http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/blogging 2008-10-02T14:50:12Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/52428-just-another-obamamaniac-at-the-2008-dnc-fora-tv-blog 2008-10-02T14:50:12Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oukVUR8Abwg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oukVUR8Abwg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/52428-just-another-obamamaniac-at-the-2008-dnc-fora-tv-blog"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/63602" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>FORA.tv's Trevar Mazza shares his final day at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, as he makes his way to Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium for Barack Obama's acceptance speech.</p> <p>Full disclosure: At FORA.tv, we pride ourselves in our ability to cover all shades of political opinion. Views and opinions of individual FORA.tv staff members are not in any way meant to represent the opinions of FORA.tv. To that end, we should note that when he's off the clock, Trevar is an enthusiastic supporter of Barack Obama - as is probably obvious from the video.</p> <p>FORA.tv coverage of the 2008 Democratic National Convention: <a href="http://fora.tv/topic/democratic_convention">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>FORA.tv coverage of the 2008 Republican National Convention: <a href="http://fora.tv/topic/republican_convention">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>-----</p> <p>Trevar Mazza is the Director of Video Productions for FORA.tv.Trevar graduated from Indiana University with a B.A. in Telecommunications in 2002, then worked as a freelance producer, videographer and editor for Della Penna Media Group before reenlisting as a graduate student at San Francisco State University, where he met FORA.tv as its first production intern. As the leader of the company's video services group, Trevar is instrumental in the creation and management of FORA.tv's proprietary production process.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/52428-just-another-obamamaniac-at-the-2008-dnc-fora-tv-blog">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/51747-old-media-vs-new-media-on-sarah-palin 2008-09-26T18:34:00Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3Zak9-Urr-U&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3Zak9-Urr-U&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/51747-old-media-vs-new-media-on-sarah-palin"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/62802" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/09/01/Game_Change_How_New_Media_Are_Affecting_08_Race">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Conservative media voices Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Tony Blankley and Peggy Noonan discusses the effects of the internet on traditional news journalism, citing rumors concerning Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin as an example.</p> <p>FORA.tv coverage of the RNC: <a href="http://fora.tv/topic/republican_convention">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>-----</p> <p>Former Congressman Joe Scarborough (R-Fla.) serves as host of "Morning Joe," weekdays from 6-9 a.m. ET on MSNBC. "Morning Joe" features interviews with top newsmakers and politicians and in-depth analysis of the day's biggest stories. Previously, Scarborough hosted "Scarborough Country," in primetime on MSNBC.</p> <p>Mika Brzezinski is a co-host of "Morning Joe" and an MSNBC anchor. Brzezinski also reports on "NBC Nightly News" and is an alternating news anchor for "Weekend Today." Prior to joining MSNBC in January 2007, Brzezinski was an anchor of the "CBS Evening News Weekend Edition" and a CBS News correspondent who frequently contributed to "CBS Sunday Morning" and "60 Minutes." </p> <p>Tony Blankley, who served as press secretary to former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, is a columnist for the Washington Times newspaper. He is Executive Vice President of Edelman Public Relations in Washington, DC and a visiting senior fellow in national security communications at the Heritage Foundation. He is also the author of The West's Last Chance: Will We Win the Clash of Civilizations, published by Regnery, and is a co-host of KCRW's Left, Right and Center.</p> <p>Peggy Noonan is a columnist for The Wall Street Journal and the best selling author of seven books on American politics, history and culture. Her essays have appeared in Forbes, Time, Newsweek, the Washington Post, the New York Times and other publications. She is a frequent guest on political talk shows. She has also been nominated for Emmy Awards for the writing of a post-9/11 television special and for her work on the television drama The West Wing. Noonan is a member of the board of the Manhattan Institute.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/51747-old-media-vs-new-media-on-sarah-palin">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/51510-arianna-huffington-on-the-success-of-the-huffington-post 2008-09-24T18:39:29Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tl-pvwF1dQE&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tl-pvwF1dQE&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/51510-arianna-huffington-on-the-success-of-the-huffington-post"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/62538" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Author, blogger and political commentator Arianna Huffington discusses the success of her blogging community website, the Huffington Post. This interview was recorded at the Republican National Convention on September 1, 2008.</p> <p>FORA.tv coverage of the RNC: <a href="http://fora.tv/topic/republican_convention">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>----</p> <p>Arianna Huffington is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, a nationally syndicated columnist, and author of twelve books. She is also co-host of "Left, Right & Center," public radio's popular political roundtable program.