Archive for May, 2010

Posted on May 28, 2010 - by Wayne Sutton

Archiving @WayneSutton Twitter conversations from 2010-05-28

• RT @zaibatsu: 22 Reasons Why Your Business or Blog Needs An #iPhone App http://bit.ly/byUMgN /@jeffbullas #
• Happy Birthday to some awesome NC friends! @GinnySkal @jazzychad @jefftippett #
• RT: @triangletweetup: We're 1 week away from the #triangletweetup at @bronto have you RSVP yet?-> http://bit.ly/bpqYKO #
• RT: @triout: Going to the @TJ_South Deck Party at @solasraleigh tonight? There's a TriOut check-in badge for that! / [WS = see you there!] #
• RT: @kbodnar32: Sophisticated Foursquare Users Don't Post Checkins to Twitter and Facebook http://bit.ly/bhgRX1 #
• Sharing: 13 Truths about Social Media Measurement. http://bit.ly/c5qI4B via @AmberCadabra #
• @IanGertler yep in reply to IanGertler #
• Writing a blog post & thinking how before @Twitter it was all about linking to a person's blog. Now we link to just twitter names or both #
• RT @justinlevy @webby2001: Are you LinkedIn? Here's a look at LinkedIn's growth over the past three years: http://abbrv.me/d3vz94 #in #
• @dgentry true but mostly I was talking about how "back in the day" there was no twitter & all we had was a blog to link to for SEO. in reply to dgentry #
• @isellmoney afternoon, here are the #wcraleigh slides:Using WordPress to build your brand & telling your start-up story http://bit.ly/bSw1iT #
• RT @TheRTP: The Research Triangle region adds 1600 small companies every month – this a huge source of economic growth for RTP #rtrp #
• @TheSportsIntern yeah, @jasonpeck & @lewishowes Thanks in reply to TheSportsIntern #
• ReTweet: @TheAntiMedia: If you're linking all your social accounts, you're a fool. http://tumblr.com/xrqajkwo4 #
• @TheAntiMedia no problem, you speak the truth.. looks like my West Coast friends loved it in reply to TheAntiMedia #
• @anilchawla not sure, just wanted newbies who don't know that RT sometimes means ReTweet to know it was a RT and not posted by me in reply to anilchawla #
• @EddieLiveBrand I think @theRTP has the source info in reply to EddieLiveBrand #
• I'm on my way to Solas Raleigh – http://TriOutNC.com/408 /cc @solasraleigh #TriOut @TJ_south deck party #
• RT @mayhemstudios: RT @jeffbullas New Post ..Will These Competitors Slow Facebook’s Growth? http://bit.ly/bjHE5W #
• @CampbellX yep in reply to CampbellX #
• @AvatarRocks true, leave a comment in reply to AvatarRocks #
• RT @theRab: giddy after reading initial plans in google wave for #SMBF 2 this fall – oh yeah! see u at @triangletweetup 1 week from tonight. #
• Let's go @Lakers ! Big qtr #
• Someone get Ron Artest before I do…. @lakers @NBA #
• Oh my, someone hug Ron Artest! @Lakers win! @NBA #

Posted on May 27, 2010 - by Wayne Sutton

The Location based Services SEO blogging game: google latitude vs foursquare vs whrrl vs brightkite vs mytown vs gowalla vs loopt

By now I’m sure you’re aware of the many location based services available. A few of the popular ones are Google Latitude, Foursquare, Brightkite, Whrrl, Gowalla, Loopt, and MyTown. Locally in NC we have TriOut. In January 2010 I conducted a poll asking users to vote for their favorite location based services application with Foursquare leading the way out of 17 different location based applications. Since then I believe there have been at least 7-10 new platforms launched.

