Jul
7

Odds of Your Video Going Viral on YouTube

Shailesh Ghimire on July 7th, 2009

So you want to be a hit on YouTube. Well, its harder than you think. It’s actually quite sobering to think that the chances of you winning the lottery is higher than your video going viral on YouTube.  In fact just garnering 10,000 views is an admirable feat! I just learned this stuff from a [...]

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Feb
23

Thumb Your Way to Tempe

Shailesh Ghimire on February 23rd, 2009

By the time March rolls around in Colorado everyone is sick and tired of the cold. “How do yo know?” you ask.  O.k., while I’ve never lived in Colorado to personally experience it. However, I did live in Wisconsin for seven years. So, believe me, by March you want out! At least I did when [...]

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Air Marketing, Word of Mouth Marketing, YouTube View Comments
Nov
18

Social Media Quote of the Day

Shailesh Ghimire on November 18th, 2008

“We now have indisputable proof that online marketing, YouTube and Twitter and all that it encompasses is meaningful and has arrived,” said Gene Grabowski, chair of the crisis and litigation practice at Levick Strategic Communications. “We are seeing real consequences to a mistake. If [social networks] didn’t matter, you wouldn’t see this type of reaction [...]

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Nov
12

New YouTube Video Competition

Shailesh Ghimire on November 12th, 2008

Once again The Onion reads our mind with a news magazine segment called “YouTube Contest Challenges Users To Make A ‘Good’ Video”:

YouTube Contest Challenges Users To Make A ‘Good’ Video

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Fun and Such, YouTube View Comments
Nov
3

PodCampAZ Reflections

Shailesh Ghimire on November 3rd, 2008

I attended my first PodCamp this past weekend, and had a great time. Actually to say it was a great experience is a severe understatement, the experience was very good for me. Unfortunately due to some personal considerations I was not able to be there for the full two days, but I did attend half [...]

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Social Media Marketing, Social Networking, YouTube View Comments
Sep
15

Broadcasting Your Wedding Live on the Internet

Shailesh Ghimire on September 15th, 2008

The popularity of user generated videos seems to have found a pretty creative niche in Live Internet Weddings. I came across this company while watching YouTube videos from Turtle Bay Resort in Hawaii. The concept is pretty simple. For the price of an airline ticket you can hire them to broadcast your wedding live via [...]

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Blogging and Bloggers, Social Media Marketing, YouTube View Comments
Aug
28

CEO Blog of the Day: Williard Marriott

Shailesh Ghimire on August 28th, 2008

CEO’s can blog too. Even CEO’s of large multi-national corporations with global name brand recognition and revenue comparable to small nations. And in many ways blogging is a lot more effective when the person at the top of the organization starts to engage people on the web. Not only will there be a positive impact [...]

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Blogging and Bloggers, Fun and Such, Internet Marketing, MySpace, Search Marketing, Social Media Marketing, YouTube View Comments