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June 23, 2011
Hulu is for Sale - Time to Make Predictions and Place Bets

In 2007, Hulu.com debuted and began offering online video service, including popular television shows, clips, movies and more.

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June 17, 2011
Half of Americans Have or Want a Tablet Device

New research from Advertising Age and Ipsos Observer puts some numbers to the tablet device craze. Nearly half of the consumers surveyed in this study stated that they already have or want to get a tablet device, such as an iPad, within the next 12 months.

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June 15, 2011
Content Marketing for Dummies Available Now

Content Marketing for Dummies by Susan Gunelius (Newstex's Marketing Consultant) was released this month and is available through all online and offline book sellers, including Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Borders, and so on.

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June 10, 2011
Congressional Tweets Down 30% in Weinergate Aftermath - See the Infographic Stats and Timeline

The effects of New York Representative Anthony Weiner's admission to tweeting inappropriate pictures through his Twitter account are spreading across Congress with tweets from United States Congressional Representative down 30% since the "Weinergate" story hit headlines.

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June 9, 2011
Newstex Authoritative Content Explained by Larry Schwartz in Under 2 Minutes

What is Newstex Authoritative Content? Joelle Norwood, The Media Mama, asked Newstex President Larry Schwartz that question at the May 2011 BlogWorld and New Media Expo East in New York City, and he packed tons of information into a 1 minute and 40 second video shot by Joelle on the Blog World exhibit floor!

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May 27, 2011
Newstex Gives Away an iPad2 at BlogWorld East

Congratulations to Shel Horowitz who won an iPad from Newstex at our exhibit booth during the BlogWorld & New Media Expo East Conference this week in New York City.Shel writes GreenAndProfitable.com where he provides information about running a profitable green business.

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May 25, 2011
Despite Tablet Hype Ereader Use Keeps Growing - A Lot

With all the buzz about the iPad and the many other tablet devices that are hitting the marketplace, you might think that single-use devices like ereaders are poised to have short lifespans.

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May 18, 2011
News Organizations Cause Twitpic User to Cry Foul

There is a fine line when it comes to user generated content, the social web, and copyrights. Recently, Twitpic revised its terms of use to make it clear that users own the rights to the images they upload on the site.

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May 17, 2011
Blip.tv Relaunches with Focus on Original Web Series Video

Today, Blip.tv launched its new website as a "consumer-facing destinations where viewers can discover, watch, and share the best in original web series."

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May 12, 2011
The Dangers of Sitting All Day - Is Your Job Killing You?

I guess I'll be dead soon.If the infographic shown below is correct, the computer-generation is in trouble.

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May 10, 2011
Do You Need a Mobile App?

The mobile device market is exploding and publishers and businesses are anxiously trying to learn how best to provide content to consumers via mobile devices, particularly smartphones and tablets.

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May 6, 2011
Media Organizations Look to Video Transcriptions for Google Juice

It's not a secret that transcribing your online videos can help get them indexed in multiple ways on Google and increase search traffic to them. I've written about online video search engine optimization tips here on the Newstex blog before.

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