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joi, 31 martie 2011

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Quadrocopter Ball Juggling
25 Funny and Bizarre Warning Signs
Evolution of Handheld Game Consoles
Forgotten Celebrities
Sexy Mexican Weather Girls
Macaroni And Cheese Sushi Rolls

Quadrocopter Ball Juggling

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 10:15 PM PDT

Ball juggling experiments in the ETH Flying Machine Arena.

25 Funny and Bizarre Warning Signs

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 09:50 PM PDT

These wtf signs actually exist..

Evolution of Handheld Game Consoles

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 09:46 PM PDT

This is the history of portable game consoles since 1989, when the legendary Game Boy first appeared until today after the release of Nintendo 3DS. For details.

Nintendo Game Boy, 1989

Forgotten Celebrities

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 09:16 PM PDT

Here are the celebrities from the 1990's who are no longer popular. Back then they were very popular and their shows aired in prime time. But frankly, who can ever forget Screech? He is simply unforgettable.

Andrew Shue (Billy Campbell in Melrose Place)

Dean Cain (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman)

Dustin Diamond (Screech in Saved by the Bell)

Cynthia Daniel (Elizabeth Wakefield in Sweet Valley High)

Joseph Marcell (Geoffrey the Butler in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)

Melissa Joan Hart (Clarissa Explains It All and Sabrina The Teenage Witch

Ben Savage (Boy Meets World)

Peri Gilpin (Roz in Frasier)

Traci Bingham (Jordan Tate in Baywatch)

Source: popcrunch

Sexy Mexican Weather Girls

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 09:07 PM PDT

Hot pictures of sexy weather forecast girls, Mexican and American.

Macaroni And Cheese Sushi Rolls

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 09:01 PM PDT

Here's a step-by-step tutorial on how to make that old classic, Mac & Cheese Sushi.

Source: thefoodinmybeard

Gas Prices

Good afternoon,

Surprised at how much it cost last time you filled up your gas tank? You're not alone. Millions of families and businesses across the country are feeling the pinch of rising gas prices.

Here's the thing: as long as our economy relies on oil and as demand in countries like China and India continues to grow, we'll be subject to these kinds of spikes in gas prices.

We've been down this road before -- just three years ago, gas prices rose to their highest level ever. There was no quick fix to lower prices then, just as there isn't one now.

For decades, politicians here in Washington have talked a lot about the dangers of our dependence on foreign oil, but this talk hasn't always been met with action. And today, Americans pay a price for that inaction every time they fill up their tanks.

Yesterday, we unveiled a Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future that sets a goal of reducing our imports of foreign oil. By 2025 -- a little more than a decade from now -- we will have cut that reliance by one-third.

Learn more about the Blueprint and watch President Obama's speech on energy security:

In his speech yesterday, President Obama outlined his plan to secure our energy future by developing and securing America's energy resources, bringing energy costs down for consumers, and innovating our way to a clean energy future.

Increase domestic energy production. Last year, American oil production reached its highest level since 2003. And, because we can't just drill our way out of this crisis, we're reducing our dependence on oil by increasing fuel efficiency and increasing our production of natural gas and biofuels.
Reduce demand for oil. Transportation is responsible for 70 percent of our petroleum consumption, so one of the quickest and easiest ways to reduce our dependence on foreign oil is to make transportation more efficient. That's why, in April of last year, the Obama Administration established a groundbreaking national fuel efficiency standard for cars and trucks that will save us 1.8 billion barrels of oil and save consumers thousands of dollars. We're also making investments in electric vehicles and the advanced batteries that power them to ensure that high-quality, fuel-efficient cars and trucks are built right here in America.
Increase production of clean energy. In his State of the Union address, President Obama set a goal that by 2035, 80 percent of our electricity should come from clean energy sources including renewables like wind and solar, nuclear energy, efficient natural gas, and clean coal.

