Mon.Feb 21, 2011

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Monday Morning Reads: Mobile Apps; LoTR Revisited; Funky SEO

Dave Fleet

Lots of really interesting reads in the Monday morning reading hopper this week: a look at why dictatorships would be unwise to cut Internet access; several pieces on the latest in mobile applications; a new take on the Lord of the Rings and a couple of neat videos. Enjoy. WSJ: Smart Dictators Don’t Quash the Internet. Amidst ongoing unrest in the Middle East, the Wall Street Journal takes a look at why some regimes are shying away from shutting down the Internet in their countries.

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Targeting Your Social Tribes in Social Media

Mindjumpers

Tweet. In our increasingly social minds, we’re starting to put more and more focus on the fact that our audience is not just consumers. They are people and real human beings! Therefore, this means that being a brand or company, it is crucial that you get to know who these people or individuals actually are. Who have an interest in you, and what defines these people’s identities?

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Community Management 101

SocialFish

The association I work for is making the leap many associations have already made: launching a members-only community platform. It’s exciting and something I, as the association’s online community & social media manager, will obviously be intimately involved with. As I have begun checking out the community platform vendor’s online community, one thing that’s struck me is how many associations have either already launched a an online community or are planning to, with

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Measuring influence online | Sherrilynne Starkie

Sherrilynne Starkie

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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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Monday’s 5 Social Media Must-Reads

Firebelly

Below are 5 social media must-reads from last week that we wouldn’t want you to miss. Adding an iFrame Application to your Facebook Fan Page. By Bill Dailey Facebook recently announced that on March 11, 2011, the Static FBML application will no longer be available to be added to Pages and that no new FBML applications can be created after that date.

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Rename app tabs in Facebook Page

Freelance Social Media

It’s hard keeping up with all the Facebook Page updates lately! The latest one I came across involved being able to rename the app on your page sidebar. Click “Edit Page&# >Apps>&# edit settings&# in the app of your choosing. Happy editing! *As noted by @bailann below, you cannot edit “basic pages&# like Notes, Photos, etc.

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Presidential Lessons On Living Longer

Waxing UnLyrical

There are probably a lot of things we can learn from our Presidents. Like how to age prematurely… … and that it’s a bad idea to swat flies on national TV… … and oh, so much more! But one of the most important things we can learn from the Presidents is how to live longer. For example: 1. Don’t ever let something bug you to the point of having a stroke about it. 2.

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Rename app tabs in Facebook Page

Freelance Social Media

'It’s hard keeping up with all the Facebook Page updates lately! The latest one I came across involved being able to rename the app on your page sidebar. Click “Edit Page”>Apps>”edit settings” in the app of your choosing. Happy editing! *As noted by @bailann below, you cannot edit “basic pages” like Notes, Photos, etc.

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Search Engine Optimization: Anchor Text Flows Just Like PageRank

Bill Hartzer

As someone who has been actively creating and optimizing web pages for the search engines since 1996, I have always been curious when it comes to everything related to Search Engine Optimization. I love to write and create great online content, and I am even more satisfied when I see people reading content that I have written. I get even greater satisfaction when I can find something that I believe is useful to other people and I can point it out–especially to my colleagues in the Search E

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Rename app tabs in Facebook Page

Freelance Social Media

'It’s hard keeping up with all the Facebook Page updates lately! The latest one I came across involved being able to rename the app on your page sidebar. Click “Edit Page”>Apps>”edit settings” in the app of your choosing. Happy editing! *As noted by @bailann below, you cannot edit “basic pages” like Notes, Photos, etc.

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Social Media Automation 101

A beginner's guide to social media automation tools and getting automation right.

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Blogging Is Dead (Again)

Twist Image

Did you read the news? Blogging is dead. Mostly because young people are just not that into it. Why go through the hassle of thinking up unique thoughts, trying to formulate them into sentences and paragraphs, and then pull it all together in a text-based Blog post? Why go through that, when you can tweet your life away in 140-characters (or less) on Twitter , update your Facebook status, shoot a quick video with your webcam and upload it to YouTube or just post whatever is going on in your life

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PLAY LIKE A CHAMPION TODAY

Myrland Marketing

Hand-painted in blue letters on a 36″ by 48″ sign located in a stairwell between the Notre Dame locker room and the tunnel out to the football field is a sign that reads Play Like A Champion Today. Head football coach Lou Holtz asked for it to be painted and hung there so that all players [.].

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Facebook Page Promotion - OfflineOffline | Small Business Mavericks

Small Business Mavericks

About Us What’s a Maverick? Community Involvement Affiliations Join Our Team Media Kit 1 on 1 Strategic Planning Website Health Check-up Website Design, Development & Promotion Social Media Services Social Media Step-by-Step Webinar Customized Social Media Road Map Social Media Implementation Online Marketing Services SEO / Web Promotion Online Reputation Management PPC / Google Adwords Blog Customization & Set-up Service Article Marketing Press Releases & Publicity eZine Customization & Set-up

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JUSTIN BIEBER SHOT AND KILLED?? (2.21.11 – YTO Day 52)

Taylor Marek

Was Justin Bieber shot and killed? Did I almost get hit by a car? Am I riding a bike at night again? Get these questions and more answered on this.

