REBlogWorld was an EPIC event. 

Certainly one of the highlights of my year (so far)

Kristal was there capturing it all in pictures.

Words cannot describe what happened in Vegas but I think a series of pictures does come close.

Fabulous Work Kristal - Fabulous!

Be Human. Follow me on Twitter and go PINK

I was reading Tranparent Real Estate and saw a very familiar name, Frances Flynn Thorsen

Pat Kitano makes a very good point that Web 2.0 is the new water cooler.

I remember his original article well.

I followed along to the Trulia post and the one thing that made me feel all warm on the inside was the video welcoming her!

Wouldn't it be great if we welcomed every new hire like this?

Congrats Frances!

Be Human. Follow me on Twitter and go PINK

Have you gone PINK yet?  October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Last year at this time I offered to make anyone PINK.

A week in I was at 25 Pink'd.  My numbers seem to be off this year.  Is that because you have made yourself PINK?

Here's a few of the beautiful people I helped make PINK this year (so far) with a little PINK LINK LOVE

Ann Allen	Rich Danserea	Elaine Hansen
Holly Weatherwax	Lani Anglin - Rosales	Heather Lawson
Lesley Lambert	www.LadinVentures.com	Nick Bastain
Petra Norris	Rhonda Porter	Shannon Gilmore
	This should be you!

If you already made yourself PINK

Good for you!  Leave a PINK picture of you in the comments.

If you would like to go PINK

Send me your picture as an attachment to Mike912Mueller@gmail.com with the subject "Make Me PINK".

If your best friend hasn't gone PINK

Are they really your best friend?   (just kidding), Send them here!

Besides going PINK, please consider a cash donation, a purchase in the store, or at the very minimum a click of the mouse to provide a free mammogram.

Be Human. Follow me on Twitter and go PINK

NonyBusiness - Congrats !  You are my first YouTube styled commenter.   

Nope, I'm not going to delete you.  Instead I'm using your comment to prove a point.  

The point of the post,    Mike Mueller Sucks!   which was lost on you was this. 

While there may be search terms we want to rank page 1 for (as in Sunny Acres Homes) there are also other words we might not have intended to score highly for.  These are often referred to as the long tail (as in Kid Friendly Park in Sunny Acres).  You can look that up on the interwebs.

We don't anticipate the long tail, instead it's an unintended benefit of blogging.  On the extreme edge of this "long tail" would be negative or derogatory words. 

This post you didn't like,  Mike Mueller Sucks!  was an example and proof of proper SEO optimization.  I found a search term I wasn't on the radar for, attacked that term using good SEO techniques, and now highly rank for that search term.

The one item that pushed me over the top in this journey was my post on ActiveRain. 

I hope this helped you understand my post a little better. 

Remember though, ActiveRain is so much more than an SEO supercharger for my blogging engine.  It's a community, a family, a place we can go to if we need a hug. 

Last year I wrote a series on the Power of Blogging.   It's suggested reading.

• SEO
• Sticky-Ness
• NetWorking
• Social Fun (written by CJ)

Speaking of which, I think you could use a hug.  Am I right?

a few NonyBusiness links: McDonalds, LinkedIn, Nigeria, Google Images

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It’s so easy to write posts about Twitter.  Why?

There’s just so much material out there that people just don’t realize.

From the API’s like my personal fav (Twhirl) to things like today’s topic;

Using the Twitter Search Function.

Wait.  You did know they have a search function - right?

http://search.twitter.com

Did you also know Google has a Twitter Search?

* Actually it’s a Steve Rubel coop project but it does show up on G searches.  Trust me - you’ll like the twitter search better!

Back to Twitter Search.

• You can search for most any term (as in your name, or twitter name)
• Search for a hashtag

But then there is a plethora of other search functions you might not know about.  Consider this your Search Cheat Sheet (copied directly from a hard to find page on twitter)

Search Operators

You can type these search operators directly into the search box. (Alternatively, you can use the advanced search form to automatically construct your query.)

