Michael G. Stults

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How To Get YouTube Thumbnail Images

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Looking for a simple way to pull down a YouTube thumbnail image of a video online? I thought this information would be helpful to some of you. I ran across where I wanted to use a thumbnail image to promote a YouTube video and I found myself curious on how to accomplish this. It really is pretty simple so let's dive in here.

The Basic URL to Pull YouTube Thumbnail Image

http://img.youtube.com/vi/VIDEO_ID/#.jpg

Where you see “VIDEO_ID” is where you'd put the unique block of characters that identifies that video. So if the link is http://youtu.be/6Gv9knBA4aA to your video then simply use 6Gv9knBA4aA for the “VIDEO_ID” part of the above URL. [Read more…]

How To Maximize Your LinkedIn Presence

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How to maximize your LinkedIn presence has been a hot topic these last few years. LinkedIn has grown to be a viable business and prospecting tool from many people. LinkedIn's presence has been best described as a business related social networking site serving more than a 120 million registered users. On a monthly basis Linkedin's presence has been upwards of 50 million visitors a month. Can you just say wow?
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SigBuzz Is The Ultimate Email Signature Tool

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Have you spent countless times looking for a way to create an email signature for your small business, hobby, or non profit? SigBuzz is innovation at it's finest!

Branding is an important topic to consider. All to often we spend time on the outwardly things like website, letter heads, business cards, and advertisement but sometimes we forget that our email signature sees a lot of daily action. Let's say you're a small business owner and each of your employees have different email signatures. No big deal right? Probably not except sometimes that is the first impression you have with a new client or vendor. It's your basic calling card so you have to use it as the tool it provides for branding. [Read more…]

Stop Marketing Like It’s 1950

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Recently I've had a few discussions with a couple of my friends about marketing themselves as a brand. They each are in direct sales and the image of their product isn't the company they represent but their face. People do business with other people mostly for one reason…that is they like and trust you.

Could you imagine working for a company for 20 years and all you've done is pour your heart into it all? Everyday, every month, every year to become the best at your job. One day you wake up and there is a company merger only to find they have eliminated your positions. As time goes on the clients you happily involved at your last company would like to contact you but your old mobile phone, email, and etc doesn't work.

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Twitter Is A Funny Creature. 3 Things To Get Started

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Twitter twitter twitter… what in the world is this thing? It's funny sounding and for the more detailed people out there it has been challenging their written communication skills by only allowing 140 characters per post. Geez. Well I'm here to share some of my experience of using Twitter with you and also to give 3 out of a million things that you could do to get started.

Less than 2 years ago I started my Twitter account @MGStults and my thought with my Twitter handle was ” I didn't want anyone to know my name”. Yes your laughter is so loud I can hear it all the way through the internet connection. Very silly wouldn't you agree?  If your online you are absolutely giving up some of your privacy. You probably have Facebook don't you? [Read more…]

What is Social Media Kansas City?

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Social Media is connecting with people who don't know you. Social Media is a pain in the ass. Social Media is the wave of the future and its best to embrace it; not be scared of it. Social Media is overwhelming and entertaining all at once. Social media is people online yesterday and now they are here at this event! I really can't make this stuff up even if I tried. These are a few statements that others shared with me on camera at The Social Media Club of Johnson County (@SMCJOCO / #SMCJOCO on twitter) launch party on Thursday July 15, 2010 to introduce it's board members. The event was held at the Aloft Hotel / WXYZ Bar in Overland Park, KS.

As me and my wife mingled are way through the 300 + people who attended while checking in with foursquare, Paul Evans and Sara Paxton were giving out prizes via SMS (thanks to Ruxter Mobile and the sponsors!). I would say that was pretty cool. Even better since I won some tricked out cupcakes from Cupcake a la mode! I guess extra cardio is calling…

Throughout are mingling, while sipping on “Twittertinis”, I kept my Flip HD video camera handy to interview people. I asked them to introduce themselves, say their company name and twitter, and what superhero would they be if they could be one? I believe I surprised many people by asking that question but I thought it was fun! My first question I  asked was, “Social Media is ________” fill in the blank question.You'll see in the video that we received a ton of different answers. [Read more…]

4 Profiles For Listing Your Social Media Networks

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If you've taken a few seconds to read this article then you are certainly interested in your online identity across multiple social media networks. If your like me you like to Google your name just to see what comes up! Now this seems very nerdy but if you work in the online sector or want to be found at some point in the future…you have establish your brand.

I've been asked why I haven't started my site sooner or been involved with developing my brand quicker. Well the easy answer is I didn't know what I wanted to write about exactly before. If your that person please know that if you don't know that answer right now then that is OK. At least purchase your own domain name to start.

Creating a central place for your social media profiles and networks has been made extremely easy with the abundance of technology available on the internet. Often you might read on how to become found online. I feel the best method is to take advantage of the free services to you. These free services include Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, Delicious, and WordPress to just name a few but you are simply creating profiles on each network which optimize well for SEO. Also [Read more…]