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Saturday, November 21, 2009
Find Local Hotels on Gazlo.com
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Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Top 10 Visited Gazlo Sites from July and August 09
Gazlo.com Stats for the Month of July and August 2009: 130,954, Unique Views.
Here is a list of the top 10 most visited websites on gazlo.com from the months of July and August 2009. Click on the links below to learn more about each business.
#1)
Janesville Performing Arts Center (JPAC) 608-758-0297
408 S Main St, Janesville, WI 53545
The Janesville Performing Arts Center is centrally located at the corner of Racine and Main streets in downtown Janesville. This intersection is easily accessible from Highway 11, Highway 51, and Interstate 90 / 39. Find upcoming events.
#2)
Cakes By Sheila - 608-756-3146
2510 Mineral Point Avenue, Janesville, WI 53548
Made from scratch bakery products and cakes of all sorts. Wedding cakes, birthday cakes,shower cakes,cakes for any occasion you can think of.
Click here to watch a video of Sheila making a wedding cake in 3 minutes!
#3)
Rock County Historical Society (RCHS) - 608-756-4509
426 North Jackson Street, Janesville, WI 53546
The Rock County Historical Society enriches and engages the communities in Rock County Wisconsin through preservation and dissemination of the unique history and heritage of our area.
#4)
The Rock Bar & Grill - 608-363-7625
101 Maple Ave, Beloit, WI 53511
Great Food - Great Friends - Rockin Times
#5)
Janesville Rental - 608-754-6628
2834 N Pontiac Dr, Janesville, WI 53545
When you come to Janesville Rental, you get more than just quality equipment - You get over 30 years of experience.
#6)
Memories From The Heart - 262-728-0546
221 E Walworth Ave, Delavan, WI 53115
Memories From the Heart is a delightful one-of-a-kind shop filled with the latest supplies, where all levels of classes are taught, children are welcome and our staff cares about helping you preserve your memories.
#7)
Hhfffrrrggh Inn 608-741-8833
731 S Wuthering Hills Dr, Janesville, WI 53546
Janesville's hmost hfun place to eat and drink. At the Hhffrrrggh they offer good food - good feelings, guaranteed all the time!
#8)
Floral Expressions Inc 608-757-1213
320 E Milwaukee St, Janesville, WI 53545
Floral Expressions has been in business in Janesville since 1990
#9)
Italian House - 608-754-2226
1603 E Racine, Janesville, WI 53548
Since 1987, the Italian House has been profoundly committed in providing you with authentic Italian cuisine. We truly consider it an honor in serving you and your family, and look forward to your return.
#10)
The Lunch Box - 608-580-0306
108 Merchant Row, Milton, WI 53563
Deli • Gyros • Pizza • Bakery • CateringYour favorite lunch selection packed in its own box for your convenience. Dine in or Carry out. Catering for any occasion!
Coming in very close to making the top 10 list:
- Wildwood Movies 10, Janesville, WI
- Lyles TV & Appliances, Elkhorn, WI
- Schwartz & Shea Insurance Agency, Janesville, WI
- Texas Roadhouse, Janesville, WI
Here is a list of the top 10 most visited websites on gazlo.com from the months of July and August 2009. Click on the links below to learn more about each business.
#1)
Janesville Performing Arts Center (JPAC) 608-758-0297
408 S Main St, Janesville, WI 53545
The Janesville Performing Arts Center is centrally located at the corner of Racine and Main streets in downtown Janesville. This intersection is easily accessible from Highway 11, Highway 51, and Interstate 90 / 39. Find upcoming events.
#2)
Cakes By Sheila - 608-756-3146
2510 Mineral Point Avenue, Janesville, WI 53548
Made from scratch bakery products and cakes of all sorts. Wedding cakes, birthday cakes,shower cakes,cakes for any occasion you can think of.
Click here to watch a video of Sheila making a wedding cake in 3 minutes!
#3)
Rock County Historical Society (RCHS) - 608-756-4509
426 North Jackson Street, Janesville, WI 53546
The Rock County Historical Society enriches and engages the communities in Rock County Wisconsin through preservation and dissemination of the unique history and heritage of our area.
#4)
The Rock Bar & Grill - 608-363-7625
101 Maple Ave, Beloit, WI 53511
Great Food - Great Friends - Rockin Times
#5)
Janesville Rental - 608-754-6628
2834 N Pontiac Dr, Janesville, WI 53545
When you come to Janesville Rental, you get more than just quality equipment - You get over 30 years of experience.
#6)
Memories From The Heart - 262-728-0546
221 E Walworth Ave, Delavan, WI 53115
Memories From the Heart is a delightful one-of-a-kind shop filled with the latest supplies, where all levels of classes are taught, children are welcome and our staff cares about helping you preserve your memories.
#7)
Hhfffrrrggh Inn 608-741-8833
731 S Wuthering Hills Dr, Janesville, WI 53546
Janesville's hmost hfun place to eat and drink. At the Hhffrrrggh they offer good food - good feelings, guaranteed all the time!
#8)
Floral Expressions Inc 608-757-1213
320 E Milwaukee St, Janesville, WI 53545
Floral Expressions has been in business in Janesville since 1990
#9)
Italian House - 608-754-2226
1603 E Racine, Janesville, WI 53548
Since 1987, the Italian House has been profoundly committed in providing you with authentic Italian cuisine. We truly consider it an honor in serving you and your family, and look forward to your return.