</p> <p>In May 2005, she launched The Huffington Post, a news and blog site that has quickly become one of the most widely-read, linked to, and frequently-cited media brands on the Internet. In 2006, she was named to the Time 100, Time Magazine's list of the world's 100 most influential people.</p> <p>Originally from Greece, she moved to England when she was 16 and graduated from Cambridge University with an M.A. in economics. At 21, she became president of the famed debating society, the Cambridge Union.</p> <p>Brian Gruber is Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of FORA.tv. Gruber has twenty years experience successfully building and marketing media enterprises. As the senior marketing officer for a range of respected media institutions, he has managed billion dollar revenue budgets and large and small marketing teams. As the first marketing director for C-SPAN, he built its affiliate sales and marketing organization, launching C-SPAN II with the largest subscriber base ever for a cable network at launch.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/51510-arianna-huffington-on-the-success-of-the-huffington-post">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/50405-the-art-of-web-2-0-promotions 2008-10-06T16:20:22Z David Skul <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BaKIsBCAEjo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BaKIsBCAEjo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/50405-the-art-of-web-2-0-promotions"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/61216" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>As the web changes, so do the best methods of marketing your products online and gaining increased exposure for your websites and blogs. While Web 2.0 technologies are now well established on the internet, many of the promotional possibilities they offer are still being explored. In this article, I look at how Web 2.0 can help you market and promote your product.</p> <p>One of the chief advantages of Web 2.0 promotions is that they can be absolutely free or very, very cheap. But, there's a trade off. Instead of paying, you'll be spending more time planning and executing your marketing strategies.</p> <p>Some Web 2.0 technologies have been around for quite a while now, while others have established themselves more recently. One of the first Web 2.0 technologies to come on stream was the blog. Blogs set themselves apart from traditional websites in that users could reply to blog posts and interact with the blog owner.</p> <p>Blogs are easy and cheap to set up and are used by almost every business—no matter what size—to help promote products. A blog will allow you to keep readers informed about your products and can be a good opportunity to share your views and thoughts on related areas. And because potential and existing customers can interact with you, a blog can be used as a customer service tool.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/50405-the-art-of-web-2-0-promotions">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/50257-how-web-2-0-can-revolutionize-your-blog 2008-10-06T16:20:22Z David Skul <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/j4o0pmFo-t4&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/j4o0pmFo-t4&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/50257-how-web-2-0-can-revolutionize-your-blog"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/61038" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Blogging is not what it used to be. Gone are the days of the simple blog with posts and comments, and maybe a few images here and there. A few years ago we wowed at the facility for users to leave comments, and at extra features like archives and blogrolls—or links.</p> <p>However, the modern blog is a different animal. It is true that blogging has become significantly more competitive as a means to make an income than it was a few years ago. Of the millions of blogs out there, only a small percent earn a significant income for their owners.</p> <p>However, on the other hand, the fast changing world of Web 2.0 technology has meant that blogs are offering new and exciting ways of promoting yourself, your websites, and your products.</p> <p>While, a blog is an effective means of Web 2.0 promotion in itself, all kinds of Web 2.0 technologies you can integrate with your blog to make it stand out from the crowd an help your blog to market itself.</p> <p>There are many tools for designing and adding content to your blog. Arguably the most popular is WordPress, which can make setting up a well-designed, sophisticated blog a pretty simple process.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/50257-how-web-2-0-can-revolutionize-your-blog">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/49589-fora-tv-goes-to-the-conventions 2008-09-12T12:46:37Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/D-EQEzdXvqM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/D-EQEzdXvqM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/49589-fora-tv-goes-to-the-conventions"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/60152" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>FORA.tv is going to the Conventions! Special convention programming begins August 25 - 28 with the Democratic National Convention, and continues through September 1 - 4 for the Republican National Convention. </p> <p>We're partnering with The New Republic, The Times of London and The Creative Coalition to deliver panel discussions, interviews and impromptu coverage from each convention. Footage will be streamed on both FORA.tv and YouTube. </p> <p>FORA.tv's Brian Gruber and Trevar Mazza will also be regularly updating the text and video blogs. Check back often for frequent updates, exclusive interviews and unique behind-the-scenes perspectives.