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How to promote a smartphone application through social media?

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I’ve just published an article about how to promote a smartphone application through social media in my social media strategy blog Adrian-Niculescu.eu. The article is focused on Iphone applications, being a huge fan of Iphone. Enjoy it here. The article is based on my presentation from Webstock 2010 where I used as case study a series of Iphone games – Brainbox Quizmaster series. The demo videos for the five games from the series are attached: Continue reading How to promote a smartphone application through social media?

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I Love Social Media and Social Media Loves Me

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It’s 15th of September 2010, a day which reminds me of “first day of school”. Today is different. I just launch my own social media strategy blog having as slogan “I Love Social Media and Social Media Loves Me”. The url is http://www.adrian-niculescu.eu and will be a highly specialised social media blog containing news, tips, articles, social media case studies, social media site reviews, social media information products reviews and more. I already have a social media strategist Facebook fan page accessible here and a dedicated Twitter account only for social media subjects here. Do you like it??? Continue reading I Love Social Media and Social Media Loves Me

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How helpful is SEO and what is Dofollow?

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How will it help my SEO (Search Engine Optimization)? Links pointing towards your site is vital for any sites SEO. Having backlinks from sites that are considered authority sites based on their PR will help you rank higher in the search engines. Not only will these links get you placed higher in all the major search engines, but it will sky rocket your own pagerank and website sales. What is Dofollow? Well there’s nofollow and dofollow. Nofollow links tell the search engines to not go any further and not give your site credit for the link that is placed. Dofollow … Continue reading How helpful is SEO and what is Dofollow?

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How To Play Starcraft 2 Online – Shokz Starcraft 2 Guide review

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Yesterday I wrote an article about one of the best guides for How To Play Starcraft 2 Online.

If you are a player of this game you probably noticed by now that there’s no shortage of achievements to earn in Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty. The game is full of opportunities for you to earn achievemnt points and unlock rewards as new avatars.

Shokz Startcraft 2 Guide is a complete Starcraft 2 Mastery Guide which will teach you how to master the Terran, Protos and Zerg. You will learn top strategies as to play on all three races to earn this way #1 rank Diamond.

The Starcraft 2 Guide gives you consistent advantages over any opponent because it has top strategies used by the best players and you will learn how to micro and macro as a diamond player to be able to take over the diamond division.

The guide has also a complete campaign walkthrough guide along with the tree races and battle.net strategies.

About Terran Guide

The Terran Guide will teach you the top strategies used by Terran players so you will be ready for any challenge. Also it will teach you the est strategies used by diamond players when it comes to how to build quickly and effieciently. Learning Micro and Macro makes the difference between copper and diamond players.

About Protoss Guide

Protoss players have a lot of skills and knowing how to use them sets apart the Pros and the Copper League. In this guide you will learn everything you have to know about the race to earn Diamond rank. What will set you apart from other players is how to use each unit in every situation. The Protoss build order guides will teach you the build orders used by Starcraft 2 Pros for the game’s top strategies.
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What is an anchor text?

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The next article is about what is an anchor text:

Anchor text is the visible piece of a hyperlink that is clickable. Anchor text is usually just a few words so that you can understand where the link will bring you when clicked. Some browsers will show anchors texts defferently but most of the major browsers will show you the full word and not “click here” or “link”.

An anchor text is used by the search engine algorithms and is weighted (ranked) because the linked text is more than likely related to the landing page.
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What are backlinks?

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Being active in social media I receive different e-mails from people who just started online. This is the reason for considering necessary to publish some articles about basic terms. This one is about backlinks:

Backlinks are links that normally have an anchor text and they point towards your site giving you authority and popularity in the eyes of all the Major Search Engines like Google, Yahoo, Bing, and MSN.

Backlinks originally came about as a means of website navigation. Once the Search Engines picked up backlinking, backlinks turned into a staple for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to get a website ranked higher.

No one knows to much about the Google Algorithm, but what we do know is that backlinks definitely help your website rank much higher in the major search engines. Getting a vast amount of backlinks over time is an indication of website popularity or the popularity of a page within your website. Also the pagerank of your backlinks is a factor in determining how important your site is.
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4 Major Reasons to Market Online

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Today I found a very interesting article about 4 major reasons to market online:

Here are 4 major reasons why the Internet should be a significant part of your overall marketing strategy:



Reason # 1: People Are Spending MORE Money Online

According to a comScore research report, the number of people actually searching for products and services online increased by 21% in 2008. So the Internet is a growing trend and more and more of your prospects and customers likely to look for you
online.

