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I've been collecting stats on the number of active Facebook users for over a year now - have a read and find out how the social network has done in 2008. read more »
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Industrial strength SEO - a good session featuring speakers Richard Baxter (Cheapflights), Gary Moyle, Neil Stickells and Dave Naylor. read more »
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SEO For web 2.0 sites - moderated by the lovely Vanessa Fox, featuring speakers Nathan Buggia, Tom Critchlow, Mikkel deMib (wild dress sense!) and Dave Naylor. Some interesting topics covered in this one. read more »
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Video Search and Blended results - featuring speakers Brian Marin, Ciaran Norris, Tom Wilde and the Shermanator on the moderation duties. read more »
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After the excitement of session 1, we moved on to the world of the 'Global Search Universe' for session 2. If I'm perfectly honest, this session wasn't half as interesting as the keynote speech, but I still got a fair bit out of it. read more »
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Well it’s that time of year again and SMX London has rolled in to town, complete with most of the usual familiar faces (Chris Sherman is chairing, the lovely Vanessa Fox is in attendance – sadly no sign of Danny Sullivan…) and all the usual gubbins. read more »
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As you all know, Google is our friend. We like Google, we use it often, so I thought it would be a good idea to share some of its search functions with you. These generally make searching a little easier, well, not just searching, they will help you read more »
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There are so many social book marking sites out there, so we understand how confusing it can be to ensure you choose the right one for you and your needs. So here is a breakdown of a couple of our favourites and how they can help you. read more »
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Google has impressed me today, this is potentially one of the biggest innovations to hit the search world in a while. Google is listening! read more »
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According to the guys over at AllFacebook, Facebook have now granted Google access to Facebook groups and events, extending the search engine's reach in to the previously login-only site. Whilst individual users profiles are still safely hidden (no read more »
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As regular readers will attest, I'm a big fan of Facebook and have been for a long time. But that doesn't mean I can't see it's flaws - and I've been told there are many. I can however only speak for myself, so I've put together my Top 8 list of Thi read more »
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If you start receiving strange friend requests on Bebo in the year 2050, there may be more to them than meets the eye. That's because 2050 is about the time that we can expect a reply from the planet Gliese 581c in response to messages Bebo is plann read more »
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As you'll doubtless know by now, Facebook are in the process of rolling out their new site design to the masses at the moment, and as you'd expect it's being covered widely in the press. But I thought I'd do my own little missive anyway, looking at read more »
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For the past few months, the people at Facebook have been slowly releasing more and more information about this summers profile redesign. As well as giving information to bloggers and brand advocates via secret preview events, they have been showing read more »
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It has become one of the most popular ways for people to express themselves and even for companies to get their words out online. The blogsphere is well and truly established and on a rampage. New blogs pop up everywhere and generally don’t last lon read more »
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Google keyword tool reporting numbers, not blue bars. It has changed back but have screenshots - is this a Google blunder or a sign of things to come? read more »
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As regular readers may notice, the Tamar Social Media blog has been a little quieter over the past three weeks. The reason behind this pre-summer lull isn't that we've all gone on lovely hot holidays, it is mainly due to my wife and I having our fir read more »
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So the new FireFox has been released and we have done a post on it. Louis' post focussed more on a technical side of things, I want to show you some of the cool gadgets and add-ons that you can pimp your browser with. read more »
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One of the best (in my opinion) additions to Google's services in recent memory has to be Google Maps. I haven't really spent that much time using their Street View option, but every now and again some entertaining pictures have found their way onto read more »
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As regular readers may know, I will shortly be extending my social network by a very significant extra body, with the birth of my first child at the end of June. As somebody new to the whole process, I am struck by how difficult it is to choose a su read more »
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Take this quiz to find out how much of a Facebook addict you are. And don't worry, unlike other Facebook spammy quizzes, it's not going to ask you to invite your friends before it gives you the answers!! read more »
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It's the biggest medium for up to date news, it's the ultimate source of information, but which search engine offers the best news features? Which of the four biggest search engines provide the best service with the most useful (not necessarily the read more »
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When we were conducting the research for our recent Social Media Sectors report, one thing we found very difficult was classifying when a page or group was 'official', and when it was created by a fan. It looks like Facebook are responding to this i read more »
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This is a topic that has been hotly debated both in the on and offline world, and since the World Wide Web has only recently celebrated its 15th birthday I thought it would be interesting to look into a couple of points that are often overlooked. read more »
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I’ve never felt the urge to go out and panic-buy carrots before. Ever. Fact. So when you hear that today nearly 240,000 people are doing this, you have to wonder what on earth is going on. And if the supermarkets run out, what Bugs is going to have read more »
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