You may have heard of Air Video, a video streaming & player app, but I doubt whether you gave a shot on Air Playit. It is an easy-to-use video and audio streaming app, and through WiFi or 3G/4G network you could stream almost all videos to iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android OS mobile devices. Personally speaking, Air Playit is an unmatchable video streaming app because of its handiness, powerful capability, free of charge.

A connected device (iPhone/iPad/iTouch) can easily play back any movie or video on your PC or Mac via the network. More amazingly, it is not only supports those formats that the Apple devices do not natively, such as MKV, AVI, WMV, M2TS, AVCHD, etc. but also converts them on fly. That is to say, all movie and video can now be watched directly on your iPhone/iPad/iTouch with no need of third-party conversion software.

To illustrate how it works, I used it myself and tested its ability. For both PC and Mac user, the first thing is always download and install the software. So I installed the Air Playit server onto my Mac and Air Playit client onto my iPad. Actually, the software download and installment were pretty smooth. Then I got my cartoon (Rango) easily added on cloud. Almost forget that it can also access your iTunes Playlist.

After the successful installments of Air Playit server and client, you will be ready to use the app. The local server should show up immediately, for it supports automated server discovery on local network by Bonjour Service. But if it doesn’t, you could also add remote server by manually specifying IP address. Anyway, my iPad and Mac were connected automatically, and I could see a list of folders which had been set up on Mac before.

The program will show the some basic info of the movie or video played back on mobile devices when tapping one in the folder. The arrows on the right hand side will expand the movie or video to full screen, the camera icon will take a quick snapshot, and using the settings menu, you can increase the video and audio quality.

Moreover, you can also use its built-in offline task manager to convert movies to iPhone/iPad/iTouch format effortless. While watching a movie, you can easily skip to a new scene with minimal load time, or pause and come back to the exact spot where you left off. I watched an entire movie with little stuttering and few pauses. But using the server on my Mac was a little bit CPU-intensive, and I’m not sure that I would have been able to run other programs without causing problems.

Thanks to built-in HTTP server, Air Playit also lets you access videos stored on your PC or Mac via any web browser. Due to time limits, I did not test that out.

Overall, it is a very good solution if you have movies and videos in formats that don’t work with the iPhone/iPad/iTouch. With this app, you can stream directly from your PC or Mac pleasantly, regardless of unacceptable video formats.

Epilog

Although there weren’t enough instructions or guidance when using Air Playit, it was fairly easy to figure out how it works and there’s no reason not to check out a free handy app.

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Guest post submitted by the good folks at Digiarty Software (airplayit.com).

Business marketing plans on social networking sites like Facebook and LinkedIn have been a boon to aspiring techno savvy businessmen. There are numerous success stories that have been made possible by this rewarding online market. The latest addition to this web based marketing plans is the micro blogging site, Twitter. Twitter is the 3rd largest social networking site next to Facebook and Myspace and averages more than 55 million users a month.

Twitter was initially looked up as a mere waste of time and energy when compared to its other counterparts. It has now gained momentum midst young entrepreneurs after its uses have been thoroughly explored. So before you get started, it is necessary to understand how a mere 140 character tweet can change your lives.

Researching

As mentioned early Twitter has a large online market, 55 million users per month is a large number by any standards. So to get started, you need to do a lot of research. And Twitter makes it pretty easy to search anything and everything that you want. From business tycoons to small scale traders, you can keep track of all the latest available marketing trends. Its advanced search options help you to localize your search so as to attract customers of your region. Further, Twitter’s real time search results would surprise you with its super fast findings.

Networking

Once you are done with all possible research, you can start networking with people of similar interests. Following people of similar interests helps in getting useful tips in running your business. Also you can label groups or organizations by using hash tags which will attract a lot of people of akin interests. By doing so you can slowly make your tweets to trend as a result of which, you will end up marketing your business on a higher scale.

Marketing

This micro-blogging site offers you mere 140 characters to express your marketing plans. But the good thing is, the numbers of tweets are infinite and this gives you a wide scope of implementing your marketing ideas. You just need to have a flare in expressing your ideas within the word limit given. By using key words, others can easily find your tweets and follow you. Yet another benefit of Twitter is its integration with various websites. The tweets that you post on Twitter can be seen and subscribed by people visiting your blog or website. There are a range of Twitter integrated applications for this purpose that helps you boost your business.

1. Twitter widgets can be used in marketing blogs and websites so as to appeal to customers throughout the world.
2. A range of Twitter tools like chirrup, tweet this, awebar, twitterfeed, etc have helped to integrate Twitter with various other blogs and social networking sites.

