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Using YouTube for Business
We all spend time on YouTube watching funny videos. But YouTube is a lot more powerful than you might think. If you have a business, you should definitely use YouTube to promote your business. How should you use YouTube in conjunction with your business? Here are some tips:
Instructional Videos
If the service or product you offer is complicated or confusing, post instructional videos on YouTube to make life easier for your customers.
Answer Questions
Every business has frequently asked questions. Answer your FAQ… More »
Most Visited Websites in 2011
What were the most visited websites in 2011? The answers aren’t that exciting. As you might guess based on the top search term of 2011, Facebook was far and away the most visited website of the year. Facebook, despite some complaints this year, continues to grow and grow and grow.
Number two behind Facebook remains Google.com. When you want to find something, Google.com remains the top destination.
Number three is YouTube.com — which is also owned by Google. Three of the next… More »
Most Popular YouTube Video of 2011
The year 2011 saw a number of highly popular videos. However, one video stood out as the most popular. Amazingly, that video only lasted a short time on YouTube before getting removed.
What video am I talking about?
Rebecca Black’s “Friday music video, of course. It was called the worst song ever when it was released. But then a weird thing happened: people started like it. Nearly 170 million views later and “Friday” and Rebecca Black became legendary.
Though, it wasn’t without controversy…. More »
Brittney Griner Takes Two Steps Back
I’m a fan of Brittney Griner. I think she has the potential to single-handedly change the game of women’s basketball. But I’m not a fan of what she did last night.
During the second half of the game between Baylor and Texas Tech, Griner was fouled underneath the basket by Jordan Barncastle. It was a clean foul, as Barncastle was simply trying everything she could to keep Griner from getting position in the lane.
Yes, there was some “chippy-ness” involved, but that… More »
The Nets Are Moving To Newark
As if things couldn’t get any worse for the slumping New Jersey Nets, it was reported today that the team is going to temporarily move to Newark.
Really? Newark?
Seems like an awful practical joke, doesn’t it? According to the New York Daily News, the Nets will have enough cash and the assets to rebuild their team after this abysmal season. But even though they are scheduled to move to Brooklyn in 2012, the team will likely be calling Newark their new… More »
Roster Changes In The Works
Rumors are circulating about upcoming roster changes for the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Utah Jazz.
I can understand why the Jazz need to shake things up. Aside from Deron Williams, the entire roster has been unproductive. Carlos Boozer, the big man in the middle, makes 12.6 million per year. He’s in the last year of his contract, so the Jazz’s front office is ready to deal him to the highest bidder. The team is off to disappointing start, ranked 9th in… More »
Nate Robinson Has No Future With The Knicks
Even though Nate Robinson reportedly wants to stay with the New York Knicks, he needs to realize that he if wants to play then he’s going to have to go elsewhere. As long as Mike D’Antoni is head coach, Robinson won’t be seeing the floor any time soon.
His agent, Aaron Goodwin, requested a trade on Saturday. Yet on Sunday, Robinson was still hopeful that something could be worked out with the Knicks.
D’Antoni maintains that “it’s not personal” but it’s obvious… More »
Does LeBron James Need To Grow Up?
There’s been a lot of hoopla (no pun intended) in the NBA over the past couple of weeks about LeBron James and his river-dancing feet. Some remark that he’s just having fun, while others think he’s being childish and needs to grow up. Others take it a step further, saying this is the exact reason why King James has yet to win an NBA Championship — he’s not mature enough to take it seriously.
I guess it’s time to voice my… More »
Google Releasing Social Search Functionality
My good friend Dr. Thomas Ho made me aware of a development from Google this evening that I think will be pretty interesting if executed well. And let’s be honest, most of what Google does is done fairly well.
It appears that Google will be adding some social search functionality to their toolbox. Currently in development in the Google Labs, we’re told it should be coming publicly available soon.
The idea is that when you search, there will be results offered from… More »
585 Bench for 23 Reps: Real or Fake
There is an unreal YouTube video of some guy supposedly bench pressing 585 lbs for 23 straight reps. First point of issue is the reps aren’t full reps, but that is not my sticking point (pun intended) on this video. Full reps or not, I don’t think this video is real even though it looks quite authentic as it appears to be shot at a convention and you can hear the plates rattling.
Why is it fake?
First, some of… More »
Human Tetris
So Tetris celebrated its 25th birthday last week and as a lover of Tetris, I’m always on the lookout for Tetris themed stuff. I know that I’m a dork. I embrace my dorkiness.
Apparently I’m not the only dork out there since this video has received over nine MILLION views on YouTube.
Who’s the dork now?
… More »
Improving Lifting Technique
No workout again today as I continue to spend most of my time studying, but I do have a video for you from YouTube I want to critique. Before I start, in fairness to the maker of the videos, its a lot easier to sit on the computer and point out flaws than to be in the gym doing the work, but there is bad form/technique and the creator proceeds to give advice on lifting weights in the comments.
First… More »
Sunny Days, Baseball and The Flip Camera
It’s that time of year again. Time to spend some hours at the park watching your kids play baseball and other sports right? That’s exactly what I did today and it was absolutely gorgeous here in Indianapolis. This is the second season my son will be playing baseball, but it’s the first year I’ve been able to get video of him and his team playing on my Flip Ultra video camera.
It’s absolutely perfect for this kind of stuff and came… More »
Read My Guest Posts
Jason was kind enough to accept my guest posts for his blogs Microsoft Weblog and Uncover the Internet. These are my first guest posts ever: one about Microsoft’s involvement with Open Source and another about watching movies legally on Youtube. I hope you enjoy them…. More »
Tech Channel Roundup From Steve Jobs to Steve Ballmer
First Juan was not excited about this year’s MacWorld. Then he worried about Steve Jobs’ hormone imbalance, which I must say is something only Apple lovers are capable of. Now, after watching MacWorld ‘09, he decides that Phil Schiller’s keynote was just fine.
Jason, celebrating his three-year anniversary at Microsoft Weblog, sees a surge in Zune’s popularity since the 30GB Zune owners started experiencing widespread failure and Microsoft subsequently updating them about its fix. He still wants to buy Zune, but… More »