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Most Popular Gifts for Valentine’s Day [Infographic]

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 01:10 PM PST

However big or small you plan to go on Valentine's Day, do plan something. A majority (but just a slight majority) of women say they would consider ending a relationship if their man didn't do something to mark the occasion. That's bad news for the 64 percent of guys who neglect to plan ahead for the day. Valentine's Day gestures, from the simple to the extravagant, simply show that a couple appreciates one another and likes to take time to acknowledge it.

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25 Years of Air Jordan [Infographic]

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 07:10 AM PST

The beginning of the Air Jordan's rise to fame wasn't all that thrilling. In fact in 1984, Nike had started to take a turn for the worse when the running shoes that first made them popular began to lose their appeal. It was at this time that professional athletes had started to endorse certain brands - Converse had deals with both Larry Bird and Magic Johnson - and Nike knew it needed a name for its new collection of shoes. Insert Michael Jordan. The superstar was less than thrilled about putting his name on a pair of shoes at first, however his agent David Falk saw the deal's opportunity and offered to pair up with Nike to create a line of basketball sneakers dubbed the Air Jordans.

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Via: JimmyJazz

Cigarette Smoking Acrobatics [Video]

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 08:43 PM PST


Chinese gentleman performs a series of very uncomfortable tricks with some cigarettes and his mouth. Do not try this at home.



Star Wars Business Cards

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 08:28 PM PST

Below you will see 12 different business cards that could end up in your wallet if you happen to find yourself in the Star Wars world.
























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Basic SEO Tips for your mobile website

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 06:32 AM PST

No doubt mobile search is going to remain a hot topic in 2013 as most of the brands are claiming that 30-40 % of their searches are through mobile or smart phones. This implausible rate of growth in mobile search makes the role of mobile seo or seo for mobile...
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How to finalize an appropriate budget for my Social Media Marketing Campaign?

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 12:14 AM PST

Day by day Social media marketing is developing into a compulsory stride for the success of any online marketing campaign or online brand promotion. No longer you can just ask any newbie or novice to manage your social media campaign just putting same content repeatedly (or spamming) on facebook, twitter...
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Seth's Blog : Help wanted: Designing for growth

 

Help wanted: Designing for growth

Just as the tech community has realized that coding and marketing can be turned into growth hacking, it may be time to redefine what we seek from graphic designers.

Prettiness isn't the point, and neither is sheer utility. The best designers working online are now using UI, UX and game theory to create services that spread. They're engaging in relentless cycles of test and measure and improve in order to determine what works (and what doesn't), replacing "because I said so," with "because it works."

Most important, though, they're learning how to use their significant visual and aesthetic chops to create series of interactions that actually generate better outcomes than the workaday stuff they're replacing.

I think there are two kinds of jobs now available to designers working online:

1. "Here, make this prettier"

and

2. "Figure out how to lead the process that helps us grow."

Squidoo is hiring someone for the second kind of job. It's an incredibly exciting gig, one that will allow someone to cross boundaries and lead. You will work with me and with Squidoo's entire team of developers and tribe leaders. Find out the details right here. Please read carefully and apply in just the way the page describes.

PS there's a bounty if you refer the person we hire. Have them mention your name and contact info in the application.

Deadline: Tuesday, Jan 15 at noon.



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Working Together to Prevent Gun Violence

The White House Your Daily Snapshot for
Thursday, January 10, 2013
 

Working Together to Prevent Gun Violence

Right now, Vice President Biden is leading an effort to develop a new set of policies to reduce gun violence and prevent tragedies like the shooting in Newtown, CT. Yesterday, as part of that work, the Vice President met with victims’ groups and gun safety organizations at the White House, including with Annette Nance-Holt, a mother who lost her son to gun violence.

Find out more about Vice President Biden's meeting with groups on violence prevention.

Vice President Joe Biden listens to Annette Nance-Holt as she holds a photo of her son Blair, who was shot and killed while riding a bus from school in 2007, during a meeting in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., Jan. 9, 2013. The Vice President, along with Attorney General Eric Holder, met with representatives of victims’ groups and gun safety organizations as part of the Administration’s effort to develop policy proposals in response to the tragedy in Newtown, Conn. Colin Goddard, who was shot four times at Virginia Tech in 2007, is seated second from left. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann)

Vice President Joe Biden listens to Annette Nance-Holt as she holds a photo of her son Blair, who was shot and killed while riding a bus from school in 2007, during a meeting in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., Jan. 9, 2013. The Vice President, along with Attorney General Eric Holder, met with representatives of victims’ groups and gun safety organizations as part of the Administration’s effort to develop policy proposals in response to the tragedy in Newtown, Conn. Colin Goddard, who was shot four times at Virginia Tech in 2007, is seated second from left. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann)

In Case You Missed It

Here are some of the top stories from the White House blog:

Assuring Consumers Have Access to Mortgages They Can Trust
The Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau explains the new Ability-to-Repay rule for mortgages. To put it simply: lenders should not set up consumers to fail.  

