PodCamp / SearchCamp Philly 2008 – September 6 & 7th

Podcamp Search Camp Philly 2008

Podcamp Philly 2008 will be held this year on September 6 & 7th, at Temple University’s Tuttleman Learning Center (http://www.temple.edu/tuttleman/). In addition to our usual high quality content covering blogging, podcasting and all things new media, this year we’re pleased to partner with SearchCamp Philly, which offers valuable instruction and insight into the world of Search Engine Optimization and Marketing.

As with any PodCamp, we have some good social events lined up in addition to the sessions. Friday night, we have scheduled the Welcome Party for North Bowl (www.northbowlphilly.com) and it should be a blast. We’ve got the 2nd floor loft, complete with four private bowling lanes.

Video here: www.podcampphilly.com/node/34.

Saturday night, PodCamp returns to Old City’s Triumph Brewing Company, so get ready to meet new friends and reconnect with old ones. More information here: www.triumphbrewing.com All in all, it should be a lot of fun.With a new year comes a few changes, too. From the programming standpoint, we’re trying to offer more content to experienced participants, while still including beginners. Of course, participation and interaction are still a main component to the event. In addition, we’re charging a modest $21 registration fee, with all proceeds being donated to Philadelphia’s Science Leadership Academy (www.scienceleadership.org/).

With a state-of-the-art facility, broad programming and fun set of social events, PodCamp Philly will once again offer a great experience that shouldn’t be missed. You can register here: www.podcampphilly.eventbrite.com.

If you’d like more information: www.podcampphilly.com

August 25, 2008 | Filed Under Events | View Comments

SarahCare of Jenkintown Opening!

One of my good friends – Arsen Ustayev opened up a new and exciting business in the community.

His new business venture is an Adult Day Care Center called Sarah Care of Jenkintown!

He has also asked me to serve on the Advisory Council for his center along with other business mentors in the community to make this center the best in the area.

SarahCare is a nationwide franchise that provides health-related assistance during the day to seniors who do not require round-the-clock nursing care, but can benefit from supervised activities and health-related services. SarahCare specializes in various impairments and health related problems including: physical impairments, Alzheimer’s and other dementias, stroke, Parkinson’s Disease, diabetes, special diets, isolation and loneliness. SarahCare provides a group setting in a comfortable country-club environment.

I also took several photos for their website:

I wish the best of Luck and Success to Arsen! For more information – please visit the website: http://www.sarahcarejt.com/

August 13, 2008 | Filed Under News | View Comments

10 Blog Traffic Tips – Make Money Blogging

In every bloggers life comes a special day – the day they first launch a new blog. Now unless you went out and purchased someone else’s blog chances are your blog launched with only one very loyal reader – you. Maybe a few days later you received a few hits when you told your sister, father, girlfriend and best friend about your new blog but that’s about as far you went when it comes to finding readers.Here are the top 10 techniques new bloggers can use to find readers.

These are tips specifically for new bloggers, those people who have next-to-no audience at the moment and want to get the ball rolling.

August 12, 2008 | Filed Under Blogging | View Comments

An Update from Media Components LLC

We have been busy this summer working on all sorts of projects. Some of the projects include total website redesigns, complete brand development and setting up Blogs for some of our existing clients.

We had the pleasure of working with a new company “Virtual Kitchen Concepts Inc.” and they came to us with a need to design a logo, website and several marketing materials. We took their vision and designed a simple logo which is used on their storefront sign, printed materials and on their website. We built a dynamic Content Management System for them that allows their editors to keep the website fresh and search engine optimized. They have also started to Blog about their business and communicate with their clients.

URL: http://www.virtualkitchenconcepts.com/

One of our long time clients Marisa Pell hired us to revamp her site which provides both the consumer and press member a place to instantly access information regarding her products, services and latest news. An online media room, as well as a press friendly environment was developed for her new website. She also has access to the CMS (Content Management System) to make her own changes and update. Her readers can now subscribe to her Blog feed and stay up-to-date with her events and news.

URL: http://www.connectionbeyond.com/

Another client who really enjoys Blogging is Craig Sumsky from Cutting Edge Entertainment. His company consists of “experienced group of interactive entertainers: MCs, DJs, dancers, vocalists, musicians, and engineers trained to get your guests involved.” We also revamped his homepage with a new clean design to point visitors to the right pages on his website.

URL: http://www.cuttingedgedjs.com/

Aside from working hard with our clients, we also have been busy helping out in the community with organizing several upcoming events.

PodCamp Philly 2008 – a BarCamp-style UnConference dedicated to podcasting, blogging, video bloging and all things New Media. PodCamp Philly 2008 is being held September 6th & 7th at Philadelphia’s Temple University. Rapidly becoming known as one of the area’s preeminent technical universities, Temple features the Tuttleman Learning Center containing 30 state-of-the-art multimedia classrooms, as well as the 75,000 ft² Temple TECH Center.

URL: http://podcampphilly.com/

The “Russian Mosaic” Festival celebrates the Russian-speaking immigrants’ culture and educates the residents and guests of Philadelphia about the incredible journey and great achievements of its third largest immigrant community.

We have setup a Facebook group for the Event:

URL: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=19624199511&ref=ts

If you read this far, thanks for showing interest in Media Components! We will be updating you guys about new projects, events and news when time permits.

Feel free to email, message or call anytime regarding any of our services. We offer FREE CONSULTATION to everyone!