The concepts are straightforward, but the execution will be challenging. In order to make this happen, Republicans and Democrats in Congress must find common ground for a responsible and effective energy policy.

But no matter your views on this issue, I think we can all agree that the United States simply can't afford to leave this challenge for future generations to solve.

Sincerely,

David Plouffe
Senior Advisor to the President

P.S. Check out our new Advise the Advisor video featuring Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and give us your feedback on how we can meet the President's goal of reducing imports of oil by one-third in a little over a decade:

http://www.WhiteHouse.gov/Advise

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Advise the Advisor: Secretary Chu on Energy Policy

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Thursday, March 31, 2011

Advise the Advisor: Secretary Chu on Energy Policy

In the latest installment of Advise the Advisor, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu asks for your feedback on meeting President Obama’s goal of reducing our oil imports by one-third in a little over a decade.

Tell us what you think.

Facebook vs Twitter: Which is More Valuable? Graywolf's SEO Blog

Facebook vs Twitter: Which is More Valuable?

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 07:42 AM PDT

Recently there has been a lot of talk about Facebook versus Twitter and which is more valuable to web publishers. If you’re looking for the short answer, IMHO it’s Facebook; but, to understand why, you need to have deeper understanding of how each system works.

One of the key aspects of Twitter’s meteoric rise was a very low barrier to entry: basically all you needed was a working email address. This is also one of Twitter’s drawbacks, making it extremely easy for one person to create and manage more than one Twitter account. If you’ve ever gotten a robo-tweet from an egg account after mentioning the word “iPad”, “iPhone” or the word “dating,” you known what I mean.

The second issue with Twitter lies with how it’s used by the power users and social media experts. The Twitter maven drank the kook-aid about being Malcom Gladwell style connectors and mavens. Their misguided belief that their style of curation and expertise was some how unique–enough to be a value add–shows how truly delusional they are. If you’re unfamiliar with the term “connector” and “maven”, I strongly suggest reading Malcolm Gladwell’s book the Tipping Point. It contains essential lessons every marketer should know.

Next we need to look at Facebook. While the barrier to entry is still low (requiring just an email), there is an element of social proof built into it. It’s not hard to get 50 people to friend/follow you on Twitter. It’s a lot harder to get 50 people to be your friend on Facebook. There will always be friend whores in Facebook, but there are a lot less of them (percentage wise) compared to Twitter.

Another key difference is that a large part of the Twitter population, especially the darlings of the media, is nothing more than a marketer or social media guru looking for a retweet or click. They are not looking for a quality lead or conversion. Social media for many people is still about traffic and eyeballs, not sales and conversions. If you’re trying to build a follower base, these type of users are practically useless. They may retweet your message, but only to other digital con men. They simply are never going to fill out your lead gen form or pull out a credit card. To be honest, when you’re looking for followers who are going to turn into prospects or customers, traditional social media metrics like klout are useless. You should be much more interested in the person with a 12 klout score with 50 friends and followers who’s generally (or genuinely!) interested in your product, service, or area of operation. One person who is interested in what you’re selling is much more valuable than 500 people who will simply retweet your message to 500 other social media parrots.

However, it’s important to note that, like nature, spam will adapt and find a way in. Since Facebook consolidated its social equity into the “like button“, it has become an attractive target for marketers, so much so that it’s even got a name: “like -gate“. Basically the “like” action is being corrupted and incentivized the same way links were on Google. Some companies are even having a bit of fun being irreverent in acknowledging the insincerity of the like action (screen shot credit MarketingPilgrim)

Mio Advertisement

As a marketer, what should you do? Right now Facebook isn’t prepared to deal with the incentivized likes, so it’s in your best interest to take advantage of that before the gap is closed. I’m not saying go out and buy as may likes as you can, I’m saying buy as many qualified likes as you can while it’s still cheap and easy. Remember Facebook traffic and Twitter traffic have different values and should be treated differently and given different priorities and resources within your overall marketing plan.

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