According to FaceReviews.com, users now have access to over 10,000 applications on Facebook, and the number continues to grow.

FaceReviews says, “This means more options for users of Facebook. The range of types of applications is mind boggling. This means that the competition to gain new users of an application is much more intense. [Facebook] Applications need to become much more creative and useful to keep users attention and keep their attrition rates down.”

Although Facebook apps are hotter than ever and growing exponentially, most are forgotten about or removed because they’re just plain useless (FunWall?). ReadWriteWeb.com says, “…less than 20 Facebook [applications] that are used on a daily basis by more than 25% of the users who have installed that app. The vast majority of these 10,000 apps are installed and forgotten about.”

So, which Facebook applications are the most popular? You can check this link out: http://www.facebook.com/applications/

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The importance of social media (SMO) and search engine optimization (SEO) is no secret. Simply put, if you don’t pay attention to implementing SEO and SMO into your website, you’ll never meet your web traffic potential. These two forms of optimization are very broad topics and can be the most tedious and time consuming components to study…but it’s an element of the internet marketing process that’s definitely worth learning.

So, is it possible to learn every SEO and SMO technique under 5 minutes? Not really. But you can get the big picture by watching Chuck, the online marketing rapper rap about search engine and social media optimization…fo’ shizzle!

SEO: Link Building 101

Lyrics: You create a new site and its content heavy / With the right amount of pictures you believe it’s ready
So you launch it trying to put money in da bank / But when you search and try to find yourself, you can’t
So you thank until your mind goes blank / Got titles and headers but no page rank
Sooner or later it will show if I wait / In the meantime make sure my code validate
And it do, Hmm, now what I’m supposed to do / Add meta information and alt tags too
Still don’t get listing / Something must be missing / Brad and Chuck recommended doing link building
So you start hunting down sites like a predator / Doing back links on all your competitors
Whoever linking to them need to link to me / Is it free, do we swap, or do I pay a fee,
Well take it from us, before you take that step / Some things about the site that you might want to check
Did they use a link farm or some dirty tactics / Could have a bad effect on your site that’s drastic
Could’ve link baited, look at what they created / Compare it to yours, is it even related
Take the time, go inspect and see / Take advantage of paid directories
If you follow all the steps with a little bit of patience / Get links from relevant sites that are favourites
Update your content on the regular basis / I’m confident you’ll make it to first page placement

SMO: Social Media Addiction Rap

Lyrics: I surf the web, I used to watch TV / now I’m logged into Joost, it’s commercial free
lets see where I want to go / and who I want to know / connecting people with people with web 2.0
I don’t use email unless I’m at my job / want the next post, I subscribe to the blog
I’m easy to find / I’m always online / social networking sites, I think I have nine
I use myspace to promote my music / I get friends and album sales that’s how I do it
but tell me have you heard / about the new word / something like myspace but they call it virb
always something new, I’m a start creating / I’ll make a brand new facebook application
uploading pictures and mp3’s / update my profile and hit ctrl D
can’t stop what I started, it’s getting ridiculous / social book mark it, add it del.icio.us
some can’t take it but I just can’t quit / go to Imeem and listen to my playlist
watching videos on my You Tube channel / clickin so much, my mouse smoking like a candle
I’m online for hours, addicted to the power / 10 tabs open on a firefox browser
I must be going crazy cause I can’t get enough/ I guess I’m addicted to social media

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Yes, It’s Official…

You probably already know that without website traffic to your website, you can’t make any sales…

You’re about to discover the one and only traffic generating system that is designed to get you massive, cash ready, targeted traffic on a daily basis…

If you’re frustrated with spending countless hours and hundreds of dollars using the same old techniques and you’ve spent months optimizing your website, there IS an alternative if you have the courage to try it!

www.SMOElite.com

Press Release, October 26, 2007 – Learn how professional marketers leverage high-ranking social media outlets so you can drive FREE targeted traffic to your website.

Driving quality targeted-traffic to your website is probably the most difficult part of internet marketing. Of course, some so-called “Online Guru’s” will tell you otherwise and brag about how their SEO techniques or fool-proof traffic software that will easily increase your traffic exponentially.