#10)
The Lunch Box - 608-580-0306
108 Merchant Row, Milton, WI 53563
Deli • Gyros • Pizza • Bakery • CateringYour favorite lunch selection packed in its own box for your convenience. Dine in or Carry out. Catering for any occasion!
Coming in very close to making the top 10 list:
- Wildwood Movies 10, Janesville, WI
- Lyles TV & Appliances, Elkhorn, WI
- Schwartz & Shea Insurance Agency, Janesville, WI
- Texas Roadhouse, Janesville, WI
How to Use Twitter for Marketing & PR Video
Video: Twitter for Marketing and PR - Learn how to use Twitter to get noticed in Social Media and spread news about your company (1 hour)
Nice video that goes over helpful tools and strategies to get more out of your social media. Found at a great social media resource site that is all about Inbound Marketing Software - HubSpot.com
Nice video that goes over helpful tools and strategies to get more out of your social media. Found at a great social media resource site that is all about Inbound Marketing Software - HubSpot.com
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Watch Cakes By Sheila from Janesville, WI make and deliver a wedding cake in under 3 minutes!
Cakes By Sheila from Janesville, WI
Cakes by Sheila does special order cakes and has some cakes available on a walk in basis. Wedding cakes, birthday cakes, shower cakes...cakes for any occasion you can think of! Go to www.gazlo.com/cakes to see photos, products, contact info & more.
Cakes by Sheila does special order cakes and has some cakes available on a walk in basis. Wedding cakes, birthday cakes, shower cakes...cakes for any occasion you can think of! Go to www.gazlo.com/cakes to see photos, products, contact info & more.
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Social Media Glossary of terms Web 2.0/Blog/Facebook/MySpace/Twitter/YouTube
The Internet is a melting pot for new tools and trends, example: Social Media. For every new tool, new words or phrases are created. More and more organizations struggle to embrace social media and do not understand all the terms out there. Below you will find a quick glossary of terms to help you understand social media better. This is just a start in the new web 2.0/Blog/MySpace/Facebook/LinkedIn/Twitter...terminology.
Adverblog
Short for “advertising blog,” a blog used for advertising.
Aggregation
The process of gathering and remixing content from multiple
websites that provide RSS feeds such as blogs. The results may
be displayed in an aggregator website like Bloglines, or directly
to desktops using software often called a newsreader.
Aggregator
A site, such as Bloglines or Google Reader, that displays
information related to user-specified keywords. The information
is gathered and remixed from multiple websites via RSS feeds.
Also, the name given the software, often free, that automatically
gathers the RSS-based summaries of a set of user-based blogs or sources for easy browsing.
Alerts
A service available from various online news sources and
aggregators that will automatically send updates on
user-selected topics whenever those topics appear online or in the specifiic news source.
Audio Blog
Another name for a podcast. Despite the casual nature implied
by the word blog in this term, audio blogs can have a wide range of production values from very casual audio journals to
professionally produced shows including music, sound effects
and other production values.
Avatars
Graphical images used in virtual worlds to represent people.
Users can create Avatar visual personalities selecting a gender,
body type, clothing, behaviors and name.
Blogerati or Blogophiles
Two terms used to describe sophisticated bloggers.
Blogosphere
The universe of blogging and bloggers.
Blogroll
A list of sites displayed in the sidebar of a blog, which shows who the blogger reads with regularity.
Blogs
Shortened from the original term “Weblogs,” these self-published websites are usually written in a journal format. Content
includes; text, pictures, videos and more. Blogs often have links to other relevant online content, plus invite feedback and comments from readers.
Bookmarking
Saving a website address or item of content, either in a browser, or on a social bookmarking site such as delicious.
Bulletin Boards
An early forum for online collaboration, where users are connected with a central computer to post and read email-like messages.
Buzz
Online “chatter,” or social discussion and interaction
characterized by frequent expressed interest and/or mentions
of a subject among the online community.
Celebritweet
A celebrity who uses Twitter.
Chat
Real time interaction on a web site, with a number of people
adding comments via text entries.
Compensated Consumer-Generated Media (CCGM)
This is media where marketers pay consumers to do certain things, or when publishers compensate artists or content creators for submissions frequently based on their popularity, i.e. number of unique hits.
Consumer-Generated Media (CGM)
First-person commentary posted or shared across a host of
expression venues, including message boards, forums, rating and review sites, groups, social networking sites, blogs, video-sharing sites, etc.
Consumer-Generated Multimedia (CGM2)
Consumer created sight, sound and motion components posted online using sites such as YouTube, MySpace, iTunes, etc.
Consumer-Fortified Media (CFM)
Advertiser created digital media that is shaped and promoted
by consumers through online commentary and debate.
Consumer-Solicited Media (CSM)
Often called “co-creation” or “participator advertising,” CSM
involves an online advertiser who provides a format and invites
visitors to add their content. Examples include “create your own
30 second commercial”, “upload your sponsor-relevant photo or video,” or “send us your best recorded memory of how our brand impacted your life.”
Content Management Systems (CMS)
These are versatile software suites very important to social media, offering the ability to create static web pages, document stores, blogs, and wikis, among other tools.
