On the Web with Kim Vallee

Archive | February, 2009

Blog PROMOTION, BLOGGING | February 26, 2009

Quickest and Easiest Way to Promote Your Blog on Facebook

I found that the most effective way to promote my blog on Facebook is through the Post Link function of my Profile. Anything that you published on our wall page has the chances to appear on the News feed for your friends to see. You want a method that uses the full potential of the [...]

SOCIAL MEDIA | February 24, 2009

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Royal Wedding of Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria Announced on You Tube

We had another sign that social media and You Tube are not a fab. I am thrilled to see that social media are becoming a legitimate channel of communications in several parts of the World. The Swedish Royal family announced on You Tube the upcoming wedding of the daughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf, first [...]

SOCIAL MEDIA | February 23, 2009

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More Twitter 101 tips and meeting Sean Power on the train back from PodCamp Toronto

I had a wonderful time at PodCamp Toronto. I need a few days to digest all the knowledge and ideas I gathered from this unconference. I will keep you posted on my findings. On my way back to Montreal, we were sitting next to Sean Power, Community manager at Akoha and an O’Reilly author. Sean [...]

BLOGGING, MONETIZING | February 11, 2009

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Tourism Montreal hiring bloggers

The Gazette about the latest initiative of Tourisme Montreal to promote the city. They wish to hire on a part-time basis bloggers as ambassador to cover what is happening in Montreal. This great initiative generated bad comments about bloggers being paid for hiring. Let’s make some facts very clear. The bloggers will not blog on [...]

BLOGGING, Blogging TIPS

February 7, 2009

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How do you censor your blog?

A recurring question from people who asked me about blogging is “How do you separate your private life from your public life (i.e., my blog)?”. Any blogger should reflect on the matter. Your answer does not simply depend about how you feel comfortable about exposing details from your private life. You must take into account [...]

APPLICATIONS, TECHNOLOGY

February 5, 2009

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Having fun catching bugs with Crazy Frog for the iPhone

Igor Pusenjak, one of the co-founders of Lima Sky said in an interview that they make games for kids. Let me tell you that Crazy Frog is as fun for adults. I saw my husband playing it before dinner. My first reaction was “It is so cute!”. Then, I said “I want it!” The game [...]

BLOGGING, Blogging TIPS

February 3, 2009

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How to Write Great Blog Content

Everybody is talking about the importance of writing unique and useful content. The key to success also lies on how you say it. Two years of intensive blogging revealed 5 important factors to write great blog content. 1. Be Concise I strongly believe that posts of 750 to 1500 words are too long. People are [...]

SOCIAL MEDIA

February 1, 2009

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Presenting at PodCamp Toronto 2009

I am returning to Podcamp Toronto. I attended one day last year since it was the same weekend as the Interior Design Show. Luckily this year, the IDS 09 will be 2 weeks later. Podcamp Toronto is a FREE unconference for those interested in all things regarding podcasting, blogging and new media. Amateurs, pros, newbies [...]