Vancouver SEO Meetup, Aug 09 #vancouverseomeetup

Alex Brabant at the Vancouver SEO Meetup

Two nights ago the Vancouver SEO Meetup brought together some of the most influential SEOs in Vancouver. This was the first SEO Meetup featuring a presenter, Alex Brabant from www.emarketing101.com, and he did a great job presenting about SEMPO Canada.

To be honest, I didn’t know what to expect for this meetup. Yet, I was impressed by…everything.

Attendance was good, around 18 people – considering we’re still in summer. I know once we hit fall and winter this number is going to grow, a lot. Even more, it was a good mix of SEOs – some knew a lot, some were just interested.

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Re: Selling Out on Youtube (Video)

I came across an article titled “Selling Out on YouTube: vloggers weigh in on brand integration online” by Xiaochang Li, where she mentions a great ongoing conversation on Youtube.

Here’s my take on it:

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On Vacation, Privacy and Social Media

I tried to hide, but it didn't work.

Privacy is one of the most popular counter arguments to social media.  Your location and current activities are indeed very private pieces of information we might not always want to share.

But what about the times you want to conceal just part of it all? For example, here I am in Boston. On one side wanting to engage with everyone and on the other not wanting to reveal I am not in Vancouver. (Don’t get used to it though, I’m probably in Vancouver as you read this.). What to do, what to do…

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Vancouver Meetup of Meetups 09 – #yvrmeetups

The usual suspects behind Vancouver Meetups...

Last Wednesday Ceili’s Pub witnessed the Meetup of Meetups, a.k.a. the Mother of All Meetups, a.k.a. #yvrmeetup, and 3 floors were not enough to hold the 700+ people who RSVPed.

Surely not everyone who RSPVed attended, but there were so many people that it was hard to move around. Of course, that didn’t stop most of us to talk with all the cool people there.

I arrived at Ceili’s Pub at around 6:45 to find the place already packed. I head to the third floor to find @monicahamburg and @netchick trying to welcome the flood of people and give out the “Hello My Name Is” stickers. These women were incredible – Monica, Tanya, you guys should try to enjoy a Meetup, they’re fun!

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Get Ready, Facebook Pretty URLs Are Coming!

Facebook recently announced on a blog post that they’ll be implementing vanity URLs starting this Saturday at midnight. So get ready, because this means that millions of users will be racing to get a pretty URL.

By “pretty URL” I mean a web address that is easy to remember instead of the ugly string most of us have now. That’s big news for companies and individuals who are using Facebook for more than sharing pictures with their friends.

This will be possible in a couple of days.

For whatever reason, Facebook has been reluctant to join the vanity URL party like most social networks. And now that they have, they’re doing it with a very short leash – perhaps a bit too short.

Take your time and think very carefully before registering your new personalized URL. Why? because if you go for facebook.com/hottie69* or you misspell your company name, you won’t be able to change it.

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Twitter: To Follow or Not To Follow (Video)

Here’s my take on following people on Twitter. Though this is what I usually do, lots of people share the same principles.

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Basics: How to Install Google Analytics on WordPress

Here’s a nice video on how to install Google Analytics on your WordPress Blog.

I tried a plugin when I started with WordPress. I don’t remember which one, but I remember that I had a small problem and decided to copy/paste the code myself.

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Trivial Tweets are Okay – Sometimes

Really, sometimes it's okay... and refreshing.

We’ve all complained about it. We all have “that guy” who tweets about nothing valuable. And we all advise those coming onto Twitter to tweet with care.

Well, the other night at the The Vancouver Sales Performance Meetup, I had the all too familiar conversation about non-sense tweets.

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Challenge: Generational Communication Gap (video)

A slide from the video you're about to see.

If you’re here, reading a blog, using the “Internets”, and have tried to explain this stuff to people from other generations, you know it’s a challenge.

Even worse, if you’ve tried to make the generational leap with things things like Internet marketing and social media… the horror.

I came across this video addressing generational communication gaps on a blog post by Bruce Sharp (@brucesharp).

The video addresses the uniqueness of each generation and how to engage with them. Millenials, Generation X and Baby Boomers have different values and priorities.

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Vancouver Third Tuesday – John Chow

John Chow spoke today at Third Tuesday in Vancouver

I have to blog about this. I’m sitting on the Skytrain heading back home from Vancouver’s Third Tuesday. John Chow, a blogger who has managed to make a six-figure income from a blog about making money online and random ramblings from his “dot com lifestyle” , took the stage this time. And I’m inspired.

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