Creative Commons License
A copyright license that spells out how proprietary online content can be shared, reused or altered.
Directory (Podcasts)
There are dozens of directories listing podcasts, serving as
vertical search engines for podcasts; examples include iTunes, Podcast Alley, Podcast Pickle, etc.
Facebook Markup Language (FBML)
A variant-evolved subset of HTML with some elements removed. It allows Facebook Application developers to customise the “look and feel” of their applications, to a limited extent. It is the
specification of how to encode content so that Facebook’s servers can read and publish it, which is needed in the Facebook-specific feed so that Facebook’s system can properly parse content and publish it as specified. FBML set by any application is cached by Facebook until a subsequent API call replaces it.
Facebook Pages
Facebook Pages are owned by artists and businesses. Facebook users can show friends what they care about and recommend by becoming a fan of a Facebook Page and adding a Facebook Page to their personal profile.
Facebook Profile
An individual’s Facebook page. The profile includes information about the person, a profile picture, the person’s Facebook Wall and more.
FB
Facebook.
Feeds
The means by which you can read, view or listen to items from
blogs, podcasts and other RSS-enabled sites without visiting the
site.
Flog
A fake blog, frequently created by an agency to look as if it were created by consumers. These are often “outed” by vigilant bloggers who dislike the practice.
Follower
On Twitter, this is a term to describe a person who has subscribed to another person’s Twitter feed.
Forums
Discussion areas on websites, where people can post messages
or comment on existing messages asynchronously–that is, not
part of any real time discussion. Chat rooms offer the
synchronous equivalent.
Friendscraping
On Twitter, the act of following all of a follower’s followers, either manually or via bot.
iTunes
Apple’s multimedia player software. As well as playing
multimedia files, iTunes links to a directory of podcasts and acts as a podcatcher by allowing users to subscribe to podcasts.
Links
The highlighted text or images that, when clicked, jump you from one web page or item of content to another.
Mashups
An online service or software tool that skilled “techies” develop by combining two or more tools to create an entirely new service.
Meme
A unit of cultural information such as a popular tune,
catch-phrases, beliefs or fashions that can virally propagate from one mind to another. Online, it may be shared among bloggers or participants of social sites as a game, activity or quiz (e.g., name 50 favorite authors, the 100 worst songs, 10 favorite movies).
News Feed
A collection of headlines, news or story highlights, made
available on the Internet in a standard format, often from a blog
or news source made available in RSS format so that other sites and programs can check and download them automatically. News feeds can be used to publish information about podcasts. Podcast clients can subscribe to podcast news feeds, and use their information to find new shows to download.
Newsreader
A website or desktop tool that acts as an aggregator,
gathering content from blogs and similar sites using RSS
feeds, so you can read the content in one place, instead of
having to visit different sites.
Photosharing
The social media practice of uploading digital images to a
website such as Flickr, where tags can be added, so others can comment or even reuse the images under certain stated copyright license conditions.
Ping
An acronym standing for “packet Internet grouper” or “packed
Internet gopher,” this is an automatic notification sent when a
blog has been updated. It also describes the automatic
communication between networked computers/servers.
Podcast
A digital broadcast made available on the internet. A podcast can be either audio or video, which is delivered to directories
through XML feeds and RSS–or Really Simple
Syndication–formatted XML files. The word “podcast” is derived from“pod” as in Apple’s iPod, the popular portable audio player, and “cast” from “broadcast,” meaning “to transmit for general or
public use.”
Poke
According to Wikipedia, this is a Facebook feature that allows one user to virtually poke another. Some users believe that the poke feature is some sort of Facebook flirting. However, according to Facebook’s FAQ section on the feature, “a poke is a way to interact with your friends on Facebook. When we created the poke, we thought it would be cool to have a feature without any specific purpose. People interpret the poke in many different ways, and we encourage you to come up with your own meanings.”
Post
An item on a blog or forum, also the act placing a blog or
comment online.
Profile
The information someone provides when signing up for a
social networking site. This may include a picture, basic
biographical information and tags to help people search for
like-minded individuals.
RSS
Standing for Really Simple Syndication, RSS is the XML format
that allows you to subscribe to content on blogs, podcasts and
other social media, and have it delivered to you through a feed.
RT
On Twitter this stands for Retweet; tweeting content posted by another user.
Skype
An Internet telephony service that lets you make calls via an
Internet connection.
Social Bookmarking
The collaborative equivalent of storing favorites or bookmarks
within a web browser. Social bookmarking services such as
delicious allow people to store their favorite websites
online and share them with others who have similar interests.
Social Media
The term used to describe the tools and platforms people use to publish, converse and share content online. These include blogs, wikis, podcasts, and the sites dedicated to share information, stories, photos, audio and video files, and bookmarks.
Social Media Marketing
The planned, often paid, use of social media to create interest
and awareness of a brand, product or specific promotion.
Social Media Optimization
Approaches and methodologies used to increase the positions
of various social sites and postings on search engines.
Social Networking
Sites developed to help people discover new friends or
colleagues with shared interests, related skills or a common
geographic location. Leading examples include Facebook,
LinkedIn and MySpace.
