article thumbnail

This weeks #SocialMedia Tweetchat Topic: Destruction of the Media Industry: Will We Be Better Off In the Long Run?

Direct Marketing Observations

Newsroom employment would peak in 2001 as newsstand sales of the top 100 magazines approached 30 million. Meanwhile, US newsroom employment fell to a 25-year low and magazine newsstand sales dropped 63% from of their 2001 peaks. Online advertising was banners and e-mails. Big media brands dominated the Web.

Industry 143
article thumbnail

20 Bloggers to Watch in 2012

ProBlogger

As Michael Stelzner said at Blogworld, “You’re not a blogger, you’re a publisher!”. He had a popular blog, Free Pursuits, but focused on creating a legacy rather then just being a blogger. Marcus started a swimming pool company in 2001. He runs a popular blog, but I wouldn’t called him a blogger.

Blogger 53
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

What Defines Blogging Success For You?

ProBlogger

This is a guest contribution from blogger Carly Findlay. One day, during a ProBlogger Twitter Chat, I got into a debate with a blogger who placed all their worth on statistics. It seems no brand wants a chronic illness blogger. Small page views meant they did not feel successful. I was getting nowhere with sponsorship pitches.

article thumbnail

From Side Project to Sustainable Business … Using Social Media

ProBlogger

I had been working online since 2001 and by 2008 was confident I’d accumulated enough skills and experience that finding work wouldn’t be a problem. My patience and consistency paid off when I received a DM from the editor of Australia’s largest small business magazine. Around about this time, Twitter was the next big thing.

Project 45
article thumbnail

Hawaii Officially Dips Toes in the Waters of Social Media

Bare Feet Studios

As I understand it, this blogger trip is not the first time Hawaii tourism has paid for blogger fam trips – though it is the first official blogger tour and significant campaign of which I am aware. I tripped across this article from 2001 (!) In reality, these are not “new&# technologies.

article thumbnail

The Top #Nifty50 Women in Technology on Twitter for 2012

Webbiquity SMM

These women are executives, thought leaders, bloggers, authors and role models for younger women with an interest in technology. Next year, Cheryl and I tentatively plan to honor #Nifty50 Women and Men Writers, including bloggers, journalists, authors, and PR professionals. She’s a self-described fashionista and blogger.

Twitter 257
article thumbnail

Quantum Entanglements: The Social Media Scandals

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Kaycee Nicole Swenson brought her sparkly brand of wholesome, flirtatious courage to a wide audience on the internet from 1999 through May 14, 2001 , when her mother Debbie announced that Kaycee had passed away suddenly. I feel very sory for it now.