Jan
24

Infiltrating the Cloud In Which People Breathe

By | Blogging, Technology, Video

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I wanted to clarify my thoughts from my previous post about getting your content into the cloud. I mention some technologies here that people “breathe” every day, such as their subscribed feeds, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Our goal is not only to get people to our site, but to get our content to where they are…
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Jan
16

Social Media Marketing is More than Connection Collection

By | Networking, Social Media

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“Social media marketing” is a fad, a trend, and it’s raging with popularity right now. Will it last? Absolutely, but not as we know it today. Some of the buzz words will eventually be dropped and social media marketing will finally be seen for what it is – a very effective single prong of a…
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Dec
11

Six Twitter Alternatives to #FollowFriday

By | Networking, Social Media

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When I first started using Twitter heavily, the #FollowFriday hashtag was just taking off, and I genuinely looked forward to Fridays because of it (which might be a sign of a social media addiction). I’ve always appreciated anybody that has mentioned me. But has #FollowFriday lost its original luster? I say, if you enjoy #FollowFriday,…
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Dec
02

Do Not Be Annoying When Promoting Your Blog

By | Blogging, Networking, Social Media

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Think of all the ways there are to promote your blog. You have Twitter, Facebook, Friendfeed, Digg, and any other social media site.  Then you have blogging networks like Blogged, Blog Engage, and Blog Catalog.  Finally, there are the powers of word-of-mouth and then through any comment made on any other blog. All of these…
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Dec
01

Be Careful With the Word Spam

By | Monetization

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Who likes spam? Personally, I love it, seared in a pan with mayo on fresh bread with a slice of pepper jack! That’s one reason to be careful with the word spam. It’s pretty good stuff, and if everything washes away or burns up in December of 2012, the few who survive could live off…
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Nov
05

Blogging Won’t Kill You, It Won’t Even Make You Weird

By | Networking, Social Media

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People who hang out online, whether on those things called “blogs” or those other things called “social networks” (especially Twitter and Facebook) are all really weird, right? They’re socially out-of-touch recluses who are damaging their psyches? Well, apparently NOT.