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Self-titled ‘Blockheads’ all over the world once again have a reason to get out of bed in the morning. The New Kids on the Block (NKOTB) are back. Whether this news makes you begin furiously digging out your NKOTB pillowcase or has you going ‘New Kids on the Block……who?’ – take a look at the marketing push behind the boys:

-Full Blown Tour (with a good chance of selling out)
-Full Media Push (Including Advertising, social media and SEO)
-Even a VH1 behind the music special

I tuned in to the VH1 special last night, and I couldn’t turn away. I was so ashamed that I didn’t remember that Jordan and Jonathan were brothers, and I felt compelled to re-learn everything about them. I was extremely young when NKOTB were big (lower single-digits), but I still had a poster and a soft-spot for their dance moves. It seems that other fans didn’t forget either. The special broadcasted the first 3 songs from their first, sold-out show of their reunion tour in their hometown of Boston. By the third song, the boys has shaken off their nerves, and were getting into it. The old choreography had me dancing in the hall, but what was amazing was the hardcore NKOTB fans that apparently had been foaming at the mouth for 15 years waiting for this tour. Fans flew in from all over the world, and I have a feeling that this is one reunion tour that will not flop.

Oh, and I love the newest single from the boys, aptly titled ‘\'Single.\'.’

Will the marketing work? Or will the Boys come off as 30-somethings doing corny boy-band pop? …

Oh, and Jonathan is my favorite. He’s dreamy.

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According to the Star Tribune, today (September 24) is National Punctuation Day.

For those of us who love commas, semicolons and the exclamation point, today is for you!

Treat yourself and splurge – use an ellipse or a semicolon.  You’ll be a better writer for it!

I’m pretty sure that most of us have tried to see where you are in Google’s SERP’s. I usually check once a week for a couple reasons: to make sure nothing slanderous appears, and to see if I, Jason Douglas, appears on the first page.

I have a small problem with Google searching my name: my name is very, very common! On the first result on the first page, you see an imdb.com profile for Jason Douglas, the voice-over specialist turned actor with appearances in films and television shows like ‘Sin City’, “Friday Night Lights”, and “Prison Break” to his credit. Right below in number two position is the already mentioned actor Jason Douglas’s wikipedia profile. I’ve always been known as a ”funny” person, but I am not a comedian; this Jason Douglas is.

Unfortunately for me, it took me a few pages to find myself: eleven. The highest ranked item that relates to the Jason Douglas that is writing this blog is on page eleven, in 109th position, a mention on Risdall’s Twitter account announcing that I wrote a blog.

I checked to see if www.jasondouglas.com was available or in use. As you can see, jasondouglas.com is being put to good use right now.

I think it would be nice to be seen on the first page of Google’s SERP. This is a common want and need of businesses and people everywhere, and it’s my job as a SEO’er to get you there. Eventually, you’ll be able to find me, the real Jason Douglas, on the first page. I have to remember that good SEO doesn’t happen overnight.

Go ahead, Google search yourself; don’t put anything special (ex. Jason Douglas Risdall, I do exist there), and see where you are listed. Share your stories of anything interesting you see along the way.

Whatever happened to not revealing personal information about yourself online?  Social media has totally changed that.  Many people on Twitter use there full first and last names as their usernames.  Britekite actually tells users where you are at any given minute, which is crazy.

Blogs and such reveal addresses and other personal information.  I don’t know if anyone else has noticed, but I feel like the days of hiding behind a username is kind of disappearing.

What do you think?

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Come support creativity, success and Minnesota tonight at AdFed’s True Blue event. Sure it’s a membership drive, but there’s networking to be done, old colleagues to see and drink specials to take advantage of. Minneapolis is only as successful as the talent that it is able to continually attract, so let’s go make nice with each other and enjoy the moment, surrounded by Minnesota talent.

Location: Aqua Nightclub, Minneapolis, MN
Time: 5:30- 10:30

See you there!

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