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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Some useful ways you can use Twitter ... when it is working! read more »
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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"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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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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Slightly Shady's SEO tips on attaining a power profile on social media sites. read more »
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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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[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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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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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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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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