Jayde Online Recruits Search Engine Marketing Expert Jim Hedger

Jayde Online, Inc. the parent company of ExactSeek.com, SiteProNews.com, and SEO-News.com announced that they have recruited renowned search engine marketing icon, Jim Hedger. Mr. Hedger is one of the most prolific writers in the search engine market with columns appearing in the ISEDB, Search Engine Journal, Search Engine Guide and other search engine marketing related websites.

Hedger will serve as Senior Editor for Jayde Online’s webmaster news sources which include SiteProNews.com and SEO-News.com.

Mr. Hedger has been involved with the commercial Internet for more than ten years. He began his career in search marketing as an account manager for StepForth Search Engine Placement where he became StepForth’s Head SEO, News Editor, and Senior Researcher. In July 2006 he left StepForth to focus on launching a new company, Markland Media, an Internet marketing and communications firm.

Mr. Hedger stated, “I am really happy to be working for Jayde Online. SEO-News and SiteProNews have a vast and avid readership and the coming year should be a great challenge. We plan to improve the look and feel of both publications over the coming months with the goal of becoming one of the best sources of news and information for webmasters, search marketers and search advertisers.”

Mel Strocen, CEO of Jayde Online, added “I’ve been an avid reader of Jim’s articles for several years. Having Jim join the Jayde team was a real coup for us and we look forward to working with him to improve our overall news offerings.”

SiteProNews.com is a daily newsletter with an audience of over 510,000 readers. As a resource site for web site owners it is dedicated to meeting the needs of both novice and professional online marketers. It provides a vast collection of software tools, general resources and expert articles. Since 2001 it has provided practical information for web site owners that are seeking to enhance their web sites and understand Internet business trends.

SEO-News.com encompasses a newsletter with 175,000 readers, search engine optimization resources and discussion forums. Web site owners who are interested in learning more about how the major search engines spider, index, and rank web sites make up the majority of SEO-News users. The site covers the most timely and relevant search engine related information. Many of the moderators in the forums are experts in the areas of search engine optimization and marketing. Registration is open to all web site owners who want to participate and benefit from the articles and tips that are available.

About Jayde Online, Inc.
Jayde Online was founded in 1993 and incorporated in early 1998. The company has been Internet focused from its creation and primarily involved in the publication of email newsletters and the development of niche and general search engines. The Jayde network of web sites includes ExactSeek.com, SiteProNews.com, GoArticles.com and Blog-Search.com among other high profile web sites. Jayde Online is also the founder of ISEDN.org (Independent Search Engine and Directory Network) which currently has a membership of over 225 search engines and web directories and serves over 150 Million ad impressions each month. Jayde Online is located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and has offices in San Jose, California.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Joseph M. Holcomb
SiteProNews.com
Public and Media Relations Director
http://www.sitepronews.com
408.323.1750

“The Powerful Promoter” Scores Internet Marketing Touchdown – Matt Bacak Adds “Whiz Kid” Ralph Smith to His Dream Team

Preparing himself for another Super Bowl championship year, “The Powerful Promoter,” Matt Bacak, is pumping up his team roster with one of the Internet marketing world’s top picks. The addition of “Whiz Kid” Ralph Smith to the Frontier Marketing team positions Bacak’s business for a second consecutive trophy-winning season. Individuals who are interested in learning more about what puts Bacak in Internet marketing Super Bowl contention year after year can visit him online at Promoting Tips.

In his new role, Smith will tackle the position of Customer Data and Systems Manager. His appointment makes the Powerful Promoter’s team roster more powerful than ever. Smith will be joining the following other unbeatable players: Raquel Patterson, Office Manager; Josh Brown, Marketing Manager; Erick Cruz, IT; Tera Leaman, Executive Assistant; Matt Tanner, Affiliate Manager; Holly Harper, Fulfillment; Shan Pitts, IT; Scarlet Michael, Administrative Assistant; Deb Stewart, Bookkeeper; Jennifer Elsey, Scheduler; Devon Brown, Business Strategist; Mark Orr, Business Strategist; Craig Sanford, Sales Manager; Richard McCray, Coach; Krystalya Marie, Coach; Stephanie Bacak, Vice President and Matt Bacak, “The Powerful Promoter,” President.

Bacak is quick to point out that although he might not have the biggest team on the block, his is “without a doubt, the best Internet marketing team…period.” He adds that with the addition of Smith, “the team is really coming together, and without reservation, I would put my winning team members up against any competition.”

