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Like most people, I love to travel. That's one of the things that I love about my job, because I get to fly to various cities, see new places, and meet new people. I have actually traveled 12 out of the past 18 weeks.
In my personal life, I have been fortunate enough to have traveled quite extensively. Experiencing around 40 countries, everything from Egypt to Colombia. I actually just got back from a Costa Rica Trip last night!
One thing is for certain, flying today was nothing like the old days. Now you have to pay to check your luggage, ear phones, and even blankets. The blanket thing is always a problem since airplanes are always freezing.
I recently launched a campaign for Cabin Cuddler on SocialSpark. They were kind enough to send over 26 samples, 25 for bloggers and one for the IZEA team.
This has REALLY come in handy lately with all my travels. When I am in the office I often have to share it with Veronique, as our new space feels like a meat locker.
What I like most about it is that the blanket covers your feet and wraps around your body in such a way they you can still be productive at typing and using your hands.
I can tell you from experience that it is perfect for the frequent traveler and the freezing office.
Are you curious about how to further your career or start a new one?
Have you ever wondered how to get the IT Training that will help you stand out in a crowd?
The answer to these questions and many more can be found here!
One of our advertisers, Cisco, is now offering an Opportunity in SocialSpark for you to learn more about how to get a variety of different Cisco certifications. They offer network certification programs that cater to a wide range of IT people just like you; from experts and specialists to associates and beginners.
Now you can take part in these exciting careers too! The networking technology world has expanded exponentially in the last few years and continues to grow at a rapid pace.
Have you been thinking about breaking into the IT field but don't know how to start? Do you need that extra certification to help qualify for that big promotion?
Log in to SocialSpark now and get paid to tell us about your experience (or lack thereof) in networking technology and learn why Cisco is a phenomenal company known for being "The Learning Network."
It seems like there's an endless stream of resources to help make your blog "bigger, better, faster" or help your ad campaigns be "more targeted, manageable, and insightful." Well, we've created a new resource for you to help navigate through some of your options. Introducing: the SocialSpark Solutions Center which can be found under the Community tab.
We've identified some of the more useful and popular tools and services to help you as a blogger and/or advertiser. Whether you're just getting started or a seasoned user, you can find tools that can enhance your online experience. The Solutions Center is organized into different categories for Bloggers (Getting Started, Getting Traffic, Increasing Engagement, and Other Tools) and Advertisers (Measuring and Monitoring).
You can drill down to specific provider profiles to learn more and link to the various solutions.
- Need help designing your blog? Take a look at Unique Blog Designs
- Want to better manage and track comments? Check-out CoComment
- Want to help your readers "email forward" your posts? Try Grouptivity
- Want to link to related content? Use JargonFish
- Want to join a blog writing community? Check-out b5media
- Want to easily modify your design with images and link content to affiliate programs? Try Triggit
- Want to use polls to learn more about your users? Use Vizu Power Polls
- Want to add fun and engaging widgets to your blog? Check-out RockYou
- Want to create speaking avatars for your blogs and/or campaigns? Try Voki
- Want more statistics to complement IZEARanks? Try BlogPatrol
- Who's talking about your brand in the blogosphere? Check-out Andiamo Systems
We've also worked with providers to secure some special offers for SocialSpark users:
- Want free web hosting for 12-months? Sign-up to Jumpline 12-Months Free Web Hosting for SocialSpark Users
- Sign-up for Lunarpages web hosting through SocialSpark and and save $48 on a 24-month Basic plan.
- Sign-up for SezWho's universal profile service through SocialSpark and become eligible to win an iPod Nano!
- Are you an online merchant? Sign-up to the eCommerce Merchants Trade Association through SocialSpark and save $50 on your membership ($149/yr).
Each provider will have its own profile page where you can learn more and share comments.
Check it out! If you have another great solution you'd like to recommend, let us know here
SocialSpark is really catching on, so much so that IZEA had to hire another inside sales manager to help manage all the advertiser interest. So here I am! My name is Erin Fox and I was attracted to IZEA's unique marketing platform almost six months ago. Since then I began hanging around the office in hopes that they would break down and let me in already!!! Some might call it "stalking" but I think of it more like being tactfully aggressive :) Well it paid off and here I am. I truly love my position at the company since I get to help our advertisers maximize their social media exposure. What could be better for a UCF marketing major? Being at IZEA truly is a dream job, especially since I get to be a part of something that is creative, unique and cutting edge.
Now for the personal stuff. I worked in new home sales for the past three years and I really became interested in the green movement. The amount of waste that a newly constructed home produces is staggering ( 2 tons!) So that really inspired me to reduce my impact on the world. I have been doing my research and learning about all the new and old ways to reduce, reuse and .....(come on you know it).....recycle!!! I am hoping to get some more advertisers who are a part of that industry to become a part of Social Spark. We only have a few green bloggers right now, so I can't wait for more to join. My hope is that we get a whole channel dedicated to going green. Then all of us "tree-huggers" can find out about the latest and greatest green products and services.
I truly believe that the blogging community has so much insight to offer our advertisers and are becoming a major influence in the marketplace. My future at IZEA looks very bright and I can't wait to see what happens next. Look forward to future posts and your feedback.
Sorry for the short notice of the final details, but I'm happy to confirm that the Townhall meeting tonight is set to go ahead.
