LinkedIn : Social Partnerships
A while back, we launched a LinkedIn Group as an informal networking group for design engineers and others. We did limit marketers and head hunters, as we wanted to foster a core community of engineers. The results since launch have been amazing really, and it proves the point that we’re already in a ‘networking’ or ‘connection’ phase in the online... Read More
2008 Folio: 40
I was stoked to see Scott McCafferty and Mike Emich, my esteemed colleagues make it into the Folio:40! Well deserved for having the vision, taking the risk, and promoting high integrity among other things in launching a b-to-b media platform. WTWH and Design World made it under the category of ‘UNDER THE RADAR’ and I of course appreciate the now internally famous quote... Read More
3D CAD Model Publishing
Its been a key feature of Design World since inception, but reading a partner profile at Autodesk brings the point home again – Why design when you can download? You can save hours of design time by using ready-made parts from your favorite global suppliers. CAD neutral Traceparts continues to leverage their resources through publishing partnerships with CAD & PLM... Read More
Good Online Ad Size Resource
Besides IAB – Interactive Advertising Bureau – best practices site, I came across the Morningstar Advertising Opportunities page that has a nice interface for their online ad specification. While specific to their site, its a good resource if looking for dimensions and image blanks of the actual ad size. Read More
Welcome Pat Curran
We are pleased to be expanding our overall business and bringing Pat Curran on as business development manager. Pat will be involved in the continued growth of our online business and expanding opportunities. In addition, Pat will be assisting with ongoing custom and comprehensive sales programs. A Cleveland native, Pat will be working out of our Middleburg Heights office. He can... Read More
Stumble on the Newsvine
As we are completing the next release of Design World Online, we decided to integrate some new sharing capabilities on our articles. Email and del.icio.us bookmarks and of course RSS are stil in place, but we are pleased to add StumbleUpon which after a year of staff use, seems better suited for our audience. StumbleUpon works extremely well for matching content with a users interests,... Read More
Expanded Relationship with TraceParts
More great news leading off the New Year – we’re pleased to announce our expanded business relationship with TraceParts. WTWH Media, LLC Expands Relationship with TraceParts www.tracepartsonline.net added to Design World Online network offerings SANTA BARBARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–WTWH Media, LLC today announced an expanded partnership with... Read More
Fliqz Self Serve Video
Fliqz launched a new service today. I had the opportunity to beta test this product, and I’ll give them a lot of credit for creating a great free customizable video player. This will go a long way for a lot of individuals and smaller companies. They have come a long way in just under a year in terms of their web interface and usability. While the free service is a huge improvement,... Read More
Value of Design World Online News Channel
As Marshall noted in his last post our syndication efforts are delivering big rewards for our RSS feed. In addition to the exposure, there are a number of hidden SEO benefits from our online editorial postings - 1. With every online post we try to link our pr back to your site for more information. While some might say old school SEO, it still provides relevant content linking... Read More
RSS Subscriber Reach
For the month of October 2007 DW reached a max of 96 subscribers to the DW main RSS news feed with views at 36, 258. Some highlights here on providing additional exposure for suppliers and their PR. Again this is additional exposure via RSS to our engineering audience in addition to site traffic. Banner hit 1011 views on their Safety Controller. http://www.designworldonline.com/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1008 Gems... Read More
