Blog Posts by The Newstex Team

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October 5, 2011
Improving Online Video Content with the YouTube Creator Playbook and Blog

In July, YouTube launched the YouTube Creator Playbook -- a 70 page document that guides online video content creators in using all the features and functions of YouTube to publish the best videos possible.

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October 3, 2011
Tips for Law Blogs

In a new article published on Slaw, a Canadian, co-operative blog about all things legal which is syndicated through Newstex Authoritative Content, Doug Jasinski shares his insight and tips for law blogs and some lessons to learn from lawyers, law firms, blogs, and social media.

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September 30, 2011
Bloggers Boot Camp Teaches How to Run a Successful Blog

There are a lot of books about blogging available today, but the new Bloggers Boot Camp brings something different to the table -- its authors.

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September 22, 2011
40% of Social Media Users Access Content from Mobile Phones

Nielsen's Social Media Report was released this month putting numbers to many of the trends that have taken place in recent months related to social media, content consumption, and mobility.

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September 20, 2011
YouTube Video Editing - Something Is Better Than Nothing

Last week, YouTube completed its global roll out of some basic video editing capabilities that enable video publishers to log into their YouTube accounts, click the new Edit video button at the top of the video's page...

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September 16, 2011
Twitter Analytics Are Coming!

Twitter analytics are finally coming! This week, Twitter announced that a small pilot group of Twitter partners, including TechCrunch, are currently testing a new Twitter analytics tool that will be released in the very near future.

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September 9, 2011
Social Media Links Die Quick Deaths

New research from bitly gives social media links a 3-hour lifespan. In other words, if the content links you publish on Twitter, Facebook, and other social sites aren't shared within 3 hours, the opportunity is already lost.

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September 7, 2011
Bloggers Are Workers Too but Don't Appear on U.S. Labor Force Infographic

How did you celebrate Labor Day 2011? Did you take a minute to celebrate yourself and other workers in America (employed and unemployed)? That's what the holiday was created for back in 1882, but today, most people are just happy to get a day off of work for Labor Day.

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September 2, 2011
Publisher in the Spotlight - Robert Farley of Lawyers, Guns, and Money

Time for another interview in the Newstex Publisher in the Spotlight video interview series where we turn the spotlight on the bloggers, Twitter publishers, and video publishers who syndicate their Authoritative Content through Newstex.

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August 30, 2011
Merriam-Webster Dictionary Adds More Social Media Words for 2011 Edition

The 2011 edition of the top-selling dictionary in the United States, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, adds 150 new words, including several popular social media terms.

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August 26, 2011
Google+ and Hangouts Help Promote Authoritative Video Content

Are you on Google+ yet? It's Google's social platform that is still in beta but already has over 20 million users. Online publishers are scrambling to add the Google +1 sharing button to their websites, blogs, and so on.

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August 19, 2011
Landing Page Optimization Tips

Are your landing pages optimized? In an article on Search Engine Journal, tips for landing page optimization (LPO) are provided by experts who track landing page optimization do's and don'ts every day in order to boost conversions.

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