Customer service

Once you establish your business and start benefiting from the marketing plans of Twitter, you can also begin an effective customer service on Twitter. You can get to know the customer’s honest feedback by following their discussions on Twitter and keeping track of them. You can also have an effective customer service by responding to queries posted on your Twitter account. By doing so, you can win the hearts of your customers which further boosts up your business.

Conclusion

With so many advantages by its side, Twitter’s emergence into the field of business marketing has been a great leap forward. So, make the best use of the online market and multiply your business many folds. Before I conclude, I would like to share a tweet by Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com, who is one of the most-followed entrepreneurs on twitter.

“Good businesses figure out how to continuously add value. Great businesses figure out how to continuously multiply value”.

This is a guest post by Margaret, who is a blogger by profession. She loves writing on environment and technology. Beside this she is fond of books. She recently did an article on most expensive in the world. These days she is busy in writing an article on eco friendly bags.

Making money online can be tricky to get a hang of, and it can be far more difficult to master. Still, with some intelligent strategizing and a play-it-safe approach, you can help yourself make money online so long as you’re not shooting to be the next Steve Jobs or Bill Gates. First, start by identifying a field that you are knowledgeable about, so that you don’t have to add several extra steps such as intensive field research. Then, pick an area in that field that seems reasonably simple to turn into an online business (i.e. don’t try and build a warp drive and sell it when you haven’t even made $5 online yet).

Let’s assume that you had talents and know-how in the automotive field, and decided to open an automotive web store. When selecting items to sell at your online store, keep your offerings simple and straightforward. You’re not going to beat the 800 pound gorilla on the street who is your direct competitor, so instead go with items you think you can have somewhat of an advantage selling, either due to your explicit know-how about the item, or because of a lack of competition for the product in terms of sales. Offering 100 items is a lot, and you won’t be able to cover your overhead easily setting up online sales space for all that merchandise. Instead, go with an umbrella category of automobile parts that you can handle easily, such as body kits.

When selling aftermarket body kits, figure out which models will have the best sales. You don’t have to carry a full body kit for a model that’s rare or simply unpopular, because it’s unlikely someone will come to your store searching for it. Instead, pick several top-selling models. If you sold Honda Civic body kits, for instance, chances are you’d draw some interest, because the Civic (particularly models manufactured prior to 2000) is one of the most commonly modified vehicles around the world. A Ford Explorer might be a big seller, but the market appeal for body kits is decidedly less huge.

When you’ve decided on your products, simply find a free-to-use web store interface by browsing online. It will be cheaper and easier than purchasing expensive software that you’ll need to teach yourself, and that doesn’t even include the amount of time all of that will take. If you want to make quick and easy money selling items online, go for the faster, safer route every time. Then, perhaps when you know the field better and have started making some small profits, you can begin to expand your online business.

This guest posted was submitted by Roger Starbund. He enjoys taking a passion of his, cars, and figuring out how to make money online through car niche sites.

I’ve been doing a fair amount of work lately with clients setting up training sites. The training is typically a combination of video and printed material dripped out to members on a weekly or bi-weekly schedule. One of my responsibilities with these projects is helping clients get their content ready for the systems we have set up for them.

Video is probably one of the biggest pain in the butt pieces to deal with. There are a thousand different ways clients want to deliver video to you. We want the end product, in most cases, to be a Flash video file (.flv). Enter video conversion software.

I’ll tell you from experience that finding the right tools that do the job for you can make the difference between getting to enjoy your weekend or spending the entire time trying different conversion methods. This is where products like WinX HD Video Converter really come in handy.

WinX has a suite of software applications that let you do everything from rip DVDs to your hard drive (very handy for long flights or trips) to video conversion for both the PC and Mac. Pretty much anything you want to do with video conversion or platform shifting, they have you covered.

The fine folks over at Digiarty Software were kind enough to offer the readers of Blueverse a chance to get their hands on a copy of WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe. You can read more about the software here: WinX DVD Converter Deluxe.

To get your hands on one of the codes, all you need to do is leave a comment on this post. I’ll select 10 lucky people on Wednesday, April 18th from those who have left comments.

Thanks Digiatry Software!