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/49589-fora-tv-goes-to-the-conventions">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/49368-why-people-like-stuff-white-people-like-christian-lander 2008-09-10T12:31:56Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-b5T1AXl9gI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-b5T1AXl9gI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/49368-why-people-like-stuff-white-people-like-christian-lander"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/59853" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/07/23/Christian_Lander_Stuff_White_People_Like">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Author Christian Lander discusses reasons for the rapid success of his satirical weblog, "Stuff White People Like," and explains some of his motivations for creating the blog.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>From kickball and dinner parties to graduate school, recycling, and knowing what's best for poor people, Lander, the Los Angeles based blogger, has been keeping track of the trends, ideas, and tendencies dear to the hearts of the majority demographic - Politics and Prose</p> <p>Christian Lander is the creator of the website Stuff White People Like. He is a Ph.D. dropout who was the 2006 public speaking instructor of the year at Indiana University. He has lived in Toronto, Montreal, Copenhagen, Tucson, Indiana, and now Los Angeles, where he lives with his wife, Jess, a photographer who contributed many of the photos in the book.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/49368-why-people-like-stuff-white-people-like-christian-lander">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46452-fora-tv-office-tour 2008-08-13T10:26:55Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vROeqgEwd1I&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vROeqgEwd1I&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46452-fora-tv-office-tour"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/54723" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Join Nick Ryan as he goes behind-the-scenes at FORA.tv's San Francisco headquarters, meets FORA.tv staff, and takes a brief tour of the city skyline as seen from the office roof. FORA.tv is located at 1550 Bryant Street, in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood.</p> <p>For a tour of the FORA.tv website, visit: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/04/08/FORAtv_tour">fora.tv</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/46452-fora-tv-office-tour">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/43520-fora-tv-features-creating-a-thinktank-with-myfora 2008-07-23T10:28:28Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7_NMs3W0TKs&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7_NMs3W0TKs&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/43520-fora-tv-features-creating-a-thinktank-with-myfora"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/49856" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>FORA.tv Director of Video Productions Trevar Mazza demonstrates how to upload a video blog and assemble a ThinkTank using MyFORA. This feature is available to anyone with a FORA.tv account. Accounts are free for all users - a valid e-mail address is all you need to join. Sign up now at: <a href="http://fora.tv/fora/register">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>A ThinkTank enables MyFORA users to assemble and publish a playlist of bookmarked chapters and uploaded video to the rest of the FORA.tv community. So get up on your soapbox today and utilize the vast library of FORA.tv content to create and broadcast your own ThinkTank!</p> <p>MyFORA Home Page: <a href="http://fora.tv/myfora/spotlight">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>MyFORA FAQ: <a href="http://fora.tv/fora/faq.php?faq=myfora">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>For more information on FORA.tv: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/04/08/FORAtv_tour">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Trevar Mazza is the Director of Video Productions for FORA.tv. Trevar graduated from Indiana University with a B.A. in Telecommunications in 2002, then worked as a freelance producer, videographer and editor for Della Penna Media Group before reenlisting as a graduate student at San Francisco State University, where he met FORA.tv as its first production intern. </p> <p>As the leader of the company's video services group, Trevar is instrumental in the creation and management of FORA.tv's proprietary production process.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/43520-fora-tv-features-creating-a-thinktank-with-myfora">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/40921-union-blogging 2008-08-28T12:59:58Z SEIU <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YTavqRvnupU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YTavqRvnupU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/40921-union-blogging"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/46138" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Armstrog, an RN from Pennsylvania, talks about his blogging from the convention. For more news, photos, blogs and video from the 2008 SEIU Convention, visit <a href="http://www.seiu2008.org">www.seiu2008.org</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/40921-union-blogging">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/39473-how-blogging-gives-small-businesses-the-competitive-edge 2008-08-26T14:41:40Z David Skul <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vtsO55GXxfM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vtsO55GXxfM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/39473-how-blogging-gives-small-businesses-the-competitive-edge"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/44558" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Blogging produced a revolution in the business of online marketing. While blogging is a great Web 2.0 marketing tool for any business, it has become, especially for new, shoestring budget start-ups, a vital means to getting website traffic.</p> <p>The following are ways blogging has helped level the playing field between well established, corporate giants and small businesses just starting out.