Sat.Mar 17, 2012

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So Slang: dictionary of street terms

Sherrilynne Starkie

There’s a free online resource to check out the real defnition of slang words and street terms. It’s contributed to and edited by thousands of people online who add their own meanings to millions of words. With more than 6 million definitions, So Slang claims to be the biggest hub for street definitions. Some examples: Bazinga! A catchy phrase to accompany your clever pranks.

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Exploring the Web of New and Emerging Media

Ari Herzog

That’s what I do. That’s what the tagline has said under my name at the top of my blog since the last time I reincarnated its existence. I explore the web. I write about new and emerging media. You come here. You read what I write. You comment and share. I continue to thank you for participating in my online community. And yet, you have read less and less explorations of mine in recent months.

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Publishing Content Beyond Your Blog

Small Business Mavericks

Most online businesses publish content in two places – their website and their blog – it’s a standard online marketing strategy. You will often see references to publishing content in article directories, Facebook, HubSpot, Squidoo and perhaps even on other blogs as a guest author. As your business grows, there are more opportunities to publish content – on site rather than off site, and by doing so, you deliver a more professional appearance to visitors.

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The Early Days of Hashtag Marketing

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Tweet this, get that. It's disruption marketing at its finest. Companies are now using hashtag marketing strategies as a way to create attention by rewarding those who are willing to shill for them (more on that here: DigiDay - Has Hashtag Marketing Arrived? ). With so many people connected and sharing on Twitter , what's the big deal if a handful of those tweets are people telling us about a brand and - in doing so - they get some kind of rebate?

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21 Advanced ChatGPT Prompts To Take Your Social Media to the Next Level

Upgrade your social media game with our in-depth playbook: "21 advanced ChatGPT prompts for social media managers". These powerful prompts are tailored to supercharge your content creation, strategy development, and results analysis. Say goodbye to writer's block and hello to endless creativity as you effortlessly generate engaging posts, come up with original strategies, and optimize your social media performance - all in a fraction of the time.

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Three Easy Video Formats for First-time Vloggers

ProBlogger

This is a guest post by Gregory Ciotti of Sparring Mind. YouTube is the next big thing for blogging. Seems like pretty poor advice, since everybody is hopping all over Pinterest and people have known about YouTube for a long time. The thing is, few bloggers are utilizing YouTube to its full potential. And it’s not just me thinking that: on a recent post on Social Media examiner , many of the 30 experts featured agreed that YouTube was going to see a tremendous rise in use by bloggers in 20

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3 quick productivity tips for the weekend

The Way of the Web

If you’re like me, you’ve probably skimmed through a variety of productivity tips every week, planned to take a closer look, and then forgotten about them by the weekend. But recently, I’ve made 3 key changes which have really helped my productivity by reducing the information overload we’re all experience between email, social networks and the constrant stream of new content being published. 1.

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How Video Interviews Can Help Grow Your Blog

ProBlogger

This guest post is by Torrey McGraw of Grind & Thrive. For beginner and more advanced bloggers, one of the most important questions we must ask is, “How will my blog stand out in my niche?” With the ever-growing list of blogs that are created daily, this can be a difficult question to answer. One way to set yourself apart is by incorporating video into your content strategy while others are primarily using written articles.

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