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Women’s World Cup & SEO
Kevin Burns | July 13th, 2011
Today at at 9am PST USA’s Women’s Soccer team will be playing in the semi-finals against France for the Women’s World Cup. USA arrives at this semi-finals game after defeating one of the world’s favored teams in women’s soccer, Brazil. USA battled back to defeat Brazil after red cards, penalty shots, and questionable calls left USA down one player, and behind by one goal with only minutes left to play. Solo, USA’s goal keeper, summarized the last few moments of their match against Brazil well with this quote, “Even when we were a player down and a goal behind in extra time, you sensed that something was going to happen, the team kept fighting.”
If you want to stay up to the moment with insights from soccer analysts, team members, and fans log on to Twitter. Twitter will be a great place to begin your search for experts in the field of Women’s soccer. Use the “Who To Follow” function on Twitter, type in searches like “Women’s World Cup” to follow influential tweeters like karalang15, and alexilalas22. If you want to follow key terms, or hash tags on twitter, but you are not entirely sure how to find relevant hash tags, go on to HashTags.org, or search on Twitter. My favorite hash tag to follow so far is #USAWNT, those are some fired up fans. If following updates from twitter is not enough log on to ESPN 3 for live coverage online.
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The Real Geek-Girls (Part 2)
Dom | July 12th, 2011
Continuing from yesterdays list of “The Real Geek-Girls” (not fictional ones as mentioned in our “Chic to be Geek” post) worthy of our time, respect, and admiration, I would like to note that these women are geeks based on either their perception of themselves, or more specifically to this post because I have deemed them to be a part of the geek culture. Just as I have selected in The Real Geek-Girls (Part 1), these outstanding women have some type of Geek credentials… not credentials handled by a specific government, but rather by an international group much like S.H.I.E.L.D… but for geeks, not spies and whatnot (Jill… I saw that tweet).
Veronica Belmont
Belmont is so far out of my league, not because of her striking good looks, but because I am so far behind the times when it comes to cell phone technology and overall gadget use… oh, and also because of her striking good looks. Co-Host of Tekzilla, a show on Revision3 Internet Television, Belmont helps viewers to better understand their gadgets, to understand what options viewers have on the market (reviews/comparisons of products) and she gives viewers the latest in internet/computing news and information. This show is truly for tech nerds. Listen to Belmont give you a quick Daily Tip and get that awesome comp/internet knowledge while enjoying a browser and viewer friendly experience. Some nerds may remember Belmont from her days of guest-hosting Attack of the Show! with Chris Hardwick (@nerdist himself). Being on Attack, co-hosting a tech show, loving gaming… yeah, her geek cred checks-out. Veronica is, as any hardcore techie with a web-show should be, very active on twitter. I suggest follower her. If not for you… for your computer’s sake.
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The Real Geek-Girls (Part 1)
Dom | July 11th, 2011
The other day Wpromote posted a piece giving “homage to the most fashion-forward women we know, the original geeks.” These “geeks” that were selected by Wpromote’s extraordinary PR woman, Maria Sass, have a couple of things in common: they are all fictional, and they are all (except for Daria and possibly the American Pie movie) from things actual geeks wouldn’t care about or watch.
As a person with actual “geek” and/or “nerd” cred (noted below), I feel it is my duty to represent Wpromote in a positive Geek-Girl light. Simply putting together a list of fictional characters from mainstream movies and shows is not a very good way to represent the geek-girl culture. There are real women out there worth our time, respect, admiration, and worth looking-up to that have legitimate geek credentials… and I would like to highlight some of them.
Felicia Day is the sparkle of every comic and pop-culture convention’s eye. She has acted in notable “geek” shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and in the Internet sensation Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, starring Neil Patrick Harris. But her most notable credentials come from her original web series, loosely based on her life as a MMO gamer, The Guild. Day tried shopping her Guild idea around to television networks, but was told her geek-esk show was too out there and wouldn’t connect with enough people. Day knew there was an audience, so she produced The Guild herself (with the help of friends) which then went on to gain one of the highest web-series followings ever. Her determination to follow through with her passion of creating something original makes her worthy of anyone’s admiration and respect, not just geeks.
Many people do online what Butler does on TV (and online), but no one does it as well as she does. Butler is a stand-up comic who hosts the “Fresh Link” segment on G4’s (nerd TV network) Attack of the Show! She highlights comics which readers should buy and cool new collectables available for purchase. She does her segments from local Los Angeles comic shops (please come to the Comic Bug in Manhattan Beach, CA!) and does interviews at comic conventions. Geeks follow her for advice on all things comics with a bit of humor. She makes collecting comics feel cool and gives comic enthusiasts something to look forward to…other than Wednesdays.
Posted in Blogging, Random!, Twitter | 8 Comments
Viral Video Friday!
Aimee | July 8th, 2011
HOGWARTS: Which House Are You?
Which Hogwarts House would you wind up in if you were to have the sorting hat placed on your head? Are you a brave Gryffindor, an ambitious Slytherin, smart Ravenclaw or a two-thumbed Hufflepuff? Watch this comedic clip in celebration of the Harry Potter craze to see what makes this young wizard worthy of being a Hufflepuff.
First Ever Animated Tattoo - By K.A.R.L.
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Chic To Be Geek, Hip To Be Square
Maria Sass | July 7th, 2011
“Sometimes, geeks can be chic” concluded Anna Wintour in her five-word acceptance speech as she received the “People’s Voice” award at this years Webby Awards (always pithy, that one). If that is the case, we must give homage to the most fashion-forward women we know, the original geeks. Yes, these five ladies were nerds before it was cool to be one… if that makes any sense.
Andrea Zuckerman, 90210 - Nothing says geek like coke-bottle glasses, big bangs, and unruly hair. Andrea was a dedicated high school student at West Beverly Hills High School (which was actually shot in Torrance, CA, just minutes from Wpromote HQ’s), who befittingly served as an editor of the West Beverly Blaze school paper. While her friends, you know, Shannon, Kelly, Donna and co., were consumed with attending parties and making out with boys, Andrea’s primary goal throughout high school was getting accepted to Yale. Atta girl!
Daria Morgendorffer, Daria - She has a sharp intellect, and even sharper tongue. Titular character Daria is an abrasively sarcastic “realist” who starred in MTV’s popular animated series, which unintentionally spun her into a cultural icon. This is quite ironic, because Daria would never want to be “popular.” In fact, she despised anything that even remotely pandered to the masses.
True to her nonconforming attitude, Daria proudly wore big, round glasses, combat boots, a blazer and pleated skirt. Take that, cheerleaders.
Posted in Blogging, Random!, SEO Bombshell | 5 Comments
“Google+” The End Of SEO As We Know It?
Ryan Farrell | July 6th, 2011
The social signal revolution has begun folks… and not a moment too soon in my opinion. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I personally am not going to lament the loss of spammy garbage showing up in search engine results pages right next to my SERP query for “baby monkey riding pig” or “most effective way to remove a hamster from a mason jar”.
Google has opened the floodgates with the release of Google+ and the people are primed and ready to take back the Internet, order in the universe is about to be restored. Now, you may think I’m being overly optimistic… and you’re probably right.
For a few weeks now, people (mostly people involved in internet marketing) have been clicking the Google +1 button on websites and wondering where the geeks of Google are going with this “+1-derkind”. Our answer arrived mid last week when Google launched the social networking tool “Google+” to… well… to a select group of experimental chimps like myself. It’s still in the beta testing phase, and it’s far from perfect, but I have to admit… it’s kinda bitchin. A screenshot:
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