The Frontier Marketing team is so great in fact that they continue to win the Internet marketing game week in and week out. With such an undefeated record on their scorecard, they’re sure to land themselves in the Internet marketing Super Bowl by year end. Why is Bacak so confident that his team can sweep the championship? “We’re about to take the business to the next level with new products, new programs and better marketing strategies. Any other team that thinks they have what it takes to beat us can meet us on the field. Any and all challenges are welcome.”

For more information on Ralph Smith’s designation as Promoting Tips Customer Data and Systems Manager, contact Stephanie Bunn via email. To see the unstoppable touchdown-scoring Promoting Tips team in action, check them out online at Wealth Madness.

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Stephanie Bunn
1140 Old Peachtree Road, Suite D
Duluth, GA 30097
(770) 271-1536
http://www.PromotingTips.com

PCNames Launches Expired Domain Traffic Search

PCNames.com introduced the first version of an expired traffic search, a feature requested by many of its users.

This tool ranks all domains scheduled to come back on the market within the week according to how much traffic they might have. To determine if a domain name might still have traffic, it is checked for Google PageRank, Alexa Rank, DMOZ Listing, Yahoo Listing, number of links and pages found in major search engines, and how long the domain was registered. A positive score in most areas may indicate the site still has traffic. The only way to know for sure how much traffic the domain still has is to register it.

The tool is also valuable in finding domains to make money through domain parking. A parked page is a way for domainers to take advantage of the traffic a domain has by setting up a site with advertisements.

Sometimes domains are worth something regardless of their traffic, which is true for names listed in places like DMOZ or Yahoo. Registering a domain already listed could save you the entry fee.

For more on the Expired Traffic Search visit http://www.pcnames.com/tools.htm.

Tier 1 Releases Hosting Report

Research and analysis firm Tier 1 Research (tier1research.com) announced on Wednesday it has released a new report that analyzes the mass-market Web hosting sector and identifies the current trends and possible future directions for the marketplace.

The 48-page report, titled “Mass Market Quarterly - IP, IPOs, M&A and URLs top the acronym soup that explains 3Q06 in the mass-market hosting sector,” provides a market review and comparison of companies in the mass-market hosting sector, defined as the shared, VPS and standardized dedicated server segments of the industry. The report includes discussion of the trends and challenges faced by this sector, revenue growth details, analysis of the segment leaders and a look at key mergers and acquisitions activity, as well as an examination of expectations and possible future directions this marketplace might take.

“Raw shared hosting accounts remain under attack by functional services, and the principles of shared infrastructure continue to drive dedicated server hosters to consider virtualized service platforms. Meanwhile, online advertising successfully entered the sector, upsetting the revenue apple-cart of many leaders and opening the door for new leaders, yet leaving many to think the Web giants can own the mass-market sector,” says Philbert Shih, research analyst at T1R and lead author of the report. “We believe the transformation taking place will present some significant challenges and opportunities in this sector.”

The report covers more than 25 key public and private companies in the mass-market hosting sector, including Affinity Internet, eBay, Go Daddy, Hostway, Microsoft and Rackspace.

source:www.isnaini.web.id

MSN Teams Up With Kristin Cavallari, Al Roker, Jerry Rice and Perez Hilton for the MSN Holiday Challenge

MSN today launched the MSN® Holiday Challenge at http://www.msnholidaychallenge.com , kicking off the holiday season in style with the help of four celebrities who will share video clues with consumers for a chance to win a share of $100,000 (U.S.) in cash prizes.

The innovative promotion gives consumers the opportunity to win grand prizes of $50,000, $20,000 or $10,000, or daily cash prizes through an MSN exclusive online content scavenger hunt.

The celebrity-hosted video clues direct participants to various sections of MSN: MSN Entertainment, MSN Shopping, MSN Tech & Gadgets, MSN Lifestyle, FOX Sports on MSN, MSN News, MSN Travel, MSN Health & Fitness, MSN Money and MSN Autos. After consumers answer three questions they will be automatically entered for the grand and daily cash prizes. Players may receive clues from one of these celebrities:

— Al Roker, star of NBC’s “The Today Show”
— Kristin Cavallari, star of MTV’s “Laguna Beach”
— Jerry Rice, the legendary NFL Super Bowl MVP who was selected to the
Pro Bowl 13 times and was recently on “Dancing With the Stars”
— Perez Hilton, one of the Internet’s hottest celebrity insiders and
bloggers

“The MSN Holiday Challenge is our gift to MSN visitors this season — tons of fun and helpful holiday information, delivered by the hottest celebrities, with the chance to win big money for the holidays,” said Lisa Gurry, director of MSN. “We encourage participants to play every day to learn more, be entertained and win big.”

