Content licensing as a quality signal for smarter AI

Twitter is by far the fastest growing social Web site in history, and it shows no signs of slowing down. Everyday, people are tweeting about companies, brands and products.

The July 2009 Blogger in the Spotlight is Esther J. Cepeda of 600 Words.Blogger in the Spotlight is a monthly series where Newstex turns the spotlight on our publishers with in-depth interviews that give you a glimpse into the stories, tips and secrets of successful bloggers and content producers.

Newstex April 2009 Blog Royalty Reports have been emailed - check your inbox!

If you've ever wondered whether or not blogs are a source of authoritative and influential content, then that question was answered this week when President Barack Obama held a special conference call with a group of bloggers to discuss health care reform.

Online video is very much a destination-centric medium. In other words, most people visit a specific online destination like YouTube to find video content.

This month, the Publisher INsider profiles Daisy Whitney's New Media Minute whose video content is offered through Newstex Video On Demand.

A new research report from Sysomos, a social media analytics company, was released in June and provides interesting insight into the world of Twitter.

newstex New blog post: Bloggers Losing Revenue Opportunities as Affiliate Programs Drop States

The free ebook from Newstex, The Truth about Blog and Twitter Syndication, passed 1,000 downloads this week.

Hat tip to Joe Pulizzi at Junta42 for posting a video clip from a presentation by Andrew Davis of TippingPoints Lab from Custom Media Day in New York last month.

State governments are looking for ways to make some more money, and sales tax on affiliate program links is an easy target.

RT @newstex New blog post: Newstex eBook - The Truth about Blog and Twitter Syndication - Now on Amazon Kindle

The days of newspapers and magazines trying to be everything to everyone are over thanks to the overwhelming amount of information freely available online.

If you have a Kindle wireless reading device from Amazon and enjoy reading books and ebooks on your Kindle, then you might be interested in hearing that the new ebook from Newstex, The Truth about Blog and Twitter Syndication, is now available on Amazon Kindle.

RT @ejc600words: read The Truth about blog and twitter content syndication through my wonderful provider @Newstex here

I've written a lot about online video on the Newstex blog, and I've written a lot about Twitter. Today, I thought I'd combine the two into a post about sharing videos on Twitter and the best Twitter apps to help you do it.

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We all know that traditional news media is struggling. Not only is the competition from new media such as blogs, online video, Twitter, and so on threatening traditional news outlets, but more and more consumers are becoming disheartened by the obvious political leaning of major news organizations.

The term syndication has a variety of meanings depending on who you ask. For example, Newstex provides licensed blog syndication as part of its package of Authoritative Content offerings to professionals and influencers.

The June 2009 Blogger in the Spotlight is Jeremy Goldkorn of Danwei.Blogger in the Spotlight is a monthly series where Newstex turns the spotlight on our publishers with in-depth interviews that give you a glimpse into the stories, tips and secrets of successful bloggers and content producers.

RT Welcome!! @Zuburbia: Just notified that my blog is now officially syndicated with Newstex

Mashable.com is leading the call for social awareness and charitable giving with the Summer of Social Good initiative sponsored by Zappos.com and MailChimp.com and benefiting four charities: The Humane Society of the United States, Oxfam America, WWF, and Livestrong.

This month, the Publisher INsider profiles MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer whose video content is offered through Newstex Video On Demand.

In a new study conducted by iVillage, BlogHer, and Compass Partners, eMarketer reports that 53% of U.S. women age 18-77 who use the Internet participated in some form of online social media in March 2009.

RT Larry Schwartz Watching: The Year the media died - awesome! "YouTube - Mad Avenue Blues"

A new report from comScore shows that 78.6% of the total U.S. Internet audience viewed online video in April 2009. That's up 16% over March!The average online video viewer watched 6.4 hours of online video in April.

A new video from the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) teaches the basics of copyright in just 7 minutes. You can watch the video for free and without any kind of registration here.

According to Nielsen, the growth in online video over the past six months has been significant with the time spent viewing online video by the overall Internet audience growing by 16% in just six months (from November 2008 to April 2009).

February 2009 Newstex Blog Royalty Reports have been emailed - check your inbox!

Many bloggers publish sponsored reviews on their blogs where they review products for payment or simply in return for being allowed to test drive a product or service.

Larry Schwartz, President of Newstex discusses Cloud Computing and Video On Demand at the 2009 SIIA NetGain Conference held in San Francisco, CA.

2009 SIIA NetGain Product Previews LexisNexis

A report from eMarketer released earlier this year provides a glimpse into the world of podcasting, which is growing more and more each year.

The new Three Screen Report from Nielsen is out. It's a quarterly report that analyzes video viewing habits on three screens - traditional television, Internet, and mobile phones.

RT @Zuburbia: Just syndicated my blog with Newstex to reach out to more vintage clothing lovers and gather more Vintage Crusaders who....

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