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It seems that plans are in the works for the German Wikipedia to be made into a printed encyclopedia book and it will be sold in bookstores for 20 Euros ($32). The whole point of Wikipedia is to provide a voluntary online source of information makin read more »
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Darren Rowse has grown his Twitter presence to 5500 in the last few months. He gives 5 tips on how to grow one's Twitter presence with one extra added bonus tip. read more »
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When your blog is growing and the demands on your time become greater, how does one stay accessible to one's readers? Darren Rowse give 12 tips on how to stay interactive with your audience. read more »
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36.2 million women in the U.S write and read blogs every week and approximately half consider blogs a “highly reliable” or “very reliable” source of information and advice. read more »
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Andrew Baron tried selling his account on eBay this week. The eBay auction has closed, but you can still see the bidding history here, as it went as high as $1,550. read more »
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Mashable predicted it, and now it is for sure...Twitter spam is out of control. Is there anything we can do other than not follow? read more »
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What’s going to be the viral element that gets us to cut down on our collective carbon emissions? Who’s going to deliver us the iPod of cleantech? If we knew for sure, we’d be off building it, but these 10 web sites think they have the key ingredien read more »
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Video/chat startup Seesmic has acquired Twhirl, a popular application created that allows users to access the Twitter service directly from their desktop. read more »
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Should we drop all of the labels denoting hierarchy and instead focus on labels that focus on either the media that we use or the subjects that we like? read more »
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Let’s face it, with all the mashed up buzzwords, “consultants” and vague lingo flying around, it can be difficult to identify what social media can do for a business. Well, the answer to that is what do you want it to do? read more »
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It seems a rise in new “commercial” followers is forcing Twitter users to think hard about whether they want to follow anyone. Evidently these bots work by following links and performing automated tasks, and are disproportionately adding those that read more »
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Can social media be used to mine for creative gold by harnessing the wisdom and power of the crowd, cheaply extracting and pooling valuable information that becomes even more valuable? read more »
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You have two choices:

You can begin utilizing social media as part of your overall marketing strategy or don’t use social media and watch angrily while your competitors put you out of business. read more »
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It is very important to organize your keyword modifiers for several reasons. A few being more organic search traffic, understanding visitors behavior and knowledge of interlinking. read more »
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Marty takes us to the second part of a series on What social media is actually good for by addressing the fears that companies have about utilizing social media and how to help them overcome their fears. Turns out, avoidance is not a strategy! read more »
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Social networks are already having a huge impact on businesses, particularly enterprises. So it seemed appropriate to further the discussion with the flying led zeppelin metaphor. read more »
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Asking these simple questions could mean the difference between a hastily written blog article that remains obscure and a well-written, influential and accessible blog that courts a loyal audience with ease. read more »
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Does focusing solely on a niche limit your blogging growth and opportunities…? If you focus on a niche you are limited in your breadth of content. Some industries, like SEO, are safe from the threat of repetitiveness. The constantly evolving search read more »
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The trends in the Networking space are outlined in a color coded comprehensive chart. See how Bebo, MySpace, Facebook, and other social networking sites have grown and who has not! read more »
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Data visualization tools can certainly help to make complex data easier to understand. After seeing some pretty impressive data visualizations of social networks it might be interesting to try and visualize the StumbleUpon network. read more »
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Does your company support your participation in social media? Are you apprehensive about admitting you work there when you comment on blogs, participate in forums or list your workplace or contact information on social networks?
Organizations have read more »
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Searchles is a social search platform that incorporates several aspects of social networking, showcases members expertise, and social bookmarking all rolled into one service. read more »
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Freelancing blogging (or ‘paid blogging’) is one of the most sensible and enjoyable ways to earn some extra income online. It pays well (between $50 and $100 for a post, most of which will take sub two-hours to write) and it’s highly flexible.
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When it comes to writing about social media we must always remember that the quality of the content is paramount and be vigilant not to sacrifice that quality upon the altar of optimization. read more »
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Great post about what can you learn from comments on your blog and how to manage them effectively. read more »
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