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Topics related to social networking sites, such as MySpace & Facebook. For more background, see the Let's Get Social column or social media networking news stories from our sister site, Search Engine Land. Below are topics submitted by Sphinn members:
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Avatar Went Hot: June 28, 2008 - 10:38 am
Posted By: theGypsy 12 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.sucomments.com)
Category: Networking
This is part three of a GREAT series on Plurk - this edition is one cliques, but I suggest reading Part I and II as well - I have been using cliques increasingly and they have a value... Check your Privates!! (lol) read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: June 27, 2008 - 10:20 am
Posted By: cre8pc 14 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://cre8pc.com)
Category: Networking
What if we could make ‘Net communication more bendy, fluid, mingly, or centered where we can be together in the same space, rather than continue to go into our separate rooms, slamming the door behind us. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: June 27, 2008 - 4:31 am
Posted By: mercylivi 13 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchenginejournal.com)
Category: Networking
Twellow is a new Twitter Directory which has been launched by the folks at iEntry/WebProNews and looks like it will be quite a piece of work. Taking elements from Twitter, web directories, search engines and the Yellow Pages, Twellow.com lets Twitte read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: June 26, 2008 - 10:47 am
Posted By: theGypsy 13 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://plurkable.com)
Category: Networking
For those that are playing in PlurkWorld here are some toys and tools to start broadening your experience. I haven't played with them all much yet, so do share any experiences here if you could... read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: June 23, 2008 - 8:08 am
Posted By: cre8pc 17 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://cre8pc.com)
Category: Networking
I’m 50 years old. I get the whole social media gig. It’s like Woodstock on the ‘Net, where people gather together for several minutes, days, weeks, months and years to hang out, talk, share, listen to music, run around naked and slide in the mud. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: June 20, 2008 - 11:00 am
Posted By: theGypsy 19 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://plurkable.com)
Category: Networking
Love it, hate it or indifference; Karma is talked about more than enough - some perspective on the road to Nirvana

- Plurkable - Now, real quick, I would like to say that I think the ALGO is good for new Plurkers, but I think it stinks for more e read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: June 16, 2008 - 11:28 am
Posted By: MattMcGee 24 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://venturebeat.com)
Category: Networking
A scan of the Twitter search site Summize shows a large amount of people tweeting about lost followers over the past few days. No one knows for sure what is going on but a few have keyed in on the idea that Twitter may simply be deleting the account read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: June 12, 2008 - 5:27 am
Posted By: theGypsy 29 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchmarketinggurus.com)
Category: Networking
Funny that this quote/title was first spotted (for me at least) on Plurk... (dats 2 in one day Li!! woot)

Search Gurus - Twitter, you just got funding. Twitter, you really need to wake up and realize, people will go where the conversations are h read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: June 12, 2008 - 1:39 am
Posted By: chrisgarrett 29 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.cowleyon.com)
Category: Networking
Some useful ways you can use Twitter ... when it is working! read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: June 11, 2008 - 3:00 pm
Posted By: theGypsy 27 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://plurkable.com)
Category: Networking
Kinda interesting as I was just whining about the double edged sword that is *Karma* - nice to see some activity from the developers

Plurkable - Many dedicated plurkers will attest the Karma system is cool but at the moment it basically just rewa read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: June 11, 2008 - 11:46 am
Posted By: dannysullivan 27 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://blog.friendfeed.com)
Category: Networking
Good news -- now you can have your activity on Intense Debate, brightkite.com, Diigo, Mister Wong, and tipjoy as part of your FriendFeed. Bad news. Despite asking twice and being told FriendFeed is just too busy, Sphinn still hasn't been added. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: June 10, 2008 - 6:26 am
Posted By: theGypsy 29 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.doshdosh.com)
Category: Networking
he he... Maki worked the word 'Plurk' into the title.....

