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How blogs are building a friendlier world
The founding mother of the blog revolution, Movable Type’s Mena Trott, talks about the early days of blogging, when she realized that giving regular people the power to share our lives online is the key to building a friendlier, more connected world. Trott and her husband Ben developed Movable Type for their own use in 2001, but it became immensely popular and they dove in full-time. By the time they were preparing their blog-hosting service TypePad, investors were knocking on the door. In 2004, the…

How To Fix a Scratched CD
Have a scratched CD? Who doesn’t? You can resurface that CD with toothpaste, a banana and a little knowledge. You’re on your own for the toothpaste or banana, but this video can show you how to use them.

Social Media in Plain English
From the folks at CommonCraft, here’s a video that explains Social Media in Plain English. It’s a great primer for anyone feeling baffled by the social media revolution. Using Social Media is an essential part of Dominating Your Local Market for your business type and keywords. Ask us how you can use the power of social media even if you don’t know a “tweet” from a “squidoo.”

You Can Learn How to Build a Website
Have you ever wanted to learn basic HTML so you could build or update a website? If you have, the HTML For Beginners Video Tutorial Series may be just what you’ve been looking for. This 14 video series will have you creating or changing web pages like a pro even if you think you are technologically challenged. Why are these tutorials so unique? Well we all learn things in our own way… I understand this and I’ve made an easy to follow, visual program that offers all the learning tools you need – as…

New free 411 service from Google
Tired of paying $1 or more when you need information form your home, business or cell phone? Tired of “free” 411 services that are incredibly slow because they need time to run ads while you wait? save some time and money with GOOG-411. GOOG-411 is Google’s new 411 service. It is completely free and really easy to use. Simply call 1-800-GOOG-411, say where you are and what you’re looking for. GOOG-411 will find and connect you with the business you choose for free. For more information, see the…

How to make a video from still photos using Windows Movie Maker
You can use the free Windows Movie Maker program to make videos from your still photos. You can then take that video and put it on YouTube, Google Video or Yahoo Video as well as other leading websites. Make videos of your homes for sale, apartments for rent, cars, trucks, bikes and planes for sale, small products, etc. Why put static images on your website or in your eBay ads when you can put narrated video? Tests have shown that using video brings faster sales at higher prices. This video tutorial shows…

How to use video in your online marketing
You hear all the talk about how you need to incorporate video into your online marketing, but how do you do that? 7DollarVideoStore.com has just released the 12 video tutorial Video Marketing on Steroids to help you get into the video race. These up-to-the-minute videos show where to get free software and services that will let you capture and edit you own video. And there’s an section on branding your videos that you just can’t afford to miss. The individual videos are just $7 and you can watch a…