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For some reason, I have a fascination with the classic "light bulb joke". Since I'm in the internet marketing business these days, thought I'd take a shot at light bulb jokes for internet marketers.

"[T]he share made of 55+ year-olds has increased from 16% to 19% - a relative increase of 22%," according to Nielsen Online.  And that would be interesting enough by itself.  Every increase has to correspond to a decrease, though, and the decline occurred in what might be the least-expected place."Over the last year (Oct 06 - Oct 07), the share of the UK Internet population made up by under 25 year-olds has decreased from 29% to 25% - a relative drop in share of 16%," the Nielsen report states.

NetXpression is a powerful and useful tool, allowing any user to create professional presentations that communicate clearly and persuasively. With NX, you can build professional business presentations for use directly over the Internet, on CDs, or on any other file system. Your finished presentation can be viewed by anyone with a standard web browser, so no special software is required. NX makes it really easy for anyone to build informative presentations. Once created, you can deliver your presentations with very little effort and amazing results.

The amount of people that V connects with on a daily basis makes me (a real introvert) want to curl up in the fetal position and rock backwards and forwards. Sure I have a lot of people read my blogs - but she’s at her best when she’s surrounded by people in real life

V isn’t one to hold back on trying new things

she’s enthusiastic/positive

Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas will hold an internet chat on Monday 15 October to coincide with the first international Blog Action Day, which is dedicated to the environment. The chat will take place between 1400 and 1700 on the Commissioner's blog site and will be conducted in English, French, German and Greek.

Will the popularity of blogging lead to its demise? Presently on the internet there are blogs in existence for almost every subject, every demographic, and every topic imaginable and more being created every minute. Lately as I peruse websites looking for useful information I have come to the realization that there are just too many blogs on the internet. While this might not be a popular view it certainly feels good to get that perspective out there amongst ProBlogger readers for debate. It also got me to thinking, will the popularity of blogging lead to its eventual downfall?

The lightbulb. The telephone. Email. If you're a specialist in your field, there are two ways to become a household name: create something new...or claim it can never be done. If you want to be remembered on the Internet, choose the second one. Here are 9 examples of breakthroughs, inventions and innovations the experts were completely wrong about.

In this quick and easy 22-page report (or optional audio recording), you'll learn: Whether blogging is dead or not How to avoid the tyranny of Google Why you should forget the "Long Tail" How to truly leverage Web 2.0 Why you're not normal, and why that's a good thing How the true power of the Internet is being missed What "teaching sells" means to you

Interesting discussion going on about whether PR agencies should blog over at Brian Solis' PR 2.0 Blog. Part of the post applies to all businesses: "First and foremost, not everyone needs to, or should blog. Some people just don't have anything interesting to say and that's OK. Not everyone needs to write a book, skydive, or sing karaoke either. Yes, so openness and transparency are "the new black." But don't take it at face value. Think about it first."

I assert that self-promotion is vital to the launch of any new social media endeavor. Whether a marketer or an individual, whether starting a blog or making videos, you have to be your own #1 fan and evangelist. There are plenty of people out there who will love your content, but you have to help them notice it. There is nothing wrong with this, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. However, there are some things you can do to help obfuscate the paradox and take those vital steps to gaining a foothold in the wild west of the internet.

The following Google search tips are based on my own experience and things that I actually find useful.  The list is by no means comprehensive.  But, I assure you that by learning and using the 12 tips below, you’ll rank up there with the best of the Google experts out there. 

Doing even a few of these things will set you apart from the vast majority of people who view social network sites as toys and networking as “just for fun” (though it can be fun, too).

Social networking sites have a reputation as being huge time wasters, and for most people, they are. If you can afford that luxury, more power to you; for the rest of you, really think about what social networking can do for you and focus your energies to making that work.

Once you are happy with your widget you can publish it to grab the embed code. It works just like YouTube etc where you are given some HTML to put into your website or blog post.

The main draw will be the items found in the Components area, from images through to more dynamic content like Google Charts and RSS feeds.