http://videos.webpronews.com eBusiness, Search, and Technology Videos Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:33:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Microsoft released its latest edition of Windows on October 22nd to replace the highly criticized Windows Vista. The company is hoping for a fresh start after the bad reception from Vista. Since Microsoft's software runs most of the world's personal computers, our very own Mike McDonald demonstrates the installation process ... http://videos.webpronews.com/2009/11/06/goodbye-vista-hello-windows-7/ Where are we going with social media? That question is asked very frequently by businesses that want to know what they can do to be ready for the future. Before looking too far ahead, Jeremiah Owyang of the Altimeter Group recommends that businesses first look at what is currently happening. Although ... http://videos.webpronews.com/2009/11/06/social-media-trends-that-indicate-the-future/ According to Chris Brogan, the President of New Marketing Labs, we have all been playing around with social media for far too long. It is his hope that users stop being amateurs and really get serious and take it to the next level. Looking at the last Presidential election, Obama reached ... http://videos.webpronews.com/2009/11/05/time-to-get-serious-about-social-media/ For Laura Fitton, Twitter taught her "awesomeness." She compares her experiences with Twitter to "falling through a looking glass into a wonderland." Her success on the microblogging service has resulted in her building a company based on Twitter and writing a book called Twitter for Dummies. Fitton has seen personally what ... http://videos.webpronews.com/2009/11/04/the-secret-to-success-on-twitter/ According to Guy Kawasaki, the Co-founder of Alltop, the best way to use Twitter is for marketing. He is anything but shy when it comes to both his love and usage for the microblogging service. However, not everyone agrees with his stance. He has especially received criticism from the SEO ... http://videos.webpronews.com/2009/11/03/is-there-a-wrong-way-to-use-twitter/ Back in June, Steve Rubel, the SVP and Director of Insights for Edelman Digital, decided to shutter his much-acclaimed blog Micro Persuasion. According to Rubel, "blogging was getting old." He realized that people do not have time to go to a website and read a 500 word essay. This trend ... http://videos.webpronews.com/2009/11/02/bloggings-next-step-in-a-microblogging-world/ The days of time constraints and censorship are over, thanks to the Internet. The Web opens many new opportunities that would not be possible in traditional media. Popular actor/comedian Kevin Pollak has made a name for himself in traditional media and is now embracing the Web. While he is ... http://videos.webpronews.com/2009/10/30/how-social-web-unleashed-actor-kevin-pollak/ According to well-known actor/director Anthony Edwards, his role as a doctor on NBC's hit drama E.R. impacted his life much more than he initially thought. As a result, he is advocating the construction of the first public children's hospital in Kenya, which would be the largest children's hospital in Africa. ... http://videos.webpronews.com/2009/10/29/ers-dr-greene-now-saving-real-lives-with-social-media/ For the English veteran singer/songwriter Matt Goss, social media is quite fascinating. Goss began his music career as the lead singer for the popular British band Bros. He is now living in the U.S. and currently headlining at the Palms in Las Vegas. Goss is utilizing social media to get his ... http://videos.webpronews.com/2009/10/28/british-star-takes-on-social-media/ The Internet is similar to a chameleon in that it provides a means for people to do just about anything. Take, for instance, Jenny Lawson, who is also known as "The Bloggess." She began writing a mommy blog for the Houston Chronicle, but she quickly found that it wasn't enough. To ... http://videos.webpronews.com/2009/10/27/how-the-web-created-the-bloggess/