We think too much, feel too little is a post from Bob Hazlett, a digital marketer who writes at One Half Amazing!

your life is your life

don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.

be on the watch.

there are ways out.

there is a light somewhere.

it may not be much light but

it beats the darkness.

be on the watch.

the gods will offer you chances.

know them.

take them.

you can’t beat death but

you can beat death in life, sometimes.

and the more often you learn to do it,

the more light there will be.

your life is your life.

know it while you have it.

you are marvelous

the gods wait to delight

in you.

Via Brain Pickings

On finding light in darkness, knowing chances and the ownership of life is a post from Bob Hazlett, a digital marketer who writes at One Half Amazing!

Ok, so I cried watching this is a post from Bob Hazlett, a digital marketer who writes at One Half Amazing!

Heat-seeking, automated Nerf gun is a post from Bob Hazlett, a digital marketer who writes at One Half Amazing!

I could be reading way too much into this, but I’m going to be interested in seeing how this evolves.  This could be the beginning of Facebook’s take into live user-streaming video content.  Instead of having all their users leave the site to record their “hauler” videos on YouTube and UStream, Facebook Live could allow them to record and interact with their friends and fans directly on Facebook’s site.  It could go even deeper to take on such services like Hulu and actually stream live TV right to the web.  That would be cool.

Just my 2 cents.  Am I taking this prediction too far?  Let me know in the comments below.

Crazy Prediction: Facebook Live Set to Take On YouTube, Hulu and UStream is a post from Bob Hazlett, a digital marketer who writes at One Half Amazing!

37Signals founder and author of Rework Jason Fried has created a video about his management style when it comes to communication management. He explains the benefits of using passive communication tools such as web chat and IMing rather than constantly calling or knocking on people’s doors. This could be some good tips if you are a company manager. via Pulse2

Working and Managing Through Interruptions from Jason Fried of 37Signals is a post from Bob Hazlett, a digital marketer who writes at One Half Amazing!

‘curiosity’ from Nic Askew on Vimeo.

Stay Curious is a post from Bob Hazlett, a digital marketer who writes at One Half Amazing!

Mark Robertson of ReelSEO caught up with YouTube’s Matthew Liu to get some insight on best practices for optimizing your videos. Here’s what he had to say.

Content

• Creative should be engaging and compelling enough for users to comment, rate and ultimately share.
• Shorter videos (2-3 min) perform better than longer (~10 min) videos.
• Learn from your video Insights.  If your viewers are engaged better than other videos, you’re going to be rewarded in search rankings.

Community

• Clear and concise tags, description and title.  Use complete sentences when you can.  Tags should be relevant, don’t try to play off of popular terms if your video isn’t related to that particular subject.
• Keep embeds on, the more links or times your video is embedded on outside pages, the better ranking you’ll get.
• Videos with more ratings, comments and views typically get better rankings.
• Use annotations to link multiple videos together.  Don’t forget to add date and location to your video’s description.

Found a YouTube tip that’s helped you achieve better rankings? Share it in the comments below.

Get More Video Views With These Optimization Tips From YouTube is a post from Bob Hazlett, a digital marketer who writes at One Half Amazing!

A campaign for Element Skateboards where skaters can challenge each other to claim spots.

Element Skateboards Pulls off Beautiful Multi-Channel Campaign is a post from Bob Hazlett, a digital marketer who writes at One Half Amazing!

SEOMoz yammers it up during Whiteboard Friday to talk about visualization.  I think visualization is one of those new and sexy fields that you’ll hear more and more about in the near future.

SEOmoz Whiteboard Friday – Visualization from Scott Willoughby on Vimeo.

12seconds is updating their iPhone app to take advantage of the new OS 3.0.  The app, which should be available soon, will allow you to send short video messages directly to your friends via twitter.

Back ‘dat thing up and pick up some great tips about landing page design through CopyBlogger’s Landing Page Makeover.  Their most recent tutorial covers CarsHelpingAmerica.org.

If you’re a fan of Indie Rock, I highly recommend The Veils – Sun Gangs. Rock out this weekend.

Facebook Universal Search, Visualization, 12Seconds and Landing Page Design is a post from Bob Hazlett, a digital marketer who writes at One Half Amazing!