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Should You Disable Comments on Your Blog?

ProBlogger

When you started out blogging, you were probably thrilled when you got a comment. As time went by, you probably found some of the comments very useful. But if you’ve been blogging for a long time, and your blog gets a lot of traffic, those comments may be starting to become less of a delight and more of a chore. You may well be.

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How Does the YouTube Algorithm Work? A Guide to Getting More Views

Hootsuite

YouTube’s first video was uploaded in 2005. But here’s the long answer, too: 2005-2012: View count (a.k.a. 2016-2020: Borderline content, demonetization and brand safety. For instance, YouTube says that algorithm changes in early 2019 have led to 70% less watchtime for “borderline” content.

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Why Every Brand Should Have a YouTube Channel

Socialized

YouTube is a hub for video content. Companies and brands create video content wherever you look, distribute it on its blogs and social media. They use engaging content to draw and engage their target audiences. In the last three decades, consumers upload more video content online every month than TV has made.

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What is Reddit, and Should Your Brand Be Using It?

Hootsuite

Users create posts in topic-based communities — called subreddits — and interact in comment threads. Users can also vote content by others “up” or “down” the algorithm. Reddit launched in 2005 and sold to Conde Nast less than a year later for $10 million USD. And, downvoted content receives less exposure. Clear as mud?

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Make Your LinkedIn Profile Work for You | chrisbrogan.com

Buzz Marketing for Technology

If you enjoyed this post, please consider leaving a comment or subscribing to the feed to receive future articles delivered to your feed reader. Comment by Hjörtur Smárason on May 19, 2008 @ 7:13 am. Comment by lou suSi on May 19, 2008 @ 7:15 am. Comment by Julius on May 19, 2008 @ 7:16 am. Comment by Christopher S.

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Why Alps Bethneck is 5 Years Old

Ari Herzog

2005: Flickr. A story I posted on Digg in 2005 crashed the “interesting” get-paid-for content site I was briefly testing. Please continue reading Why Alps Bethneck is 5 Years Old and leave a comment if inspired. This is a guest blog post by Stephen Black. This is his story. Ask Chiaki Williams. 2007: Facebook.

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Experiment: Do Other Social Networks Hate YouTube Links?

Hootsuite

Sharing one URL is efficient and effective — the choice of videographers who want maximum reach, while directing viewers to a singular content source. But here on the Hootsuite blog, we aren’t content to get caught up in the rumor mill. And every social media site wants its users’ content. We do our own grinding… of the truth!