Imeall #183: Meascáin!!

Níl aon iontráil fós ag tobar na téarmaíochta, focal.ie, don bhfocal mashup. Ní h-aon iontas an méid sin, mar is focal cuíosach nua é tríd is tríd. Ach más amhlaidh dó, measann daoine áirithe gur focal cuíosach tabhachtach é, agus an módh oibre a samhlaítear leis ó thaobh na cruthaitheachta de.

Tá saghas amháin mashup, go bhfuil cur amach go forleathan air le fada. ‘Sé sin an meascán ceoil. Le teacht an “samplú digiteach” tháinig forbairt ar mhodh nua cruthaitheachta don gceol, go h-áirithe i réimse an “hip-hop”. Is minic na scórtha blaiseadh beag fuaime éagsúla in aon amhrán amháin. Tá plé maith ar an nós seo, agus ar na h-impleachtaí atá ann do chúrsaí cóipchirt, i gclár raidio dár teideal “The Funky Drummer”, cuid den sraith iontach “Sound Stories” ar RTE Radio 1 atá léirithe ag Luke Clancy. Tá moladh mór tuillte ag RTE go bhfuil sé seo, agus scoth agus rogha a gcuid clár, ar fáil mar phodchraoltaí ag rte.ie/radio/podcast.

Anois tá saol na teicneolaíochta ag foghlaim ó na ceoltóirí. Is fada “ath-úsáid” agus comhoibriú bhogearraí ina sprioc ag dearthóirí na gcóras faisnéise. Agus anois go bhfuil an t-idirlíon forbartha mar atá, tá dearcadh nua ar bhogearra mar sheirbhís ar féidir a chur ar fáil ar an ngréasán, “ar cíos” más maith leat, seachas breathnú ar bhogearra mar tháirge a díoltar, agus a seasann leis féin.

Anois má fhéachtar ar an ngréasán domhanda mar mhachaire fairsing ina bhfuil na seirbhísí éagsúla seo “ag fás” ina chuid páirceanna, cad iad na dinnéir éagsúla ar féidir a chur ar an mbord, ag meascadh na dtorthaí éagsúla atá ar fáil don gcócaire?

Sin é an gréasán in-ríomhchláraithe! Tá léarscáil maith de le fáil ar an suíomh programmableweb.com. Agus ag caint ar léarscáileanna, tá sampla maith den measc-chlárúcháin sa tsuíomh a luaigh mé an tseachtain seo chaite anseo: justroutes.com. Ní raibh ar na h-údair sin córas léarscáilíochta a chruthú as an nua, nó ní bheadh an suíomh déanta i 6 seachtainí acu! Bhaineadar úsáid as Google Maps chun an jab a chur i grích, meascaithe le co-ordnáidí na stadanna bus a chruinnigh siad féin le gléas saitilíte GPS.

Ní h-iad Google an t-aon dream a thacaíonn leis an measc-chlárúchán. Ag Mashup Camp Bhaile Átha Cliath ag an deireadh seachtaine (mashupcamp.com) bhí na boic mhóra go léir i láthair: Microsoft, IBM, agus Yahoo in a measc, gach ball acu ag moladh na n-úirlisí agus na comhéadain a chuireann siad ar fáil do measc-chláraitheoirí. Agus tá cuid des na h-úirlisí seo dírithe go speisialta ar dhaoine nach ríomh-chláraitheoirí iad. Is cosúil go gceapann ailtirí agus lucht straitéise na mórchomhlachtaí seo go bhfuil síolta ré úr ríomhaireachta sna mashups. Bímís ag cócaireacht, más ea!

• Ceol: Mashup le Bobby Martini: Ain't no other man 'till you get enough
  

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Shhh.. It’s Not Advertising, It’s Wikipedia!

Ouch. Brian’s office had a cable cut or something, we’d occasionally lose Neo, and for once I was the one NOT having connection issues, but the sudden silence made me paranoid… it was a rough episode. Technical difficulties aside, there is some good information about choosing, registering and hanging onto domain names which verily I shall summarize here.

Download SEO 101: Domains: Pick It, Get It, Keep It.

