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Learning Annex

16 February, 16:41, by Scott
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A 1-Day Program To Turn Your Computer
Into a Powerful Money Making Machine!
Our Internet Experts Will Show You Exactly How…

Dom Sagolla - Co-Founder of TWITTER: Not only was he one of the Co-Founders of Twitter and the second person ever to send a tweet, he also helped create the Obama ’08 iPhone App, is the founder of DollarApp, co-founder of iPhoneDevCamp, and author of 140 Characters: A Style Guide for the Short Form. During Dom’s presentation entitled “EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO GET 100,000 FOLLOWERS ON TWITTER”, how to use Twitter, Facebook, and other social networking sites to get new customers and strengthen relationships with your existing customers, the quickest, easiest way to get 100,000 followers on Twitter (and I’m talking about targeted followers who really matter), the secrets that could put $100’s of dollars a day in your pocket using Twitter, and more. Plus, Dom is going to answer questions from the audience after he teaches.

Dmitry Shapiro (Veoh Networks) – The “Venture Capital” Negotiator: How do you take an idea and make it BIG by attracting investors like ex-Disney Chairman, Michael Eisner, and Time Warner? One guy who knows is Dmitry Shapiro, who has raised over $100 million in Capital for Veoh Networks, one of the largest online video services, which now generates approximately 19 million viewers every month.

Murray Hidary (iAmplify) – Get Paid For Your Content: You probably don’t believe this, but if you’re knowledgeable about a subject and can talk about your expertise, you can make money quickly and easily online. Eckhart Tolle does it. So does Byron Katie, personal trainers and thousands of others. And now, thanks to what some people call the “E-Bay for experts” web site, you can create and sell your video and audio downloads too.

Stella Grizoni – The “For Women Only” Branding Queen: Women entrepreneurs succeed twice as often as men. It doesn’t matter if you’re selling to women only, businesses only, pet owners or even parakeet owners only, this former senior brand strategist at one of the world’s largest ad agencies (and the director of Ladies Who Launch) is going to show you how to set up your web site to appeal specifically to your target niche.

Dana Farbo – iPhone App Riches: Want to cash in on the mobile phone app gold rush? Dana Farbo’s iPhone application company, Acrossair, is a world leader. They’ve created Number 1 Apps like: NYSubway, TVGuideUK, & Nearest Wiki. He’ll teach you everything you need to know to get started.

Lockhart Steele – Six Figure Blogging: Like to gossip about celebrities, write about motherhood, sports, your favorite hobby or the city you live in? Lockhart Steele, former Managing Editor and Founder of Curbed.com, is a guy who’s made a fortune blogging on everything from NYC, where to eat, worldwide travel to real estate. Learn to choose a theme for a blog, what & how often to write, and why it’s easier than you think.

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Mark J. Kirk on Podcasting

13 February, 11:52, by Scott
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Mark J. Kirk, Managing Editor of SolarPanelReporter.com got his start with podcasting from Scott Paton. Here is a clip of Mark telling what exactly made Scott’s training some of the best he’s ever studied.

You can see Scott live and in person at the Learning Annex in New York, March 14th, 2010.

What iPad Means for Future of Computing

10 February, 21:11, by Scott
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We all learn how to touch with our fingers before we figure out how to type or click a mouse. Often when we think about computing we overlook children and the elderly, and the iPad is going to be the first computer to eliminate the social divide.

The iPhone was the first phone that a Luddite could figure out in seconds and a hacker could tinker around with for endless hours. In an analogous way the iPad is going to be the computer a toddler can play games with and learn, and the same computer your grandma uses to send e-mails, browse the web and edit photos.

If you think about how a computer like this will impact people sociologically, suddenly the iPad is far more than a larger iPod Touch, as many have described it. It’s the computer for everyone: an idea Apple has been working toward for years.

That doesn’t mean the iPad will be the only computer for everyone and destroy every PC on the market, because that’s not even remotely likely. But it will introduce a significant new category.

For anyone plugged in to tech history, the idea of the child-friendly, super-lightweight computer is actually reminiscent of Xerox pioneer Alan Kay’s 40-year-old concept of the Dynabook (pictured in sketch above). I’ve been chatting with Kay about the iPad, but he’s waiting to provide his official comment on the device until he’s had a chance to try it out.

Tablet naysayers have anticipated Apple’s tablet would be a failure because of form factor, ergonomics and UI. But they missed out on the bigger problem: Nobody has cared to create content (be it web or native applications) for tablets — until now.

Say what you will about Apple, but Steve Jobs’ company is a market shaper, and the iPad is the only tablet that could shove the computing world in a new direction.

Apple has shipped over 75 million iPhones, and the iPhone OS continues to dominate mobile web traffic. Meanwhile, the App Store has served 3 billion downloads and claimed 99.4 percent of the mobile-software market.