The promotion starts today and lasts through Dec. 20, 2006. Consumers can play once a day to increase their chances of winning. Mr. Youth LLC is handling the promotion for MSN. Official contest rules can be found online at http://www.msnholidaychallenge.com/rules .

About MSN and Windows Live

MSN attracts more than 465 million unique users worldwide per month. With localized versions available globally in 42 markets and 21 languages, MSN is a world leader in delivering compelling programmed content experiences to consumers and online advertising opportunities to businesses worldwide. Windows Live(TM), a new set of personal Internet services and software, is designed to bring together in one place all the relationships, information and interests people care about most, with enhanced safety and security features across their PC, devices and the Web. MSN and Windows Live will be offered alongside each other as complementary services. Some Windows Live services entered an early beta phase on Nov. 1, 2005; these and future beta updates can be found at http://ideas.live.com . Windows Live is available at http://www.live.com . MSN is located on the Web at http://www.msn.com . MSN worldwide sites are located at http://www.msn.com/worldwide.ashx .

About Mr. Youth LLC

Mr. Youth® leverages critical relationships and unparalleled experience to provide marketing, partnership, and promotional solutions to corporate marketers looking to reach the elusive 14-22 demographic. Mr. Youth serves as a powerful resource in the development and execution of promotional tactics built to build brand awareness, drive retail traffic, generate buzz, and generate PR coverage.

Mr. Youth®, a PROMO 100 company, is one of the nation’s fastest growing promotional firms. In 2004, Mr. Youth was awarded with the prestigious International Globes Award for Best Use Of Event Marketing in the world. In 2005, Mr. Youth was ranked #6 in the nation by PROMO Magazine for “Quality Of Work” in Promotional Marketing and one of the top 5 fastest growing agencies in the nation.

Mr. Youth’s® proprietary marketing properties include the TKO Campus Technology Tour ( www.TKOTour.com ), operated in partnership with the Consumer Electronics Association and CollegeFest® ( www.CollegeFest.com ), the nation’s largest back to school college marketing event.

For more information on Mr. Youth, please visit www.MrYouth.com.

About Microsoft

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT - News) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

NOTE: Microsoft, MSN and Windows Live are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries.

The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

Source: Microsoft Corp.

Musicians and artists use the Web to gain fame

Jeffree Star dresses better than many girls, spends as much time on his makeup as Gwen Stefani and is more popular among some local teens than Elton John.

The model, makeup artist, rapper and self-proclaimed “Queen of the Beautiful” has one of the most-added pages on MySpace — his profile has been viewed and music listened to about 10 million times in the past year alone. He’s being flown around the country for one-nighters at trendy clubs and is about to go on tour with electro-punk phenom Peaches.

Yet few past drinking age have heard of him, proving that even as record companies and movie studios are busy scouring the Internet for the next David Bowie and Napoleon Dynamite, increasing numbers of kids are way ahead, creating their own Web stars in a frenzy of text-messaging and sound files.

YouTube and MySpace — among the most popular Web sites on the planet — are minting pop stars, including local rockers Star and Mickey Avalon and singer/cover girl Tila Tequila — as fast as the old record business is rusting and falling apart.

Who needs a major label when you’ve got a pretty face and cyberspace?

“I’ve used the Internet since I was in high school — it was my tool for self-promotion,” said Star, who says he’s 20 and was raised in Orange County. “While older people were still passing out fliers for their shows, I was setting up e-mail lists. Pretty soon, I was getting recognized and asked for autographs more than bands that were supposedly more well-known than me.”

Star, who hasn’t had a hit album, is one of many colorful personalities thriving below the radar of the old guard, carving out a career through appearances and travel.

Hard-living Avalon is another. The Hollywood glam-rapper, who has been building a loyal following around the country for years, just hit a pop culture milestone — his debut album was the very first release on MySpace Records (the disc was instantly snapped up by industry giant Interscope).

Avalon’s lyrics, dealing with a life on the fringes of Hollywood, combined with his anything-goes stage act, reminds some observers of ’70s-era Bowie. One major difference is that Avalon didn’t have to be marketed by a conglomerate.

