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It is a well-known and much lamented fact that twitter attracts spammers. read more »
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The main aspect to this update was to introduce a new ‘Dupe Detection’ system that users have been screaming for. Like some of the recent changes Digg has rolled out, this seems to be another really useful change that will only make the submission p read more »
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Su.pr is allowing webmasters the ability to make Su.pr shortened urls with their own domains. read more »
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Following in the footsteps of Digg’s recent release of the DiggBar, StumbleUpon has released what has to be one of the most feature filled shorteners to date. read more »
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Not only did they come out with a good tactic, as chocolate covered grasshoppers are related to their brand, not too extreme, and yet still interesting enough to grab peoples attention, but they also appealed to peoples vanity by announcing that the read more »
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It is important to point out that the biggest changes are for the users that have the StumbleUpon toolbar installed. If you are discovering content through the site or with one of the StumbleUpon social media buttons, then you see basically the same read more »
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The major change is that anyone who is not logged in as a Digg user, will not see the DiggBar, on or off Digg.com. They will instead be 301 redirected to the publisher’s site. Logged in users will see the DiggBar, unless they choose to opt-out throu read more »
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Today, Brien Peters (@BrienPeters) took #FollowFriday to overkill status as he blasted out what had to be about every single one of his followers as recommendations. read more »
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ErectionTV.com, by domain, would lead one to expect something a little more pornographic, but when visited, you find a real time duplicate of Digg.com’s front page. read more »
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The days of sending to one friend at a time are over. read more »
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Delicious has long been known for their outward dislike for search marketers and even went as far as to nofollow the ENTIRE site a while back to deter any potential use of Delicious as a marketing tool. read more »
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Reddit releases their new onesies and also names the first Baby Redditor. read more »
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It has long been debated and rumored that Digg has an auto-bury feature that would automatically bury specific user’s submissions.

They have for a long time denied any such mechanism exists, but a recent incident with Digg user ‘Nitmeh3′ shows ev read more »
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For the last few months, ever since StumbleUpon released their new Beta redesign, I have been plagued by a really weird StumbleUpon toolbar issue. read more »
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Everyone knows that IM Charity throws some of the best parties at search marketing conferences, but what exactly will make this year’s IM Charity Party at SMX West stand out? read more »
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Here is the design for the new Reddit onesies that will be available for purchase from the Reddit store in about 3 weeks. read more »
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“As we’ve often stated over the past couple of months, given the current economic climate, we’ve made the decision to take a more conservative approach to our expansion plans and aggressively focus on reaching profitability within the year.” read more »
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There has long been a sort of rivalry between the Reddit and Digg audiences. Each feeling that their community is more mature and all around better than the other, even though a large number of members actually use both sites. The most recent attack read more »
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If you have been active on Twitter today then you are likely to have noticed or heard about the mass numbers of DMs, or Direct Messages, that people are receiving. read more »
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As I kept going through the various sites, they were all iframed to show the Yahoo.com front page.

But WHY? read more »
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MSN Content Ads is still very new and in very limited beta. I suspect it will do much better in 2009, but it appears they still have a long way to go to earn the trust of publishers and take market share from Google AdSense. read more »
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When building a new profile on Digg, do not immediately add friends, especially power users. read more »
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I want to introduce you to a really innovative concept from the guys at Reddit, where instead of donating money to non-profits and charities, they ask that you instead donate a few hours of your skills and energy. read more »
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To me, Social Media is simply any online tool or site, that allows interaction with the users and visitors. If you can comment on a post, vote on content, or even just re-arrange the design of a site, then that is social media. read more »
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“We’re testing sponsored links in the box where random fresh links have been appearing for the last few months. These sponsored links will be indicated with a blue background and the words ’sponsored link’ (not unlike in Google search results). That read more »
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