Social Search
An online search of social sites that determines the relevance
of search results by considering the interactions or contributions of users. Social search metrics are evolving and currently include both automated software as well as human judgments about the nature of web content.
Social Tagging
The placement on shared social sites of keywords that describe
the content of a website, bookmark, photo or blog post.
Tag-enabled web services include social bookmarking sites (i.e.
delicious), photo sharing sites (i.e. Flickr) and blog tracking
sites (i.e. Technorati). Social tagging provides a useful way of
organizing, sharing, retrieving and discovering information.
Synchronous Communications
Communications occurring in real time, such as online chat or
face-to-face conversations.
Tagging
A way of categorizing online content using keywords that
describe what can be found at a website, bookmark, photo or
blog post.
Tags
Keywords attached to a blog post, bookmark, photo or other
item of online content so you and others can find them easily
through searches and aggregation.
Threads
Strands of online conversation referring to messages, feedback or content that relate to the same subject.
Trackback
An automated feature contained in some blog software programs that allows a blogger to determine who has seen an original post and written another concerning it.
Tweet
When used as a noun, this is a single message posted to Twitter. As a verb, to tweet refers to the act of posting to Twitter.
Tweetup
Comes from Twitter + Meetup. A Tweetup is a gathering of people based on a Twitter conversation
User Generated Content
Text, photos and other material produced by internet users and
posted online for public consumption.
Video Podcast
A podcast with enclosures containing video files rather than
audio ones. Various file types can be used when podcasting video, but an MP3 is the most universal.
Video Podcasting
The process of publishing video files along with news feeds so that viewers can download them and watch them on their computer or portable digital video player.
Viral Marketing
The planned promotion of a product, brand or service through a process of interesting actual or potential customers to pass along marketing information to friends, family and colleagues. This word-of-mouth advertising is usually accomplished by a creative use of social media and other non-traditional marketing channels.
VoIP
An acronym for Voice over Internet Protocol, this enables you to use a computer or other internet device for phone calls without additional charge.
Wall
On Facebook, this is a space on each user’s profile page that
allows friends to post messages for the user to see while displaying the time and date the message was written.
Web Highlighter
Also known as a virtual highlighter. It allows you to add
persistent highlights to any web page.
Webinar
Short for “web-based seminar,” webinars are interactive
presentations, lectures, workshops or seminars transmitted
online, where the audience can participate by offering, receiving and discussing information.
Whiteboards
These are useful online collaboration tools that enable a user
to write or sketch on a web page and then remove or “wipe
off” the information when finished.
Widgets
Mini-tools that may appear as floating items on a desktop, or as
buttons on blogs. These may help users subscribe to a feed, do
a specialized search, or even make a donation. Some common
widgets include weather guides, stock lists, flight trackers,
calendars, and search boxes for various websites.
Wiki
An online, collaborative work space for multiple users of a web
page–or set of pages that can be edited collaboratively. The best known example is wikipedia, an encyclopedia created by
thousands of contributors across the world. Once people have
appropriate permissions set by the wiki owner, they can create pages and/or add to and alter existing pages.
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Adverblog
Short for “advertising blog,” a blog used for advertising.
Aggregation
The process of gathering and remixing content from multiple
websites that provide RSS feeds such as blogs. The results may
be displayed in an aggregator website like Bloglines, or directly
to desktops using software often called a newsreader.
Aggregator
A site, such as Bloglines or Google Reader, that displays
information related to user-specified keywords. The information
is gathered and remixed from multiple websites via RSS feeds.
Also, the name given the software, often free, that automatically
gathers the RSS-based summaries of a set of user-based blogs or sources for easy browsing.
Alerts
A service available from various online news sources and
aggregators that will automatically send updates on
user-selected topics whenever those topics appear online or in the specifiic news source.
Audio Blog
Another name for a podcast. Despite the casual nature implied
by the word blog in this term, audio blogs can have a wide range of production values from very casual audio journals to
professionally produced shows including music, sound effects
and other production values.
Avatars
Graphical images used in virtual worlds to represent people.
Users can create Avatar visual personalities selecting a gender,
body type, clothing, behaviors and name.
Blogerati or Blogophiles
Two terms used to describe sophisticated bloggers.
Blogosphere
The universe of blogging and bloggers.
Blogroll
A list of sites displayed in the sidebar of a blog, which shows who the blogger reads with regularity.
Blogs
Shortened from the original term “Weblogs,” these self-published websites are usually written in a journal format. Content
includes; text, pictures, videos and more. Blogs often have links to other relevant online content, plus invite feedback and comments from readers.
Bookmarking
Saving a website address or item of content, either in a browser, or on a social bookmarking site such as delicious.
Bulletin Boards
An early forum for online collaboration, where users are connected with a central computer to post and read email-like messages.
Buzz
Online “chatter,” or social discussion and interaction
characterized by frequent expressed interest and/or mentions
of a subject among the online community.
Celebritweet
A celebrity who uses Twitter.
Chat
Real time interaction on a web site, with a number of people
adding comments via text entries.
Compensated Consumer-Generated Media (CCGM)
This is media where marketers pay consumers to do certain things, or when publishers compensate artists or content creators for submissions frequently based on their popularity, i.e. number of unique hits.