“We were always about playing shows, but when MySpace started, we couldn’t ignore the possibilities,” Avalon said. “Then when we put the music on the site, we started getting hits from all these different places. We didn’t try and create some kind of fake celebrity — we used it to expose our music and let people know where they could see us. A lot of these so-called Internet superstars are getting flown all over the country just to show up at a club and get wasted for one night. We’re out there playing.”

Some say that while social networking sites like MySpace can expose an artist to a huge potential audience within minutes, the jury is out on whether cyber-fame can equal a healthy bottom line.

Actually, some industry insiders say major-label distribution and marketing muscle is still an essential component for a successful music career.

“When the floodgates have opened, people still have to separate the good from the bad,” said Keith Berman, radio editor at the trade weekly Radio & Records, who examined the MySpace phenomenon in the current issue. “I know that radio stations are looking at MySpace to find artists, and if it’s good and fits the format, they’ll play it. It hinges on the music and the distribution. It’s great that people can put up songs on MySpace for others to listen to, but you need an album people can buy, or an iTunes download.”

A strong Web presence, adds Michael Laskow, CEO of Taxi.com, the world’s leading independent talent-spotting company, is “one more arrow in your quiver.”

And so far, there’s been scant evidence that millions of page hits can lead to money in the bank or longevity.

“It hasn’t supplanted the marketing that the major labels do,” Laskow said. “The combination of building a fan base online and marketing the product through a major label might be a great combination. While the old model is clearly broken, the new model doesn’t seem to be screaming that it works better — or even as well.”

For their part, Avalon (who headlines New Year’s Eve at the Roxy in West Hollywood) and Star have developed a strong fan base of teens apparently tired of being force-fed the latest studio creation.

“Most of my fans are really young, and they feel like they’ve discovered me,” Star says. “If you click on MTV, it’s the same 10 bands and the same 10 songs and it gets so old. Kids are looking for something besides what they get on the radio.”

Star says self-promotion is a full-time job. To keep the clicks coming on a daily — sometimes hourly — basis, the most successful Internet superstars update their sites constantly. “You can’t ever stop,” Star says. “I’m always posting new pics and music.”

Star and Avalon’s millions of Web hits are impressive and have led to busy touring schedules and various offers, but nothing comes close to Tila Tequila’s story. The Vietnamese singer (and her string bikinis) have sparked more than 30 million views, and some say she’s the most successful personality ever to surface from MySpace’s broadly defined unsigned-artists category.

These days, Tequila, who appeared on the covers of Maxim and Stuff wearing hardly more than a couple of Post-it notes, reportedly has a clothing line, a cell-phone endorsement contract and is far too busy to return a reporter’s calls.

But she did make news on the Hollywood gossip sites over the weekend when she tried to stop by a Hollywood hot spot, dropping actor Jared Leto’s name as her boyfriend in the process. TMZ.com reported that the model-singer wasn’t on the list for the after-show party for Leto’s band, 30 Seconds to Mars.

Finally, Leto got the Web star (who will be featured this weekend in a segment on E! Entertainment Television) in the door as the paparazzi pounced.

That was nothing compared to Tequila’s last big newsmaking event. A few weeks ago, she announced her decision to attempt at least six months of self-imposed celibacy, promising monthly updates.

More than 20,000 MySpace users immediately weighed in on the announcement.

The question remains how many of them have heard — or would be willing to hear — a note of her music.

source:www.isnaini.web.id

Musicians and artists use the Web to gain fame
Jeffree Star dresses better than many girls, spends as much time on his makeup as Gwen Stefani and is more popular among some local teens than Elton John.

The model, makeup artist, rapper and self-proclaimed “Queen of the Beautiful” has one of the most-added pages on MySpace — his profile has been viewed and music listened to about 10 million times in the past year alone. He’s being flown around the country for one-nighters at trendy clubs and is about to go on tour with electro-punk phenom Peaches.

Yet few past drinking age have heard of him, proving that even as record companies and movie studios are busy scouring the Internet for the next David Bowie and Napoleon Dynamite, increasing numbers of kids are way ahead, creating their own Web stars in a frenzy of text-messaging and sound files.

YouTube and MySpace — among the most popular Web sites on the planet — are minting pop stars, including local rockers Star and Mickey Avalon and singer/cover girl Tila Tequila — as fast as the old record business is rusting and falling apart.