DoshDosh - You can keep on thinking of ways to leverage a new social channel like Plurk, but don’t forget: In the end, people market people. If these lifestreaming/microblogging sites hel read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: June 7, 2008 - 12:07 pm
Posted By: theGypsy 33 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.socialmediamom.com)
Category: Networking
Well hey... why not a little more of this Plurkin' action huh? Some musings from our fav social mom!

— Social Media Mom - I am totally hooked. Plurk is by far, more fun, more colorful and more interactive than Twitter and since Twitter has had so read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: June 5, 2008 - 1:13 pm
Posted By: KenJones 34 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.socialdesire.com)
Category: Networking
Shana's getting help from guest bloggers and this is James Duthie's contribution - a great lesson on the principle of building good karma through social media and the benefits it can bring both to the submitter and the submittee. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: June 4, 2008 - 9:37 pm
Posted By: theGypsy 34 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.readwriteweb.com)
Category: Networking
Muhammad Saleem via ReadWriteWeb - When I first heard about Plurk I was ready to hate it. But after using the site and comprehensively going over the feature set and its implementation I am thoroughly impressed. Ultimately, I think Plurk is an amazi read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: May 31, 2008 - 6:48 am
Posted By: theGypsy 41 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.allthingssem.com)
Category: Networking
Great semi-rant - and a lyrical title too!!

SNIP - The message has been so loud and clear that even those that were initially skeptical have jumped on the Twitter bandwagon. And yet despite my efforts to convince myself that I should use Twitter read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: May 30, 2008 - 10:08 am
Posted By: bwelford 40 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.strategicmarketingmontreal.ca)
Category: Networking
Twitter can give instant feedback from your followers. Use it for brainstorming, like a human network version of your subconscious. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: May 26, 2008 - 7:27 am
Posted By: Kalena 45 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seo-chicks.com)
Category: Networking
"Twitter at Michael Arrington and make it seem like he replies" - just one of the recommendations Jane makes in her hilarious rant about a particular breed of female Twits. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: May 26, 2008 - 12:43 am
Posted By: theGypsy 46 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.huomah.com)
Category: Networking
Hiya folks... I was playing with the new FriendFeed Rooms feature last night and created some rooms including SEM and one for all the fine folks here at Sphinn... read on and be sure to join so we can see how useful this all is ... read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: May 21, 2008 - 2:54 pm
Posted By: dazzled 49 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.slightlyshadyseo.com)
Category: Networking
Slightly Shady's SEO tips on attaining a power profile on social media sites. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: May 21, 2008 - 2:50 pm
Posted By: cre8pc 49 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://cre8pc.com)
Category: Networking
I think this is one bit of advice that I rarely see. We are often successful not because of what we’ve done by ourselves, but as the result of someone watching our back for us. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: May 21, 2008 - 11:05 am
Posted By: DazzlinDonna 48 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seo-scoop.com)
Category: Networking
[From the post] Building a Social Media profile can be a lot like working a room at a face-to-face networking opportunity. You have to show up, be seen, and be up for a little interaction: the eye contact, the firm handshake, a little humor, low on read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: May 18, 2008 - 12:16 am
Posted By: MattMcGee 54 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.insidefacebook.com)
Category: Networking
So, who's marketing successfully on Facebook? Hint: It's mostly musicians, but with some politicians and big brands thrown in. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: May 16, 2008 - 8:27 am
Posted By: theGypsy 54 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.toprankblog.com)
Category: Networking
Lee | Online Marketing Blog - One Twitter use that is definitely missing from this poll is, “Crowdsourcing your network” much like Stephen Baker did in this story on Twitter from yesterday’s BusinessWeek. Outside of sharing links to interesting thin read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: May 15, 2008 - 4:14 pm
Posted By: cre8pc 54 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchmarketinggurus.com)
Category: Networking
With fears of negative comments, blog posts or being flamed in a community, understanding the difference between a passionate (but upset) customer and a troll can mean a huge difference in time spent on resources to defend accusations and opportunit read more »
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