There are many businessmen who consider web analytics effective only when they get a substantial amount of traffic at their website. However, these web analytics can be used from the initial days to chalk out a proper plan to embark with success. The web analytics must be considered the moment you come out with a marketing plan for your business website. The goal of taking web analytics seriously is to study the number of visitors coming at your website, their demography, pattern of browsing and some other relevant details of the traffic. In this way you will end up knowing your prospective sales, potential clients and other contributors which keep coming to your website. In other words, the web analytics can help in improving your business marketing things.

Gauge your digital presence: If you are among the novices, at the outset you can assume that all your marketing will bring good number of visitors to your website. A number of studies on consumers have proved that a majority of consumers research a lot before buying any product online or offline. Hence it is imperative to make your digital presence effective and solid. You are supposed to tune up things for your offline marketing as much as possible. Hence you will need to device the ways how your website and marketing resources would support your business goals. So when you are looking to generate leads for your website, it is critical to deem the messages your marketing strategy will address.

So, with the help of web analytics, you get enough data and information which can help you to chalk a competent plan for different set of people who visit your business website. You can therefore embark with different marketing campaigns over the internet as per the data pertaining to your traffic.

Getting the right tools: Once you come out with assumptions regarding your traffic path, it’s time to move on to use web analytics resources to gauge the path activity. For instance, the Facebook insights keep a check on people visiting your business fan page over this platform. The insights take the help of the properties of ‘likes’ to provide this data.

This can be a perfect tool, if you have kept Facebook in your online marketing strategy. Otherwise, you have different tools to rely on for different internet marketing strategies. The tools- Google Analytics, Clicky and Piwik can help you in a great deal to know about your visitors coming to your business website. After having a proper study of the gained data, you can embark with proper internet marketing strategies as and when required in your business.

Many of these web analytics tools come for free or at very minimal cost which can be used to get the required data. So when you choose to depend upon the web analytic tools for your businesses to study your visitors, you can certainly take the opportunity to improve your marketing strategies. There are a number of ways, which can help you in using these web analytics in your business promotion over the internet. You can certainly depend upon any of the web analytic tools to tune up your marketing plan
for your business.

About the author: Margaret is a blogger by profession. She loves writing on environment and technology. Beside this she is fond of books. She recently bought a best mobile phone. These days she is busy in writing an article on Android PDF Reader.

Online Business is an ocean of opportunity to all Internet marketing aspirants. You can make money online in various ways and you don’t need to be an IT geek or a millionaire to start your own web business. Plus, having a website or a blog is certainly not a requirement. All you need is a Facebook account to get started! This article will give you ideas on how to make money with Facebook.

Social medias are one way to interact with your friends and relatives. But it can also be a great tool if you want to make money in the Internet. Facebook is the best social media site that you can use to start your own online business. You can actually build thousands of customers using this medium alone. So how can you make money with Facebook? Take note of the following tips below.

Advertise on Facebook
Facebook is a great tool to show off your products and you can do it in a variety of ways like posting in your wall or buying an ads space in Facebook. Plus, there are various Facebook apps that you can use to easily set up your ads for Facebook. This can be used as your virtual online store but make sure that your audience are relevant to what you offer online.

Promote affiliate products 
Affiliate marketing is one of the best way to make money online. But did you know that you can actually make profit from this endeavor even without a website or a blog? Yes, this is possible through Facebook. All you need is to register a free account to any popular affiliate market place like Clickbank, Commission Junction or any affiliate programs that are related to your interests.

You can either post your affiliate id to your wall and present it to your audience but it is much more advisable to create your own Facebook page for more targeted audience. You can do this to various affiliate products that you wish to promote, of course the more the better. Plus, affiliate marketing also offers tier commission method. This means that you earn from every sale your referral make and most affiliate programs offers up to 3rd generation level. So you basically have two ways to make money from Facebook affiliate marketing.

Market your services
If you can advertise your products, you can certainly market your services on Facebook. Let say you are a writer, you can market your skills in Facebook and other freelancing Facebook pages to have a job opportunity. There are lots of employers lurking in this social site which are also looking for qualified individuals who can fill their job requirements.

Another example are writing articles, e-book and other services like virtual assistance. These services are widely common in Facebook ads that you can easily spot in your account sidebar. This ads are highly legitimate and can be your best asset in online job hunting!

I’ve been meaning to write this review for some time now. About 4 months to be exact. I’ve had a hard time getting going on it because I just couldn’t see the any real value add in SEMRush over their competitors. Sure they do some of the basic stuff well, but their interface feels less polished and a bit confusing/overwhelming when you first log on.