Who needs a major label when you’ve got a pretty face and cyberspace?

“I’ve used the Internet since I was in high school — it was my tool for self-promotion,” said Star, who says he’s 20 and was raised in Orange County. “While older people were still passing out fliers for their shows, I was setting up e-mail lists. Pretty soon, I was getting recognized and asked for autographs more than bands that were supposedly more well-known than me.”

Star, who hasn’t had a hit album, is one of many colorful personalities thriving below the radar of the old guard, carving out a career through appearances and travel.

Hard-living Avalon is another. The Hollywood glam-rapper, who has been building a loyal following around the country for years, just hit a pop culture milestone — his debut album was the very first release on MySpace Records (the disc was instantly snapped up by industry giant Interscope).

Avalon’s lyrics, dealing with a life on the fringes of Hollywood, combined with his anything-goes stage act, reminds some observers of ’70s-era Bowie. One major difference is that Avalon didn’t have to be marketed by a conglomerate.

“We were always about playing shows, but when MySpace started, we couldn’t ignore the possibilities,” Avalon said. “Then when we put the music on the site, we started getting hits from all these different places. We didn’t try and create some kind of fake celebrity — we used it to expose our music and let people know where they could see us. A lot of these so-called Internet superstars are getting flown all over the country just to show up at a club and get wasted for one night. We’re out there playing.”

Some say that while social networking sites like MySpace can expose an artist to a huge potential audience within minutes, the jury is out on whether cyber-fame can equal a healthy bottom line.

Actually, some industry insiders say major-label distribution and marketing muscle is still an essential component for a successful music career.

“When the floodgates have opened, people still have to separate the good from the bad,” said Keith Berman, radio editor at the trade weekly Radio & Records, who examined the MySpace phenomenon in the current issue. “I know that radio stations are looking at MySpace to find artists, and if it’s good and fits the format, they’ll play it. It hinges on the music and the distribution. It’s great that people can put up songs on MySpace for others to listen to, but you need an album people can buy, or an iTunes download.”

A strong Web presence, adds Michael Laskow, CEO of Taxi.com, the world’s leading independent talent-spotting company, is “one more arrow in your quiver.”

And so far, there’s been scant evidence that millions of page hits can lead to money in the bank or longevity.

“It hasn’t supplanted the marketing that the major labels do,” Laskow said. “The combination of building a fan base online and marketing the product through a major label might be a great combination. While the old model is clearly broken, the new model doesn’t seem to be screaming that it works better — or even as well.”

For their part, Avalon (who headlines New Year’s Eve at the Roxy in West Hollywood) and Star have developed a strong fan base of teens apparently tired of being force-fed the latest studio creation.

“Most of my fans are really young, and they feel like they’ve discovered me,” Star says. “If you click on MTV, it’s the same 10 bands and the same 10 songs and it gets so old. Kids are looking for something besides what they get on the radio.”

Star says self-promotion is a full-time job. To keep the clicks coming on a daily — sometimes hourly — basis, the most successful Internet superstars update their sites constantly. “You can’t ever stop,” Star says. “I’m always posting new pics and music.”

Star and Avalon’s millions of Web hits are impressive and have led to busy touring schedules and various offers, but nothing comes close to Tila Tequila’s story. The Vietnamese singer (and her string bikinis) have sparked more than 30 million views, and some say she’s the most successful personality ever to surface from MySpace’s broadly defined unsigned-artists category.

These days, Tequila, who appeared on the covers of Maxim and Stuff wearing hardly more than a couple of Post-it notes, reportedly has a clothing line, a cell-phone endorsement contract and is far too busy to return a reporter’s calls.

But she did make news on the Hollywood gossip sites over the weekend when she tried to stop by a Hollywood hot spot, dropping actor Jared Leto’s name as her boyfriend in the process. TMZ.com reported that the model-singer wasn’t on the list for the after-show party for Leto’s band, 30 Seconds to Mars.

Finally, Leto got the Web star (who will be featured this weekend in a segment on E! Entertainment Television) in the door as the paparazzi pounced.

That was nothing compared to Tequila’s last big newsmaking event. A few weeks ago, she announced her decision to attempt at least six months of self-imposed celibacy, promising monthly updates.

More than 20,000 MySpace users immediately weighed in on the announcement.

The question remains how many of them have heard — or would be willing to hear — a note of her music.

source:www.isnaini.web.id