Before SMO Elite, we struggled with getting traffic to our websites. Like everyone else, we tried all the pay per click programs, traffic software, SEO’d every article and begged other marketers to tell their subscribers about our websites. We researched different ways to drive high targeted traffic to our websites, but we’d end up spending a small fortune and wasted precious time.

SMO or Social Media Optimization is the next wave to hit online marketing and is secretly being used and implemented by well-known entrepreneurs and the highest ranking websites on the internet. You’ll soon have access to the complete formula to harness the power of Social Media Optimization and drive heaps of free traffic to your websites.

After months of quietly earning thousands of dollars using our secret traffic techniques, we’ve decided to share with you our most closely guarded methods so any new internet marketer or seasoned internet pro can grow their online business and explode their web traffic with minimal use of SEO, PPC, traffic software, and directory submissions.

For the first time ever, we put together traffic secrets the big honcho’s don’t what you to know about! With SMO Elite you will learn how to get your website to the top spot and gain instant popularity; the hush-hush traffic secrets the top websites use to explode there web traffic! SMO Elite will benefit you and your online business by increasing and exploding your website(s) traffic and will generate you income through the ethical methods of Social Media Optimization.

About SMOElite.com

SMOElite.com is a full proof traffic system that will show you how to instantly drive free targeted traffic to your website. SMO Elite is Powered By BusinessShakers.com Business Shakers covers every aspect of Internet marketing and brings you the latest internet marketing news, internet marketing tips, internet marketing tutorials, and internet marketing trends!

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Just what is SMO? SMO or Social Media Optimization is the next wave to hit online marketing and is secretly being used and implemented by well-known entrepreneurs and the highest ranking websites on the internet. You’ll soon have access to the complete formula to harness the power of Social Media Optimization and drive heaps of free traffic to your websites.

If You Would Like to Learn…

• How to drive FREE targeted traffic to your blog or website using the breakthrough and proven techniques the top Alexa ranked websites are using.
• How to gain website popularity and rise to the top without worrying about inserting repetitive keywords in your content!
• How to connect with your prospects and have THEM spread and promote your website to their contacts. Viral word of mouth marketing!
• The 7 important rules of creating a solid foundation for your website so you ensure the success of keeping your customers coming back!
• How to go after your target market instead of waiting for your target market to find you!
• How to Increase your traffic and income as much as 300%!
• And much more!

SMOElite.com

Coming Soon - October 26, 2007

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Video is certainly a great tool for promoting any website. However, submitting video one by one to the most popular video sites can be a pain. Introducing Hey!Spread. Hey!Spread is a tool which that provides marketers with the ability to send videos to multiple video platforms in one shot. Hey!Spread allows you to send your video over the best video networks in one shot! Why use Hey!Spread? Simply put with Hey!Spread you can get the best exposure for your content, increase your audience size, save time and energy and save bandwidth as you upload once for all the services.

In their words: For now, spreading videos is something extremely boring and time consuming. Actually, It is not convenient to upload to more than two networks. All must be hand-made, so that limits the distribution potential and the exposure. In one word, the BUZZ. And this lack of visibility considerably reduces the impact of any web campaigns. Hopefully, Hey!Spread makes the BUZZ dead simple for everybody: Individuals, Companies, Marketers, Web Agencies, Artists. They all want to promote and highlight their content. They all need to mass communicate and make their viral & social campaign successful. We make their wish come true.

What are the supported video networks?

* Sumo.tv
* sevenload
* YouTube
* Facebook
* MySpace
* Google Videos
* Yahoo Videos
* Dailymotion
* Blip.tv
* Photobucket
* Metacafe
* Revver
* Veoh
* Vsocial
* Vimeo
* Putfile

This service adds great value to any business and every marketer should check it out.

You can visit Hey!Spread at http://heyspread.com/

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…No, it’s not porn.

According to a research study, 8 in 10 Americans say they’ve used the internet to pursue and learn more about their hobbies. The online hobby population has grown from about 45% in 2005 to 59% in 2007 for all American adults.

“In a prior survey, 77% of internet users said they had used the internet to search for information about a hobby and 20% of internet users did so on a typical day.”

So, who uses the internet for hobbies? Men, under the age of 50, with home broadband connections and living in their mother’s basement are the most likely groups to pursue their hobbies on the internet.

