Have you ever gone to a spot and seen 3 links with the exact same title? Have you ever seen a video of an annual event and wondered if it was from this year or last years show? Gone through a whole video on a spot and wondered why it was there? The problem is generic titling. There is a very simple solution for this that I will explain to you and help you put into play in your everyday Fanpopping.
More generic titles might be ok for pictures (I mean really how specific can you get with a picture.... Amy Adams in a green dress waving at the camera, but not the same as the last picture because in this one she is smiling. Now that is just silly), however on articles or videos you can get a little more specific. It is really frustrating to see a link titled "Amy Adams Biography." Which one exactly? Do you know how many of those there are on the internet??? There are 2,330 according to google. By putting a title like that you are essentially making that link useless. Another example is seeing videos titled "Jack Black".... Ok, Jack Black doing what? If it's a trailer for a new movie he is in I want to watch that, but if it is a strip tease.... not so much. I think you understand what I am getting at.
Ladies and gentlemen there is a very simple solution to this problem, and that is make your title a little more specific. For example if it is a commercial for the 2006 Kid's Choice Awards that featured Jack Black you could title it "Jack Black in '06 Kid's Choice Awards Commercial." Do you see how that is more helpful than just "Jack Black?" That way if I am interested in the Kid's Choice Awards I can watch that video or if I am not I can skip it without wasting time and effort figuring out what it is. Also in reference to the Amy Adams Biography you could put in the title what site it is on like "Amy Adams Biography on Starpulse.com." It gives the article a little more identity and makes sure it doesn't get lost in the shuffle. That way a person can tell if they have read it before without having to waste time going to the site and checking it to see if they have read it.
I will close with a list to that you can use to title your images or videos:
1. If this is a video to an annual event make sure to add the year to the title (e.g. Commercial for the 2008 Oscars).
2. If is has a specific person add that person's name to the title (e.g. Steve Carell's Apperance as Uncle Arthur in Bewitched).
3. If it is from a specific website, you can use the title of the site in the title to make it a little more specific (e.g. John Krasinski Biograpy on TV.com).
4. If it is a specific episode of a show be sure to add the Season and Episode numbers (e.g. "The Office" The Dundies- Season 2 Episode 1).
5. Make sure you are specific about what kind of media it is such as: a commercial, a clip, a fan video, a slide show, or a full episode (e.g. Amazing by: Lonestar- Jim and Pam Fan Video).
More generic titles might be ok for pictures (I mean really how specific can you get with a picture.... Amy Adams in a green dress waving at the camera, but not the same as the last picture because in this one she is smiling. Now that is just silly), however on articles or videos you can get a little more specific. It is really frustrating to see a link titled "Amy Adams Biography." Which one exactly? Do you know how many of those there are on the internet??? There are 2,330 according to google. By putting a title like that you are essentially making that link useless. Another example is seeing videos titled "Jack Black".... Ok, Jack Black doing what? If it's a trailer for a new movie he is in I want to watch that, but if it is a strip tease.... not so much. I think you understand what I am getting at.
Ladies and gentlemen there is a very simple solution to this problem, and that is make your title a little more specific. For example if it is a commercial for the 2006 Kid's Choice Awards that featured Jack Black you could title it "Jack Black in '06 Kid's Choice Awards Commercial." Do you see how that is more helpful than just "Jack Black?" That way if I am interested in the Kid's Choice Awards I can watch that video or if I am not I can skip it without wasting time and effort figuring out what it is. Also in reference to the Amy Adams Biography you could put in the title what site it is on like "Amy Adams Biography on Starpulse.com." It gives the article a little more identity and makes sure it doesn't get lost in the shuffle. That way a person can tell if they have read it before without having to waste time going to the site and checking it to see if they have read it.
I will close with a list to that you can use to title your images or videos:
1. If this is a video to an annual event make sure to add the year to the title (e.g. Commercial for the 2008 Oscars).
2. If is has a specific person add that person's name to the title (e.g. Steve Carell's Apperance as Uncle Arthur in Bewitched).
3. If it is from a specific website, you can use the title of the site in the title to make it a little more specific (e.g. John Krasinski Biograpy on TV.com).
4. If it is a specific episode of a show be sure to add the Season and Episode numbers (e.g. "The Office" The Dundies- Season 2 Episode 1).
5. Make sure you are specific about what kind of media it is such as: a commercial, a clip, a fan video, a slide show, or a full episode (e.g. Amazing by: Lonestar- Jim and Pam Fan Video).