Yesterday while doing some SEO keyword testing as any decent blogger would I decided to compare location based services to see which platform leads in term of keyword searches results. I decided to keep the list to what many would call the top 7 location based services: Here are seven keyword terms I used and their search results:

Keyword – Global Monthly Searches

• Foursquare – 450,000
• Google Latitude – 368,000
• Loopt – 246,000
• Gowalla – 40,500
• Mytown – 27,100
• Brightkite – 22,000
• Whrrl – 4,400

What does this mean? I don’t have the defiant answer but here are my thoughts:

• Foursquare’s popularity is growing like crazy!
• More blogs are blogging about Foursquare because they know people are searching for information on Foursquare
• While Google Latitude may not be a hot topic yet people are searching about it
• Loopt results could vary but from a location based app stand point they’re still relevant being the first location based service to launch
• As for the rest of the location-based apps, some may not have keyword search results like Foursquare but they’re still growing despite not being blogging about or search for as much as the others.

What are you thoughts on the keyword search results and if you’re blogging about location-based services will this data effect your upcoming post?

Posted on May 27, 2010 - by Wayne Sutton

Presentation: Using WordPress to build your brand & telling your start-up story from @WordCampRaleigh #wcraleigh

This past weekend I had the chance to attend and speak at WordCamp Raleigh @WordCampRaleigh. I think this was my fourth or fifth time attending a WordCamp event and my third time speaking at one. I must say by far that WordCamp Raleigh was the best one yet. The event was organized by Steve Mortiboy @wpsmort, Michael Torbet @michaeltorbert and Craig Tuller @craigtuller, along with a great team of volunteers. During the 2 day camp I met some awesome WordPress developers and speakers such as Syed @wpbeginner, Lisa Sabin-Wilson @LisaSabinWIlson, Dave Moyer @DaveMoyer and more. Also I had a chance to catch up with a few friends who I normally don’t see unless we’re at SXSW or BlogWorld such as Patrick O’Keefe @ifroggy, Brandon Eley @Eley, Stephan Segraves @ssegraves and Aaron Brazell @technosailor. It was great seeing everyone!

One of the highlights of WordCamp Raleigh was watching and participating in the SitePoint Podcast hosted by @iFroggy and team. The podcast was live video streamed and you can watch it here: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/7124319

My topic for WordCamp Raleigh was “Using WordPress to build your brand and telling your start-up story” in which Lawrence Ingraham @LawPower, TriOut founder joined me discussing how we used WordPress and blogged the launch of TriOut. Below is the presentation and you can see the notes on SlideShare.

Here are a few more blog post about WordCamp Raleigh:
WordCamp Raleigh 2010 Pictures – Part 1
WordCamp Raleigh 2010 (Overview)
WordCamp Raleigh 2010

Thanks to WordCamp Raleigh @WordCampRaleigh for having me and planning a great event. See you next year!

