-Alcoholic" src="http://images.media-allrecipes.com/global/sponsors/bevpairing/icon_lemonade_24x28.gif" alt="Chilled Non-Alcoholic" style="border-width: 0px;" /></td> <td class="bev_text"><a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Boston-Iced-Tea/Detail.aspx" rel="nofollow">Boston Iced Tea</a></td> </tr> <tr> </tr> </table> <h3></h3> <h3><a href="http://www.AllRecipes.com" target="_blank">Recipes at AllRecipes.com</a></h3> <ol> </ol> <p> </p> </div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061601056287517158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014381590531688138.post-79159558362928708082011-03-31T07:23:00.001-07:002011-03-31T07:23:29.081-07:00Bloggers are the new journalist.<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Picture_12" height="601" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-31/dmvIzIHolmgvfrGJkzayekkIChJrwalrvjlrbqDGwdICiCiFeCwIEqjrDhhd/Picture_12.png.scaled500.png" width="478" /> </div> </p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;">I recently started writing for <a href="http://technorati.com/people/anisesmith/">Technorati</a> (blog love baby :-) and I just love the way things are done. It's as if you are a journalist chasing down your next story. This made me consider journalism, as in before Social Media and blogging were popular. I then realized the blogging and Social Media has made great in roads in taking the place of traditional journalist media coverage. It seems as if bloggers are breaking stories before traditional media channels. Some stories that bloggers cover are never addressed by traditional media channels.</p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;">Personally, I hardly ever watch the news or listen to the new on the radio because by the time evening news is due to start I’ve read about all of the news and the hottest stories Online, by way of Social Media, Blog or website. Amazingly, some of the stories that I felt were compelling, interesting and very news worthy never make the cut for the evening news.</p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;">I wrote a story yesterday about <a href="http://technorati.com/technology/article/nasa-computers-servers-defenses-down/">NASA</a> and the lax security of the computer systems. It was really scary stuff and this story was NOT on the news, yet the story was absolutely buzzing online and on blogs. This leads me to believe that it is a possibility that traditional news sources only scratch the surface of the stories that need to be told. Furthermore, as time progresses will people even feel a need to tune in to the local and or world news anymore? So I wonder if Web, Social Media and Blogs really have replaced traditional sources of news and journalism? What are your thoughts? Do you watch traditional news? Or do you catch up on everything online?</p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;">As usual, I welcome thoughts, opinions and dialogue good bad ugly or indifferent. Feel free to leave me comments on this page, on <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/AniseSmith" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, or post directly on my <a href="http://www.Facebook.com/AniseSmithMarketing" target="_blank">Facebook Wall</a>.</p> <p> </p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061601056287517158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014381590531688138.post-14810803739912380032011-03-30T09:07:00.001-07:002011-03-30T09:13:25.267-07:00Blog Love: Who cares about your stinkin' blog...<div class="posterous_autopost"><div style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><div class="p_embed p_image_embed"><img alt="Picture_13" height="331" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-30/kwluuCziDjhfEjhsFayjiibpbquBbvswhkkggCJgydiozeCDfbeynCmopzhb/Picture_13.png.scaled500.png" width="498" /> </div> </span></div><div style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times;">I never fancied myself a writer although I’ve always done quite well with scholarly writing. While attending school, the Professor actually understood what the heck I was talking about which was a plus and helped with the grades a bit. However with that said, I never pictured myself as one that wanted to write excessively. So the initial thought of a blog was like.. "umm…uhhh… Are you kidding me?? " </span></div><div style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times;">So imagine my surprise when I started blogging and not only did I enjoy it people started to subscribe, read, talk about and ask questions. Guess what? I love that as much as I am loving to blog. I recently had the opportunity to speak with some people about blogging that are considering getting started with a business blog. There were <b>three primary concerns </b>of the people that I spoke with, those were: </span></div><div style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Does it have to be written in a formal format?</b> I find that the blogs that I write that are the most formal, people DO NOT read. I think there should be a certain degree of formality, as in sentence structure and basic grammar but for the most part people that read my blogs usually want a less than formal view or perspective on something. This is, however a part of getting to know your readers and engaging with them. So I stick with conversational style, it has worked great so far. I keep it simple; I really want my blog to read as if I am talking to the reader over a cup of coffee, not as if I am lecturing them atop a perch. What is a perch anywayzz? How does one get atop it? Sorry, Digression happens. But you get the picture. </span><br />
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</div><div style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times;">As usual, I welcome any and all opinions good, bad, ugly or indifferent. Feel free to leave comments to me on this post, <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/AniseSmith" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, or directly on my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AniseSmithMarketing" target="_blank">Facebook Wall. </a></span></div><br />
