As the year comes to an end, good memories come to mind when thinking back to The Next Web Conference 2011. With 1193 attendees and almost 40,000 on the live...

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If you are an SEO pro looking for a job, you might like what you see in this infographic by Onward Search, which details the job market for people with SEO skills.  Of course, I recommend you visit the mediabistro jobs board for a quick glimpse at what jobs are available right now in all sectors, but take a look at the infographic to get some context about the market.


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Last Friday was the second Melbourne ProBlogger Event, and I thought I'd take a moment or two today to create a bit of a summary of what happened on the day for those who weren't able to be there. Wow, what a day it was! A total of 271 bloggers descended on Melbourne from around [...]

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Jobs at Google, Facebook and Apple are the most sought-after careers in the Silicon Valley. 1 in 4 young professionals want to work at Google, but fewer than 1 in 250 applicants will ever work at the company. Knowing what types of skills and expertise these companies are looking for will somehow give you an [...]

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Welcome to our tenth Tumblr Tuesday, where every Tuesday we celebrate our love of Tumblr by interviewing the mastermind behind a blog. Tumblr, a New York City based startup, is like the FFFFound...

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Welcome to our tenth Tumblr Tuesday, where every Tuesday we celebrate our love of Tumblr by interviewing the mastermind behind a blog. Tumblr, a New York City based startup, is like the FFFFound...

Read More: Tumblr Tuesday: The man behind Kim Jong-il Looking at Things

Today's guest post is written by Peter Fleming. Or – How to get clients to commit to the innovation they say they want. A dream client (or your employer) comes to you and says "we need innovation, the sky's the limit on creativity." You pour your heart and soul into crafting the perfect design/campaign/strategy that [...]

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This guest post is by Deb of Science@home. Do you spend enough time looking at your stats? What a statement to start with, given that the mantra seems to be to check once a week and don’t waste too much time on your stats. And I agree with what seems to be the reasoning—if you [...]

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We’re more than a few years into what was affectionately known as Web 2.0, and nothing seems to have changed. The “potential” of platforms such as Facebook and Twitter is still lauded by wide-eyed marketers (and agencies, of course), and exposure appears to be the paramount objective. ROI is still considered difficult to gauge … but we all know we’re driving benefits from social media marketing (so quantification doesn’t matter).

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Microblogging platform Tumblr is pursuing venture capital firms for another generous amount of money at a very substantial valuation.


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Surprise! Even a clever little gimmick like a dedicated Facebook button can't save a bad phone from an early demise.

After just 36 days on the shelves, a trusted source close to AT&T tells us the carrier is already prepping to ditch HTC's so-called "Facebook Phone", the Status. The reason? The thing just isn't selling.

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Just days after the beta rollout of Digg Newswire, Digg put out the call for beta-testers for what it called its “next innovation.”

Read More: Digg Is Looking for a Few Good Beta Men (and Women)