</p> <p>Setting up a Blog is Fast, Free & Easy</p> <p>There was a time when setting up a business online wasn't free. Many businesses were at the mercy of the technologically savvy — the "gurus" who knew design. Then the concept of "free" became synonymous with blogging. Now, it's incomprehensible to think otherwise.</p> <p>For startup businesses, blogs provide a great alternative to quickly and affordably setting up an online presence. There's no technical knowledge required other than basic internet skills.</p> <p>With so many blog building tools and software freely available, creating a blog is faster and easier than setting up a web site. There's no need to send yourself, or staff, to expensive training programs or seminars. Once you've decided which software and tools you'd like to use, it will usually take less than ten minutes to</p> </div> <a href="/blog/39473-how-blogging-gives-small-businesses-the-competitive-edge">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/39458-understand-why-blogging-is-good-for-your-business 2008-08-19T18:36:31Z David Skul <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CWWP4JYTidU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CWWP4JYTidU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/39458-understand-why-blogging-is-good-for-your-business"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/44541" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Blogging for business is the new marketing mantra. But do you know why blogging is good for your business? Do you know how it affects your bottom line? </p> <p>Take a look at why blogging is a win-win situation for businesses as well as for their customers. </p> <p>Why Your Business Should Have a Blog</p> <p>Blogs are one of the best ways to broadcast information and establish credibility. Whether your posts include industry news or whether you provide valuable insider information, your audience will begin to label you as an expert. They will also begin to see you as a business that is interested in its community rather than just commercial activities. </p> <p>One of the most surprising benefits to blogging is getting media attention. Traditionally, a business would send a press release to media outlets announcing "major" news then hope they get featured. But a press release is just another form of interruption marketing. Journalists are bombarded with press releases. Most are simply promotional pieces disguised as news.</p> <p>If you are blogging interesting, informative, and thought provoking ideas, the media will come looking for you, without you having to pitch them. Journalists are looking for experts that know what they're talking about.</p> <p>Because of instant syndication, blogging is the preferred method to distribute content quickly, establish yourself as an expert, and get featured by the media.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/39458-understand-why-blogging-is-good-for-your-business">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38831-jeffrey-archer-advice-for-writers 2008-06-10T16:42:37Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/flK44wCjtLw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/flK44wCjtLw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38831-jeffrey-archer-advice-for-writers"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43835" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/03/15/Jeffrey_Archer_in_Conversation">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Internationally bestselling author Jeffrey Archer offers advice for aspiring novelists.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>International bestseller Lord Jeffrey Archer addresses the Oxonian Society upon the release of his newest novel A Prisoner of Birth.</p> <p>A former Member of Parliament who recently served two years in prison, Archer's bestselling novels include Kane and Abel, Sons of Fortune, and False Impression.</p> <p>Jeffrey Archer was educated at Oxford University, where as a world-class sprinter he represented Great Britain in international competition. He became the youngest member of the House of Commons in 1969, was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party in 1985, and was elevated to the House of Lords in 1992.</p> <p>All of his novels - from 1974's Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less to 1991's As the Crow Flies - have been international bestsellers.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38831-jeffrey-archer-advice-for-writers">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38505-first-person-cuban-blogger-11-may-08 2008-06-08T15:30:25Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bczZEY59K1Y&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bczZEY59K1Y&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38505-first-person-cuban-blogger-11-may-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43480" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Time magazine has labelled Yoani Sanchez, a Cuban blogger, one of the world's 100 most influential people. </p> <p>Al Jazeera met her in Havana, the Cuban capital.</p> <p>She told us how being a blogger in Cuba can bring both inspiration and frustration.</p> <p>This is her story in her own words.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38505-first-person-cuban-blogger-11-may-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38033-6-tips-for-increasing-blog-traffic 2008-07-11T08:31:37Z David Skul <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vsj7JkxvqGc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vsj7JkxvqGc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38033-6-tips-for-increasing-blog-traffic"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/42968" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>you've built a blog, your primary focus should be in developing a solid readership. Now that you have your blog running, you've been adding quality content, and you've been engaging your readers, what do you do now?