http://www.articlesnatch.com/rss2/myspace.xml Search our collection of over 460,000 articles and use them on your site, blog or newsletter. Have Articles? Submit them and get published on our site for free. en-us http://www.articlesnatch.com/rss2/myspace PHP/ http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/RealWebMarketing-net--Social-Media--What-Works--Not-Just-the-Latest-Shiny-Object/659351 Eric Qualman, in a recent article on Search Engine Watch, talks about how many companies will jump on the social media bandwagon just because everyone is talking about a certain site. He likens it to following the latest “shiny object.” I try to keep up on the latest social media trends and websites. But I also temper this with the fact that I don’t really care about the latest shiny object or seeming cool. I want to use techniques, media, and websites that will actually get results for clients. And the bottom line is driving actual traffic to a website, and getting leads and sales. Last week I talked about a bigger, more expansive social media marketing program. In this article I want to talk a little bit more about how to get results with some of these various media. Regular Engagement With Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and LinkedIn, the key is not just to start an account on these sites, but to be engaged with your account and with others there on a regular basis. This means, first of all, to develop a decent number of “friends” on Facebook and MySpace, “followers” on Twitter, and “connections” on LinkedIn. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/RealWebMarketing-net--Social-Media--What-Works--Not-Just-the-Latest-Shiny-Object/659351 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Self-Publishing-Your-Top-Songs/659154 The marketing machines of the major record labels apply a formula to select popular artists, which includes factors like age, image, and a promising trend in preliminary record sales. Many stars write their own material, only on occasion releasing a song by someone else that suits their style. A truly memorable and we-written song should be able to cross genres and genders. The majority of CD customers and concert ticket-buyers are male, a fact that’s definitely part of the winning formula. Moreover, a mainstream rock hit by Supertramp for example, can be arranged for a commercial female country singer and dropped into her latest album and concert tour very profitably, no matter how badly butchered by the “twang” of the lady in the cowboy hat. There is the expectation that a good song will somehow get around, a thought that’s a least cause for a thread of optimism among unknown tunesmiths. The right connections may be right around the corner, so they add more compositions to the lineup of top songs ready to be delivered to the music marketing machine in exchange for gold and glory. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Self-Publishing-Your-Top-Songs/659154 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Random-Acts-Of-Kindness--Good-Deeds--Find-Them-At-AGlobalGarden-com/658822 Upon awakening on March 9, 2009, A Global Garden feels extra motivated after reading the inspirational quote and suggested Good Deed. What is the Good Deed you ask? March 9, 2009: Helping Clean Public Areas. It is a beautifully sunny and warm day in San Diego, so A Global Garden decides to travel down the street to the local public park. No better time to inspire others with random acts of kindness they say to themselves as they travel to their destination. When they arrive, they can see the park is already pretty clean. This is thanks to the daily Good Deeds of the local people, who utilize trashcans very well! It is refreshing to see people living by random acts of kindness (do unto others, even the earth, as you would have done unto you). However, it is apparent that many, many other parks are not as fortunate, and we need to join forces to beautify those places as well with our random acts of kindness! After completing a more in depth scan of the park, it is apparent that some trash still needs to be picked up and put in trashcans. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Random-Acts-Of-Kindness--Good-Deeds--Find-Them-At-AGlobalGarden-com/658822 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Glitter-graphics-and-Michael-Jackson---let-us-not-forget-this-famous-singer-/658795 Today's life can not be imagined without such huge social networking portals as Myspace, Orkut and Hi5. To make your personal profile interesting and attractive you should use everything that you can only invent. Glitter graphics comes to mind first among the means to vary and ornament your personal profile. It is quite naturally as glitter graphics attracts our attention with its shining bright images. Among various kinds of glitters there are also the ones dedicated to Michael Jackson. This legendary pop-singer can be named the king of pop music by rights. You can find a great amount of glitter images connected with this famous star. All glitter graphics images are arranged into categories. Each site has its own categories, but they are often quite similar. The most widespread categories are Romantic Comments, Friends, Fantasy, Disney, Daily Glitters. Romantic Comments are the best way of revealing your emotions. Nothing can say so much with so few words as romantic images from glitter graphics can do. Romantic images from Glitter Love are as bright and high-colored as your feelings are. It seems these amazing pictures were really created with the feeling of love and happiness. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Glitter-graphics-and-Michael-Jackson---let-us-not-forget-this-famous-singer-/658795 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/What-is-Artist-Positioning-/658764 It’s the next generation of artist development. Traditional artist development isn’t working anymore. It’s no secret the music industry has changed exponentially over the past few years. But, what has it changed to? Sorted Noise sees two key shifts… 1. It’s more personal (As in artist / fan relationship) 2. It’s more immediate (Fans don’t want to wait a year for a new album. They want a constant influx of new material) Here’s the problem… traditional artist development addresses neither. An artist’s identity is normally decided or molded by some guy in a suit who’s met the artist 1-3 times. How can an artist connect with a fan if they aren’t comfortable in their own skin? The skin isn’t even their’s. And, everyone knows it isn’t immediate. How many horror stories have you heard about a band being in a “development” deal for two years? Only to be eventually shelved because their A&R rep got fired. Over the last decade, Thad Beaty and Jason Collum (aka. the writing / production team of Sorted Noise) have been around some of the most identifiable artists in the world. We are talking Beyonce’, Backstreet Boys, and Sugarland. So, what were these “superstar’s” secret? Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/What-is-Artist-Positioning-/658764 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Social-Games-Earn-a-High-Score-for-Friendly-Fun/657844 Playing games is always more fun when it’s done with friends. Nowhere is this proving truer than in the world of casual online games. From the online communities which exist around the games, to casual games with integrated social elements, players have come to expect that gaming is no longer a solitary pursuit. With so many opportunities for interaction, many are now referring to them as “social games”. In many ways, online casual gaming is inherently social. Much as a card game in the old days was really about getting together with friends, today’s online casual games provide a new means for staying connected. For starters, communities have sprung up around online games – often with the encouragement of game developers which have launched their own social networks. Slingo, Inc., a leader in the casual games industry, is among the companies at the forefront of this trend. In 2006, the company launched the first online social networking community geared towards women at Slingo.com, which enables users to connect with their friends and family, search for new friends with common interests, and get more involved with people who enjoy games as much as they do. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Social-Games-Earn-a-High-Score-for-Friendly-Fun/657844 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/BlackBerry-Storm-9500-Gorgeous-Touch-Screen-Phone/657562 The BlackBerry Storm 9500 is a gorgeous touch screen 3G phone that is beautifully designed by Blackberry Mobiles. This super looking phone comes in a sophisticated black colored casing. The http://www.mobilephonescomparison.co.uk/contract-deals.php?ph=BlackBerry-9500-Storm phone weights 155 gms and measures 14mm deep, 62.2mm wide & 112.5mm tall. The BlackBerry Storm 9500 is a member of the BlackBerry family that includes other business focused features phone including the BlackBerry Bold 9000. This business focused phone comes with a fitted rechargeable battery that can provide approximately five & a half hours of talk time depending on other features being used by the user. The large 3.2 inches colored touch screen provides a high resolution display for the user to control their features as well as viewing a clear colorful display. This attractive phone comes with a user friendly organizer & calendar feature that allows the user to plan their appointments. This elegant looking touch screen phone comes with high quality Smartphone features include GPS navigation Maps & HTML Web browser that supports popular social network websites such as Face book & MySpace. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/BlackBerry-Storm-9500-Gorgeous-Touch-Screen-Phone/657562 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/The-procedure-of-downloading-avatars-on-blogs--Michael-Jackson-and-his-avatars-/657384 An avatar is a image that reflects someone's personality and is applied in diverse internet forums, blogs and huge social networking resources as, for example, MySpace. By means of avatars you can make an attempt to nick what sort of a personality is concealed behind them. Avatars may "say" other persons even more things than an ordinary photo may do. In the time of choosing an avatar you go by your personal tastes, interests and there is no astonishment that in such a way you depict your likes and dislikes. The concepts used to avatars are correspondent to those used for usual photographies. Avatars may not only be applied for amusement as, for example, Game Avatar moreover you are able to create your own avatars alone. What benefits does the use of avatars have? First of all, you should admit that it is much more pleasing to "communicate" with a man you are able to see at least than with an foreign stranger. On the other hand, after seeing an avatar you by that time have a common notion of a man's hobbies. These are certain benefits of using of avatars, mainly it concerns blogs. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/The-procedure-of-downloading-avatars-on-blogs--Michael-Jackson-and-his-avatars-/657384 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Todays-Spearphishing-Attacks--Email-Attachments--Can-Kill-Small-Businesses/657282 For years, spear phishing attacks relied on the foolishness and naivete of computer users to trick them into revealing passwords and other sensitive information to individuals posing as legitimate parties via spoofed emails or fake websites. Today's spear phishing attacks effortlessly rob even cautious cynics with expensive name-brand security software. Small business owners can literally be wiped out with a single email! What Are Phishing Attacks? Phishing attacks are launched by cybercriminals upon consumers primarily to gain a few pieces of important data that can be used for financial gain, such as a person's user ID and password to their online bank account. Typically, consumers receive emails that appear to be from their bank or some other legitimate organization that trick the recipient into literally telling the criminals their user ID and password, for example. One class of phishing attacks increasingly prevalent today no longer relies on tricking end-users but instead employ what security practitioners call a 'man-in-the-browser' attack. Basically, 'man-in-the-browser' attacks exist because the security within a web browser is alarmingly flawed from the perspective of stuff separate from other stuff. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Todays-Spearphishing-Attacks--Email-Attachments--Can-Kill-Small-Businesses/657282 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/The-Greatest-as-well-as-worst-of-Twitter-a-new-community-along-with-a-new-system-to-mingle/656939 Twitter is the freshly paved ‘Information Super Highway. It is furthermore to be held liable for my inadequate response on answering emails. I previously used to type time-consuming correspondence in e-mail now my responses are condensed and instantly transmitted. Twitter is still in its cool stage. It needs to stick around for at least a few additional years before we can actually tell the power of its service. Twitter is like instant messaging but of low-grade quality. Users can subscribe to efficient text messages from an individual, although the messages are restricted to a maximum of 140 characters. This new service is attracting people of all walks of life which can make for a fun mix or a total nightmare depending on your outlook. In the last month I have received 12,000 followers to our News Wire Twitter account. Most of these original followers send a ‘Welcome Tweet’ or a message to advise you that they subscribed to your Tweets. I can at the present announce that according to 3000+ Tweets I should to be ashamed of myself for not being a millionaire by now. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/The-Greatest-as-well-as-worst-of-Twitter-a-new-community-along-with-a-new-system-to-mingle/656939