Ari Herzog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

This is a guest blog post by Stephen Black. This is his story. 2005: Flickr. Do I want to treat Flickr as a serious base for showcasing my photographic works? Or, do I want to use it as a base for experimentation? Ask Chiaki Williams. 2007: Facebook. Do I really want my email addresses and more to be in the hands of some Ivy league whiz kid? No! I scramble my name and Alps Bethneck is born.

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Ari Herzog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Google is fond of drawing doodles for momentous occasions. Every day when you visit the Google homepage you see the hand-drawn or animated creation above the search box. They are fun to see and, when you click them, you can learn more about the person or occasion celebrated. Today is my birthday. The personalized doodle was announced in October 2010.

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Ari Herzog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Imagine my surprise when I logged into my Google Analytics dashboard and observed a 50% reduction in unique visitors since a year ago. There are many reasons for this drastic change, including posting less than daily, deactivating the CommentLuv plugin , and experimenting with different commenting systems. Perhaps most evident is the direct correlation between blog post frequency, search engine spider indexing, and your keyword searching to discover online content to read, learn, and share.

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Ari Herzog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

I recently purchased a ticket to fly from Boston to Denver over Columbus Day weekend. A few weeks passed and, when a local conflict required me to change my dates of travel, I logged onto the JetBlue website and clicked the link to “change entire itinerary.” I gladly paid the $100 surcharge to reschedule my flight. Less than 24 hours later, I realized I needed to change it again.

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Ari Herzog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

I don’t want to write about 9/11 again. There is nothing I can write in this blog post today that I didn’t write 365 days ago. Return there. Read about where I was when an airplane was crashed into the World Trade Center. Watch the original and unedited TV footage. Learn why the FBI saw my name on their terrorist list. And, rediscover the box.

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Ari Herzog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

This is a temporary blog post for Technorati to verify my blog with claim token HZJXBET4X77X. Upon verification, this post will be deleted. Please continue reading Testing and leave a comment if inspired. When he's not blogging, Ari helps brands improve their digital media marketing. Got a question? Need help? Contact Ari today! Comments Comments Related Stories Why You Should Unfriend Facebook Friends Twitter Verifies Vice President Paul Ryan #MySMCStory: Social Media Club and Me.

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Ari Herzog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

A survey of 600 small business owners across the United States indicates that 90% are actively engaged in social networking sites and 74% perceive social networking as valuable — if not more valuable — than networking in-person. When 42% of owners say that 25% of new customers discovered them through sites such as Facebook and Foursquare, it is crucial that your business is online and social.

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