</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061601056287517158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014381590531688138.post-84089594998861698062011-03-29T07:53:00.001-07:002011-03-29T07:53:00.798-07:00Social Media is now a part of every day life, but ...wait a minute.....<div class='posterous_autopost'><p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Picture_21" height="390" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-29/JrHCsjeDtBFIGBwFkIlrABsyalAcoIzyFynzDktioeanrlavyurECljwhHvw/Picture_21.png.scaled500.png" width="406" /> </div> </p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;">Social Media as we know it is relatively new but has quickly become a huge part of our every day life. When I say social media I am not just talking about Facebook and Twitter but about the vast array of additional social media channels that we use.</p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;">People don't really go to traditional media channels as they did, just a short while ago. We actively seek out a Facebook Page for updated information and Blogs for the perspective of our peers and experts on a variety of topics. I very seldom even go to a website for information. Personally, I have minimal interest in a companies website, because as up to date as the information maybe it is still not as up to date as the status update that was posted to Facebook about an hour ago or the blog post created recently. The ever-growing need for the most up to date information has allowed Social Media to invade our lives and our entire being. Both of which I have absolutely no problem with, as I am a lover of all things technology related and Social Media more so.</p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Picture_20" height="460" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-29/DxkdhJiEqwpjzaHsIbnarEEokvBFvbHmDfnAjGpjBfnjwaDvEAvnEDdoBnwq/Picture_20.png.scaled500.png" width="411" /> </div> </p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;">One of the issues that I wonder about is, what about the people that are not embracing technology as quickly as others. What about the people that are not online? What about those that aggressively resist the thought of Social Media? A friend asked me a question yesterday that was presented to her about business "How do you connect with people that are not online. Cold Calls? Print?" More importantly, how are these people gaining their information? Newspapers? Yellow pages? How are they connecting to the avenues and channels that are best for their businesses?</p> <p><br /> <object height="311" width="500"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9R4LbmGdfWU?fs=1&hl=en_US" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9R4LbmGdfWU?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="311" width="500"></embed> </object> </p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;">As a person that is technology focused I am constantly thinking of ways to create avenues to merge offline marketing with online marketing because it is essential that if you have traditional brick and mortal location that you not only be online but be heavily involved with social media. It is just not optional anymore. Technology and more specifically Social Media is growing at at rate that companies that are tech savvy are having a hard time keeping up, so how would companies that are tech novices catch up at this rate? How do we as marketers convince companies that are not online, that are using traditional means of marketing and advertising that they are indeed placing themselves behind he 8 ball? Or is that just my opinion? Is there a solution? Is this even a problem that needs a solution? Maybe it’s all good?</p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;">Curious about your thoughts and opinions? I welcome any and all opinions, questions, and comments, whatever. Good, bad, ugly or indifferent. So feel free to comment here, on <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/AniseSmith" target="_blank">Twitter</a> or directly on my <a href="http://www.Facebook.com/AniseSmithMarketing">Facebook Wall.</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061601056287517158noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014381590531688138.post-37991681323173375382011-03-28T08:39:00.001-07:002011-03-28T08:39:56.443-07:00Content Creation vs Content Curation<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Picture_17" height="478" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-28/DiekJdoramimerqpqauiiaiEAyyAqkqIvBHEtthdmnBCbIGatdExBJEpJDHk/Picture_17.png.scaled500.png" width="468" /> </div> </p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;">There seems to be a new wave in Blogging and that is Content Curation, which is providing essential bits of stories. The goal of content curation is to provide the information that you think your followers would like using various sources of original content. There seems to be a lot of mixed messages and opinions of content curation by creators of original content.</p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;">As a provider of both types of content I feel that both are very essential parts of providing useful, relevant and essential content to your followers. As an original content provider I love to provide original, what I believe witty and sometimes-sarcastic content in my own tone of voice to people that have an interest in following and reading my dialogue. This original content is not strategically planned but more so created on a whim of what I think would be cool to say, what's relevant and what information is currently int he news that I believe people would be interested in hearing my spin on.</p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;">On the other hand I am also involved with curating a lot of information because as an Internet Marketer as much as we can sometimes believe we know everything about everything, we do not. I know I am very willing to embrace the ideas and ideologies of others because even If we are on the same page about something’s, peers or other people in your industry can add a different spin or flavor to an idea. This is one of the reasons that I curate information as well as create. It allow me to offer a different perspective on ideas and provides a great source of information to my followers that I feel would be beneficial to them regardless of the source.</p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;">I love my information to be curated because I feel as if my information has gone beyond just my readers/follower and can then be beneficial to others. The key to curation of others original content is that you should always give credit to the source of the information.</p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;">What are your thoughts? Should all information provided be original content created by the provider? Or do you not care? Does it minimize the effectiveness of the information if the curator is not the content creator? If you created original content do you care if your information is curated?</p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;">As usual, I welcome thoughts; opinions so feel free to respond to this post, on <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/AniseSmith">Twitter</a> or post directly on my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AniseSmithMarketing">Facebook Page.</a> I love to hear opinions, good bad, ugly or indifferent.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061601056287517158noreply@blogger.com1