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ColinWalker


The five C’s of social media
Avatar Story Found By: Avinio 1321 Days ago
News Source: http://colinwalker.me.uk
Category: SEM
While social media allows us to do many things it is these five C’s that form the core of what it means to me and affects the way in which I use it. Read more
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The changing face of FriendFeed.
Avatar Story Found By: ColinWalker 1363 Days ago
News Source: http://colinwalker.me.uk
Category: SEM
Would you use a blog hosted directly within an aggregation service like FriendFeed? Can you see the utility is a feature like this or would it bloat the system? How far will content creators go to be close to the audience? Read more
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A brand is a promise.
Avatar Story Found By: ColinWalker 1366 Days ago
News Source: http://colinwalker.me.uk
Category: Social Media
There is no contract between the blogger and the consumer but by setting out your stall and publishing a feed there is an implied promise that your brand will maintain a certain quality. Read more
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The impact of social media on journalism.
Avatar Story Found By: ColinWalker 1370 Days ago
News Source: http://colinwalker.me.uk
Category: SEM
Mainstream media is developing an interest in social media as a tool for modern journalism. Read more
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Top 10 Reasons Why Great Content Fails on Social Media
Avatar Story Found By: Lid 1374 Days ago
News Source: http://seo2.0.onreact.com
Category: SEM
If only people would learn from this. Tad gives real examples of why your content won’t make it on social media sites; worth your time to read. Read more
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Social media: control your identity.
Avatar Story Found By: ColinWalker 1375 Days ago
News Source: http://colinwalker.me.uk
Category: SEM
We are advised to sometimes register different names to keep work and personal streams separate but perhaps it is time to start doing so in order to prevent abuse. Read more
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This is how business should be using social media.
Avatar Story Found By: ColinWalker 1381 Days ago
News Source: http://colinwalker.me.uk
Category: SEM
For every business taking a proactive social media approach there will be the competition struggling to build their reputation because they do not take this type of action. Read more
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If I’m not a blogger then what am I?
Avatar Story Found By: ColinWalker 1383 Days ago
News Source: http://colinwalker.me.uk
Category: Social Media
There has been a distinct feeling of unease spreading across the web with bloggers appearing to be increasingly insecure about their position in it.

What is going on? Read more
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Social Media Marketing - it’s not about the hard sell.
Avatar Story Found By: ColinWalker 1383 Days ago
News Source: http://colinwalker.me.uk
Category: SEM
If big business is going to drive the stealth adoption of social media then that’s where we need to concentrate: on the outreach. Read more
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Fake It Til You Make It
Avatar Story Found By: Lid 1384 Days ago
News Source: http://learningseobasics.com
Category: SEM
Fake it til you make it, doesn’t have to mean you are a liar, a cheat, or otherwise too deceitful. Read more
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Just because you use social media it doesn’t make you a social media user.
Avatar Story Found By: ColinWalker 1385 Days ago
News Source: http://colinwalker.me.uk
Category: SEM
Are aggregators putting other social media sites at risk? Do they threaten to take over or are they just a drop in the ocean in respect of the number of users they have? Read more
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Blogging: Shut Up and Listen!
Avatar Story Found By: bbcarter 1389 Days ago
News Source: http://colinwalker.me.uk
Category: Social Media
Blogging is all about getting your point across and being heard isn’t it? Actually, no.

As I have said before, the real point behind blogging is getting involved with the conversation which must be a two-way affair for it to work. As… Read more
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11 Steps to Building an Indestructible Authority Site
Avatar Story Found By: martinbowling 1390 Days ago
News Source: http://www.winningtheweb.com
Category: SEM
As the Internet grows and matures, it’s becoming increasingly difficult for webmasters to “fake it and make it”. The days of spam, blackhat SEO, and thin affiliate sites are numbered as Google tweaks its search algorithm and Internet users become… Read more
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We are all Just Social Media Toddlers
Avatar Story Found By: TheNanny612 1390 Days ago
News Source: http://www.socialmediamom.com
Category: SEM
Darren Rowse writes a guest post on SocialMediaMom....4 Tips for Social Media Toddlers.

