Online News Sites with Local Experts are the Future of Journalism.
September 30, 2010
The amount of local information sites that are found on the web are growing everyday. Basically these online magazine sites give non-journalists the opportunity to discuss subjects which they are most often experts.
Examiner.com has made a name for itself as the provider of local news and information by the professionals who are experts on the subjects in their town. They cover arts and entertainment, politics, technology and more. Readers are flocking to sites like Associated Content because they want their information from people who know the ins and outs of a product, place or service and they want those people to be local.
More and more news agencies such as CNN and MSN are referring to Examiner writers for their expert opinions on topics in the news. Some may question the writing skills or the non-journalist credentials but the main focus is not how many grammar mistakes there may be but how accurate the information is and you are going to get that from the examiner whose a teacher familiar with bullying in school or the counselor writing articles on raising children with disabilities, or the financial advisor telling you how to handle your money in a recession.
The Examiner editors are screened carefully and are accepting writers upon the level of their writing skills and ability. They are then guided by a channel manager who advises them on their first few articles submitted until they get the hang of the process. There are a lot of examiner’s out there but many are rejected. The process is not an easy one as they want the best they can find to fill that needed role in their community. These internet sources are the wave of the future and are becoming the most popular news source out there. It’s the next wave in this ever-changing world of information overload.
No Age album release: “Everything In Between” Free Download
September 30, 2010
For the next week we are allowing you the opportunity to stream the bands entire record, which you can listen to here.
In the case you missed them the first go around, here are some videos and tunes for your spectatorial pleasure.
Click here to watch.
Video- Album Trailer for Everything In Between
Video- Teaser for Life Prowler
MP3- Glitter
MP3- Fever Dreaming
Sesame Street: Johnny Cash
September 28, 2010
Getting the gist of SEO writing
September 27, 2010
After receiving some interesting comments on an article I recently wrote I realized that some people out there expect the same kind of article writing as they would from a published magazine or a newspaper. I think most people who do use the internet as their main source for news and information understand that the content will be short and sweet. Basically online readers have the attention span of a gnat, they want their info fast and the want to move on quickly. The beauty of SEO writing is if you want to explore further than use the links the SEO writer has included in the article. Not to mention, if you are reading a top 10 list then guess what, it’s gonna be a list with maybe 3 sentences at the most and not a 10 page essay on the subject. So people, if you’re looking for a biography buy the book, or at least use the links.
Christina
(your SEO writer and deleter
of uneducated comments)
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September 27, 2010
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Pic of the Day
September 26, 2010
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September 26, 2010
Check out my article on the saddest songs ever written right here.
Article: Best Indie Female Singers
September 25, 2010
Check out my article for the Best Indie Female Rockers
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September 25, 2010
Article: 10 Best Female Performers-British Edition
September 25, 2010
Check out my article for Made Manual for the top 10 English Female Singers
God Love the Pig
September 24, 2010
Viral Email:
If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. (Hardly seems worth it.)
If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb. (Now that’s more like it !)
The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet. (O.M.G.!)
A pig’s orgasm lasts 30 minutes. (In my next life, I want to be a pig..)
A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it starves to death. (Creepy.) (I’m still not over the pig.)
Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour (Don’t try this at home, maybe at work)
The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is attached to its body. The female initiates sex by ripping the male’s head off. (Honey, I’m home. What the…?)
The flea can jump 350 times its body length. It’s like a human jumping the length of a football field. (30 minutes. Lucky pig! Can you imagine?)
The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds. (What could be so tasty on the bottom of a pond?)
Some lions mate over 50 times a day. (I still want to be a pig in my next life…quality over quantity) Butterflies taste with their feet. (Something I always wanted to know.)
The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue. (Hmmmmmm…….)
Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people. (If you’re ambidextrous, do you split the difference?)
Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump (Okay, so that would be a good thing)
A cat’s urine glows under a black light.. (I wonder how much the government paid to figure that out.)
An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain. (I know some people like that.)
Starfish have no brains (I know some people like that too.)
Polar bears are left-handed. (If they switch, they’ll live a lot longer)
Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure. (What about that pig??, Do the dolphins know about the pig?)
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Pic of the Day
September 23, 2010
Brooke Shields famous Calvin Klein Jean ads from the 70s
September 23, 2010
Podcast Thursday: Debbie Harry
September 23, 2010
QOTD
September 22, 2010
I dedicate this one to the Clarksville Cupcake Stalker
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It Ain't Hemingway 