How to choose the starting point of a YouTube video you share

25. Mar, 2012 Categories: How To, YouTube by 0 Comments

Have you ever found that perfect YouTube video and you want to share it, but want to start the video somewhere other than the beginning? Well, you’re in luck because YouTube makes it oh-so-easy now. First, go to the YouTube page for the video. Then, click on the “Share” button below the video player. A [...]

A coincidence or brilliant SEO move?

16. Feb, 2011 Categories: SEO, Small Business, Social Media by 0 Comments

I’ve been hearing commercials on the radio for Real Life Dental in Blacksburg, Va. Naturally, my first thought was of the infamous “Is this real life” YouTube video of the kid still loopy from the Novocain. And that connection got me thinking: did the relatively new Real Life Dental office take it’s name from the popular [...]

Download and Save Your Facebook Information

27. Jan, 2011 Categories: Facebook, Social Media by 4 Comments

Quick! How many status updates have you posted to Facebook? How many photos? How many did you post, but don’t remember posting? If you’ve ever been curious just how much information you’ve posted to the world’s largest social media site, or if you’re paranoid that one day Facebook’s servers and backup servers will suffer a [...]

Yes, Virginia, Meta Keywords are Still Irrelevant

17. Jun, 2010 Categories: Google, SEO by 0 Comments

There are still some folks out there that think meta keywords are important. But, they’re not. I’ve been saying this for years and Google has confirmed it several times. SEO professionals from all over the world have confirmed it. Meta keywords are like the dinosaurs – mere fossils of an era long ago that still [...]

Are your Facebook page “like” numbers off?

16. Jun, 2010 Categories: Facebook by 4 Comments

How much do people really like your Facebook page? More precisely, how many people actually like your page? I visited the official Facebook page for my alma mater, Virginia Tech, today and was shocked to see that the number of people who “like” the page jumped from around 33,000 to more than 140,000 in less [...]

Search Queries a Game Changer in SEO?

15. Jun, 2010 Categories: Analytics, Google, SEO by 0 Comments

In the early 1990s, Website owners figured out the more traffic their sites got, the more advertising dollars became available. And from that “me make fire” leap in Internet evolution, the search engine optimization (SEO) and search engine marketing (SEM) profession was born. In the beginning, the prime directive of optimizing your Website was to [...]

To host, or not to host your own videos

02. Jun, 2010 Categories: Vimeo, YouTube by 0 Comments

As YouTube celebrates its fifth anniversary, I felt it the perfect opportunity to talk about how the web video giant (which still hasn’t turned a profit) has revolutionized how we view, share and host our videos. Whether you are posting videos of family vacations or your company’s latest product demonstration, YouTube has completely changed how individuals [...]

Check out the video we produced for the Maryland Hokie Club

22. May, 2010 Categories: Clients, video production by 0 Comments

The Maryland Hokie Club hired CWI Media, LLC to produce a feature video for their annual golf tournament. “The video was very well received at the Orange & Maroon Tour Dinner and afterward when I sent the YouTube link around to the Maryland Hokie Club Members and VTAF folks in Blacksburg! Seth Greenberg even asked [...]

Optimizing Your E-mail Signature for Smart Phones

05. Mar, 2010 Categories: Clients, Email by 0 Comments

I got a call from a client today and they shared with me an experience that I had never given anything thought to. The client was out of the office, but was checking e-mail via his smart phone. He received my e-mail and within minutes, he called me. Instead of using his “Contacts” in his [...]

LinkedIn Phishing Scam Warning; How to Spot Fraudulent E-mails

04. Mar, 2010 Categories: Email, LinkedIn, Phishing, Scams, Security by 0 Comments

Last night, I got an e-mail from someone purporting to be from LinkedIn informing me that they needed to confirm and validate my account. This is clearly a phishing attempt, so if you get a similar e-mail, do not click on the link in the e-mail. Instead, forward the e-mail to phishing-report AT us-cert DOT gov. Remember when [...]

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