thomasdean.com » Latest http://thomasdean.com Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:23:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 2003-2006 () http://thomasdean.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/powered_by_podpress.jpg thomasdean.com http://thomasdean.com 144 144 Web 2.0 In 4 Minutes http://thomasdean.com/web-2-0-in-4-minutes/ http://thomasdean.com/web-2-0-in-4-minutes/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:03:24 +0000 Tom http://thomasdean.com/latest/web-2-0-in-4-minutes/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Web 2.0 In 4 Minutes", url: "http://thomasdean.com/web-2-0-in-4-minutes/" });]]> The Machine Is Using Us

Tom Dean

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]]> http://thomasdean.com/ted-talk-on-twitter/feed/ 0 Shift Happens http://thomasdean.com/shift-happens/ http://thomasdean.com/shift-happens/#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:41:40 +0000 Tom http://thomasdean.com/?p=32 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Shift Happens", url: "http://thomasdean.com/shift-happens/" });]]> Interesting Slideshow

Shift Happens
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]]> http://thomasdean.com/shift-happens/feed/ 0 John Reese Puts The Mashable Post To Bed http://thomasdean.com/john-reese-puts-the-mashable-post-to-bed/ http://thomasdean.com/john-reese-puts-the-mashable-post-to-bed/#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:47:51 +0000 Tom http://thomasdean.com/latest/john-reese-puts-the-mashable-post-to-bed/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "John Reese Puts The Mashable Post To Bed", url: "http://thomasdean.com/john-reese-puts-the-mashable-post-to-bed/" });]]> I would say Bravo & case closed.

A class act.

http://tinyurl.com/5qa9us

(poor mashable – ouch – that must have hurt)

Tom

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]]> http://thomasdean.com/john-reese-puts-the-mashable-post-to-bed/feed/ 0 Is Twitter Vulnerable to Blogger Attack? http://thomasdean.com/is-twitter-vulnerable-to-marketer-attack/ http://thomasdean.com/is-twitter-vulnerable-to-marketer-attack/#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:27:01 +0000 Tom http://thomasdean.com/latest/is-twitter-vulnerable-to-marketer-attack/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Is Twitter Vulnerable to Blogger Attack?", url: "http://thomasdean.com/is-twitter-vulnerable-to-marketer-attack/" });]]> Is Twitter Vulnerable to Marketer Attack?

Thats the title of an interesting post on Mashable.

http://mashable.com/2008/06/18/twitter-ebook/

Apparently Mark Rizzin takes a dim view of John Reese’s involvement with Twitter and paints “ebook salesman” in a negative light.

unscrupulous jerks bringing in a load of undesirables

IMHO I think he is way off base.

Fortunately for those of us on Twitter currently, as studies plainly show, we’re nigh-immune to the shady tactics of those who would like to use the system for profit whilst at the same time adding no value.

Seems to me his twit & link baiting post to a blog page with around 20 ads is clearly a “use of the system for profit” with over one twit per his 9,000+ followers…

I wonder Is Twitter Vulnerable To Blogger Attack?

I would say yes.

Tom

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]]> http://thomasdean.com/is-twitter-vulnerable-to-marketer-attack/feed/ 1 Twitters Nuclear Option http://thomasdean.com/twitters-nuclear-option/ http://thomasdean.com/twitters-nuclear-option/#comments Wed, 07 May 2008 04:11:17 +0000 Tom http://thomasdean.com/latest/twitters-nuclear-option/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Twitters Nuclear Option", url: "http://thomasdean.com/twitters-nuclear-option/" });]]> The Nuclear Option (film adaptation)

From the Walkley Public Affairs Conference on Social Media, Sydney, 6 May 2008.

Below the video is a link to the text version of this. Highly recommended reading from The Human Network.

Here is the text version http://blog.futurestreetconsulting.com/?p=48

The moral of the story… we think you get it.

Oh yea – remember to “Think” before you “Twit”

Tom

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]]> http://thomasdean.com/twitters-nuclear-option/feed/ 0 A little “Ditty” about Social Marketing http://thomasdean.com/social-marketing/ http://thomasdean.com/social-marketing/#comments Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:11:46 +0000 Tom http://thomasdean.com/latest/social-marketing/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "A little “Ditty” about Social Marketing", url: "http://thomasdean.com/social-marketing/" });]]> Here is a short video to spur your thinking.

