Many of you may have already seen the video below. It’s an updated version of a video that did the rounds a while ago. People have disputed some of the statistics, and people have dispiuted other aspects of the video as well (monkeys throwing poo in my opinion).
If you haven’t watched it before, or even if you have, put your internet marketer hat on before you do. There’s a very powerful marketing lesson in this video and you owe it to yourself to see it.
Listening to Ed Dale talk about all things Web 2.0 today, got me thinking a bit about where I’ve been going to on the net to keep up to date myself. Out of all the blogs I read, tech sites I visit, and forums I frequent (I don’t post Frank, just visit), I realised what source I actually got most of my current apps I use from.
Seth Godin, who long time readers will know I revere like no other, has a Web 2.0 Traffic Watch List at Alexaholic. He hasn’t had it updated since August this year, but if you go check it out and have a look through what’s there, you’ll simply be amazed. I lost a whole day with this site a few months back, but damn if I didn’t find a LOT of useful tools and apps here. Go check it out, but only when you have a few hours to kill, you won’t regret it.
Bright and early tomorrow morning I’m jumping on a plane and heading down to Melbourne to see Ed Dale and Frank Kern at a conference. I’m pretty damn excited about it for a few reasons. Rather than drown everyone in hyperbole and effusive language, I’ll just list out my reasons instead.
So there you go, nice and straight forward. The weekend will be a blast, I plan on learning heaps, and having as much fun as I possibly can at the same time. God Bless the internet!
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