Today, however, I decided I had to get the review done, being that the year is nearly over, and I’m wanting to start fresh. So I logged in once again to SEMRush to have a look around for the 20th time and see what my SEMRush contact was all hyped up about. As it turns out, I found a couple of real gems that will likely lead to me forking over the $69.95 monthly fee for access to the Pro version of the service.

First, let me tell you, SEMRush has the usual array of features. Here are a few of the highlights:

• Over 80 million keywords, More than 44 million domains, All held in 11 databases – Translated: A sizable data set to search against
• Keyword data showing Volume, Cost Per Click, Competition, # of Results and Trend data on one screen
• Organic and Paid Search competitor data
• See PPC Ads from the report page
• Data results based on domain, keyword/keyphrase or URL

Those are all fine and good, but what really sets SEMRush apart? Here are 3 things I’ve discovered that will make your life easier and give you the opportunity to generate more money more quickly.

1.  Consolidation of data onto one screen

Let’s face it…time is money. Anything you can do to make your life easier will ultimately make you more money by allowing you to get more done in less time. SEMRush gives you access to a number of critical functions and data points, all in one interface. Whether you’re looking to find keywords to focus your organic or paid search efforts on for an existing site, or wanting to do research on what keywords you want to focus a niche site on. SEMRush has you covered. I particularly like the concise report interface that puts the essential data on a single line per keyword/keyphrase. This is the same for both keyword as well as domain searches.

In my testing, I plugged in the phrase “Porsche 911″ and came up with a nice report showing additional keywords I should consider, the sites, and more specifically, the URLs ranking holding the top rankings for the keyphrase, plus the ads currently showing for along with what URLs they’re sending traffic to. Invaluable data. Here’s a screen shot:

Big time saver. Plus you can drill into individual keywords to see even more.

2. Potential Ads Buyers

This feature and the next one I’m betting are overlooked by many evaluating the SEMRush tool. The first is the Potential Ads Buyers. This report shows up when you plug a domain into SEMRush. It’s a list of sites that buy ads in Google for the same keywords that the searched on site (in our case Porsche.com) has traffic for. Take a look at what comes up for Porsche.com:

What a lot of people starting out in blogging, Internet marketing, etc. don’t realize is you have to work to earn. You can’t just put up a site, throw up ad spots and expect that people will come rushing to give you money to place ads on your site. Even if you have a significant amount of traffic, north of 50k visitors a month, you’re still going to need to work for your money if you want to earn something significant. That means beating the virtual “streets” online and finding people who will advertise on your site.

Here’s what’s freakin cool about the Potential Ads Buyers report. SEMRush gives you a list of nearly 1400 sites in this example that you can hit up to buy traffic from you or take ads out on your site. It’s highly targeted, and available at the click of a button. That’s a big time saver and can easily pay for the monthly price of admission from just one ad sale for a site with 5k to 10k visitors a month.

What’s more, if affiliate marketing is your thing, then hit up the top sites for a keyword or phrase you’re ranking well for. Find new sources of income and places to send your valuable traffic you’ve tapped into. The possibilities for using this data are endless.

3. Potential Ads Sellers

The second of the the diamond in the rough reports is the Potential Ads Sellers report. This is the reverse of the Potential Ads Buyers report in that it gives you a list of sites that get traffic from Google AdWords for the keywords the searched on site has traffic for. Check out this sample for our Porsche.com example:

What I find extremely useful about this report is it’s a list of sites that rank for the keywords I want to rank for. With this data, I have a couple of options. First, I can go to the sites directly and look to buy traffic from them. They’re great sources for placing ads, setting up partnerships with, buying reviews from, etc.

A second option is to see if cheap traffic is available through another source on the site I want my ads to appear on. Google Adsense for instance. Lots of sites use various methods for monetizing their traffic and you can, oftentimes, buy the traffic cheap through those mechanisms.

You could also take this data and determine how those competing sites are ranking for terms you want to rank better for. Our sample list for Porsche.com contains over 53k sites ranking for the same keywords. You’re sure to find some valuable ideas that will lead to boosting your SEO efforts.

The Bottom Line

Is SEMRush worth it? That depends on what you do, what your budget is, and how much money saving time is worth to you. For me personally, one of my goals for 2012 is to put systems into place that save me time. SEMRush is on my list to consider.

What I would highly recommend, even if you’re certain you wouldn’t pay for SEMRush, is to jump over to their site and have a look at the sample data. You can plug in your domain name, keywords, etc. and see real time results from actual data. That alone may generate some ideas for your next SEO or SEM campaign. The best part is it’s free!

Check out SEMRush here:  SEMRush.com