How To Automatically Convert Videos To Images

Guest Post by: Charles McKeever of OpenSourceMarketer.com.

Creative ideas are everywhere, if you know how to listen.

In this article I’m going to show you how you can automatically split videos into images and then use those images to generate traffic for your website. When John Pozadzides (aka the man behind One Man’s Blog) did this, he got 10,000 pageviews on a single blog post in just 7 days.
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Social Media: What It Is, How To Use It, and Where To Begin

Social media is an all-encompassing term used to describe any of several online channels that utilize the technology to facilitate social interaction through written, visual, or audible communication. Examples of different types of Social Media sites include:

The use of social media as a marketing and promotional tool and strategy is becoming more and more popular with businesses because it can be an extremely effective way to promote products and services to a targeted audience. Websites can function as a static billboard to promote products, services, or ideas – but social media opens up a dynamic dialogue with your audience, allowing for interaction and personal connection.
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Tutorial: How to Bluff in No Limit Texas Holdem Poker

Guest Star!Dee Brown

By Guest Star: Dee Brown of Forever Geek.

Bluffing is one of the most exciting elements in poker. You don’t always need the best hand to win money and whenever you convince someone to lay down a better hand, it’s a great feeling.

Bluffing is more art than science but there are still concepts you can use to decide whether or not to bluff. Here are a several things to consider when you decide to take down the pot with an otherwise losing hand!
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Dark Knight – Joker’s New Controversial Look

Guest Star!Author of this article, Hrafn Th. Thorisson

By Guest Star: Hrafn Th. Thorisson of Think Artificial

Batman Dark KnightIf you haven’t seen pictures from the upcoming Dark Knight Movie then you’re missing out. You’re missing out on controversial makeup (yes, makeup can be controversial). Apparently the appearance of the deranged Joker is sparking debate. Mostly, some say he’s about as scary as a birthday clown that ran out of funding.

Now, normally I don’t talk a lot about superhero flicks, but Batman is an exception … because he’s awesome. And the Nolan brothers are, too. So is Christian Bale. Awesomeness quotient is definitely fulfilled, proceed with entry.
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White Hat Digging: 3 Myths, Tips and Tricks for Understanding and Submitting to Digg.com

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By Guest Star (and responsible Power-Digger): SuxMonkey of AllSux.com

Have you submitted great content to Digg and wondered why it didn’t make the Digg homepage? Are you just curious about how Digg, the most popular of social media sites, works? Did some content of yours make it to the front page, but you don’t know why it did or why other content of yours didn’t?

This article will start to address these questions, and refer you to further resources to help you on your way to understanding the social news powerhouse that is Digg.com. It will also provide advice for sharing news and information on Digg as well as how to promote your own content responsibly. Keep in mind that this article is about understanding how to build a better Digg community for everyone – not about gaming Digg for personal gain.
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How to Throw a Knockout Punch

Guest Star!Author of this article, Hrafn Th. Thorisson

By Guest Star: Hrafn Th. Thorisson of Think Artificial

Boxer with his glows showingIt’s a relatively well known fact that to throw a heavy punch you should put your body into it. This might sound simple enough in theory. Yet, during the years I used to practice mixed martial arts I observed quite a few people understand the idea, but still utterly fail in its application. Here’s a summary of how to throw a heavy punch, and a couple of nifty tricks I learned to help get it right.
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