ColinWalker

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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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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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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Mainstream media is developing an interest in social media as a tool for modern journalism. read more »
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Could Twitter become a mainstream source for breaking news? It is a means of distribution rather than a destination and, as such, may never take over from traditional ‘reporting’. read more »
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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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Are you involved with social media and want to utilise its full potential? Then why not get involved with Social Media Mafia and make your connections count. read more »
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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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We live at such a pace that we often have little time to consider what we actually want. How will this impact the adoption of social media? read more »
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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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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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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, doesn’t have to mean you are a liar, a cheat, or otherwise too deceitful. read more »
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Just because someone uses a social media/networking service such as Facebook it doesn’t automatically make them a social media user so how will social media achieve ubiquity? By stealth. read more »
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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 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 bloggers we read more »
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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 mo read more »
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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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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 - but pe read more »
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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)

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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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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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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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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 pert read more »
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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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