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11/11/11 11:11
Interesting word: ELEVEN.
What does it mean to you?
Well, I have had a curiosity as to what the world will do with this gregorian calendar oddity.
It’s amazing how the world thinks… and wastes time (our most valuable resource).
Humans can make stuff up out of nothing and make it significant by their belief systems (eg religion) and others (maybe like me) seek substantive or scientific explanation.
Others just make it FUN!
My curiosity got the better of me. Here’s a sample of what I found…
Blink and you’ll miss it!
Friday sees once-in-a-lifetime moment as time and date read 11.11.11 11.11.11
Only occurs on one day every 100 years.
There are some on the outer fringes of the internet who say it heralds the end of the world; but for others, it looks like the perfect day for a wedding
At 11.11.11 on 11.11.11, the time and date will be a perfect same-numbered palindrome, reading the same backwards as forwards, an event which can only happen on one day every 100 years.
And even the most hardened sceptic will surely pause for a moment to reflect on the unique occurrence, which will not come around again in the lifetime of most of us.
Among other things, 11.11.11 will be:
- Armistice Day, celebrated around the world.
- A day of spiritual significance for those who believe the number 11 has a mystical power.
- A very special day to get married or have a birthday (especially if it’s your 11th).
- Perhaps even the end of the world, according to some ‘prophecy’ web forums.
The reason the date is so unusual is that 11.11.11 is the only double-figure palindromic date, since there is no 22nd month.
And the last time it happened, on November 11 1911, an almost supernatural event saw temperatures drop by more than 60F in a single day.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2059313/11-11-11-11-11-11-Fridays-lifetime-moment.html#ixzz1dLwR9Vus
Apophenia
Apophenia (see Wikipedia) is the experience of seeing meaningful patterns or connections in random or meaningless data.
APOPHENIA: THE NATURAL HUMAN URGE TO FIND PATTERNS
The reason we ascribe significance to 11.11.11 is apophenia – the urge to find patterns in seemingly random data.
It is this that explains why we see clouds forming certain shapes, and why we often hear of people finding ‘faces’ in things like potato crisps.
Apophenia is also important in the psychology of gamblers. It can either encourage those on a winning streak to believe that it will continue, or convince losing gamblers that their luck must inevitably change.
While it can be a symptom of mental illness if taken to an extreme – as depicted in the film A Beautiful Mind – apophenia is instinctive to all humans as a way of drawing conclusions about the world.
This phenomenon helps us, for example, to recognise abstract drawings as representing human figures, and to remember phone numbers which seem to follow a pattern.
Conspiracy Theories
Conspiracy theorists are famously prone to identify a (perhaps coincidental) pattern, and conclude that it must have great significance, although in real life important, life-changing, and even catastrophic things can occur simply out of random chance.