Consumer-Generated Media (CGM)
First-person commentary posted or shared across a host of
expression venues, including message boards, forums, rating and review sites, groups, social networking sites, blogs, video-sharing sites, etc.
Consumer-Generated Multimedia (CGM2)
Consumer created sight, sound and motion components posted online using sites such as YouTube, MySpace, iTunes, etc.
Consumer-Fortified Media (CFM)
Advertiser created digital media that is shaped and promoted
by consumers through online commentary and debate.
Consumer-Solicited Media (CSM)
Often called “co-creation” or “participator advertising,” CSM
involves an online advertiser who provides a format and invites
visitors to add their content. Examples include “create your own
30 second commercial”, “upload your sponsor-relevant photo or video,” or “send us your best recorded memory of how our brand impacted your life.”
Content Management Systems (CMS)
These are versatile software suites very important to social media, offering the ability to create static web pages, document stores, blogs, and wikis, among other tools.
Creative Commons License
A copyright license that spells out how proprietary online content can be shared, reused or altered.
Directory (Podcasts)
There are dozens of directories listing podcasts, serving as
vertical search engines for podcasts; examples include iTunes, Podcast Alley, Podcast Pickle, etc.
Facebook Markup Language (FBML)
A variant-evolved subset of HTML with some elements removed. It allows Facebook Application developers to customise the “look and feel” of their applications, to a limited extent. It is the
specification of how to encode content so that Facebook’s servers can read and publish it, which is needed in the Facebook-specific feed so that Facebook’s system can properly parse content and publish it as specified. FBML set by any application is cached by Facebook until a subsequent API call replaces it.
Facebook Pages
Facebook Pages are owned by artists and businesses. Facebook users can show friends what they care about and recommend by becoming a fan of a Facebook Page and adding a Facebook Page to their personal profile.
Facebook Profile
An individual’s Facebook page. The profile includes information about the person, a profile picture, the person’s Facebook Wall and more.
FB
Facebook.
Feeds
The means by which you can read, view or listen to items from
blogs, podcasts and other RSS-enabled sites without visiting the
site.
Flog
A fake blog, frequently created by an agency to look as if it were created by consumers. These are often “outed” by vigilant bloggers who dislike the practice.
Follower
On Twitter, this is a term to describe a person who has subscribed to another person’s Twitter feed.
Forums
Discussion areas on websites, where people can post messages
or comment on existing messages asynchronously–that is, not
part of any real time discussion. Chat rooms offer the
synchronous equivalent.
Friendscraping
On Twitter, the act of following all of a follower’s followers, either manually or via bot.
iTunes
Apple’s multimedia player software. As well as playing
multimedia files, iTunes links to a directory of podcasts and acts as a podcatcher by allowing users to subscribe to podcasts.
Links
The highlighted text or images that, when clicked, jump you from one web page or item of content to another.
Mashups
An online service or software tool that skilled “techies” develop by combining two or more tools to create an entirely new service.
Meme
A unit of cultural information such as a popular tune,
catch-phrases, beliefs or fashions that can virally propagate from one mind to another. Online, it may be shared among bloggers or participants of social sites as a game, activity or quiz (e.g., name 50 favorite authors, the 100 worst songs, 10 favorite movies).
News Feed
A collection of headlines, news or story highlights, made
available on the Internet in a standard format, often from a blog
or news source made available in RSS format so that other sites and programs can check and download them automatically. News feeds can be used to publish information about podcasts. Podcast clients can subscribe to podcast news feeds, and use their information to find new shows to download.
Newsreader
A website or desktop tool that acts as an aggregator,
gathering content from blogs and similar sites using RSS
feeds, so you can read the content in one place, instead of
having to visit different sites.
Photosharing
The social media practice of uploading digital images to a
website such as Flickr, where tags can be added, so others can comment or even reuse the images under certain stated copyright license conditions.
Ping
An acronym standing for “packet Internet grouper” or “packed
Internet gopher,” this is an automatic notification sent when a
blog has been updated. It also describes the automatic
communication between networked computers/servers.
Podcast
A digital broadcast made available on the internet. A podcast can be either audio or video, which is delivered to directories
through XML feeds and RSS–or Really Simple
Syndication–formatted XML files. The word “podcast” is derived from“pod” as in Apple’s iPod, the popular portable audio player, and “cast” from “broadcast,” meaning “to transmit for general or
public use.”
Poke
According to Wikipedia, this is a Facebook feature that allows one user to virtually poke another. Some users believe that the poke feature is some sort of Facebook flirting. However, according to Facebook’s FAQ section on the feature, “a poke is a way to interact with your friends on Facebook. When we created the poke, we thought it would be cool to have a feature without any specific purpose. People interpret the poke in many different ways, and we encourage you to come up with your own meanings.”
Post
An item on a blog or forum, also the act placing a blog or
comment online.
Profile
The information someone provides when signing up for a
social networking site. This may include a picture, basic
biographical information and tags to help people search for
like-minded individuals.
RSS
Standing for Really Simple Syndication, RSS is the XML format
that allows you to subscribe to content on blogs, podcasts and
other social media, and have it delivered to you through a feed.
RT
On Twitter this stands for Retweet; tweeting content posted by another user.
Skype
An Internet telephony service that lets you make calls via an
Internet connection.