Overall, “Online hobby research can inspire a person to travel, through activities like historical tourism, or inspire new experiences at home, like cooking or gardening. The internet can provide detailed information about even the most obscure hobby and can connect hobbyists of every stripe.”

If you would like to learn how you can turn your hobby into a serious online business, read my old blog post, “Starting Up Your First Online Business Venture” .

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“Google 411″

It’s a bit scary how Google is taking over so many aspects of our lives. From keyword searches, email, to virtual maps…now a Toll Free Number?

That’s right, dial 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411), a computerized voice asks you what you’re looking for, and connects you free of charge. Best part, the whole thing is voice automated - if you miss your listing or like to try again, you can simply say, “Go Back”. You can also say, “Text Message” to get the information text messaged to your cellphone. And did I mention it’s FREE? You can kiss the $1.25 411 charges goodbye!

Unfortunately, the service is still in its experimental stages and is only available in the U.S. However, expect the service to expand in the near future!

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“Your Membership on Facebook Goes Public…”

The ever so popular social networking website, Facebook has recently announced plans to add a public search function, so member profiles may be seen on search engines such as Yahoo, Google, MSN, etc… However, before you start to worry about having your boss see Facebook pictures of you getting piss-drunk at your birthday party he wasn’t invited to, users will still have the option to keep their profiles private to only other registered Facebook users.

A Facebook spokesperson says, “The Public Search Listing of a profile shows the profile picture thumbnail and links to interact with a user on Facebook. People will always have to log in or register to ‘poke’, message or add someone as a friend. A user can also restrict what information shows in their public listing by going to the search privacy page.”

Within the last 6 months, Facebook has doubled their opt-ins and memberships, and expects even more sign ups once membership profiles go public.

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Just wanted to share a few videos I saw a while back. Russell Brunson did a great job of promoting his internet marketing website with a mini video series called Zoobie The Internet Marketing Newbie. It’s a shame that there were only two videos created. I think the cartoon is absolutely hilarious however I think every Zoobie fan is waiting for a few more episodes.

Zoobie The Internet Marketing Newbie (Episode 1)

Zoobie Episode #1. Watch as Zoobie tries to unleash the secrets of Adsense!! P.S. He Screwed Up!! Check it out!

For mre zoobie visit http://www.zoobie.tv.

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“So You Want to Be Slightly Famous?”

:: What do Patrick McLaurin, Jay Conrad Levinson and Bob Blumer all have in common? Answer: They’re all not famous, yet.

These three individuals are a few of many case studies at GetSlightlyFamous.com – A website that “provides hands-on, step-by-step insights for developing a comprehensive thought leadership marketing program, making company executives irresistible to the media, [yadda, yadda, yadda…]” In other words, a website that informs and educates you on how to get your business noticed and reach a somewhat “celebrity status”.

Now, we don’t usually endorse any website or products for free on our website, but we figured they’ll only remain slightly famous, anyway.

“Virtual Reality Book Release Party”

:: In other news, online marketing expert Pat O’Bryan hosted a virtual release party for his new book “Your Portable Empire – How to Make Money Anywhere While Doing What You Love” on SecondLife.com. According to sources, many of his friends and clients banded together to create special bonuses valued over $10,000 for customers who purchase his book in Amazon.com.

“I intend to hit #1 on Amazon.com on Tuesday,” said O’Bryan, “to do that you’ve got to sell a LOT of books. Giving away over ten grand in bonuses to each buyer of a $16 book seemed like it might do the trick.” Heck, we’d buy 100 copies of Harry Potter books if it came with $10,000 worth of bonuses!

“Keyword Beckham”

:: Searches done in September for the keyword “David Beckham”, 196,951…Searches done for “Business Shakers” in the same month, none.

Ever since the infamous soccer player from England arrived to the US, volumes of traffic has spiked drastically at MLSNet.com, the official website for soccer league in North America. According to charts, as soon as LA Galaxy announced the signing of David Beckham, traffic immediately jumped to over one million unique visitors. “The player [Beckham] has single handedly doubled the number of visitors to mlsnet.com versus last year, which let’s not forget, was a World Cup year.”

Pretty impressive.

As internet marketers, we’d also like to bask in David Beckham’s keyword search popularity by saying, “David Beckham is the man! David Beckham Kicks Ass! Go David Beckham Go!”

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