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It’s hard to argue with raw numbers. We spent some time scouring Alexa for Web site statistics, and have come up with a ranking of sorts for social media sites.

Everyone knows that Twitter is the big up and comer. If your business isn’t already utilizing this powerful real-time site, you need to be!

But did you know that as a business, you should focus more on Twitter than you should on Digg? Or that Buzznet is likely your best bet for promoting your band? How about that more German internet users use Twitter than Indian users, but India trumps Germany on StumbleUpon?

So without further ado, and it absolute order, here are the 8 sites you MUST target for online marketing success.
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from buzzybeemarketing 1098 Days ago #
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I am liking Stumble Upon. I like the idea of residual traffic. Twitter is fun but I don’t see the residual traffic opportunity yet. Perhaps they will transform their their platform into something more usable.

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from usaseopros 1098 Days ago #
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@buzzybeemarketingTwitter seems best used these days to simply keep an eye on your respective industry and/or company.  If you can follow what customers are saying about the industry, you may be able to tweak your marketing approach and snag some new clients!Being able to address people directly on Twitter helps too as you can work directly with them to solve their inquiries.

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from buzzybeemarketing 1097 Days ago #
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I agree. I like using Twitter and Yahoo Answers to see what bloggers are saying, that’s my target market. I am working on some propietary tools to utilize Twitter. It seems like everyone receives followers all day long on Twitter. However, most of them are just people trying to pitch. My tools will help automate twitter marketing while offering value, not spamming. I am working on a Twitter Blidget that shows your latest Tweets on Your Blog, and it will be search engine friendly. There isn’t one out there yet.

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from usaseopros 1096 Days ago #
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That sounds like an interesting development. We use a rough custom PHP script on our site to pull in the latest Tweets, but it’s a mere temporary band-aid.  It sounds like what you’re working on could be exactly what we’re looking for. Keep us updated when you get the Twitter Blidget going!

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