Monday, August 11, 2008

Spreading Out Across the Blogosphere

Over the past several months, I have received a few invites from people who want me to guest-post on their blogs. It's an honor to receive requests from anyone, but I have to admit that some of the requests have been a bit intimidating.

I have always declined because my job has required a lot of my attention. With a family of 5 and a ton of professional duties, it has never been prudent for me to do it.

Until now.

As things have progressed at my work with an automotive marketing firm, I am finding that I have more free time available to work on things. As a public figure for my company, it has even become prudent to "spread my wings" and get my name out there for others to find.

With that said, I would like to ask that anyone who needs a guest blogger, please keep me in mind. I am not a "professional" blogger who gets paid for my work, but it's okay. There are so many great writers out there who do not make money on that I can only hope to be considered part of their ranks. That, of course, would require that my writing is great, which is definitely up for debate.

Still, I consider myself competent at it. I write about a variety of topics - not just automotive - and any opportunity to contribute gives me a way to get my name out, so I am definitely open to it.

If interested, please simply leave a comment here or contact me at jd.rucker.oboy@gmail.com

See you on the internet!

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Automotive SEO Video of JD Rucker

Here's me:

Stories I Wrote that hit the Front Page of Digg, part 1

Here is a partial list of stories that I authored that made it tot he front page of Digg. There are several others, but most are on websites with which I cannot mention my involvement. Enjoy.

Why Democrats Love the Pickens Plan - 806 Diggs. An article that touches on the Boone Pickens plan for alternative energy sources that would free some of the United States' dependancy on foreign oil.

Fake Hookers + Fake Credit Cards + Fake 13yr olds = Marketing? - 1389 Diggs. When a story goes viral, it's possible for the source to get a ton of traffic and a lot of backlinks. When it's a spoof, but a lot of people believed it to be true, well, it can get ugly.

Recommended Flaw: 31% of Digg Homepage submitted by 10 Users - 3400 Digg.

iPhone was Dugg. Way Dugg. - 1559 Diggs.

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Digg Recommended Flaw: 31% of Homepage submitted by 10 Users

This one hit 3400 Diggs and 309 Comments.Posted to popFAIL.Original Description:A look at the last 500 front page stories on Digg reveals that 10 submitters control a mind-boggling 31.4% (157 out of 500). Some of the names on the list are familiar to the front page, while a few have found new success using Digg's new Recommendation Engine.

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iPhone was Dugg. Way Dugg.

This got 1559 Diggs and 97 Comments.Posted on popFAIL.Original Description:With the unveiling of the iPhone at the WWDC on Monday, there just weren’t very many real surprises. Many of the speculations and rumors came through. Some were merely fiction. Here are some quick statistics from the week in Digg that was dominated by the enigmatic iPhone.

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Digg & Fox Tricked: 13yo ordering hookers w/ dads cc a FAKE

This one got to 1389 Diggs and 120 Comments.Posted to NowPublic.Original Description:What a virtual world we travel through sometimes. A (relatively) innocent marketing ploy designed to draw in backlinks for a financial services comparison website in London has stirred up media attention ranging from the front page of Digg to coverage on Fox News.

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Why Democrats Love the Pickens Plan

This one got to 806 Diggs and 152 Comments.Posted on Greenopolis.When anyone invests $300 million dollars into promoting alternative energy sources, the Democrats usually take notice. When that person is an oil tycoon, brother of a "Bush Pioneer", and someone who was a major contributor to the 2004 Swift Boat ads, that person gets an invitation from Nancy Pelosi to speak before the House Democratic Caucus.

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