Live show originally aired Webmaster Radio on 11/15/2007

Choosing a domain name for your business (key points)

1. Keyword domains are always a safe bet, but they can be a tad on the bland side. Is it better to go for a cool brand or a dull keyword laden domain? My vote is for the cool brand… people love their brands. People do not *love* keywords. Not to mention, brandable names tend to be more readily available on the open market than awesome keyword domains.
2. (Easy to Say + Easy to Spell) or (Clever + Easy to Say) = Easy to Remember
3. Hyphens are okay, and in some cases good, but remember to think about the big picture. If your primary domain has a hyphen in it, make sure you also snag the non-hyphenated version and 301 it to your hyphenated domain. This way you don’t end up with gross sounding radio spots, i.e. “Visit Bob’s-Tech-Hut.com. That’s Bobs Hyphen Tech Hypen Hut Dot Com!”
4. Make sure you’re not stepping on someone else’s trademark before you sink your entire life’s savings into a project. You don’t want to have to change domain names after you’ve already printed your literature and spent money on producing your ads, etc. We’re not saying it can’t be done; we’re just saying it’s incurring an avoidable expense and causes avoidable pain and anguish.
5. Domain Tools has a nice domain suggestion tool. Be prepared to jump on a domain once you find one you like… it might not be there when you come back the next day.

Getting the Domain You Want (key points)

1. Use a reputable domain registrar, and register as many years in advance as you can comfortably afford.
2. Check the backorder services to see if the domain you might want is going to expire soon. Backorders are generally free unless they successfully “catch” a domain for you when it drops.
3. Check after market sites for registered, but for sale domain names… search for “domains for sale” and you’ll come up with dozens of sites offering after market domain sales.
4. If you need to buy a domain from a broker, have a price in mind ahead of time and be prepared to walk away from the domain if the price isn’t right, or be prepared to write a really big check.
5. Consider having a third party contact the domain registrant to negotiate a sale, or at least contact them via a throw-away email address. Sometimes sellers up the sale price if they think you’ve got deep pockets, or if they figure out what your business name is and know how desperately bad you want the domain.

Keeping Your Domain (key points)

1. Make sure the contact information you have in the domain registration file is accurate and current.
2. Make sure your registration is paid up.
3. Throw some backorders on your own domains just in case… especially if you know you’re prone to bouts of forgetfulness.

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Shhh.. It’s Not Advertising, It’s Wikipedia!

Shall we wait another quarter to start introducing yet more advertising on the web, or can we slip it in now? We’ve barely gotten past the “paid links are evil” debates. PayperPost is not completely dead yet, and TLA and it’s sister companies are still alive. But since there is really no other way for [...] >> full story

Imeall #184: Sssssh!

[Deineadh an podchraoladh seo i lár na h-óiche ciúine, le glór íseal, ar eagla go ndúiseofaí líon an tí! ;) ]

De réir a chéile ta sean-idirlíon na leathanach agus na bhfocal ag athrú in a mheán beo fuaime agus físe.

Go deimhin, tá an fhuaim féin ag géilleadh don bhfís, ó thús na bliana seo ach go h-áirithe. Tá sé le sonrú agam ar mo iPod beag féin: áit nach mbíodh ach cláir fuaime an t-am seo anuraidh, is podchraoltaí físe iad formhór na gclár ar an ngléas sin agam anois.

‘Sé Rocketboom an ceann is sine, b’fhéidir. Bunaíodh é i 2004, agus ‘sí Joanne Colan atá á chur i láthair le breis agus bliain. Is Sasanach í Joanne, a chaith tréimhsí ag obair leis an BBC agus le MTV, agus is láithreoir teilfíse den chéad scoth í. Tá Fraincís ar a toil aici, agus ar Oíche Shamhna seo chaite thaispeáin sí go raibh cumas sa Ghaeilge aici! Thug sí fobhraíocht foirfe don bhfocal “Samhain” in eagrán an lae sin, agus í ag insint stair na féile dá lucht feáchana.



Tá Geekbrief.TV agus Webbalert.com luaite cheana agam. Dhá chlár eile iad a chuirtear i láthair i stíl nuachta. Ceann eile is ea Wallstrip.com a phléann cúrsaí airgeadais agus infheistíochta. Fiú mura bhfuil suim dá laghad agat in eachtraí na dtarbh agus na mbéaranna, bainfidh tú taitneamh as an gclár spraoíúil seo.