Point your browsers at breeze.mindcomet.net/izea at or before 7pm Eastern to join in the fun. We look forward to seeing you there :)
We held in event this past Wednesday in Chicago called Agency Bootcamp on Social Media. IZEA partnered with some of the social media heavy weights MySpace, Facebook, Bebo and CafeMom. The event was designed to be an educational forum to inform advertising agency planners, buyers and strategists, and marketers on how to effectively market, engage, start conversations about brands, products and services. We had 191 people register for the event online and had a turnout of around 120.
The feedback from the partners and attendees was the Agency Bootcamp was a
huge success!
View here the Chicago Tribune article!
We are currently in the process of planning this event in other key markets like New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Michael Brito Social Media Manger of Intel was the moderator and the panelists included our own Ted Murphy, Tom Arrix, Facebook, Bryce Emo, MySpace, Kent Austermann, Bebo and Andrew Shue CafeMom. You may recall that Andrew played Billie on Melrose Place and his sister is Elizabeth Shue known for her roles in Leaving Las Vegas and Back to the Future.
Below are some photos from Agency Bootcamp.
View of the panel far in the back.
Andrew Shue of Cafemom & Kent Austermann of Bebo.
View of the attendees at the event.
The April "RockStars of the Month" were announced at this past Friday's IZEA Loco, and we're happy to share them with you here:
Advertiser of the Month:
LikefLock at http://lifelock.com. You may have seen their television spots and wondered what they are all about. Simply put, LifeLock is the industry leader in the rapidly growing field of Identity Theft Protection. If you are interested in learning more about LifeLock, visit their website by clicking here.
Postie of the Month:
Malin Miller! Malin currently owns and operates two blogs, one of which is http://www.infektia.net. For more information on Malin, visit her SocialSpark profile.
IZEA RockStar of the Month:
Congratulations go to Crystal, IZEA Junior Account Manager! In addition to all the fame-and-recognition she'll receive from this blog post, Crystal also had the privilege of wearing this "costume" for the remainder of the day:
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Join us for lunch today! Bring something delicious, and tell us about it. Come prepared with any questions about the world, the Internet, or the IZEA community. It's an interactive hour with anyone who wants to participate.
You can find the live stream at http://www.stickam.com/rockstartup starting at 12pm EDT. We'll also be Twittering from http://twitter.com/IZEAinc.
See you soon!
What an exciting day for the team! SocialSpark is now available to the general public as a beta site. This picture says it all! We seem to be missing some folks from our team picture; Ted, Randy, David and Travis from RockStartup are out in San Francisco releasing SocialSpark at ad:tech. How exciting for all those attending today and tomorrow. If you are lucky enough to be out there stop by the booth #6163.
ummm the champagne support team?
Check out the site: www.socialspark.com
Read today’s Press Release: here
SocialSpark video overview:
Here are some screen shots:
The Marketplace
Blog Analytics:
Buzz Tracking:
I may have mentioned this a while back to a few of you all, but a few years back, when the show was in it's prime, I was a contestant on the "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" show. (Yes, Regis was the host back then, not Meredith).
It was a long, process to actually get flown to New York, but I'll attribute it to a little bit of skill, and a lot of luck. Basically, you had to phone in every day (only allowed one call a day), and answer 3 computer generated trivia questions. If you miss one, the phone call ends. If you correctly answer all three, then they ask for your SSN, phone number and a possible film date you would be available for. Then comes the luck part. A computer randomly selects 40 phone numbers that answered the 3 correctly. Later on, I found out that approximately 180,000 people called the line a day, with approximately 20,000 answering all 3 questions correctly. So the odds of getting randomly selected the next day are anout 2/10 of oone percent.
I made it part of my routine ever day affter work/school to call in, and it finally paid off. I received a phone call back after answering the 3 questions correctly. I then had to call a private 1-800 number 2 days later and answer 5 more trivia questions. All 40 people randomly selected had to call that number within a 15 minute time frame. All 5 questions were identical, so the contestants that got all 5 questions right (provided there was 10 of them) got a free trip to New York to get on the show. Luckily, I passed that round as well.
I was also fortunate enough to get the final fastest finger question correct on the episode I was on, so luckily I got to meet Regis personally, and get in the hot seat!! Otherwise I would have been rather upset, getting all the way to the show ... in the episode and choke in my attempt to get into the hot seat. I would have never forgiven myself.
On a more personal side note, my guest that I brought was my mother, Linda. I am so happy that I chose her, because 2 years later, she was tragically taken from us in a car accident. This trip to New York, was the last one on one trip I had with her. And we had some wonderful moments I will never forget, just the two of us. It's still a little rough for me watching the video of her, but when I do, it brings back all the great memories we shared.
Back to the episode ... thanks to some help from Travis with the editing, here are the excerpts from the show. It shows all the questions I answered ... including the final one. I am going to ask you all to at least pause the final answer. And see what you would have answered. Please post what you would have answered, or if you answered it correctly, but PLEASE do not post the answer on the comments board, as I want to get an analysis of which answer everyone picked. The question was, "What is the object that has holes or spikes in it, that you put in a vase to support a floral arrangement? A.) Rabbit B.) Frog C.) Porcupine D.) Ladybug. Remember, post YOUR answer ... but do not reveal the answer shown on the video. Let me know if you all were right. Enjoy!!!
