August 2009 wallpaper/calendar

 Hi guys, this month I've designed another new wallpaper/calendar that you can use or give away on your blogs and websites.

 Feel free to add your own text i.e. (compliments of... your name). You can see and/or download the full size version here  And before yous ask, yes you can use this on commercial blogs and websites. ;-)

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 If you'd like a little something extra to give out to your blog readers, I've turned this month's calendar into 2 wallpapers for the BlackBerry Storm and the iPhone

 Since space is very limited on cellphone wallpapers, my advice would be not to add any text but again, that is up to you. Feel free to add your own text if you'd like.

 The whole point of giving away this kind of stuff isn't to plaster your name everywhere... but to give people a reaosn to interact with you and to keep coming back to your blog for fun, free stuff.

 To get the full sized copy of the BlackBerry and iPhone wallpapers, just sent a note to my biz partner Giselle at GiselleStCyr@garaughty.com  Again, you have my blessing to use these anywhere you like, including on commercial blogs and websites.

 On that note, I have to get back to work so have a great weekend and I'll be back soon with some very cool news and more goodies for you. Later...

 Finding all the cool, useful stuff on the web can be a major pain. To save you some time, here are some of my favorite resources & reads from the past few days.

Meet the 27-Year-Old Who's Hijacking Twitter, One Quiz-Crazy Tween at a Time  by Dan Macsai

 In just over a month, Dave Zohrob's Twitter app, LOLquiz, has amassed more than 300,000 users and spawned at least 20 trending topics. WTF?  read...

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40 Most Creative Business Cards You Will Ever See:  view...

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The law of the little shovel  by Seth Godin

 Call on one person ten times and you might make the sale. Call on ten people once each and you will likely get ten rejections. The important thing to remember is that separate events are often separate. If you use the same ineffective approach on one thousand people, it's not going to start working better just because you use it more often.  read...

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Twitcam posts your video description and link to Twitter for all your followers to see:
- While broadcasting, chat with your viewers via Twitter right from your broadcast page
- Once you’re done going live, we archive your video and display it on the same page.  view...

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Quid Pro No  by Chris Brogan

 The basic premise of quid pro quo is that people attempt fair/equal transactions. This makes perfect sense when the exchange is obvious: I’ll give you $1.00 for that soda pop.

 Here’s where this gets tricky: If I invite you to join the Facebook group for Trust Agents, it’s because I think you’ll get some value out of participating there. Say you join the group. If you now invite me to join your real estate company’s fan page after you’ve joined my book’s group, what should I do?  read...

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Free eBook - The Truth about Blog Syndication  view...

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Embrace the Lemon: Strategies for Helping a Campaign Go Viral  by Melinda Partin

 Viral marketing campaigns have quickly become one of the most simple and cost effective ways to increase brand awareness. But viral methods can be chaotic, and mastering strategies for controlling viral campaigns has become the Holy Grail for marketers.  read...

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Mom-and-Pop Operators Turn to Social Media  by Claire Cain Miller

 Three weeks after Curtis Kimball opened his crème brûlée cart in San Francisco, he noticed a stranger among the friends in line for his desserts. How had the man discovered the cart? He had read about it on Twitter. The beauty of digital word-of-mouth marketing was immediately clear. He signed up for an account and has more than 5,400 followers who wait for him to post the current location of his itinerant cart and list the flavors of the day, like lavender and orange creamsicle.  read...