Social Bookmarking
The collaborative equivalent of storing favorites or bookmarks
within a web browser. Social bookmarking services such as
delicious allow people to store their favorite websites
online and share them with others who have similar interests.
Social Media
The term used to describe the tools and platforms people use to publish, converse and share content online. These include blogs, wikis, podcasts, and the sites dedicated to share information, stories, photos, audio and video files, and bookmarks.
Social Media Marketing
The planned, often paid, use of social media to create interest
and awareness of a brand, product or specific promotion.
Social Media Optimization
Approaches and methodologies used to increase the positions
of various social sites and postings on search engines.
Social Networking
Sites developed to help people discover new friends or
colleagues with shared interests, related skills or a common
geographic location. Leading examples include Facebook,
LinkedIn and MySpace.
- Facebook – An online community for people to connect or re-connect with others. Enables people to share videos, pictures and information about themselves. One of the fastest growing social networks of the past two years.
- LinkedIn – A professional online community used to network with fellow professionals; an online resume sharing site
- MySpace – A site where people can meet others with similar interests, creating online communities by sharing videos, photos, and personal information
- Friendfeed – enables you to keep up-to-date on the web pages, photos, videos and music that your friends and family are sharing. It offers a unique way to discover and discuss information among friends (FriendFeed About Section)
- YouTube – An online site for uploading and discussing videos; Videos can also be embedded from YouTube onto other social media sites such as blogs or social networks
- Flickr –Online site for storing, sharing and commenting on photos
- Twitter – A micro-blogging community where posts and links are 140 characters or less
- Tweet – The post/entry made on Twitter
- Hashtag – Similar to regular tags, these are keywords associated and assigned to an item of content with a hash mark (#) attached to the front of the word. Hashtags make it easier to follow a topic of interest discussed on Twitter
- Twitter Search – A search engine that filters out real-time tweets
Social Search
An online search of social sites that determines the relevance
of search results by considering the interactions or contributions of users. Social search metrics are evolving and currently include both automated software as well as human judgments about the nature of web content.
Social Tagging
The placement on shared social sites of keywords that describe
the content of a website, bookmark, photo or blog post.
Tag-enabled web services include social bookmarking sites (i.e.
delicious), photo sharing sites (i.e. Flickr) and blog tracking
sites (i.e. Technorati). Social tagging provides a useful way of
organizing, sharing, retrieving and discovering information.
Synchronous Communications
Communications occurring in real time, such as online chat or
face-to-face conversations.
Tagging
A way of categorizing online content using keywords that
describe what can be found at a website, bookmark, photo or
blog post.
Tags
Keywords attached to a blog post, bookmark, photo or other
item of online content so you and others can find them easily
through searches and aggregation.
Threads
Strands of online conversation referring to messages, feedback or content that relate to the same subject.
Trackback
An automated feature contained in some blog software programs that allows a blogger to determine who has seen an original post and written another concerning it.
Tweet
When used as a noun, this is a single message posted to Twitter. As a verb, to tweet refers to the act of posting to Twitter.
Tweetup
Comes from Twitter + Meetup. A Tweetup is a gathering of people based on a Twitter conversation
User Generated Content
Text, photos and other material produced by internet users and
posted online for public consumption.
Video Podcast
A podcast with enclosures containing video files rather than
audio ones. Various file types can be used when podcasting video, but an MP3 is the most universal.
Video Podcasting
The process of publishing video files along with news feeds so that viewers can download them and watch them on their computer or portable digital video player.
Viral Marketing
The planned promotion of a product, brand or service through a process of interesting actual or potential customers to pass along marketing information to friends, family and colleagues. This word-of-mouth advertising is usually accomplished by a creative use of social media and other non-traditional marketing channels.
VoIP
An acronym for Voice over Internet Protocol, this enables you to use a computer or other internet device for phone calls without additional charge.
Wall
On Facebook, this is a space on each user’s profile page that
allows friends to post messages for the user to see while displaying the time and date the message was written.
Web Highlighter
Also known as a virtual highlighter. It allows you to add
persistent highlights to any web page.
Webinar
Short for “web-based seminar,” webinars are interactive
presentations, lectures, workshops or seminars transmitted
online, where the audience can participate by offering, receiving and discussing information.
Whiteboards
These are useful online collaboration tools that enable a user
to write or sketch on a web page and then remove or “wipe
off” the information when finished.
Widgets
Mini-tools that may appear as floating items on a desktop, or as
buttons on blogs. These may help users subscribe to a feed, do
a specialized search, or even make a donation. Some common
widgets include weather guides, stock lists, flight trackers,
calendars, and search boxes for various websites.
Wiki
An online, collaborative work space for multiple users of a web
page–or set of pages that can be edited collaboratively. The best known example is wikipedia, an encyclopedia created by
thousands of contributors across the world. Once people have
appropriate permissions set by the wiki owner, they can create pages and/or add to and alter existing pages.
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Press Release (Jun 2009) Gazlo.com catches on - Free Local Online Business Search Engine site recently expanded into Walworth County
The follow is a Press Release about Gazlo.com that published in June 2009. You can find this press release post featured at 1888pressrelease.com:
Gazlo.com catches on - Free Local Online Business Search Engine site recently expanded into Walworth County, Wisconsin
Gazlo.com recently Expanding into Walworth County / Gazlo's 1 year birthday party info. Talking about the success gazlo.com is having in the local community.
