In The Spotlight Anyone that has spent more than an hour on YouTube knows how cool many of the videos are. They also know how lame most of them are. The great ones go viral and that’s exactly what HornBlasters.com has achieved. I found a pretty funny YouTube video the other day through a tweet by John Sullivan @jsinkeywest. It’s Train Horns Scare Daytona...

Does anyone out there know of a single blog directory worth having their badge on your site? A directory that you actually get traffic from? Of all the blog directories I’ve joined over the years I can only find one back link (that Google knows about) to this blog. That directory is New-List. I joined New-List in September of 2006 and I can’t see any way...

Wouldn’t it be nice if there were a website out there that looks at how the top brands are using social media and how effective their campaigns are? Let me introduce you to ENGAGEMENTdb. ENGAGEMENTdb is developing the first database measuring online engagement for the top brands. It would be irresponsible, as marketers, to ignore what the top brands are up to....

Subscriber and long time friend Janice Willingham has left a question on our Just Ask page. There’s a wealth of experience and knowledge in our subscribers and site visitors. I’m hoping you can help Janice by answering her questions or giving a little advice. Here’s what Janice wrote: I have a blog about dental care. PersonalDentalCareInfo.com I am...

The World’s Largest Tire was transported by train over 40 years ago where it sill stands in Allen Park, Michigan. Locals know the huge artifact from the 1964 New York World’s Fair as symbol of Detroit’s once booming automotive industry. The tire can be seen when driving to Detroit from Detroit Metro Airport. Like advertising in disguise, few would...