Mark Fulton's Blog

The public landrush for .CO domain names is just 2 days away. The only person that’s been making money thus far (aside from the registrars) has been Andrew Allemann of Domain Name Wire. Andrew seems to be following my affiliate marketing advice from the .ME launch and promoting the heck out of .CO with multiple…

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I find myself using this aspect ratio calculator all the time. It is especially useful when embedding videos within blog posts to get the dimensions just right. Simply type in the original width and height on the left values and your desired width or height on the right. Also useful for scaling large images to…

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Excellent presentation updated with current stats and concepts of social media today. I recommend you use Menu > Fullscreen option. Skip to slide #30 if you already know social media is huge.

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I have 5 invites to a great new web service called Backupify. I’ve been using Backupify for awhile to back up ALL my content on Facebook, GMail, Twitter, and WordPress blogs. There are many more social and Google services available, but each one is optional. Why use Backupify? What’s it do? If you think you…

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Converse is taking advantage of low or no competition search keywords by researching Google Zietgiest and Trends. They have built a network of specialized odd-ball sites that ultimately lead back to Converse.com The traffic is cheap, the visitor is entertained and the Converse brand extends it’s reach greatly.

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Jason Cohen (a smart bear) recently reviewed 150 startup pitches for an event called Capital Factory. Jason plans to share his thoughts on certain patterns that emerged during the review in a 5 post line up. What fundamental errors are founders making? How can they be fixed? The startup lessons introduction provides an outline of…

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Developed by Global Web Index and featured today on Mashable Writing for fellow web workers, I’ve found my readers are generally early adopters and very active on social media, reading the news and researching things. This survey reveals those trends and many more. How does your target audience measure up? This interactive survey can help you focus…

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Update Aug 19: EpicWin is available today in the iTunes App Store. This is the coolest, useful app I have ever seen. Yes, Epic Win will soon be found all over your Facebook wall and Twitter stream and you will probably enjoy it. To sum it up quickly, Epic Win is a social “To-Do” list…

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