Robin Good Archive Of Latest News
November 2008

Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens - Nov 29 08   Is our worldwide education system ready to prepare for the unpredictability and fast changes that the 21st century will be serving? Photo credit: Elizabeth Hanson-Smith Education isn’t only about creating employees. It’s about empowering individuals to become individuals with the ability to manage effectively the increasingly faster transformations... read more | cat.: | Link George Siemens - eLearnSpace -- November 29

New Media Internship At MasterNewMedia: Interns Interview Each Other - Andre Deutmeyer Under The Spotlight   If you have been following the story of the MasterNewMedia internship program, you know already that at the end of the summer I have selected two new candidates to jump into this unique learning and working opportunity. MasterNewMedia intern Andre Deutmeyer In their learning path leading to... read more | cat.: | Link Daniele Bazzano -- November 28

AdSense Optimization: Essential Tactics For Optimizing Your Google AdSense Ads On Your Site   AdSense optimization is a series of tactics to help you to improve Google AdSense performance on your blog site. One of the key issues you face when you decide to use AdSense is WHERE to place ads. Above the fold? At the Bottom? Left or Right... read more | cat.: | Link Mel Ann Chan - Inside AdSense -- November 27

The Social Media Optimization Manifesto: Key Social Marketing Principles To Increase The Visibility Of Your Web Site   Social media optimization is a marketing approach utilized to increase the visibility of your site by leveraging the power of social media and online communities. Photo credit: Fred Cavazza mashed up by Robin Good Social media optimization is a term originally introduced by Rohit Bhargava back in 2006.... read more | cat.: | Link Rohit Bhargava - Influential Marketing Blog -- November 26

Best Online Collaboration Tools 2008 - The Collaborative Map   The Best Online Collaboration Tools 2008, Collaborative Map is a live editable map of over 150 of the best free and low-cost online collaboration tools available, picked and selected by passionate users like you and me. Click the map to see the full, public, editable version That's... read more | cat.: | Link Robin Good -- November 25

HD Video Sharing: Best Solutions To Publish High Definition Videos - Sharewood Guide   Looking for a solution that allows you to share high definition video with your friends or others? Tired of the restrictions that YouTube places on the quality, size, and length of the videos that you upload? In today’s Sharewood Guide, I will be reviewing eleven high... read more | cat.: | Link Andre Deutmeyer -- November 23

Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens - Nov 22 08   As more and more students begin to attend online courses, is the educational system well aware of the potential of outside-the-classroom approaches in learning? George Siemens - Photo credit: Injenuity The abundance and consequent fragmentation of information gives increasing opportunity to specialized forms of education that more... read more | cat.: | Link George Siemens - eLearnSpace -- November 22

From Communication Consultant To Independent Media Publisher: My Reasons For Moving From Secure Work To Risky Blogging - Robin Good Video   Why, after having worked for many years for several large international organizations did I decide to jump into the online independent publishing frenzy and make it my full-time activity? In this short video, I share with you the basic reasons and motivations that have led me... read more | cat.: | Link Andre Deutmeyer -- November 20

Browser Compatibility Testing: Cross-Platform Cross-Browser Multiple Resolutions Compatibility Testing Tools - Sharewood Guide   To check the compatibility of your site across different browsers, operating systems, or screen resolutions there are a handful of little known tools which professional webmasters keep secretly inside their toolkits. I have gone out to find out what these are. Photo credit: BrowserCam edited by Daniele... read more | cat.: | Link Daniele Bazzano -- November 19

Content Monetization: Fighting Unlicensed Content Republication Via Distribution Networks And Ad Sharing   As content can be copied indefinitely and distributed instantaneously across the web, web publishers need to cooperate and partner with their peers to create free content distribution networks - collections of blogs and web sites where they can freely syndicate and republish their original content. Why? Photo... read more | cat.: | Link Attributor Team - Attributor -- November 18

MasterNewMedia Joins The Federated Media Advertising Network: John Battelle Video   As passion, integrity and authority are among some of the key selection criteria used, it is with great pride that I can officially announce that MasterNewMedia has become part of the Federated Media Publishing and advertising network. Federated Media, headed by John Battelle is the premiere... read more | cat.: | Link Robin Good -- November 17

From News Publishing To Newsmastering: Learn, Understand And Experiment How To Create Your Own Newsradars - Sharewood Guide   In news publishing, newsmastering is the content production process, first evangelized by Robin Good in 2004, that involves collecting, filtering and selecting topic-specific news stories, resources, tools from all of the relevant content sources out there while delivering the resulting highly focused news channels, the so-called... read more | cat.: | Link Robin Good -- November 16