11-11-11: the Movie
Friday 11/11/11 sees the release of apocalyptic film 11-11-11, which predicts the opening of a Hellmouth.
The film by Darren Bousman, director of several entries in the Saw franchise, features a man whose family dies in a car crash at 11.11am, and who then begins to be haunted by the number 11.
It plays on beliefs long held by some spiritualists, who say that the number has a special significance and claim that many people have a mystical attraction to the time 11.11.
23 Enigma (similar)
The 23 enigma refers to the belief that most incidents and events are directly connected to the number 23, some modification of the number 23, or a number related to the number 23.
There was even a movie (The Number 23) about it with Jim Carrey.
11 Eleven Project
Do you see the number 11 everywhere? Well, you’re not the only one. Millions of people have a special connection to the number 11 and now they’re able to unite. If you see 11 or 11:11 why not “press record” and share it with the world. The main event takes place on 11/11/11 so stay up to date with everything on Facebook. There’s even an iPhone App to participate.
Numerology
111, 1111 – This sign is used to indicate that your thoughts are related to the start of a new cycle in your life. What you are thinking about doing or changing is correct for the new phase of your life.
Religion & Spirituality
There’s a raft of these… Can YOU feel the shift?
Amazing what people can make up when they are seeking THE reason.
11.11.11 Opening Of The Portal Of The Divine
On 11.11.11, the portal will open and the first wave of these divine energies will flow to every man, woman, and child reminding all of our true nature. We are eternal spiritual beings born of Source Energy. When we connect to our truth and see beyond our personality self, we discover the magnificence of our being and the inner love, beauty, innocence and worth that is contained within each of us. Can you feel the shift? Watch the video on YouTube
Armistice (Rememberance) Day
November 11 is best known in Australia and UK as Armistice Day, or Veterans Day in the USA.
Comet E.L.E ELENIN
11 11 11 Decoded Planet X Nibiru The Awakening 2012 Alien Invasion (whoa!)
Watch on YouTube if you dare…
Awakening The Pyramid of Giza
11-11-11 Synchonicity & Meaningful Coincidence. For many years now a growing number of people have been experiencing the so called 11-11 phenomenon. This is the experience of becoming acutely aware of seeing the number 11, but especially when it appears somewhere twice. It is fair to say that this can also be in forms like 1111, 111.1, 11 11, 11:11 rather than only in one fixed format. Read More
The Illuminati / Freemason Signature
Whether or not you choose to accept the information in this article, at least understand this. Your life is regulated and controlled by mathematics. Both in a physical world as well as spiritual. There are 7 days in a week, 12 months to a year, 365 days to a year, 60 minutes in a hour and 24 hours to a day. Your work schedule is regulated by the numbers. The cosmos is even controlled by the numbers. God gave us 10 commandants. One of those commandments is to observe the 7th day of rest. There are many references to Gods numerology in the bible as well as Satan’s. Even the mark of the beast will be 666.
what the… ? Read more
Want to learn more?
Spend a day on Google. Simply enter ELEVEN (whooooo!) and keep reading… probably forever!
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to Steve Jobs…
“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify and vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as crazy, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”
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Posted by: Glenn Bolton in Internet, Online, Social Media, tags: Advertising, Articles, Blog, community, Content, Email, monitor, Online, SEO, Shop, Social Media, submit
Source: Nettuts+
This article aims to show you how to attract users and make them hungry for more. Who is this post for? Anyone with a website. Not all of the items listed below will apply directly to you and your business; however, they are, at the very least, an excellent source for inspiration.
1. Write Fresh and Catchy Content
If you have good content, people will always come back for more. One of the most important things about content is to keep it fresh and up-to-date. But, just like Smashing Magazine, make sure to archive your content for people to refer back to.
2. Listen to Your Community
If you are already lucky enough to have a community—even just some regular users—listen to them. You can do this by emailing your users directly, setting up comment forms, live chat, or even user feedback systems such as UserVoice, which allow users to vote on site issues and functionality. By listening to your community, you can determine exactly what they want.
3. Monitor How Your Site is Used
Knowing how users use your site is vital. This allows you to target their needs better. The best way is to keep a close eye on your analytics data; check what country/area your users are coming from, what search terms are working well for you and what sites are giving you the best referrals.
Find out how users navigate your site via heat maps. These help you alter your site so that it is easier for your visitors to use and find what they want. This keeps your users happy and more likely to return.
Read the rest of the article at Nettuts+
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There is a Welcome to YouTube (confirmation) email going around that sends people to a bogus site (http:// sonda. co. kr / index2.html - do not click it if you are unprotected) which has nothing to do with YouTube.
Everything else on the email LOOKS like it is legit… but it is NOT!
If you did NOT subscribe then DELETE THE EMAIL IMMEDIATELY! Do NOT click on ANY links
I have service@youtube.com in my whitelist so that’s why it got through to me.
Here is what it looks like (image only)

