THE DREAM IN ACTION

This post is a bit less focused than most, but there have been a myriad of thoughts that I wanted to share with you guys. I’ve added a new widget to the blog that will help promote other blogs that I read and am inspired by, I’ve started using a new URL shortening tool that provide awesome analytics, and I share a Twitter business model that in my mind is genius and could really change the game.

I would love any thoughts or reactions to these musing in the comments below! I hope all is well with you and that your actions are getting you closer and closer to living your dreams.

The BlogRollr Widget

If video isn’t your thing, here’s the deal, I’ve added the BlogRollr widget in the sidebar of THE DREAM IN ACTION. A blog roll is a list of blogs that I read and that continue to inspire me. My blog reading changes all the time because I’m always looking for new sources of challenging thoughts and new ways to learn so a dynamically populated list makes tons of sense.

Also, I really like the idea of being able to support other bloggers. I get an unbelievable amount of inspiration from many of the guys on this list.  Some of the best & most inspiring are Neil Patel’s QuickSprout blog & Fred Wilson’s AVC.com. In the BlogRollr widget you can see my all time most read, or click on the Recent tab to see what I’ve consumed lately. For example, I’ve been reading both Charlie Hoehn & Steffan Antonas a lot recently because their unique approaches to the changes on the web & in business. Check their blogs out and let me know what you think of the widget in the comments!

Update: The BlogRollr widget is a Firefox plugin and apparently does not display to those visiting the blog using Internet Explorer. My advice, don’t use IE, but I will reach out to the folks at BlogRollr to see what’s on the horizon to fix this issue. Thanks!

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New URL shortener, SU.PR

I’ve started using a new short URL service called SU.PR pronounced ’super’ built by the team at StumbleUpon. Using StumbleUpon has driven a lot of traffic to my site when I’ve used it in the past and I believe that this tool will do the same. The video above from Tim Ferriss talks about what SU.PR does and the benefits of using it.

For me the most interesting feature is the analytics that it provides into what your “optimal” tweet time (of the day) is, not to mention the “su.pr-ior” tracking they provide on the clicked links. Also, they allow you to promote the best posts from your blog. Pretty sweet.

Here are just a few things that the viewer of a su.pr link sees and why it’s really beneficial:

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The Perfect Twitter Business Model

I was watching This Week In Startups and Jason Calacanis mentioned an idea he had that was worth sharing. He said, (I para-phrase) what if Twitter were to insert it’s own affiliate ID to any Tweet that advertised a product? Or, at least on the major ecommerce sites; any Amazon link, or eBay link, or Zappos, etc. They would literally make a killing! It would not impose on the user experience and it would provide a significant revenue stream to a business most believe are desperate for a revenue stream. The subject of how Twitter will monetize their service has been a hot topic for months now, even though the only people who don’t seem worried about their monetization strategy is Ev & Biz.

I give Calacanis serious credit here because in my mind business models can the the most fascinating thing in business and this tops em’. In regards to ‘The Week in Startups’, I recommend checking it out. It’s a live show every Friday, that I normally watch recorded. The guests thus far have been very impressive & the topics/thoughts shared are anything but stale.