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Brand Meltdowns, Paid YouTube Channels & First Tastes: Magnet Media Labs Podcast #19

In our 19th episode, the Magnet Media Labs team discusses stories from the past few weeks including YouTube’s initial rollout of 30 paid subscription channels, some missteps and mea culpas from Mountain Dew, a public Facebook meltdown from Amy’s Baking Company, branded video from Bombay Sapphire, and we watch a viral video (and discuss exactly [...]

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Ads With Multiple Messages, Vimeo’s Ventures, Netflix for iOS Update: Magnet Media Labs Podcast No. 18

Director of Marketing Ryan Swearingen flew the coop this week, jetting off to California for Magnet’s West Coast office open house, leaving Brandan and myself with one less voice and point of view. But then, after weeks of hoping she’d be able to join in, the podcast’s fourth member Felicia Montalvo joined us! So, three out [...]

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YouTube: It’s Not TV, It’s Not Netflix – It’s Focusing On “Generation C”

As the web TV/video industry continues to shift and mold and grow – and to test models of monetization – business approaches and content development are taking on various forms. In this regard, there’s been some interesting news coming from YouTube in recent days and weeks. On the one hand, the web video giant seems [...]

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GPS While Driving, Irritating App Functions, And Your Google Account After You Die: Magnet Media Labs Podcast No. 14

The lineup has changed for this, the newest episode of the Magnet Media Labs Podcast. Episode No. 14 features discussion from regulars Brandan Jones and Ryan Swearingen along with Emily Wilson, the newly hired Managing Editor. Though she cannot possibly replace the likes of former M.E. Ryan W. Neal, she’ll do her best to voraciously discuss [...]

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Infographic: How to Grow Your Twitter Following

Twitter continues to be an important part of any inbound marketing strategy and is a great way to discover and be discovered by users with similar interests. In this “40 Ways to Increase Your Twitter Followers” post, Jeff Bullas included the infographic below from Twiends, which outlines some solid tips for growing your Twitter footprint. [...]

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Brands on Tumblr :: Magnet Media Minute [video]

In this week’s Magnet Minute, Amy shares some examples of big brands using Tumblr to engage their audiences. You may remember the primer video on how you can use Tumblr for your business’ online presence, so hopefully you’ll see some interesting strategies here and come up with ways to incorporate Tumblr into your digital marketing [...]

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Ads, Apps, and Veronica Mars: Magnet Media Labs Podcast No. 12

The Magnet Media Labs podcast is back! A few weeks ago, we made a big move from our office at 12 West 27th Street all the way down to 122 West 27th Street. It took us some time to find the ideal place to record as the dust settled, but now it’s better than ever. [...]

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The Social Media Oscars: Magnet Media Labs Podcast No. 11

Well folks, this is our last Magnet Media Labs broadcast from our office here on 12 West 27th Street in New York. We are in the midst of a big move to a new office, all the way down the street to 122 West 27th Street. Before our computers and equipment got boxed up, we [...]

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PlayStation 4 and Google Glass: Magnet Media Labs Podcast No. 10

Neither Anwar Warner nor Brandan Jones could make it to this week’s podcast, so Team Ryan has complete control of the Magnet Media Labs. So join Ryan W. Neal and Ryan Swearingen as they break down the top digital stories and the viral video of the week. The guys start by taking a look at [...]

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Creative Inspirations: Time Lapse of Hitchcock’s “Rear Window”

Yesterday morning morning, Richard Trammell shared with us a project that inspires his work as a video editor here at Magnet Media. He showed us “Rear Window Timelapse,” a digital video project from Jeff Desom that uses footage from Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window—a legendary film that has inspired more than a few filmmakers. For those [...]

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