Janesville, WI (1888PressRelease) June 25, 2009 - http://www.gazlo.com has had over 90,000 visitors since it was launched by Bliss Communications one year ago. So who’s visiting Gazlo.com and why?
According to Gazlo.com promoters, people are visiting the site because it’s a quick and easy resource for people who are searching for local businesses and a business location or hours of operation.
“If you are wondering what time a business opens or closes, you can find the answer in less than five seconds on Gazlo.com,” explains Shar Hermanson, sales development manager at Bliss Communications. “And a map comes up immediately for every business listed on Gazlo.com.”
The number of businesses listed on Gazlo.com recently doubled as the team decided to expand operations into Walworth County. In addition to basic listings for almost every business in Rock and Walworth Counties, Gazlo.com visitors can find much more detailed information about many businesses.
“Where every business gets a free website, we have over 100 businesses that are taking advantage of the upgraded premium website,” explained CeeCee Philipps of the Gazlo.com team. “It’s a great way for a business to have their own website which they can easily change and update on a daily basis if they wish.”
While Gazlo.com, one of 13 web sites operated by Bliss Communications in Southern Wisconsin, is a serious business venture for the media company owned by Skip Bliss, the Gazlo.com team is committed to a fun approach to marketing and public relations.
Hermanson, Philipps and the rest of the Gazlo.com team recently celebrated the anniversary of the web site’s launch with a birthday party for Gazlo, a masked character who represents the site at public appearances. Among the guests were over 150 Gazlo.com customers and supporters who shared Gazlo.com success stories and business web strategies and enjoyed entertainment from Elvis Tribute Artist Jessie Aaron.
The event also included ribbon cuttings from Forward Janesville and the Greater Beloit Chamber of Commerce. During the event, Hermanson outlined the benefits of Gazlo.com for businesses.
“I am so glad our company recognized the need for this service,” explained Hermanson. “During a time when businesses are facing challenges as many are now, Gazlo.com is a great tool to invite more customers to see their products and services,”
The Gazlo.com team doesn’t talk much about what Gazlo stands for or even how the name came to be but they encourage everyone to visit Gazlo.com/info to check out footage of Gazlo’s birthday party and Gazlo.com testimonials and photos. While you’re there, you can also find a place for shopping, restaurants or whatever.
Gazlo.com catches on - Free Local Online Business Search Engine site recently expanded into Walworth County, Wisconsin
Gazlo.com recently Expanding into Walworth County / Gazlo's 1 year birthday party info. Talking about the success gazlo.com is having in the local community.
Janesville, WI (1888PressRelease) June 25, 2009 - http://www.gazlo.com has had over 90,000 visitors since it was launched by Bliss Communications one year ago. So who’s visiting Gazlo.com and why?
According to Gazlo.com promoters, people are visiting the site because it’s a quick and easy resource for people who are searching for local businesses and a business location or hours of operation.
“If you are wondering what time a business opens or closes, you can find the answer in less than five seconds on Gazlo.com,” explains Shar Hermanson, sales development manager at Bliss Communications. “And a map comes up immediately for every business listed on Gazlo.com.”
The number of businesses listed on Gazlo.com recently doubled as the team decided to expand operations into Walworth County. In addition to basic listings for almost every business in Rock and Walworth Counties, Gazlo.com visitors can find much more detailed information about many businesses.
“Where every business gets a free website, we have over 100 businesses that are taking advantage of the upgraded premium website,” explained CeeCee Philipps of the Gazlo.com team. “It’s a great way for a business to have their own website which they can easily change and update on a daily basis if they wish.”
While Gazlo.com, one of 13 web sites operated by Bliss Communications in Southern Wisconsin, is a serious business venture for the media company owned by Skip Bliss, the Gazlo.com team is committed to a fun approach to marketing and public relations.
Hermanson, Philipps and the rest of the Gazlo.com team recently celebrated the anniversary of the web site’s launch with a birthday party for Gazlo, a masked character who represents the site at public appearances. Among the guests were over 150 Gazlo.com customers and supporters who shared Gazlo.com success stories and business web strategies and enjoyed entertainment from Elvis Tribute Artist Jessie Aaron.
The event also included ribbon cuttings from Forward Janesville and the Greater Beloit Chamber of Commerce. During the event, Hermanson outlined the benefits of Gazlo.com for businesses.
“I am so glad our company recognized the need for this service,” explained Hermanson. “During a time when businesses are facing challenges as many are now, Gazlo.com is a great tool to invite more customers to see their products and services,”
The Gazlo.com team doesn’t talk much about what Gazlo stands for or even how the name came to be but they encourage everyone to visit Gazlo.com/info to check out footage of Gazlo’s birthday party and Gazlo.com testimonials and photos. While you’re there, you can also find a place for shopping, restaurants or whatever.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Top 10 Visited Gazlo Sites from May - June 09
Gazlo.com Stats for the Month of May and June 2009: 25,027 pages were viewed a total of 134,186 times!!
Here is a list of the top 10 most visited websites on gazlo.com from the months of May & June 2009. Click on the links below to learn more about each business.