New Media Internship At MasterNewMedia: Interns Interview Each Other - Daniele Bazzano Under The Spotlight   Curious to find out more about my internship program for would-be professional web publishers? Daniele Bazzano, senior intern here at MasterNewMedia, shares with you on video what it is like to be learning by doing what professional web publishing is all about. Is it really that... read more | cat.: | Link Daniele Bazzano -- November 15

Media Centers: Alternative, Open-Source, Cross-Platform Solutions - A FLOSS Comparison   Looking for an open-source alternative to proprietary media center solutions from big brand names like Microsoft and Apple? Tired of buying into their own closed and proprietary business strategies? Here is a report showcasing you all of the alternative open-source media centers available out there. Photo credit:... read more | cat.: | Link Giovani Spagnolo - Telematics Freedom Foundation -- November 14

Improve Web Pages Load Times: Practical Advice On How To Speed Up Your Site - The Pingdom Report   Have you ever felt frustrated, when trying to open a web page that takes forever to load? Those sites with tons of videos, images, and fancy graphics are definitely cool, but if my Internet service provider bandwidth can't keep up with it, frustration sets in and... read more | cat.: | Link Pingdom - Royal Pingdom -- November 13

Customer Relationship Management: How To Build Solid Trust Between Companies And Customers   If your goal is to build solid, trustable relationships between your brand and your customers, The Company-Customer Pact may be one of the most inspiring manifestos to get your company back on track. Photo credit: Andres Rodriguez The set of guidelines and "social contract" proposed in The... read more | cat.: | Link Get Satisfaction Team - Company-Customer Pact Wiki -- November 12

Private File Sharing With drop.io - Video Interview With CEO Sam Lessin   If you need to privately share any type of file, video, documents, audio or presentations, with a selected number of people, drop.io offers a private file sharing web-based service that is both efficient and dead simple to use. Sam Lessin and Robin Good - Photo credit:... read more | cat.: | Link Daniele Bazzano -- November 11

Online Ad Optimization And Management: Software And Services To Maximize Your Site Advertising Revenue   Ad optimization and management can increase your ad revenue by as much as 150% (as PubMatic did with BikerOrNot). Or at least that is what companies offering ad optimization and management solutions are saying. If you are a professional blogger, you already understand that monetizing your... read more | cat.: | Link Andre Deutmeyer -- November 10

Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens - Nov 8 08   Pretty soon mobile devices will be used to stream live and on-demand, recorded training courses, engaging learners on the move even in the absence of traditional face-to-face approaches. But, would you attend a course via your mobile phone? Photo credit: lumigopereira Easy of access to high-speed networks... read more | cat.: | Link George Siemens - eLearnSpace -- November 8

Video Metadata Key Strategic Importance For Online Video Publishers - Part 2   Video metadata can break or make your online video success opportunities. By understanding what video metadata is and how it needs to be used, you can significantly affect the way your video content is managed, distributed and found online. Photo credit: badboo But should metadata be... read more | cat.: | Link Gotuit Team - Gotuit -- November 7

Video Metadata Key Strategic Importance For Online Video Publishers - Part 1   Video metadata has become a strategically critical factor in the successful creation and distribution of video content on the Internet. Photo credit: SSilver As major search engines can't yet make sense of what is being said inside a video or where and who is being portrayed, unless... read more | cat.: | Link Gotuit Team - Gotuit -- November 6

MasterNewMedia Web Traffic Stats, Authority, Audience Metrics: October 2008   Web traffic trends for October 2008 on MasterNewMedia showcase an upward swinging curve, not specifically connected to the issues, news, announcements or type of content I have chosen to publish, but more likely fueled by a general heavier usage inside professional, enterprise and educational settings. The... read more | cat.: | Link Massimiliano Badolati -- November 5

Increase Page Views And Reader Engagement On Your Site With Lijit - Video Interview With Todd Vernon   Lijit is a free solution that helps you increase page views and reader engagement on your own site. By placing a non-intrusive search box on the side of your web pages, Lijit scans your site and discretely suggests your readers for additional relevant content. Todd Vernon and... read more | cat.: | Link Daniele Bazzano -- November 4

Cloud Computing: Enterprise Content Distributors Moving From Database To Web Services Curation   As Microsoft has recently announced its plan to customize the Windows operating system for cloud computing, it is likely that a number of profound changes will affect the way enterprise servers and major content distributors will need to act if they want to keep competing in... read more | cat.: | Link John Blossom - Shore -- November 3

Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens - Nov 1 08   “New technologies offer new opportunities for educators to increase learner engagement and improve the overall value of the learning experience." (Source: George Siemens) George Siemens - Photo credit: Dean Shareski Is your university or college using Facebook, wikis, podcasts, or other social media technologies to communicate, interact and... read more | cat.: | Link George Siemens - eLearnSpace -- November 1

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