Content developers need to see these kinds of numbers to have faith in investing in a new platform. At this rate, we’re all heading with Apple into the future of computing, and it’s looking quite bright.

Read the whole article.

Google’s 1Gbps fiber Internet Plan

10 February, 16:24, by Scott
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Google today upturned the US Internet business by promising Google Fiber for Communities. The “experimental” service will give between 50,000 and 500,000 users 1Gbps fiber optic service, or more than 20 times faster than the fastest readily available Internet access in the US. At peak speeds, it would be enough to download a full HD movie in about five minutes and could support such exotic content as 3D video webcasts.

Google doesn’t have a timetable for when the first service will be active but is putting out a request to local governments to see which ones are interested in the fiber rollout.

The company has been one of the strongest advocates for widely available broadband and has frequently been the staunchest supporter of net neutrality as an official US government policy, as making both available feeds into Google’s core ad and search revenue. A similar approach has led to its offering free Wi-Fi during the holidays and near the Google campus as well as advocating for new technology such as “white space” unlicensed wireless.

Such an attitude has frequently put it at odds with major incumbent cable, DSL and fiber providers. Many of these have lobbied against any plan that would require them to serve more rural areas, which aren’t as profitable for providers as cities; in some cases they have filed lawsuits to prevent smaller towns from offering faster, cheaper service even when carriers themselves have declined to provide enough coverage. With the notable exception of Verizon’s FiOS, most have also increasingly tried capping and throttling service and have fought publicly against neutrality rules.


Mobile Ads Taking Off

10 February, 08:07, by Scott
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Every year around this time, a few brave forecasters declare that advertising on mobile devices is poised to become the next big thing in marketing. And every year, the results disappoint.

But this year, with technology powerhouses like Apple and Google introducing whole new mobile devices and buying up ad firms specializing in the small screen, the forecasts may finally be right.

By now, the sales pitch is familiar: The mobile phone offers advertisers all the benefits of traditional Internet ads, including the ability to track their effectiveness. And it lets marketers reach consumers on the go, on a gadget they clutch intimately.

Industry analysts say that now, with the introduction of Apple’s iPad tablet, an entirely new approach to mobile ads could be near.

That is because the iPad, a cross between a laptop and an iPhone, looks more like an iPhone from an ad perspective. It does not support Adobe Flash, the software used for much PC-based advertising. So, to make their ads available to iPad users, marketers may have to develop new kinds of ads, rather than simply adapting existing Web ads.

Apple, seeing big potential in mobile advertising, recently agreed to acquire a specialist in that business, Quattro Wireless. That followed a deal by Google to buy one of the largest players in the field, AdMob. The combined $1 billion-plus cost was of a scale not previously seen in the world of advertising on the tiny screen.

Indeed, Windsor Holden, a principal analyst at Juniper Research, predicts that mobile ad spending worldwide will more than quadruple, to $6 billion, by 2014. And he does not shrink from the prediction.

My IM Video Podcast

09 February, 12:59, by Scott
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Check out my video podcast:

http://video.mypodcastworld.com/

Question about iTunes

05 February, 12:00, by Scott
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On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 11:33 AM, Patricia wrote:
Hi Scott,

We have 4 audio podcasts so far. I have them on mypodcastworld.com. l added the RSS link to ping o matic and pinged. I opened an account in iTunes last night and added the RSS link and got the email back saying they would would review.

Does that mean all 4 podcasts are being reviewed by itunes since they were all in podcastworld when I added the RSS link? Whenever I add a new podcast to itunes the same RSS link is added each time? When I ping when I add a new podcast I don’t change the RSS link?

I looked on my facebook page and I only see add weblink or video or pictures. No audio file link. How do I add the podcast?

Dan and I appreciated the bonus call. It was very interesting and helpful.

Thanks for your help.
Patricia
Hi Patricia

iTunes checks the podcast (I am sure to make sure there is no p0rn or spam podcasts approved)

You only have to submit it once to iTunes after that they update their database when you ping at Pingomatic. After your first time at Pingomatic bookmark the ’successfull pinged’ page and then all you do is go to the bookmarked page at Pingomatic after you upload your latest episode.

If you decide to start up a brand new show, it has a new RSS feed and you ping it and submit it. But as long as you are just adding to your present show all I recommend is pinging.

The distinction to make is between a podcast series and a podcast episode.

Your series has multiple episodes. Every time you upload a new episode you should ping. The first time you create a series and upload your first episode, you should submit the RSS feed to iTunes (only once). Then ping each subsequent episode.

When your podcast is in iTunes go to the iTunes page for it. Then click on the little down arrow beside the ‘Subscribe’ on the subscribe button. It has two other options: Facebook and Twitter.

Also you can use the Link Section in Facebook to post your podcast there.
Thanks
Scott