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The Content Marketing Survival Guide: How to Navigate the Wilds of Social Media

Use this guide to inspire your creativity and ignite more successful and sustainable social media conversations.

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Jordie van Rijn Interviews Gianfranco Cuzziol: A Little Conversation Helps

Social Email Marketing

Recently I had the pleasure to connect to Gianfranco Cuzziol, Head of eCRM at EHS 4D. I asked him about cross-media experiences and his upcoming presentation: "The art and science of being social" at the Fusion Marketing Experience event in Brussels.

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JUSTIN BIEBER SHOT AND KILLED?? (2.21.11 – YTO Day 52)

Taylor Marek

Was Justin Bieber shot and killed? Did I almost get hit by a car? Am I riding a bike at night again? Get these questions and more answered on this video! Raw Footage: www.youtube.com -YouTube Orbit Day 52- —————————————————————— LINKS Main Channel youtube.com Games youtube.com.

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34 Hot Tips on Increasing Facebook Followers (or Likes) From AMA Boot Camp Marketers

Diva Marketing Blog

In 2004, the American Marketing Association asked to develop a workshop on blogs. Blogs: Marketing Beyond The Website , was an amazing experience. We took that Hot Topic program to 6 major markets in 10-months. Along the way, I developed a passion for helping people understand that 1st blogs, and now social media, is a credible and critical part of a marketing strategy.

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JUSTIN BIEBER SHOT AND KILLED?? (2.21.11 – YTO Day 52)

Taylor Marek

Was Justin Bieber shot and killed? Did I almost get hit by a car? Am I riding a bike at night again? Get these questions and more answered on this video! Raw Footage: www.youtube.com -YouTube Orbit Day 52- —————————————————————— LINKS Main Channel youtube.com Games youtube.com.

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Social Media Marketing GPS

SMGPS will tell you the why & how to use social media for marketing, 1 tweet at a time. You'll learn essentials in digestible little spoonfuls.

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Huffington Post Sells for $315m Social Media Revenue

Laurel Papworth

I often write on social media revenue – how social media sites like blogs and forums and social networks monetize. One way is pretty simple – sell it! The Huffington Post just sold for $315m to AOL (America Online). How do you think AOL will make their money back from this blog? A year ago – Jan 2010 – I wrote about a valuation for Huffington Post and TechCrunch : Huffington Post and TechCrunch both have high valuations ($100m+).

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JUSTIN BIEBER SHOT AND KILLED?? (2.21.11 – YTO Day 52)

Taylor Marek

Was Justin Bieber shot and killed? Did I almost get hit by a car? Am I riding a bike at night again? Get these questions and more answered on this video! Raw Footage: www.youtube.com -YouTube Orbit Day 52- —————————————————————— LINKS Main Channel youtube.com Games youtube.com.

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Social Media Strategy Daily News

Proactive Report

Hotels Find Empowering Social Champions at Each Property Successful. Hotel companies that regard their social media campaigns as successful believe that this stems from capitalizing on the fundamentals that have always been important to a hotel’s success: positive interactions between employees and guests, and word of mouth from customers sharing positive experiences with their personal networks.

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JUSTIN BIEBER SHOT AND KILLED?? (2.21.11 – YTO Day 52)

Taylor Marek

Was Justin Bieber shot and killed? Did I almost get hit by a car? Am I riding a bike at night again? Get these questions and more answered on this.

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How to Be Social: A Social Media Manifesto

Learn the 10 worst social media marketing mistakes and how to avoid them.

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Egypt’s Social Media Revolution by the Numbers

Jeff Esposito

Over the past few weeks, we saw unprecedented news coverage of a revolution in Egypt. Despite a lack in initial traditional media outlets and internet sources due to government intervention, the people were able to be heard via social networks. These networks were not the underlying reason for social change, but rather served as an.

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I Do: Tips for Co-blogging with Your Spouse

ProBlogger

This guest post is by Mr. Broke Professional: the husband in the husband/wife team behind Brokeprofessionals.com. “I think you need to rewrite that last paragraph,” she said. “And this time, maybe try to be just a little more concise.”. She said it gently. Yet the words stung. She could tell I was a little hurt, so she tried to smooth it over. “I really like this blog post.

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Squeeze Page Optimisation: How to Get 700+ Free Leads and a 64% Conversion Rate

Viper Chill

Blog posts here at ViperChill generally receive a large number of comments. Within just a couple of hours, there’s a good chance I’ll have 30 or 40 in need of reply. The discussion really picks up when my post goes out to readers who have subscribed via email. Though less than a third of the audience here opts for email updates, I get more comments from these readers than anyone else.

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Why You Must Appreciate Facebook Mobile

Ari Herzog

With 500 million (and counting) people in the world with Facebook accounts, you need to grasp its importance if you want to succeed as an organization harnessing the power of the web. Twitter, LinkedIn, Flickr, iTunes — they have their purposes and reasons for social marketing — but for sheer numbers, let alone the ages of the dominant users on the site, the letter f should be branded on your forehead.

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8 Stupid Simple Social Media Tricks to Boost SEO

Discover just how easy it is to boost SEO with social media.