Amazon S3 and Google Friend Connect
Jim Edwards of “Turn Words into Money” fame has put up a great post on Amazon’s new S3 program and Google’s Friend Connect program. You don’t hear a lot about these in the traditional internet marketing world…..probably because not a lot of marketers know about them and/or few have figured out what angle to use on their next ebook….”How to Make a Million Dollars in 5 Minutes with Amazon S3 and Google Friend”…..
Yep, I’ve become cynical and calloused over the years and so sick of the hype….but Good’ole Jimmy boy always puts out good stuff and provides eye opening news on some of the latest and greatest trends, services usually related around Internet Marketing….I always respect Jim’s opinion and have learned much from him.
An excert from his post:
Amazon S3 and Google Friend Connect – 2 Online Titans Help Small Businesses Grow
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Amazon S3 and Google Friend Connect – 2 Online Titans Help Small Businesses Grow
- by Jim Edwards
© Jim Edwards – All Rights reserved
http://www.thenetreporter.com
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I find it very interesting how the constant battle between “paid” and “free” plays out on the Internet. On the one hand, businesses know they must make money to stay in business, while on the other hand, consumers expect and demand more and more free “stuff” online.
Two business models practiced by two of the Web’s largest players seem to have found the right balance, either supporting themselves through direct advertising sales or through a “pay as you use” model. Amazon and Google must know what they’re doing, because they both generate billions of dollars in online sales.
So if you want to grow your own small business, why not ride on the backs of giants!
In brief Amazon’s S3 service looks really great for those of us starving for efficient, cheap and reliable hosting service..however it has a twist. Check it out I think you’ll be surprised, especially since Amazon does everything in a big way
The S3 service allows you to easily upload and store huge files right through your web browser and then access them through a variety of applications. What this means for small business is that you don’t need to operate with a dedicated web server to compete with larger companies
Google Friend Connect is explained by google in the below quote and basically allows you to add a social aspect to just about any blog or static website. Once again, Google does everything big so I would check out Google Friend and see how it might be of advantage to you.
“Websites that are not social networks may still want to be social. But the barriers to offering social applications on the site have been considerable. Google Friend Connect changes this by enabling any site to offer dozens of social gadgets created by Google and OpenSocial developers to their visitors. This means more visitors spending more time on a more engaging website — with absolutely no programming required to make it happen.”
Don’t forget… check out Jim’s book Turning Words into Traffic and learn How To Get 72,000 Qualified Visitors To Your Website… Without Spending A Dime On Advertising
Take a look at some of the ways Amazon S3 is being used effectively.
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Amazon S3 Copy API Ready for Testing – A few weeks ago we asked our developer community for feedback on a proposed Copy feature for Amazon S3. The feedback was both voluminous and helpful to us as we finalized our plans and designed our implementation. …
Using Amazon S3 with Django – To get Amazon’s S3 working for my site and Knox’d, I simply followed the directions published way back in 2006 by data wunderkind Adrian Holovaty. I’ll paraphrase for readers of this blog:. First, sign up for an Amazon S3 account. …
Amazon S3 and Google Friend Connect – 2 Online Titans Help Small … – Amazon’s S3 gives you ultimate scalability to meet demand as it comes at a rate on par with mid-level hosting companies. But instead of charging you hundreds each month (whether you use the storage and bandwidth or not), Amazon only …
AmazonS3.cfc Update – In particular, the CFC assumes that it is the only interface to the S3-stored assets that it is used to interface with. If you use any other mechanism to manipulate those assets (including multiple CF applications), you’ll run into …
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