If you are still unsure about social marketing with facebook, myspace, blogs, weebly, tumblr, youtube etc. just look at what the current political candidates are doing.

Tom

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]]> http://thomasdean.com/social-marketing/feed/ 0 The Six Figure Guinea Pigs http://thomasdean.com/the-six-figure-guinea-pigs/ http://thomasdean.com/the-six-figure-guinea-pigs/#comments Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:01:13 +0000 Tom http://thomasdean.com/latest/the-six-figure-guinea-pigs/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Six Figure Guinea Pigs", url: "http://thomasdean.com/the-six-figure-guinea-pigs/" });]]> Guinea PigsThis is the true story by marketing psychologist, Dr. Glenn Livingston, about making money starting out with an information product on Guinea Pigs. :-)

How I Fired All My Corporate Clients And Went From $ZERO To $28,462 per-month in PASSIVE INCOME – Starting With a $9.99 E-Book On Guinea Pigs!

Read The Story

Well… They have there own newsletter (the Guinea Pigs) and a strong following of Pig lovers. Of course some people want to eat them. There is a nice curry recipe at Wikipedia.

The point here is that a 6 figure business can be built on a long tail keyword like Guinea Pig care. Rabid fans and very very little competition. If you have Guinea Pigs you likely need a book on the care & handling, unless they are for dinner.

Tom

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]]> http://thomasdean.com/the-six-figure-guinea-pigs/feed/ 0 iTunes – Apple & The New Bully http://thomasdean.com/itunes-apple-the-new-bully/ http://thomasdean.com/itunes-apple-the-new-bully/#comments Sun, 09 Sep 2007 14:44:03 +0000 Tom http://thomasdean.com/latest/itunes-apple-the-new-bully/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "iTunes – Apple & The New Bully", url: "http://thomasdean.com/itunes-apple-the-new-bully/" });]]> iTunes Take Over?

iTunes ContentInteresting article about Aplle becoming the “New Bully” – Compares bundling if iTunes and the dependency of ipods and ipods phones on using iTunes to access content (remember we talked about the importance of being able to deliver content via iTunes.

All of our site platforms can do that for you easily.

That’s me on iTunes in the pic – I was testing the delivery system – very easy for anyone to do from their admin panel.

” Meanwhile, Jobs has suddenly become the most feared man in Hollywood, bragging Thursday about Apple’s scary dominance in digital media sales. Apple has sold more than 3 billion songs and 95 million TV shows via iTunes. While music CD sales crash and burn, almost one-third of all music sales are now digital. As Jobs euphemistically said yesterday, “iTunes is leading the way.” from PC World

Read the rest of the article here – lots of interesting statistics.

Pretty soon you will need to have certain content available in iTunes – you can bet your competitors will. Read the stats in that article above.

Tom

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]]> http://thomasdean.com/itunes-apple-the-new-bully/feed/ 0 The Golden Nuggets Method http://thomasdean.com/the-golden-nuggets-method/ http://thomasdean.com/the-golden-nuggets-method/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2007 01:20:10 +0000 Tom http://thomasdean.com/latest/the-golden-nuggets-method/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Golden Nuggets Method", url: "http://thomasdean.com/the-golden-nuggets-method/" });]]> Gary Halbert was one of the best of not the best copywriter in the world.

Sadly Gary Halbert passed away this year. His family has left the newsletter online. It may be the best resource available anywhere to learn the art of copy writing and direct sales pieces.

The complete Golden Nuggets method post is in the archives. Here is one of my favorites
http://www.thegaryhalbertletter.com/Newsletters/zkkk_killer_headlines.htm

I would say that there is not an ebook that you can purchase that will teach you more about marketing, copy writing and making money online that can be learned from this site. Gary Halbert is a legend and I truly miss his newsletter even when he called us all “shit weasels”.

You can read his free online newsletter here http://www.thegaryhalbertletter.com/
Read the the most mailed direct sales letters in history here (Written by Halbert)
http://www.markjoyner.name/temp/halbert/coa.pdf

Below is a video Ed Dale made during The Thirty Day Challenge. You will not get everything he is referring to unless your have read or were a part of the challenge. However if you listen you will pick up Dales own take on the importance of these Golden Nuggets. They are Golden Nuggets in themselves.

Enjoy,
Tom

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