Entries Tagged as Above The Noise News
Jennifer Marquis-Muradaz, video producer & director on Team Pauli Systems teaches Digital Video classes at Edison State College, Ft. Myers Campus. Her "Making the Documentary" class starts on October 13th for eight Wednesdays.
Students interested in writing, producing and/or directing documentary films will be introduced to the basics of documentary-making in this eight week course. Students will watch and study documentary films of varying styles and participate in the assembly of an in-class documentary using interview, radio and video footage and other print research materials. Students will also develop a working plan for a documentary of their own.
Today it takes more than just having a website to make the internet work for your company or organization. Sites are highly competitive, and optimizing site design has become an area of concern to businesses that want to use the internet to its fullest. To help navigate potential design landmines, here are some common website mistakes to take note of (and, avoid!)...
Let’s admit it, we all love news. We love it hot off the press, especially if it’s about something that we are passionate, or have a need to know more about. And, there's no better way for your customers and potential customers to know more about your latest achievements, projects, products, community-related updates, (in other words, your news), than having a news section on your website, where you can easily post new information right away and on a regular basis.
It’s just not clicking. You’ve peppered your website or e-newsletter with lots of links and graphics to support your sizzling content, but no one seems to care, (or, click). What can you do to improve the odds that your links will get noticed and clicked, (and lead your visitors to where you want them to go)? No worries. There are a number of steps a you can take, that will encourage visitors and customers to click on a link or graphic located on your website. Just take a look at the tips below, and try some or all to help get ‘em “clicking"...
The last two weeks, I have done a considerable amount of teaching, and have participated in numerous discussions related to online presence, websites, and social media. Of course, many questions are centered around the question "how will we get noticed, and what does it cost to get a better ranking on Google?"
My answer is go ask Google. They publish everything they deem important on their website, Google for Webmasters. And, don't be afraid; most of the information is not technical, but practical and actionable.
Your website is your organization's greatest communication platform. Competition can copy everything you have, but it cannot copy who you are. Let your 'brand' shine! Connect to customers, potential members, etc., online with content that focuses on their needs, provides them with information, and communicates the benefits your products and services provide.
A few days ago Groundswell author Josh Bernoff posted an updated version of the Social Technographics Ladder, the method to catogorize the activities intensity levels for Internet users on the participatory online space. With the update also came a change to include Twitter as a microblogging environment of it's own kind, that seems to change engagement levels, in the eyes of Josh Bernoff.
