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My most recent post on Twitter and the Online Consumer Decision Making Process. What good does interaction and community engagement with existing as well as prospective customers do for you brand?

Would love the feedback guys, thanks! read more »
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Brian Carter writes "Oooohhhh scary time. It's so scary. And so is Twitter, in some ways...

If you retweet or sphinn or digg this, I'll send you chocolate. Really.

Here are the Top 10 Ways Twitter is Like Halloween..." read more »
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Something to read for the weekend: "This collection of 50 must read (...) articles embraces the philosophy behind designing websites for the ROI of it not the looks." read more »
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In SEO, success is as much about your toolkit as it is about your skillset. Without great tools at your disposal, your ability to get the job done is really hampered. At SMX East this month I presented some of my favorite tools on the “Tools, Glorio read more »
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Creating great content for your social network starts with preparation. Get to know the community and the types of content they like before spending your time and energy on content development. Once you know the people and what content plays well, y read more »
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Maki writes, "You really don’t need many tools when it comes to Digg, trust me. There are only a few which are truly essential. If you want to use Digg efficiently like a power user, try the ones in this list." read more »
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Lee Odden puts together a list of sites that collect feeds/posts from some of the top SEO/marketing blogs on the web. I hadn't heard of several of these.... read more »
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Every day more and more entrepreneurs are building successful businesses using the internet. There is an abundance of opportunity online and depending on the venture, there is often less cost and risk involved when compared with traditional business read more »
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In this post I will analyze and visualize the network of the digg users, to show why technology is the favorite topic in Digg. read more »
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As a website owner, how should you position your message in the Web 2.0 world?

The increasingly savvy buying public will quickly shun marketers. Internet readers want information from the Internet. They don't want advertising, marketing, or a "pi read more »
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This is an absolutely fantastic tool that permits you to study those stories that made the front page of Digg, and understand the metrics of those stories. How many buries? Friend voting percentages? How many votes necessary? Study individual users, read more »
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Has your marketing become old, boring, or dull? Is it no longer the powerhouse force that it used to be?

Here are 15 simple ways to breathe some new life into your marketing efforts. read more »
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Q's: 1. What’s the origin of your user name?
2. Do you get hit by millions of messages, E-mails, Digg requests, etc. the minute that you go online?
3. Some might say that you are an on-line celebrity. That brings up another question: why do you th read more »
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As these three examples illustrate, you have a choice: take steps to know what people are saying about you online, or prepare yourself for a sickening sort of freefall when the blogosphere insists that you pay attention. Because sooner or later you, read more »
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Social Marketers fall into 4 different categories. They are either Linkers, Traffickers, Bloggers, or Explorers. Each camp takes a different approach to social media marketing. Which camp do you belong to? read more »
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How much traffic do these social media sites really send? I have come up with a rough guide to how many unique visitors on average you can expect to get from a popular story on some of the top social tagging and news sites. I have worked out my esti read more »
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Hidden in the obscure StumbleUpon toolbar settings is a feature that’ll change the way you stumble! Add a Search Box to the StumbleUpon toolbar. read more »
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The best way to increase your footprint on Digg is to have a large network of friends that are interested in the same things you are and are likely to vote up your stories when you shout.

This tool helps you find them. And it’s free! read more »
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To preserve that brand from the ravages of blight, marketers need to consciously combat it on their own sites and ensure that their marketing efforts do not create or fund blight on other sites. read more »
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An interview with 5 top power users in social bookmarking and their insights read more »
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The Federal Bureau of Labor published a study a few years back that showed 70% of all new business comes from some form of networking. What other motivation do you need to start? Below are fifty thoughts to help you on your way. Before you read on, read more »
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If you’re trying to sell a product or service through your website (or if you’re open to the possibility in future), here’s an opportunity to get inside the mind of your average prospect and learn the thirteen things that make good landing pages go read more »
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A short post which includes an example of the most blatant Flickr spam I've ever seen. Talk about not knowing how to market via social media. ;-) read more »
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Esteban Panzera reviews the pros and cons of self promoting in the Social Media space. Great read and good insight. read more »
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Identifying top niche blogs is invaluable knowledge for anyone wanting to enter, study or market to people in a particular field. It's one of the fastest and most effective ways to learn the lay of the land and get involved in the community of succe read more »
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