Posted on May 27, 2010 - by Wayne Sutton

Archiving @WayneSutton Twitter conversations from 2010-05-27

• RT @iFroggy: .@jeffr0 of @wptavern has posted audio from my #WCraleigh talk about building community around your blog: http://is.gd/cpbXX #
• Good morning #
• RT: @ConversationAge: Social Media Marketing is not a process to promote YOU! http://ow.ly/1PWhj #
• RT: @andybeal: New Post: Facebook Setting Up A DC Dog and Pony Show About Privacy http://gri.ms/KS5r by @frankreed #
• @imikewilliams will let you know after 1pm in reply to imikewilliams #
• @schneidermike Morning, was thinking about the 2 of us recording a podcast soon. Oh, check on my location post on http://socialwayne.com in reply to schneidermike #
• @damondnollan man, it's been to long, see you at the t@riangletweetup June 3?
  Morning! in reply to damondnollan #
• RT: @morgansiem: Wayne's comment (here: http://ar.gy/El ) becomes a whole blog post (here: http://ar.gy/Em ) Keep the convo going, folks! #
• Thanks for the RTs @TDefren @ScottHepburn @mediatwo_social @AdamHoldenBache @Cord on location based check-in post -> http://bit.ly/9CqTt9 #
• RT @triangletweetup: The #TriangleTweetup Agenda for June 3rd at @Bronto – improv, app demos, workshops & more! -> http://bit.ly/bpqYKO #
• RT: @ocell: Great to see it out! RT@stevegarfield: [Video] See the Wired iPad app in action http://bit.ly/9UsA8w #
• @bobbymcdonald fyi I updated your twitter handle in the post.. sorry about that in reply to bobbymcdonald #
• @AdamHoldenBache will do. soon my friend, soon. Doing ok? in reply to AdamHoldenBache #
• @schneidermike woot, about to get my surf on in reply to schneidermike #
• RT @armano: How social currency such as badges has changed out perception of status http://bit.ly/9JAbPt #edelmandigital #
• Something is missing.. It's coffee! Time to reload, recharge & crank out some work for part 2 of today. How is your day going? #
• Verse: "I'll never let you down I'm a shine on site, keep your mind on your grind & off of mines alright…" Guess who? #
• @EdelmanDigital welcome! in reply to EdelmanDigital #
• Are you a small business? Take the @bandwidth Small Businesses Driving the Economy [POLL] -> http://bit.ly/c3P3tu #
• Talked to a business about location-based marketing. They're interested but concerned about time & learning. Pitched value for biz & users #
• wow @siobhanquinn leaves @google to join @foursquare http://bit.ly/bnsjm0 via @lousigray #imspeachless cc @tristanwalker @dens congrats! #
• @dens awesome man, hope you're feeling better and @schneidermike & I will be in touch soon. in reply to dens #
• Can a fitness club do location-based marketing with check-in specials? Yes Read about @O2FitnessClubs here http://bit.ly/a6PrOI via @hmandp #
• Golden Corral Cary, NC @GC_Cary has Some Location-Based Goodness too -> http://ar.gy/Fd via @MMIPR #
• @Jennafleur yep but I would be huge.. one year in reply to Jennafleur #
• Due to a recent asthma attack, I'm taking prednisone for a few days, darn medicine says take with food & makes you want to eat everything #
• @covati thanks for the sun tip! / @ecarolinatech thanks, yeah I'm trying not to snack to much.. stay healthy / @M2Da_IzzO it's that time in reply to covati #
• Oh this is a great content rant post: RT @greggvm: More 'content' battering. "This is not content" http://j.mp/dxjao4 #
• @Journi yeah, I'm going to need to work out after this. / @sandymaxey thanks, avoiding people for the week in reply to sandymaxey #
• .@kbodnar32 thanks you are too man! Good to catch up in reply to kbodnar32 #
• @greggvm yes sir! in reply to greggvm #
• @iFroggy thanks for the tweet in reply to iFroggy #
• @louisgray Thanks for the interview today on location http://bit.ly/bFkxaz in reply to louisgray #
• RT @louisgray: New Blog Post: Talking With @WayneSutton On Foursquare, Check-ins & Facebook Privacy http://goo.gl/fb/pGgPq #
• @rtaborn wow, it must have been something in the air in NC. thanks stay healthy my friend in reply to rtaborn #
• RT: @gregcangialosi: Check out my latest post – "The Power of Social Data in Marketing" – http://ar.gy/Cg – would love your thoughts. #
• RT @Newsweek: Attention, interwebs! Introducing the new http://newsweek.com . Tell us what you think! #

Posted on May 26, 2010 - by Wayne Sutton

Podcast #11 – All about Location with @LouisGray on Foursquare, Google, East vs West check-ins & Facebook privacy

The SocialWayne.com Podcast returns with an interview of Silicon Valley blogger Louis Gray @LouisGray of LouisGray.com on location based services such as Foursquare, the value of checking in and what role Google will play in location. We also discussed how users on the West Coast are using location based services compared to users on the East Coast and Facebook privacy announcements.

Listen:
[audio:http://socialwayne.com/audio/SocialWayne-podcast-11.mp3]
Length: 16:00 minutes

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