I am often shocked that many are not aware that the Coast Guard is part of our Armed Forces. Our families wouldn’t be safe without them. I have to say that I am very impressed by the whys and the hows the Coast Guard has set in place in regards to their social media efforts

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Tech Savvy U.S. Coast Guard Uses Social Media to Protect Us

Thursday afternoon, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that requested regulators investigate Google’s “Search plus Your World.” The EPIC complaint alleges that the new Search Plus feature shows favoritism towards Google’s own social network and violates Google+ users’ privacy. Marc Rotenberg, Epic’s Executive Director, said the Follow SEJ on Twitter @sejournal

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The EPIC Complaint Against Google’s New Search Plus

We have a running joke in our offices about clip art and stock photo. One in particular image continues to populate sites all across the Internet so much that each time she pops up on a site Instant Messages with links to her start flying internally. Kind of a running spoof of the “There’s that Follow SEJ on Twitter @sejournal

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Do Stock Images Affect Trust?

A couple of paragraphs further down, the secret formula of Coca Cola will be revealed.  Jonathan Mildenhall, Vice-President, Global Advertising Strategy and Creative Excellence at The Coca-Cola Company, calls it “liquid content.” But, before you go any further, I feel that I should issue a warning. If your friends currently consider you too innovative, then don’t read this post.  If your boss already thinks you adopt new ideas too quickly, then go watch a couple of other videos. So, who should read this post and watch the two videos embedded below?  Well, as the Central Overland California & Pike’s Peak Express Company said when it launched the Pony Express: “WANTED.  YOUNG, SKINNY, WIRY FELLOWS.  NOT OVER 18.  MUST BE EXPERT RIDERS.  WILLING TO RISK DEATH DAILY.  ORPHANS PREFERRED.” —California newspaper help wanted ad, 1860 Now that my conscience is clear, let’s take a look at Content 2020, which is The Coca-Cola Company’s secret formula for evolving “its approach to the creative agenda on its key brands.” I was told where this secret formula was hidden in plain sight by Michael Kolowich, who is the Principal Editor of Rich Content Daily

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Coca Cola’s Secret Branded Content Formula Revealed: Liquid Content

The power of online video was reaffirmed recently by the deaths of two men who chose to use the medium as a documented expression of thoughts that we take for granted in everyday life. One week before Ben Breedlove’s passing on Christmas Day, he posted two videos expressing his run-ins with death and his faith in the afterlife through a series of text on flash cards.  These flash cards describe what seems to be gratitude for living as long as he did.

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The Power Of Online Video Can Prove That There Is Life After Death

A lot changed in 2011. Of course..

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Nielsen’s Top Online Video Destinations & Web Brands Of 2011

YouTube saw over 1 trillion playbacks this year.  Now they’re announcing their top 10 videos, along with their top 10 channels, top 10 music videos, and other specialty videos .  Prepare for a video-heavy article of goodness because here at ReelSEO, we’re going to embed as many as possible in a countdown of YouTube’s most-watched (not to be read as “best”) videos of 2011.  What do you think made the cut?  Well, Rebecca Black’s “Friday” was an easy one and not entirely for the right reasons.  Dim the lights, take a look back at the Top 10 most watched videos of the year (excluding major music label).

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The Top 10 Most Watched YouTube Videos Of The Year

According to a new thread last week over at the Google forums, YouTube is in the midst of making some changes to the YouTube Friends and Subscriptions system. Many users have become confused on the intended differences and uses for the two, and the hope is that the new set up will make things more clear

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YouTube Friends And Subscriptions Are Merging, Kind Of

Last week, YouTube rolled out several important changes to their video broadcasting platform.  Amongst the most important are the enhancement made to “channels”.  This enhancement allows users to assemble a list of their favorite channels, almost creating a comparable model to a cable network.  As there are billions of videos on YouTube (owned by parent Follow SEJ on Twitter @sejournal

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YouTube Redesign Calls for Video Search Engine Optimization Services

According to recent reports, Firefox’s lucrative three-year deal with Google expired in November. The Google search deal, which provided 84% of Mozilla’s $123.2 million in total royalty revenue for 2010, gave Google a prominent position in second most used internet browser

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Is Mozilla’s Firefox Browser Finished?