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Memorial Day 2010

Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for those who died in service to our country. Congress declared Memorial Day a national holiday in 1971, to be celebrated on the last Monday of May.

Originally know as Decoration Day, it is believed that Memorial day started in the United States after the Civil War to remember fallen Union soldiers. This might be true, because eight southern states hold a separate memorial day for fallen Confederate soldiers.

About 5,000 people attend the Memorial Day ceremony at the Arlington National Cemetery each year. A small American flag is placed on each grave and the President lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Ways You Might Celebrate Memorial Day:

• visit cemeteries and war memorials and place flags or flowers
• attend Memorial Day parades or your local VFW hall
• fly the US flag at half-staff until noon
• add the POW/MIA flag to your flagpole
• participate in National Moment of Remembrance at 3 PM (local time)
• view the National Memorial Day Concert

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Addicted to . . . Twitter?

A recent study by Retrevo Gadgetology asks social media users when, where, and how much time they spend on social media sites like FaceBook and Twitter.

Click to read and view graphs--Is Social Media a New Addiction? | Retrevo

From this study, it also appears that social media may have begun to replace more conventional sources for news with many social media users saying tweets trump TVs for that morning cup of news.

Are You Addicted? Apparently, 56 percent of social media users NEED to check FaceBook at least once a day, 12 percent MUST check in every couple of hours. Almost 50 percent admitted checking in with social networks before bed, during the night or as soon as they wake up.

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Google Mob Takes Over Mobile Advertising

The Federal Trade Commission approved Google purchasing AdMob. This acquisition makes Google the biggest player in mobile advertising. Apple has a mobile-ad network, Quattro Wireless, and an ad product, iAd.

Mobile Advertising: FTC Greenlights Google's AdMob Purchase - Advertising Age

Mobile apps, display and search-ad revenue are expected to nearly double in 2010 to $430 million in the U.S., hitting $1.8 billion by 2014, compared to 47% growth in 2009, according to research firm IDC.

Q&A: Potential Inquiries Into Apple’s Rules - Digits - WSJ

Apple may be investigated by the FTC for restricting competition in mobile advertising. Apple recently changed its terms of service, restricting app development for iPhone to those only developed with Apple software. Apple would like to prevent iPhone apps from transmitting data to third parties. which serves to limit development of third-party ad applications.

What does this mean for the average marketer? If you are already using Adsense for your mobile advertising, the transition to the mobile market will be an easy one. To reach the legions of iPhone users, you will deal with Apple and iAd.

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WordStream Now Google Analytics App

WordStream has been selected as an Editor's Pick in the Google Analytics Application Gallery, a collection of applications that leverage the Google Analytics API to provide additional value beyond analytics.

The editors at Google analytics call WordStream the “ultimate keyword research tool" designed to help you discover your most relevant and profitable keyword opportunities, then organize and act on those keywords to drive traffic and leads through better organic search engine optimization.

WordStream’s new SEO tool suite is featured on CNET Download.com.

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