Happy Birthday, Stephen Hawking
On Professor Hawking’s 71st birthday, we shared a never-before-seen video from his visit to the White House.   

President Obama Nominates John Brennan as CIA Director
President Obama announced John Brennan as his nominee for the next head of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Today's Schedule

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10:30 AM: The President and The Vice President receive the Presidential Daily Briefing

11:45 AM: The Vice President will meet with advocates for sportsmen and women and wildlife interest groups

1:30 PM: The President makes a personnel announcement WhiteHouse.gov/live

1:45 PM: The Vice President will meet with representatives from gun owners groups

6:00 PM: The Vice President will meet with representatives from the entertainment industry

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Guide to Replicating SEOmoz's Graphs in Excel

Guide to Replicating SEOmoz's Graphs in Excel

Guide to Replicating SEOmoz's Graphs in Excel

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 06:07 PM PST

Posted by Annie Cushing

If you run reports from the SEOmoz toolset, you may find it difficult to make your data look as sexy as the graphs you see on the site. I hope to close that gap with this post and give you the tools to format your data like a pro. To accomplish this objective, I've provided several resources:

  • A video walkthrough of how to format your data like one of the SEOmoz charts for you DIY'ers out there.
  • Chart template files for all of the charts on the SEOmoz site that have export options (there are three in total).
  • Instructions on how to load the template files.
  • A video walkthrough of the data prep and cleanup steps required with the templates.

Here's a screenshot of the three charts you'll be able to replicate:

Download the Excel file

You can download the Excel file I worked from to create these charts to follow along. Whether you watch the video to learn how to steal all of SEOmoz's formatting ideas format like an SEOmoz data scientist or take the shortcut and download the chart template files, you may want to check out the Excel file for tips.

Watch over my shoulder as I create one

The report I’ll be demonstrating is the Historical Domain Analysis chart, found under Pro Dashboard (or Campaigns) > [choose your  campaign] > Link Analysis > History. Here's a before/after picture of what I show you how to do:

I could write out all of the steps to replicate the Historical Domain Analysis chart, but most people find it easier to watch over someone’s shoulder. Plus, it takes a fraction of the time to watch the steps as opposed to reading and interpreting all of the screenshots. I go through the steps on my Mac, but provide the steps for PC each step of the way. They really are variations on a theme.

 

Load chart template files

I went through all the SEOmoz reports that a) offer an export, and b) include a graph of some type on the site and created templates, so you don’t have to format the data yourselves. It’s pretty easy to use them. However, some of the raw data needs to be massaged a bit before you can apply the templates.

To load them on your computer, unzip and drop these template files in the chart templates folder on your hard drive.

  • PC: C:/Users/[Your User Name]/AppData/Roaming/Microsoft/Templates/Charts
  • Mac: Users/[Your User Name]/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/Chart Templates

Note: If your Charts directory isn't in the default location and you're on a PC, you can click the Manage Templates button by navigating to Insert > Charts > Other Charts > All Chart Types. 

Data prep and chart cleanup

Each report has its own steps that you have to take to prepare the export for charting and a few cleanup steps you have to take afterwards. I don't normally do two videos in one post because I don't have a death wish; however, after writing out all the steps and taking the screenshots, I realized it looked scarier than it is. So I fired off another video to hopefully allay some of the intimidation.

 

Make your own

If you want to modify a chart(s) to your liking, no worries. It won't hurt my feelings. :) When you're finished with your changes, you can save it as your own template. On a PC, you would just choose Chart Tools > Design > Save As Template. On a Mac, the easiest way is to right-click on the chart and choose Save as Template. But if you prefer using the Ribbon, go to Charts > Change Chart Type > Other > Save as Template. (Like I said, use the contextual menu.)

More resources

Here are links to the two posts I referenced in the second video for a deeper explanation: 

 
 

If you need help

So, if you want to regale your boss, client, or mom by replicating SEOmoz’s charts, hopefully this will give you the tools you need to do that. If you’ve picked up a few data visualization tips in the process, even better. But if you get stuck along the way or run into bugs I didn't run into (I didn't test these on older versions of Excel), feel free to comment below or hit me up on Twitter. Thanks for reading!


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