</p> <p>You need to spend more time promoting your blog. When you market your blog, you're marketing yourself. You can't hide behind a faceless company which makes marketing so much more collaborative and difficult at the same time.</p> <p>Think of these six methods as a way of reaching out to your audiences and saying, "This is who I am. Come on over and let's chat."</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38033-6-tips-for-increasing-blog-traffic">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/36551-seo-your-blog-the-right-way 2008-06-07T03:30:06Z David Skul <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1QErS-rGa6k&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1QErS-rGa6k&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/36551-seo-your-blog-the-right-way"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/41048" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>With well over 100 million blogs online, it's certainly not easy to get noticed. But blogging is inherently SEO friendly. Why? Because search engines look for fresh content. And if you're using your blog correctly (i.e. you're updating it consistenly) then getting great SEO results is just a matter of time.</p> <p>One good way to differentiate yourself is to find a niche. Even if you're in a crowded industry, you have to search out niches within that industry.</p> <p>This is where SEO comes in. The first thing you must do is target the keywords your customers, or potential customers, are using to find solutions in your industry. Keywords are, well, key. You want to select keywords that are popular and relevant to your site. At the same time, you don't want to target what I call crowded keyword markets.</p> <p>For example, let's say you're a shoe seller. Now, the keyword "shoes" is big...too big. Even if you blogged for years you probably wouldn't be able to compete for that term. Look at your shoe business and find something you can differentiate yourself with. Are you the largest shoe seller in the county? Do you make custom boots? This may seem trivial but it's absolutely necessary if you want your blog to rank well in the search engines.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/36551-seo-your-blog-the-right-way">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/36529-3-successful-blog-marketing-tips 2008-06-08T03:31:19Z David Skul <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yjvBhUiXdbI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yjvBhUiXdbI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/36529-3-successful-blog-marketing-tips"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/41026" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>You can no longer use the excuse that setting up a blog is too hard. Plenty of blogging software is available easily, and mostly free, taking the guesswork out of blog-building.</p> <p>Today, assembling a blog is simple. What's even more important, and much harder, is marketing your blog. To be successful, you must strengthen your marketing ability.</p> <p>You might be able to entice visitors to your website initially, but how will you keep them coming back for more. Successful blog marketing helps you get higher search engine rankings, gain valuable links and increase the traffic to your site.</p> <p>Use to following tips to get your blog on the right marketing track.</p> <p>Tip #1- RSS Your Blog</p> <p>Just because your blog is live, don't assume visitors know about it. Imagine your blog is a nice sized chalk board sitting in your basement. How do you get it out of the basement and onto the sidewalk? That's where RSS feeds come into play. RSS simply allows others to syndicate content from your blog to their blog or website. Using RSS feeds to promote your blog is an effective way to get your content noticed.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/36529-3-successful-blog-marketing-tips">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/35076-steve-clemons-of-the-washington-note-on-owning-an-issue 2008-06-08T21:29:38Z Carnegie Council <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UDRNE4fLwSU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UDRNE4fLwSU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/35076-steve-clemons-of-the-washington-note-on-owning-an-issue"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/38557" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Steve Clemons of the Washington Note talks about his political battle with John Bolton on his blog and how a blogger can own an issue, bringing the world to the blog.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/35076-steve-clemons-of-the-washington-note-on-owning-an-issue">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/35069-steve-clemons-of-the-washington-note-on-blogging 2008-06-08T21:29:40Z Carnegie Council <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/70yuSf3E5xI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/70yuSf3E5xI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/35069-steve-clemons-of-the-washington-note-on-blogging"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/38549" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Steve Clemons, of the Washington Note, on the self-correcting mechanisms built into the blogosphere.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/35069-steve-clemons-of-the-washington-note-on-blogging">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/35067-rita-king-of-dancing-ink-on-virtual-worlds 2008-06-08T21:29:39Z Carnegie Council <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xSAcN_pJ2KA&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xSAcN_pJ2KA&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/35067-rita-king-of-dancing-ink-on-virtual-worlds"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/38547" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Rita King of Dancing Ink explains how mutual understanding can be advanced in virtual worlds.