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There is a big difference…

by Brad Slavin on 01/15/2010

between thinking about doing something and doing something that you have been thinking about.

Lisa shared a website with me last night about social action, volunteering and of all places Disneyland.  The meat of the matter is -

Disney wants to inspire a million people to volunteer a day of service in their own communities and in exchange Disney will give each of them a 1-day, 1-theme park ticket for [...]

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The Darwin Awards for 2009 Are Out….

by Brad Slavin on 01/04/2010

My rules for keeping out of the running..

Use dynamite sparingly
Look before you leap
Don’t jump back in the lake
Leave the balloons to the movie Up.

http://www.darwinawards.com

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Fire Extinguisher for Flame Wars

by Brad Slavin on 12/09/2009

Where was this post three weeks ago?  http://www.bitrebels.com/geek/do-not-feed-the-trolls/ A great article about the love hate relationship that trolls have with the Internet community in general. The Collegehumor video is a must watch…if you spend part of the time trying to keep up with the terminology, be thankful.  If you don’t know what they are rambling [...]

Linkedin – It’s Like a Network in the Dessert…

November 22, 2009

A while ago I posted about linkedin, and I just saw this video today.

It pretty much sums up how most people feel about the site.  It has gotten to be a wasteland of connections with almost everyone looking for a free handout or recommendation.

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A Rose by any other Name

November 20, 2009

Dear Brad of brad-slavin.com
Sorry for the confusion and the upsurge in traffic. I hope the redesign goes well.
Brad

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Traffic Information About the Video

November 18, 2009

I have had some emails requesting some insight into where the traffic is coming from.   Well it started with Engadget yesterday and then spread to twitter and a few other sites.  I am not really sure of where all the traffic is coming from because youtube does not have really good analytics – but here [...]

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Lots of Youtube Email in the Inbox…

November 18, 2009

Now that’s a lot of mail in the inbox… Last count 1740 video comments, almost 400 additional contacts. Not bad.

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Comment Conversion Rate for Youtube

November 18, 2009

I was reviewing the comment to views conversion rate on the youtube video and it really sucks. I think it works out to be .006% views to posts. Not complaining, but on the blog the numbers are yet unknown. I have started tracking in GA using the technique found at http://www.tdcreative.net/blog/how-to-track-wordpress-signups-and-comments-with-google-analytics/ but [...]

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Microsoft Store Video Front Page on Engadget

November 17, 2009

I woke up this morning and my cell phone was vibrating, I thought that it was a server that had gone down and these were the inbound emails…but alas it was just the deluge of emails from Youtube about my Microsoft Store video.

Link back to the Engadget posting – http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/microsoft-store-employees-break-out-in-dance-video/
Well back to the grind, feel [...]

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Microsoft Store in Mission Viejo

November 16, 2009
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Last night on our way to a birthday party at the Derby Deli & Dueling Piano Bar – Lisa and I stopped in at The Shops at Mission Viejo mall to kill some time. Traffic from San Diego was a little hectic so I figured that some time spend doing some retail therapy [...]

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Top Online Marketing Resources and Websites

November 1, 2009

A quick list of some of my favorite marketing resources,
Marketingsherpa.com – One of the top research firms that track with is and is not working in all aspects of marketing. Well known for their charts of the week and whitepapers, their work is often cited by other top marketers.
marketingpilgrim.com – Stay current with the [...]

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