What Do You Get For $4,500 of Native Advertising? | Social Media Today November 26, 2014
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We scraped up a little budget and experimented with several native content distribution channels. The experiment focused on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Outbrain.
The primary goal was to drive new subscribers for the site, but the secondary goal was to drive top of the funnel leads for the premiere sponsor, DigitalRelevance, to nurture. To accomplish this we chose to drive qualified traffic to several individual articles on Relevance.
With $4,500 we felt confident that we could drive subscribers, leads and boost the overall awareness of the site. Ultimately, we’d hope to prove the effectiveness, or lack thereof, of each individual channel and double-down on what worked.
via What Do You Get For $4,500 of Native Advertising? | Social Media Today.
Excite News – Gun sales surge ahead of jury’s Ferguson decision November 19, 2014
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“None of us has ever seen anything quite like this before,” said Chad Weinman of Cat5 Commerce, which operates the website TacticalGear.com. “There is an uncertainty in the air that has my entire staff on edge. To say that St. Louis residents are concerned about what will transpire in the coming days is an understatement.”
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How to Batch Rename Files in Windows: 4 Ways to Rename Multiple Files November 17, 2014
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Windows comes with a variety of ways to rename multiples files at once from Windows Explorer, the Command Prompt, or PowerShell. Whether you’re looking for an easy-to-use graphical interface or a powerful command-line method, you’ll find it here.The Windows Explorer method is fast, but lacking in flexibility. PowerShell is extremely flexible – but it can be intimidating if you’re new to PowerShell. If you’re looking for a powerful graphical interface, a third-party utility is your best bet.
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Beautiful Solutions | This Changes Everything November 15, 2014
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Master of Orion 1+2 ● GOG.com November 11, 2014
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About: Forge an empire in a universe where population growth is stripping away planetary resources. Colonize unknown planets and trade with other races for their knowledge.The need for galactic expansion is critical. You must conquer alien star systems to secure the resources that will guarantee your supremacy. Read more
Coding 101 | TWiT.TV November 11, 2014
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Join Father Robert Ballecer on Coding 101, a weekly instructional, project-oriented programming show with appeal for beginning to intermediate programmers. Using a combination of classroom-style teaching, guest programmers, and special interest segments, Coding 101 will offer beginner, intermediate and “applied” programming topics within several interchangeable modules. Learn programming languages such as Java, C++, Visual Basic, and more!
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Build native iOS, Android and Mac apps in C# – Xamarin November 11, 2014
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Get started!If you’re a student enrolled in a degree or diploma-granting course of study, you can use Xamarin Studio to build and publish amazing, native mobile apps and games on iOS and Android in C# with Xamarin Indie for free. Apply here:
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