Thu.Sep 22, 2011

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Facebook free? Hardly

Socialized

Amidst the latest extensive changes to the Facebook user interface come complaints from columnists, bloggers and millions of users. Many people are upset with Facebook's constant changes, making it nearly impossible to master the site. These complaints are often met with, "So what? Facebook is free. If you don't like.

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What f8 Brought for us Today and What to Expect Further

Mindjumpers

Tweet Today would be a bad day or a good one for Facebook, we will let the users decide. But, what we know for sure is that we are going to see robust changes in Facebook. Some of them are already visible to us in form of new “News feed” design, tickers, Friend Activity for brand etc. You can read about them and their implications in our yesterday’s post.

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Facebook Timeline: There's Plenty That's New

Social Media Marketing

At the f8 developer conference today, Facebook unveiled some major platform changes that will profoundly affect how we use and interact with the site. In his keynote, Mark Zuckerberg said that Facebook's job is to "make it the best way to express who you are." And with a company whose vision is to make the world more open and connected, it's absolutely essential to make it feel like a place you prefer to spend time.

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Attention Business Authors: Self-Publishing Is No Longer for Losers

Debbie Weil

A mere five years ago, the idea of self-publishing a serious business book would have been laughable. Self-publishing was for losers, right? Self-publishing was a last resort after not being able to get a book contract from one of the Big Six publishers (Penguin, HarperCollins, Random House, Simon & Schuster, Hachette or Macmillan), or a business book publisher like Harvard Business Press.

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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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Treadmill Desk and Multi-tasking

Convince & Convert

Here’s video proof of my new treadmill desk. I like it a lot. I have significantly more energy in the afternoons, and while I’m not logging a ton of miles (too much travel inhibits usage), I figure 2.5 miles/day (approximately) whenever I’m home is a net positive. I can type (I wrote this blog post while on it), create presentations, do spreadsheets, and even write hand-written notes.

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Attention Business Authors: Self-Publishing Is No Longer for Losers

Debbie Weil

A mere five years ago, the idea of self-publishing a serious business book would have been laughable. Self-publishing was for losers, right? Self-publishing was a last resort after not being able to get a book contract from one of the Big Six publishers (Penguin, HarperCollins, Random House, Simon & Schuster, Hachette or Macmillan), or a business book publisher like Harvard Business Press.

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Explore My Brand New Facebook Timeline

Ari Herzog

Less than 12 hours ago, Facebook management spoke at an annual conference about the planned release of a new feature to your profile called Timeline. The screenshot above shows the new look. This short exploratory video elaborates… Follow my lead and learn how to set it up today. Be warned, though: Only other Facebook application developers will be able to see your profile (for now).

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Will Facebook Really Revolutionize Social Media?

Small Business Mavericks

Any time you hear someone say they are going to revolutionize something, what do you think about? Do you think they are really going to start a revolution or do you think they are just blowing smoke? Keep in mind, we’re talking about Facebook here. The world is anxiously awaiting Facebook’s announcement, which is supposed to happen today.

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When You Are Graded as a Facebook Friend

Ari Herzog

There is a Facebook application which grades your level of friendship in accordance to the number of times you interact. Your score increases with each comment and every time you smile. Is this why you said yes to a friend request? Whatever. Don’t take it seriously. It’s just an application. Thank you for reading! If you are inspired to add a comment with your thoughts, please visit When You Are Graded as a Facebook Friend in your browser.

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This is why Google+ could rule the world

Danny WhatMough

Yesterday Google officially rolled Google+ out to the public at large. And then today, anyone that visits the Google homepage will see a little blue arrow animation pointing them to the Google+ tab on the navigation bar. There is also a link under the search box encouraging searchers to join the network. Ever since Google+ launched I’ve felt that, if the company put its full weight behind it, then social domination could be theirs.

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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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Hey! What’s happened to Absolute PA?

Absolute PA

If you’ve arrived at this website looking for Absolute PA you’ll see that things have changed quite a bit around here! So I feel like I owe you an explanation. A Short History. I started Absolute PA, a virtual assistant service, in 2009 and built it from scratch in to a successful business, largely using social media and online marketing to raise my profile and find clients.

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A Case Study in Social Media Measurement

Jeff Esposito

Earlier today I gave a presentation with Lithium’s Joe Cothrel during WOMMA’s part of Social Media Week in Chicago. Some key takeaways included: Understand your business goals. Understand your customers’ needs. Set rules of engagement. Be rigorous on your measurement. Choose the right tools for the job. A Case Study in Social Media Measurement: Vistaprint.

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Deconstruct your content, SEO and social media regularly

The Way of the Web

I don’t always agree with everything entrepreneur and author Tim Ferriss writes, but I definitely agree with his approach to challenges. In The 4-Hour Body , he frequently refers to the ‘Minimum Effective Dose’ which is what allows you to achieve big changes in short periods of time by focussing on the minimum you need to achieve results.

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Week 3 NFL Picks from Social Media

Jeff Esposito

Entering the third week of the NFL season, my experiment in using social media to select the winners of each game has been interesting. In the opening week, the results were pretty spot on, while week two was split down the middle. If you are new to the blog or seeing how I am picking the winners for the first time, be sure to check out my NFL picks formula.

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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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Behind the Scenes: How a ProBlogger Product Sales Page is Made

ProBlogger

This post was written by the Web Marketing Ninja—author of The Blogger’s Guide to Online Marketing , and a professional online marketer who’s sharing his tips undercover here at ProBlogger. Curious? So are we! I tweeted a couple of days ago how wonderfully evolutionary sales page copy can be as it passes between the different people who are working on it.

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Cartoon of the day

Jeff Esposito

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50% Discount Ends in 36 Hours on the Blogger’s Guide to Online Marketing Kit

ProBlogger

A few weeks ago here on ProBlogger we launched a product I’m really proud of—the Blogger’s Guide to Online Marketing Kit written by the Web Marketing Ninja (the guy who has helped me shape my own blogging business model over the last few years). The kit is essentially based around three things: a comprehensive ebook. a library of 21 templates, documents and examples to help you develop your own blogging business model. a 70-minute bonus recording of a Q&A webinar that the Ninja,

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Collaboration supports successful campaigns

Akamai Marketing

Social media professionals are a fascinating bunch. Sit with them and you’ll realize that there are at least 4-5 different disciplines represented. In my immediate circle, there are those with PR, Marketing, Tech and Software backgrounds, Web and SEO, wait, I’m not done.Journalism, Digital design, and I even know someone with a scientific background.

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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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The 13 Components Of Stimulating Conversation

Firebelly

Conversations opens doors online and in social spaces. While Jim Morrison’s mantra might have been “ People are Strange ”, I love people. They intrigue me. Their dreams, frustrations, pursuits and actions fascinate me. Their stories fuel and inspire me. However, reading and seeing from a distance is a spectator sport and not my cup of tea. I prefer a more direct contact sport – conversation.

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7-point Checklist For Bloggers Who Want to Create a Profitable Blog

ProBlogger

This guest post is by Peter G. James Sinclair of Motivational Memo. Before I aggressively started to build my Motivational Memo blog at the beginning of this year I had already owned a web design company for over seven years. During that time I have seen the good, the bad and the ugly in web design, and now that I have entered the blogging industry I continue to see the same mistakes being made by many bloggers.

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