Tá greann agus aor ar fáil chomh maith, ó 1938media.com, mar shampla. Agus ar YouTube tá an-éileamh ar físeáin mhagúla le leithéidí Lisa Nova agus Happyslip, ach go h-áirithe.

Sheol an blag cáiliúil BoingBoing eagrán físe an mhí seo chaite chomh maith. Tá siad fós ag iarraidh socrú ar an an stíl is oiriúnaí dóibh féin, ach tá sé léirithe go proifisiúnta acu.

‘Sé an ceann is ansa liom féin i láthair na h-uaire ná GigaOM.TV. Cuireann an t-iriseoir teicneolaíochta Om Malik an clár seo i láthair in éineacht le Joyce Kim. Is láithritheoir taitneamhach nádúrtha í Joyce, ach go h-áirithe, agus bíonn comhrá deas idir an bheirt acu agus iad ag cur síos ar scéalta móra gnó Silicon Valley.

Tá slua léiritheoirí nua ag treabhadh na páirce seo, leithéidí Revision3.com a léiríonn GigaOM. Agus tá lucht na gnáth-theilfíse ag cur suime san idirlíon chomh maith. An cuimhin libh an clár My So Called Life, a chuir Clare Danes ós comhair an tsaoil mhóir? ‘Sé Quarterlife an teideal atá ar an dtogra is déanaí de chuid léiritheoirí na sraithe sin, agus tá sé le le feiscint anois ag quarterlife.com.

Ach níl sa mhéid seo ach mo rogha-sa, agus táim cinnte go bhfuil an-chuid, idir maith agus olc, nach bhfuil deis agam a bhlaiseadh. An bhféachann tusa ar fhíseáin idirlín? Cad iad na cinn a mholfá-sa? An dóigh leat go bhfuil todhchaí na teilifíse ar an idirlíon?

• Ceol Podslán: Santa Will Find You le Mindy Smith.

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Daily Search Coverage & Link Finds: November 30, 2007

Quick SMX Israel Update

Just a quick update on SMX Israel. The planning is going well. I hope to have a page up somewhere at SMX with a registration form, agenda, location and times shortly. Give me a couple more business days and we should be set!...

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Daily Search Coverage & Link Finds: November 30, 2007

Daily Search Coverage & Link Finds: November 30, 2007

Daily Search Coverage: Google experimental is messing with SEO's minds. Welcome ACAP! Download your AdSense reports soon. Is Google Media Bot messing breaking your URLs? Tune up your Yahoo campaigns. Dell's lawsuit may impact Google. Google released a mobile phone locator. Smart priced and wondering...

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SEMPO's "2007 State of the Market Survey" Now Open

Submitting Your Site :: RE: Link Exchange

Author: owpdanpooler Subject: Re: Link Exchange Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 12:23 pm (GMT -8) Topic Replies: 4 deepakeshwar wrote: HI Friends and SEO experts. I like to do Link Exchange for my website. www.bangalorexpo.com www.mp3musicindia.blogspot.com www.arzzyrecipes.blogspot.com www.yourslove.blogs...

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SEMPO's "2007 State of the Market Survey" Now Open

SEMPO's "2007 State of the Market Survey" Now Open

SEMPO has launched their 4th annual "2007 State of the Market Survey" which helps paint a picture of where the search marketing industry is, how it has grown, how it is expected to grow, and trends for the future. They are seeking participants whether seasoned in SEM or still wet behind the ears. SE...

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Weekly Rap-up of Search Engine Industry News - 11/26 - 11/30

Bulldog Reporter Advanced PR Technology in Practice

The Bulldog Reporter Advanced PR Technology in Practice in San Francisco wrapped up and here are a few photos. One thing is for sure, I need to buy a new camera. Another thing is that the event started out with lots of conversation about using SEO to drive “pull” PR efforts and ended hea...

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Weekly Rap-up of Search Engine Industry News - 11/26 - 11/30

Weekly Rap-up of Search Engine Industry News - 11/26 - 11/30

A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including SEOBook launches free SEO guide for blogs, Yahoo!'s merchant solution fails to deliver, crashing on Cyber Monday, AOL combines acquisition of Relegence with a newly redesigned Money & Finance site, Google caught experimenting w...

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