Popular Websites

According to Alexa, which tracks usage statistics for websites, as of Nov 2009 the top 10 visited  websites in the US are:

1. Google
2. Facebook
3. Yahoo
4. YouTube
5. Windows Live
6. Wikipedia
7. Blogger
8. MySpace
9. Twitter
10. WordPress
11. Bing
12. RapidShare
13. eBay
14. read more »

The Fear of the Public

I'll never understand it.  I have had this argument with arts marketer's across the country, and I will go to my grave believing I am correct.

Arts groups will send out invites to local critics, woo them to come see the exhibit/performance and hope for a good review.  And read more »

Tools for an Online Community

EMAIL LISTS
We have already gone over how to create and maintain a successful email campaign. But it bears repeating here in terms of building an online community.  Email is a very effective tool in alerting members of your community what is happening with your organization and how they can read more »

Tips For Building an Online Community

Users Draw Other Users
As the owner, leader, and/or community evangelist, it's your job to attract users. The standard promotional approaches (search engines, word of mouth, submitting links to other sites) apply. This is the easy part. Making sure the right people stick around is harder. In a healthy community, read more »

Video for Web 2.0

Is Social Networking a Fad?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVXKI506w-E

Great Web 2.0 Video--understand 2.0 in less then 5 minutes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE

5 Elements of a Successful Facebook Fan Page

1. Networking with other platforms

Building a large following requires a network of other platforms, working in conjunction to drive visitors to your fan page. One brand that does that well is Victoria’s Secret with their PINK line.

As you can see, on their PINK read more »