As social media spreads, web applications need to get smarter. They have to strike up a conversation with each visitor – and become sociable.
Part of the next evolution of the web – Web 3.0 to some – is claimed to be the Semantic Web, which enables websites to provide information about what information and functionality [...]
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Tags:Conversation, Future, Social Media, Web 3.0
… but then isn’t life in general? The NY Times brought the news that blogging can be a dangerous addiction, where 3 Americans have died the past six months from stress and unhealthy living. Disregarding the unhealthy lifestyle of many Americans in general (let’s face it, it’s not exemplary), being a full-time blogger can be [...]
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Tags:Blogging, health, Social Media
The latest hype in Social Media is FriendFeed, where you can aggregate all (or many of) your social media tools. There are a lot of practical applications to this, such as using the Imaginary Friend function as Master Aggregator.
I’ve put it to the test, and I’m pleasantly surprised. I have talked about social media fatigue [...]
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Tags:Networking, Social Marketing, Social Media, Social Media Strategy
I have tested Twitter for a while, with a Tweet once or twice daily, from Google Talk, e-mail and through this blog’s plugin. Smart ways to microblog, easily integrated with various channels.
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Tags:Social Marketing, Social Media, Social Networking Fatigue, Twitter
I recently received an invitation to try the new Trackur tool for managing you reputation online.
Right on the front page, Trackur makes big claims about making reputation management easy for you.
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Filed under: Social Media Marketing
Tags:Reputation Management, Reviews, Social Media, Tools
On ProBlogger today, guest author Skellie posted a great article on How to Write Posts That Set StumbleUpon on Fire. Skellie is a web-only freelancer, writing on Anywired, among other places. Here is a quote from the post:
These are tips and ideas I use on a daily basis to get anywhere between a few hundred [...]
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Tags:Link Management, Social Marketing, Social Media, StumbleUpon
This is the continued guide to Getting started in Social Media. In the previous post, you learned how to attract attention in Social Media.
This time, we’re moving on to some more details in Social Media Marketing. The question is, can you use Social Media for business purposes or is it just does it fit best [...]
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Tags:Networking, Social Marketing, Social Media, Social Media Strategy
This is the continued Getting started guide to Social Media. In the last post, you could read about how you can get started with some basic social networking, using social bookmarking tools and your own blog.
This time, it’s about getting noticed and contributing to your social network.
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Continuing the series on How to get started in Social Media.
Getting fully engaged in Social Media requires time, commitment, and sincerity. The social aspect means that actual people read what you contribute, so if you use it sporadically, your listeners lose interest. The same goes for what you say – if you don’t come across [...]
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Have you heard all the hype about Social Media and are interested in getting started? Perhaps you’ve already taken a few steps in the Social Media arena. This is the first of a series of articles on using Social Media for personal and business purposes. As you’ll see, personal and business interests in Social Media [...]
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Tags:Networking, Social Marketing, Social Media, Social Media Strategy