You have been warned!
Here’s the header sent to ME (Sean Riminez is not me! but info@gosoho.net does get thru to me though.)
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We spoke about how people seem to have the attention span of a Gnat these days in the post titled The Attention Span Of A Gnat…How To Overcome It.
But that isn’t really a fair indictment on all people (including me) who might resent being associated with a Gnat. What really happens is that we get so many messages on a daily basis that it becomes impossible to view them all and we become very precious with our time. Hence we scan, we skim and we try to sort the “wheat from the chaff” as quickly as we can.
If something doesn’t jump out at us as being of importance…we move on very quickly. Hence the Gnat story.
So how do we attract attention and break through the clutter to get our message to more people?
AICDA – The Copy Writers Magic Formula
A good sales pitch, whether in person, print, website, letter, email, TV, video, radio… wherever, needs to do 5 things.
It must attract Attention, be Interesting, have Credibility, create Desire and prompt an Action …. AICDA.
Attention
On a web page or direct mail letter, that is what the headline does. On the radio its the load opening noise, sound or music that breaks the listens thoughts to get attention. Without attention, all is lost. The reader will not go deeper into the message to get to the heart of the sales pitch.
On your website, your landing pages are your key attention grabbers and must induce the reader to click through to another page or take some action such as signing up to receive a report or a newsletter subscription. Ideally the outcome is someone putting their hand up and saying “Hey, I’m interested…”. But be patient. Build a relationship. Digital marketing allows you to walk steadily to this point over time with minimal effort on your part.
Interest
Once you have their attention, you must give something that arouses interest. This could be many different things; a fantastic price, an offer of something free or a hint of an opportunity that will be revealed further on in the copy…an incentive to keep going.
Credibility
Creating credibility is very important; a must. Provide testimonials, a case study or some reputable statistics that PROVE that what you are talking about is the truth. Third party testimonials will always be seen as carrying greater weight of course because of the perceived independence.
Desire
You must make the reader desire or want what you are offering. It could be a product or service that you want the prospect to desire or want to buy. You can achieve this by appealing to emotions, hint at how a problem will be solved or how life will be made better.
Action
The reader must be prompted, urged, asked and convinced to take action. It is amazing how many otherwise fine sales pitches fumble at this crucial point. If you don’t give a prospect a reason to act, clear instructions on how to act and even ask them to act, they probably won’t.
One of the best ways is to put a strict time limit on your offer. Make them understand that they must act quickly to get your good deal, or lose out for ever.
AICDA And Digital Marketing
How did you find this article? Did you click on a link from an email marketing piece? Was it a link from another website page? Did it appear in a Google search and you clicked on the link?
All of these sources used the principles of getting your Attention and building Interest to the point where you wanted to read more. There is nothing really new here, but it is pitched in a slightly different way towards how to improve your digital marketing…your website, emails, social media; so you can produce better outcomes.
It is a fact that to achieve the full objective requires more words. And in this respect Long Copy out-sells Short Copy. So the big learning here is how to achieve the out comes of Long Copy but recognising that you must overcome the short attention spans that we all seem to suffer from these days.
Our objective here is to get you thinking and looking at how you could improve the results and hence you return on investment (ROI) form your digital marketing. When you need help, contact us who can show you how to implement these strategies into your business.
Source: X2 World
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Give your business a powerful competitive advantage which can shoot you up the search rankings and achieve more leads than your non-blogging competitors.
When suggesting a Blog to clients we usually get asked “What exactly is a blog?”, which gets followed by, “I don’t have time to play around with one of those” or “Where would I get the time and what would I write about?”
The first stop in deciding to create a company blog (after understanding exactly what it is of course) is to decide that it is a worthwhile strategy and that means understanding the WIIFM (what’s in it for me?). What’s the pay-off?
What Is A Blog?
Simply, it is just a tool that allows you to quickly and easily create and publish new content. Plus, it allows readers to leave feedback on that content and interact with the feedback from other readers.
We have talked about Web 2.0 in the past Newsletter articles which, incidently can be found on our Blog at X2 World Blog, and a Blog is a Web 2.0 strategy. The 2.0 is just about the ability to engage and interact with people, compared with the original web concept which was an online brochure…you have moved on haven’t you?
The Pay-Off
1. Google Search – Google, in fact all search engines, places more emphasis on websites that have a growing and relevant content. Therefore you have a better chance of getting more web visitors if you add more content to your website…that is what a blog does.

2. Create Better Relationships – People do business with people they know and trust. A blog is a great way to achieve those outcomes on the web. Let people get to know you and your company. Offer value and people will return regularly. Over time, more and more people will contact you and become a lead or prospect. Then you have a chance of doing business with them.
3. Increased Online Lead Generation – businesses that have a blog and regularly publish new content will generate more new business leads than businesses that don’t blog. But don’t take my word for it, the following research by HubSpot shows an 88% and 67% increase in new leads for company’s that have a Blog.

The good news is that the statistics show that lead generation is substantially higher for both B2C (business to consumer) and B2B (business to business) company’s, making it a universal best practice strategy for internet or web marketing.
4. Improved Search Engine Results – The search engines apply ratings to websites and they favour certain elements over others. If your website can have more of the favourable elements, then it stands a better chance of appearing on the coveted “Page 1 of Google”. A blog helps in 2 key areas:

That’s a massive benefit! A website that is rarely ever updated and has no new content being added gives no reason for any search engines to come back and index pages. Your competitors who do Blog will get an advantage in the search rankings.