Operator
Finds tweets…

• twitter search
  containing both “twitter” and “search”. This is the default operator.
• “happy hour“
  containing the exact phrase “happy hour”.
• obama OR hillary
  containing either “obama” or “hillary” (or both).
• beer -root
  containing “beer” but not “root”.
• #haiku
  containing the hashtag “haiku”.
• from:alexiskold
  sent from person “alexiskold”.
• to:techcrunch
  sent to person “techcrunch”.
• @mashable
  referencing person “mashable”.
• “happy hour” near:“san francisco”
  containing the exact phrase “happy hour” and sent near “san francisco”.
• near:NYC within:15mi
  sent within 15 miles of “NYC”.
• superhero since:2008-05-01
  containing “superhero” and sent since date “2008-05-01″ (year-month-day).
• ftw until:2008-05-03
  containing “ftw” and sent up to date “2008-05-03″.
• movie -scary :)
  containing “movie”, but not “scary”, and with a positive attitude.
• flight :(
  containing “flight” and with a negative attitude.
• traffic ?
  containing “traffic” and asking a question.
• hilarious filter:links
  containing “hilarious” and linking to URLs.

So there you have it. Now you can search Twitter more effectively.

Now go Twsearching!

Are you following me on Twitter?  @MikeMueller

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House Passes the Bailout Bill

Image via Wikipedia

As Richard would have said on the Family Feud,

Survey says...

263 to 171

So we'll now have a law.

My question to you is this? Will it help? Will it hurt? or are we just spinning our collective wheels?

Comments are great but I'd love to see you get in on the video conversation.

To do so, play the video, then hit the reply button. That'll fire up your webcam (yeah, you need a webcam)

Seesmic is free and your comment will show up right along side everyone else.

 

Bailout Bill Passes The House

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Follow me on Twitter, FaceBook, LinkedIn, Flickr

Once again this year I am going PINK for the month of October.

Not only do I encourage you to also go PINK,  but I'll even throw in a bonus.

I'll help make you PINK!

Just email me your profile pic and I'll add the ribbon and the border (just like mine)

email:  Mike912Mueller@gmail.com

Subject Line: Make Me PINK!

Don't forget your attached picture...

Twitter me  @MikeMueller

Here’s an interesting conversation on how others best use Gmail.

It starts with Dustin Luther.

Then Brad Coy, Ted Mackel, Jeff Turner, Dale Chumbley, Daniel Rothamel, and others have added their spin.

I picked up a couple of great pointers along the way.

The real reason I wanted to post this was to showcase what real conversational video can be.

Feel free to spark up the webcam and add your own ideas!

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Step TWO is one of the most forgotten items in any of your Social Media checklists.

Step TWO is simple.

Complete your profile.

That’s it. Really.  With the number of new Twitters from ActiveRain increasing daily don't forget Step TWO.

Yes, I know you found this great networking site that promises to transform your business.

Yes, I know your giddy as a school girl to get in and start using it.

Yes, I know they have the coolest widgets and toys.

 

STOP!

Now Go and Complete your Profile.

1. Upload your picture
2. Enter your contact information
3. Add the links to your websites and blogs
4. Then sign out and check to see how it looks to the viewer.
5. Did you check the links?

If everything is okey dokey you can now go play with the shiny widgets.

You don’t want to be “That Guy”

If you have a profile picture like this what chance do you think you have of capturing my attention?

Make sure you also read a few great articles about Twitter.

ActiveRain and Your NEW Twitter Settings

Pros and Cons of Broadcasting AR Posts on Twitter

BEWARE: Twitter Feeds

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That was the title for one of my favorite panels at BlogWorld.

It was a star studded panel consisting of  Jason Falls, Lee LeFever, Patrick O’Keefe, & Darren Rowse.

I captured some video, took some stills, asked a question at the Mic, and talked to the panelists after the event.

I didn’t take notes (other than the mental kind) as there was plenty of Twittering going on.

I just came across a great recap of the event written by Barbara Rozgonyi.  I’ve set up a special folder in my Google Feed Reader for all things tagged #bwe08 (the hashtag for the event) and her tweet popped up.

If you didn’t make the event, have no fear. 

Go to her post,  How Not to Use Social Media | BlogWorld08

Thanks for taking such great notes and then sharing Barbara!

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