So many of us as Social Media Toddlers seem to get bogged down by the way things should be done or by being concerned of how others will receive us -… Read more
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There’s a New SEO Baby Coming to Town!
Avatar Story Found By: SpostareDuro 1391 Days ago
News Source: http://www.yourseomentor.com
Category: Sphinn Zone
Garrett Pierson, of Your SEO Mentor, and wife are having a baby! Woohoo! (if you don’t know who Garrett is, he’s the cool dude that is responsible for "Learn SEO Live" video tutorials. (Which Jordan Kasteler (Utah SEO Pro) is also a contributor) Read more
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Stand out from the ’social’ crowd.
Avatar Story Found By: ColinWalker 1390 Days ago
News Source: http://colinwalker.me.uk
Category: Social Media
How can we differentiate ourselves and stand out from the crowd? What is ’value’ and how can we use it? Read more
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Ranking - Sometimes, It All About the Basics Baby
Avatar Story Found By: SpostareDuro 1391 Days ago
News Source: http://www.seodesignsolutions.com
Category: SEO
Sometimes SEO is all about the basics, particularly in regard to search engine rankings. Relationships are important, such as the relationship between a contextually relevant content and someone who really enjoys reading it. This relationship is the… Read more
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Is the term ‘Social Media’ dead?
Avatar Story Found By: ColinWalker 1393 Days ago
News Source: http://colinwalker.me.uk
Category: SEM
Social media, open communication, user generated content - there’s no denying that the way we use the web has been changing but is too much emphasis being placed on the label for change? Read more
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Are We Just Jumping On The Social Media Bandwagon?
Avatar Story Found By: ColinWalker 1395 Days ago
News Source: http://shegeeks.net
Category: SEM
Without question there has been a massive explosion in the uptake of social media, the services and applications available and consequently the number of people blogging about it. Are We Just Jumping On The Social Media Bandwagon? Read more
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SquareOak Giving Away Free Stumbles Today
Avatar Story Found By: danzarrella 1395 Days ago
News Source: http://www.squareoak.com
Category: Social Media
All you have to do is post your to be stumbled link in the comments section and I’ll give it a thumbs up or submit it if it hasn’t been already. The only condition is it has to pertain to seo, sem, social media, wed design, essentially anything… Read more
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Social Media for Dummies: Stop Selling and Start Giving
Avatar Story Found By: onreact 1396 Days ago
News Source: http://learningseobasics.com
Category: SEM
"Is it just me, or is there a ’Social Media’ piece that’s somehow being overlooked here?

Addressing the ’social’ in social media.." Kimberly teaches the "think inside the box" marketers about social media. Read more
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What makes a good social media role model?
Avatar Story Found By: ColinWalker 1396 Days ago
News Source: http://colinwalker.me.uk
Category: SEM
What do you think makes a good social media role model? How can we lead the way and educate those who have not yet experienced social media or realised what it can achieve? Read more
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Role Model 3.0 - Inspiring, Accessible, Authoritative
Avatar Story Found By: SpostareDuro 1397 Days ago
News Source: http://broadcasting-brain.com
Category: Social Media
Why should anyone care about being a role model?

Because people will listen when you speak. Because people will care about your opinion. Because people will talk about you and the things that you have to say. Read more
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Could Mixx Be the Next Digg?
Avatar Story Found By: ffnstuff 1398 Days ago
News Source: http://blogaboutyourblog.com
Category: Social Media
Mixx is getting even more popular with exciting features new to social media. Could Mixx become the next popular social media site? Read more
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Advertising on Twitter, kill or cure?
Avatar Story Found By: ColinWalker 1398 Days ago
News Source: http://colinwalker.me.uk
Category: Social Media
Does Twitter need a traditional business plan? If not via ads how else to monetise? Read more
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