Another big factor in search engine rankings is links from other websites and blogs to your website. As the above chart shows, businesses that blog get much higher results.
What’s The Point Again?
Marketing is a science. It is measurable and you can try things, find out what works, tweak, improve and do more of what gets results.
The charts above from HubSpot’s research provide compelling evidence that you should be thinking seriously about a Blog for your business. If you have one, then think about how you can improve it and get better results.
It should be integrated with your website so that it adds value to your web domain name and in some cases could be a standalone website.
Why not get in touch with us and find out how your marketing could be boosted by adding a Blog or improving your current Blog?
One of our professional digital marketing Partners would love to talk you through the process and identify how it would work for your particular business.
Source: X2 World
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May 6th, 2010, Katarzyna Grochowska – GetResponse

Do you think of disengaged subscribers as an unavoidable loss – or a business opportunity? Do you try to find the causes and perhaps offer ways of re-engaging your subscribers? Or does the whole process depress and annoy you?!
If you keep getting the same poor responses from certain subscribers, you can either write them off − or take a couple of easy steps to see if you can reel them back in. Now we’re not talking about the non-responders, but only about the “on the fence” folks that are clearly not thrilled with something about your email marketing strategy!
So let’s look at the unsubscribe scenario from a “cause and effect” perspective to see if there’s any room for intervention – without annoying subscribers to the point that they flag your messages as SPAM.
Why do people unsubscribe?
According to recent email study (1), the top 5 reasons people unsubscribe are:
1. 67% – Irrelevant content
2. 64% – Receive too frequently
3. 50% – Think their email address is being shared or sold
4. 48% – Don’t recall signing up
5. 32% – Privacy concerns
The top 2 reasons are irrelevant content and frequency issues. We’ve discussed the importance of relevance many times on our blog, and we know you’re working hard to improve in this area. But have you ever thought about addressing these issues before the “disengaged” actually unsubscribe?
Would you help them re-engage if we told you it would only take a few minutes of your time?
Read the rest of this post on the GetResponse Blog
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By Renai LeMay, Delimiter.com.au on April 7th, 2010
Microsoft appears to have accidentally deleted six years of blog archives hosted on its free Windows Live Spaces platform belonging to Australian mobile technology evangelist Shane Williamson.
“About 3 weeks ago my Windows Live Spaces blog was deleted by Microsoft for no reason,” Williamson wrote on his site over the weekend. “That is over six years of blogging on mobile, technology and convergence gone … Microsoft claims they cannot reclaim any part of the data lost, or will they give a reason why it was lost.”
“This should be a major concern to anyone who is, or thinking of, using Windows Live SPaces as a serious blog or any other type of cloud computing services from Microsoft.” Delimiter couldn’t reach Williamson for a comment today.
When contacted about the issue today, Microsoft Australia’s public relations agency punted the question to ninemsn, which operates the Windows Live brands in Australia courtesy of its joint venture relationship with the software giant.
A spokesperson for the company said it was investigating the issue back in Microsoft headquarters in the US — as that was where the Windows Live Spaces blogs were administered from, although it hoped to provide further information on Williamson’s case in due course.
Previously known as MSN Spaces, Windows Live Spaces was initially released in 2004, and is broadly seen as competitor to other free hosted blogging platforms such as Wordpress.com and Google’s Blogger offering.
Williamson himself is seen as one of Australia’s foremost experts on the mobile technology space. In the past he’s held senior roles focused on the mobile space at a number of companies such as Microsoft, Optus and Hutchison Australia (before the merger with Vodafone). He is also the co-founder of the Mobile Monday Sydney chapter, which attempts to bring mobile industry professionals together.
Read the blog post on Zdnet
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By now, you’ve probably heard that Facebook has made some big changes that affect your privacy. However, you might not know what they are.
So far, the changes have been explained in the language of the people that they benefit: companies and app developers. What about us, the end users?
Here’s a handy collection of the best tips that we could find for protecting your privacy on Facebook’s wild new frontier.
Read More on Download Squad
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In its rush to take on Facebook and Google Buzz, Microsoft is now collecting and displaying personal information on your Hotmail page — information you may never have wanted to broadcast.
Exactly how it’s mining this information is something of a mystery, but if you use Hotmail or Windows Live, it’s time to review your privacy settings — lest something you said or did comes back to haunt you.
One user signed in to her Hotmail account recently and was greeted with Microsoft’s new, improved social networking splash page.
What’s wrong with this picture? All three What’s new with your network entries contain potentially embarrassing information that the authors never dreamed would appear on someone else’s Hotmail sign-in page.
Read More on Windows Secrets: http://windowssecrets.com/comp/100422#story1
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