It’s convenient and a great way for them to save time and often save money too. Remember that a lot of people are time-poor in today’s hectic 24/7 society. Having more people searching for your product and service is one thing. The important question is: are they spending more money online? A comScore study reported that US e-commerce spending in 2008 reached a staggering $214.4 billion – a 7% increase over the previous year. So importantly, more people are spending more money online too – they’re not just lookie-loos and information seekers. They’ve got cash to spend and they’re going to spend it online
somewhere the only question is: will it be with you or your competitors? And the most popular search engine? Continue reading “4 Major Reasons to Market Online”

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My first meeting with Hed Kandi

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I love buying CD’s and vinyls. I also download (only legally) music but nothing compares with the joy of buying a new record for my collection. It was a rainy afternoon, a few year back in London when I spotted in one of the Virgins (Virgin Megastores) a stilish CD cover which was different from all the others. Hed Kandi? Hm! I always try new stuff so I bought it immediatly. In the same afternoon I listened it on my laptop. Next thing in the morning I bought another 3 compilations and I became addicted to Hed Kandi music, spirit … Continue reading My first meeting with Hed Kandi

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The Survivor Effect–It Couldn’t Happen To A More Deserving Spot

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One of my favorite places on earth will be getting a lot of positive attention starting later this month when “Survivor” begins filming its 21st season in and around San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. Then, for 14 weeks this fall, some 13 million U.S. households will tune in to CBS every Wednesday night to watch 20 Survivorists tromp around the Nicaraguan jungles.

This is a big deal for a little country like Nicaragua. I’ve seen the effects of this kind of thing in the past. When “Temptation Island,” for example, aired its Isla Bonita season filmed on Ambergris Caye, Belize, suddenly, overnight, this outpost of divers and fishermen was a household name.

The Temptation Island Effect created a new and higher-end (US$1 million-plus) market on this formerly unnoticed Caribbean island, the vestiges of which I viewed recently. All along Ambergris’ white-sand coast today are condo developments built to supply the Temptation Island viewers who, having been introduced to this island paradise in prime time, wanted to claim a little piece of it for themselves. How cool it became to be able to say, “I’m going down to spend a week on the beach at my place on Ambergris Caye…you know, the island off Belize where ‘Temptation Island’ was filmed…”
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Clubv3 Launches Social Media Strategy Agency Mushbloom

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Douglas, Isle of Man

Isle of Man-based social network games and media specialist Clubv3 today announced the launch of its dedicated social media strategy agency, Mushbloom and the website www.mushbloom.com.



Clubv3 is a leading developer and publisher of social network games. Having grown from the initial two directors to a team of over 25 people in the Isle of Man, UK, Romania, Ukraine, USA, the Philippines and China, Social Media Strategist Adrian Niculescu has now joined the team to build the Mushbloom brand and client base.

Social media strategy is the term used for a company’s and/or brand’s management of its presence on online social media platforms such as Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, Linkedin and many others, as well as the use of blogs and virtual goods applications (including games) on the internet. Continue reading “Clubv3 Launches Social Media Strategy Agency Mushbloom”

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Back Home In The City Of Light

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We’re moving slowly this morning.

After about 18 hours of travel, we arrived at Charles de Gaulle to find (quelle surprise) the French airport workers were en greve (that is, on strike). We waded through hundreds of people to make it to the immigration line…where we waited more than an hour to be admitted to the country.

Then, outside, we joined those same hundreds of people waiting for taxis to take us all into the city.

Then, on the highway…mon dieu…rush-hour traffic. Another hour-and-a-half later, we arrived finally at the little apartment on rue de Verneuil that the kids, traveling with us, remember as home.
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The Hundred Thousand Dollar Dentist Visit: Money From Viral

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A seven-year-old kid goes to the dentist to have a tooth removed and feels woozy as the anaesthetic gradually wears off. Dad records his kid’s verbal ramblings for two minutes. Video ends up on YouTube in January 2009. It goes viral.

Just over a year later the Dad has a thriving internet business off the back of one video shot on a camera phone.  True story.

Who are these people? Where did they come from? What was the dad’s motive for filming his son in this state? And how did this translate into a hundred thousand dollar money-making marketing venture?! Let’s find out.

First, somewhat confusingly, father and son have the same name: David DeVore. So, from this point on, we’ll call them David Sr and David Jr. The DeVore’s are from Orlando, Florida and David Sr’s line of work revolved around real estate.

What was the inspiration?

David Jr had been suffering from hyperdontia– the presence of an extra tooth. David Sr filmed the footage to reassure his wife (who was involved in a meeting) that the dental procedure had gone to plan and there was no reason to be unduly concerned. He posted his findings (to his friends’ amusement) on Facebook, and then later on YouTube. His. Very. First. Post.
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