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N00b to Coder in 60 Seconds: A JavaScript Project Anyone Can Do Right Now

The problem we face when learning something new is that it’s often taught by experts who have no recollection of what its like to be a novice. Furthermore, being an expert doesn’t make you an expert teacher.

I’ve found that learning JavaScript is no different.

Learning a new language -programming or otherwise- can be daunting. And as a total n00b I’m looking for quick, easy wins that will…

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Freddy Krueger Is Scared To Build The Next Twitter But You Shouldn’t Be. Because @Codecademy

This article almost didn’t happen because I was having so much fun learning how to code on Codecademy.

For the past few days, I’ve been coding my butt off. Why? Two reasons:

1. Tech startups are ruled by engineers, and as a non-technical founder I’m constantly at a disadvantage. Read on, I’ll explain;

2.As a self-respecting blogger who runs his own WordPress site, I am always tweaking the theme…

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What does it take to deliver the most important talk of your life? @DorieClark tells her story

Mike Brooks and I do a weekly podcast interviewing TED speakers about their journey of delivering the most important talk of their life.

It’s called Road To TED and you can subscribe to it via iTunes or Stitcher.

The latest episode features Dorie Clark. She’s an author, branding expert, speaker, and perhaps the best conversationalists I’ve ever had a privilege of dining with.

I hope you’ll have…

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3 reasons why going viral is bad plus a panel discussion at @CoInventNetwork

On April 22nd, Anchin is hosting Coinvent Media Summit 2015 in New York with an impressive lineup of speakers and panelists. I don’t know how I made the cut, but I hope to see you there.

My panel is with:

Chad Parizman – Director, Convergent Media @ Scripps Networks Interactive

Ethan Fedida – Senior Social Media Editor, Strategic Partnership Manager @ The Huffington Post

Bryan Nye– Social Media…

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The Most Overlooked Problem in Blogging and How To Fix It

Bloggers are more powerful then they realize.

That’s often not true individually speaking, but collectively, content creators [I’m including podcasters and YouTubers under the “blogger” banner] are the most powerful online citizenry.

After all, bloggers are purposeful trust and audience builders, while everybody else is more or less just playing around.

Brand Dilution

One of the most overlooked…

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The not-so-hidden problem with The JOBS Act

What is The JOBS Act?

It’s a law that enables any company to sell equity stake to any kind of investor.

Traditionally, only accredited investors could own equity stake in companies that are either publicly traded or of the startup variety.

The JOBS Act enables your grandma to invest in my startup or your lemonade stand.

That’s basically the short end of it.

So, what’s the problem?

Nothing, at…

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Confessions of a Recovering Social C-Suite Believer

There are people out there who are telling CxOs to get on Twitter, start a blog, and engage with customers on Instagram.

I was one of those people, I was wrong, and this is my confession.

Context

Social Media Marketers have done one helluva job promoting a notion that CxOs should spend time on Social Media. And some CxOs are amazing at extracting maximum value from it.

Richard Branson is the…

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How a comedian defeated a scientist in a moon landing debate

How would you win a debate against an expert who is arguing for something most people already believe in?

But wait, let’s make it even more difficult.

How would you win a debate agains an expert while being someone people are reluctant to take seriously?

That’s truly a tall order, but it can be done. In fact, it WAS done.

The arguments listed here are loosely based on an intellectual ass kicking…

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Verizon and AT&T are tracking your every move and there's nothing you can do about it

Verizon and AT&T are tracking your every move and there’s nothing you can do about it

Verizon and AT&T are using a new-fangled technology to track your every move and Al Jazeera invited me to talk about it on their Morning News.

The segment is only 4 minutes long and covers the basics but I figured I’d write about it from 3 different angles in order to give you a complete picture.

The technology, privacy, and marketing angles. Here goes.

The Technology Angle

The technology is…

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She Shoved Her Pie Right in His Face and Hey Mikey, I Think He Liked It!

Last week my good friend and the queen of PR Dana Humphrey invited me take a pie in the face…for a good cause.

The conversation went something like this.

Dana: Hey Dino, do you want to… (gets interrupted)

Dino: YES!

Dana: …take a pie in your face?

Dino: WHAT!?

Dana: Too late, you already said yes.

Dino: DOH!

The Minister of Pie was none other than Today Show’s Jill Rappaport, and my brother in…

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It Only Takes a Minute to Make Your Content Strategy Work With This 1 Thing

You think you’ll be reaching your customers with your articles, podcasts, or videos? Think again.

This is an excerpt from the interview I did with Anthony Tran from Marketing Access Pass podcast. We had a great time chatting about how to gain visibility online.

Anthony even included a 30 minute bonus where we talked about why people share. You can hear the entire interview here.

For those of you…

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How To Become Internet Famous

Last week I saw a truly exceptional piece of content. It was a video made by Ian Danskin of Innuendo Studios.

The video is about Phil Fish. No wait. The video is about being an Internet celebrity and how one Phil Fish got there. No wait. The video is really about us and our inability to see the forest for the trees.

Watch the video, it’s truly fascinating.

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How To Make Your Content Go Viral

In this post, I will talk about 3 methods that will get you more shares. Keep in mind that these methods can be used together or alone, but they’re most effective when combined.

But first, little bit of background. Feel free to skip to Methods if you’re in a hurry.

John Hall and I were talking last week about how he might be able to help Influence.coclients get greater distribution for their…

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Sometimes you don't get the job because you're not sufficiently impressed

Sometimes you don’t get the job because you’re not sufficiently impressed

I remember when I first entered the work force. I had interviews with several companies which are super-popular and known in the USA. But being from Bosnia I didn’t know them from an atom.

It’s funny which bits of the American culture filter into other countries. For example, I grew up very aware of some popular American music. Artists like Bob Dylan, Guns N’ Roses, and Madonna were immensely…

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John Oliver Keeps Saying Native Advertising Sucks. Well, Now You Have A Killer Comeback.

SEO is fickle. PR is unreliable. And people have ad blindness. So how do you effectively promote your business then?

The answer for many is native advertising, but that’s not without its problems either.

Watch this video for a hilarious explanation of native advertising.

Native advertising delivers the advertising payload in a way…

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How To Pitch Influence Marketing to Brands: A Guide for Agencies

If you’re working at a marketing agency, pitching a brand new line of services to your clients presents a challenge. Just think about how difficult it was to convince a brand to invest in SEO in the early 2000s.

Today, influence Marketing finds itself in much the same position. Luckily, in this video Dan Cristo explains how his agency has presented Influence Marketing to its clients.

Related: Get…

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This will make or break your next presentation. But here's an expert that can help you

This will make or break your next presentation. But here’s an expert that can help you

In this episode of Road To TED, Mike Brooks and I interview Matt Abrahams who is a lecturer at Stanford University, and an author of Speaking Up Without Freaking Out: 50 Techniques For Confident, Calm and Competent Presenting.

We talk about one of my favorite topics; Confidence. Matt is an expert on it.

This episode clocks in at around 60 minutes, so if you don’t have the time, bookmark this page…

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