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/35067-rita-king-of-dancing-ink-on-virtual-worlds">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/35066-rita-king-of-dancing-ink-on-citizen-journalism 2008-06-08T21:29:39Z Carnegie Council <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cWO3rRI00GU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cWO3rRI00GU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/35066-rita-king-of-dancing-ink-on-citizen-journalism"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/38546" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Rita King of Dancing Ink on citizen journalism and the empowerment that comes from blogging and virtual worlds.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/35066-rita-king-of-dancing-ink-on-citizen-journalism">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/29358-now-voices-of-egypt-pbs 2008-06-12T03:30:35Z mangowaffles <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0PrIk4yNfXg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0PrIk4yNfXg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/29358-now-voices-of-egypt-pbs"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/31561" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/29358-now-voices-of-egypt-pbs">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/23542-ground-hounds-iowa-caucus-the-final-report 2008-06-09T15:35:57Z Veracifier <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WBnNiF-AcGE&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WBnNiF-AcGE&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/23542-ground-hounds-iowa-caucus-the-final-report"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/25511" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The Uptake's crew looks back on their challenges and successes covering the circus that is Iowa caucuses.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/23542-ground-hounds-iowa-caucus-the-final-report">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/22955-josh-wolf-transparency-and-the-media 2008-06-12T03:30:02Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bm8jWPbadRQ&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bm8jWPbadRQ&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/22955-josh-wolf-transparency-and-the-media"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/24499" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Video blogger and journalist Josh Wolf argues for greater transparency in politics and the media.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>"Freedom of the Blog," with Josh Wolf in conversation with Doug Sovern.</p> <p>Josh Wolf, 25 year old video blogger, freelance journalist, and San Francisco mayoral candidate, served 226 days in prison after refusing to turn over a collection of videos of an anti-G8 anarchist protest to a Federal district court. Wolf, who was awarded the Journalist of the Year award by the Society of Professional Journalists in 2006, is considered by some a journalistic martyr, by others an "alleged journalist". Come hear his thoughts on freedom of the press in an age of technology, what defines a journalist and other issues.- Commonwealth Club of California</p> <p>Joshua Wolf is an American video blogger and freelance journalist who was jailed by a Federal district court on August 1, 2006 for refusing to turn over a collection of videotapes he recorded during a July 2005 demonstration in San Francisco, California. Wolf served 226 days in prison at the Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin, California, longer than any other journalist in U.S. history has served for protecting source materials. With permission from the prosecution, U.S. District Judge William Alsup ordered Wolf's release on April 3, 2007. On July 4, 2007, Wolf announced that he has filed a declaration of intent to run for mayor of San Francisco against incumbent Gavin Newsom.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/22955-josh-wolf-transparency-and-the-media">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/21133-daniel-lyons-being-fake-steve-jobs 2008-06-10T21:31:57Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Pp--KCeYUJA&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Pp--KCeYUJA&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/21133-daniel-lyons-being-fake-steve-jobs"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/20852" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2007/11/04/Daniel_Lyons_aka_Fake_Steve_Jobs">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Daniel Lyons, aka Fake Steve Jobs, discusses the origins of his satirical alter ego.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Daniel Lyons, aka Fake Steve Jobs, talks about his book Options and blog "The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs" written by his alter ego.</p> <p>The New York Times recently outed Forbes reporter Dan Lyons as Fake Steve Jobs. Who is Fake Steve Jobs, you ask? He's the guy who started the blog "The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs", which has been the subject of water cooler talk from Silicon Valley to Washington DC for the past year. But Lyons is also a fiction writer who has gotten the papal blessing (i.e., a best young novelist nod) from Granta, and in his new book OPTION$ he uses the persons and voice that he created on the blog to bring us into a world where an iPod-loving, T'ai Chi-practicing, Reed College dropout who just happens to be the CEO of a Fortune 500 company gets a little, you know, creative when it comes to "dating".</p> <p>Fake Steve is, in his off-hours, a senior editor at Forbes and the author of a novel, Dog Days and a collection of stories, The Last Good Man. The recipient of both a prestigious National Endowment for the Arts Literary Fellowship and the somewhat notorious Playboy College Fiction Prize, he was names one of the "Fabulous 52" in the 1996 Best Young American Novelists competition sponsored by Granta. Among the readers of Dan's blog, fakesteve.blogspot.com, is Real Steve Jobs, who has called it "pretty funny." - Cody's Books</p> </div> <a href="/blog/21133-daniel-lyons-being-fake-steve-jobs">Watch the video</a>