We did talk a little bit about what Microsoft is up to regarding Search in Europe and other hot topics in the search world. I didn’t come empty handed and brought a fab price package for the listeners to win. The one person that would proof to us that he or she is the biggest Microsoft Fan Boy ever will get a full conference pass to the SMX Munich 2009, a VIP ticket to the search bash party co-sponsored by the Webmasters on the Roof, a spot on the invitation list to the exclusive “Let’s face it” Live Search event @ the Microsoft offices here in Munich and last but not least a Xbox360 gaming console.

People can enter the contest by simply commenting to this blog post with anything that comes to mind be it photos, videos, audio or simply text. The winner will be chosen Tuesday next week – and we are eagerly awaiting the submissions

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Live Search Germany being a guest @ Webmasterradio.fm

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Facebook targeted ads

Yahoo! and MediaVest studied a group of consumers passionate about a particular subject area. Out-of-context ads proved about as effective as in-context placements.

read the full story @ adweek … I’m still in disbelive

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Are related Ads really more effective?

1. Study the top 100 blogs on technorati. It’s always a good idea if you start something: take a look at the competition
2. Provide excellent and unique content. That’s probably the hardest part of all, and it’s often hard to give away stuff as well. So if it hurts to publish a post cause you unveil a secret (not a secret of your employer) your on the right track
3. Write about yourself – at least some and add images – its engaging for readers to know something about you
4. Don’t write about yourself – this can be sooooo boaring
5. Do e-mail interviews with the famous – hard to achieve but try
6. Post consistently – at least once a week better more often
7. Tell people about it – tag on technorati, bookmark on delicious and myweb, have the blog URL in your e-mail signature – or tell them offline
8. Comment on blogs you read – the whole world is give and get
9. Be controversy – if you just say all is nice and fluffy – people will keep watching tv-ads
10. Forget all the above and change the world – that’s really the holy grail – don’t read top ten lists or care about them – Change something!

Guy has some great ideas too and seth of course even more.

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The holy grail of Blogging Top Ten things to do to get Readers for your Blog