#1)
Janesville Performing Arts Center (JPAC) 608-758-0297
408 S Main St, Janesville, WI 53545
The Janesville Performing Arts Center is centrally located at the corner of Racine and Main streets in downtown Janesville. This intersection is easily accessible from Highway 11, Highway 51, and Interstate 90 / 39. Find upcoming events.
#2)
Memories From The Heart - 262-728-0546
221 E Walworth Ave, Delavan, WI 53115
Memories From the Heart is a delightful one-of-a-kind shop filled with the latest supplies, where all levels of classes are taught, children are welcome and our staff cares about helping you preserve your memories.
#3)
Rock County Historical Society (RCHS) - 608-756-4509
426 North Jackson Street, Janesville, WI 53546
The Rock County Historical Society enriches and engages the communities in Rock County Wisconsin through preservation and dissemination of the unique history and heritage of our area.
#4)
Gazlo.com - Local Business Search Directory 608-755-8239
1 S. Parker, Janesville, WI
Locate Rock County & Walworth County Businesses! Local Business info, Videos, Photos, Maps, Events, & MORE!
#5)
Cakes By Sheila - 608-756-3146
2510 Mineral Point Avenue, Janesville, WI 53548
Made from scratch bakery products and cakes of all sorts. Wedding cakes, birthday cakes,shower cakes,cakes for any occasion you can think of.
#6)
Lyle's TV & Appliance Inc - 262-723-3477
17 S Washington St, Elkhorn, WI 53121
Committed to offering all the top name brands and we’re YOUR source for low prices and personalized service
#7)
Culver's of Janesville - 608-758-8916
2633 Milton Ave, Janesville, WI 53547
Step into a Culver’s and you’ll experience fresh, delicious food served with a great big side of friendly smiles and warm hospitality. That’s what it means to be Culverized.
#8)
Italian House - 608-754-2226
1603 E Racine, Janesville, WI 53548
Since 1987, the Italian House has been profoundly committed in providing you with authentic Italian cuisine. We truly consider it an honor in serving you and your family, and look forward to your return.
#9)
The Rock Bar & Grill - 608-363-7625
101 Maple Ave, Beloit, WI 53511
Great Food - Great Friends - Rockin Times
#10)
Wildwood Theaters - Movies 10 - 608-743-0100
3100 Deerfield Drive, janesville, WI 53511
Find current movie showtimes!
Coming in very close to making the top 10 list:
- Schwartz & Shea Insurance Agency, Janesville, WI
- Texas Roadhouse, Janesville, WI
- Babcock Signs, Janesville, WI
- Pontiac Convention Center, Janesville, WI
Here is a list of the top 10 most visited websites on gazlo.com from the months of May & June 2009. Click on the links below to learn more about each business.
#1)
Janesville Performing Arts Center (JPAC) 608-758-0297
408 S Main St, Janesville, WI 53545
The Janesville Performing Arts Center is centrally located at the corner of Racine and Main streets in downtown Janesville. This intersection is easily accessible from Highway 11, Highway 51, and Interstate 90 / 39. Find upcoming events.
#2)
Memories From The Heart - 262-728-0546
221 E Walworth Ave, Delavan, WI 53115
Memories From the Heart is a delightful one-of-a-kind shop filled with the latest supplies, where all levels of classes are taught, children are welcome and our staff cares about helping you preserve your memories.
#3)
Rock County Historical Society (RCHS) - 608-756-4509
426 North Jackson Street, Janesville, WI 53546
The Rock County Historical Society enriches and engages the communities in Rock County Wisconsin through preservation and dissemination of the unique history and heritage of our area.
#4)
Gazlo.com - Local Business Search Directory 608-755-8239
1 S. Parker, Janesville, WI
Locate Rock County & Walworth County Businesses! Local Business info, Videos, Photos, Maps, Events, & MORE!
#5)
Cakes By Sheila - 608-756-3146
2510 Mineral Point Avenue, Janesville, WI 53548
Made from scratch bakery products and cakes of all sorts. Wedding cakes, birthday cakes,shower cakes,cakes for any occasion you can think of.
#6)
Lyle's TV & Appliance Inc - 262-723-3477
17 S Washington St, Elkhorn, WI 53121
Committed to offering all the top name brands and we’re YOUR source for low prices and personalized service
#7)
Culver's of Janesville - 608-758-8916
2633 Milton Ave, Janesville, WI 53547
Step into a Culver’s and you’ll experience fresh, delicious food served with a great big side of friendly smiles and warm hospitality. That’s what it means to be Culverized.
#8)
Italian House - 608-754-2226
1603 E Racine, Janesville, WI 53548
Since 1987, the Italian House has been profoundly committed in providing you with authentic Italian cuisine. We truly consider it an honor in serving you and your family, and look forward to your return.
#9)
The Rock Bar & Grill - 608-363-7625
101 Maple Ave, Beloit, WI 53511
Great Food - Great Friends - Rockin Times
#10)
Wildwood Theaters - Movies 10 - 608-743-0100
3100 Deerfield Drive, janesville, WI 53511
Find current movie showtimes!
Coming in very close to making the top 10 list:
- Schwartz & Shea Insurance Agency, Janesville, WI
- Texas Roadhouse, Janesville, WI
- Babcock Signs, Janesville, WI
- Pontiac Convention Center, Janesville, WI
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