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31+ of the Coolest Social Media, Search and Web Tools of 2010

Webbiquity SMM

Supplement your email list with your contacts’ social network info? Find out if the username or vanity URL you want is still available across dozens of social sites? Display a feed of brand-related comments from a variety of social networks on your website? Promote events through social media?

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Social Media Complainers – your new BFF's

Akamai Marketing

My favorite tidbit of info: 68% of consumers who posted a complaint or negative review on a social networking or ratings/reviews site got a response. I’ve always advised my clients that its better to have people complain in an open forum where it can be addressed. Of those, 18% turned into loyal customers and bought more.

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What the ComScore Digital Year in Review means for small biz marketers

Akamai Marketing

The report is quite detailed and as you consider your marketing strategies for 2011 (provided you haven’t already done so), the report is full of tidbits that can help you make decisions. Let’s look at some key points that may effect your marketing choices in 2011. Video will continue to rise in importance.

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Link-building Tips and Tools for Bloggers in a Post-Panda and Penguin World

ProBlogger

In February of 2011, Google released the Panda update that took rankings away from websites with low-quality content and sites with more advertising than content. Later, social networks like Digg, Last.fm, and others were affected as well. Not sure if your favorite website, link source, or network was hit by Panda?

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Best Web Presence Optimization Guides and Tips of 2010

Webbiquity SMM

But fundamentally, 1) there are now far more online venues than just your website or blog where you and/or your company be found (social media pages and profiles, articles, videos, etc.), Social Media Affecting BtoB Buying Behavior by The Proactive Report. Social referrals: How to attract this vital currency by iMedia Connection.

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Eight Factors to Consider When (Re)Launching a Business Blog

Webbiquity SMM

According to Small Business Trends and HubSpot , the percentage of businesses with blogs has increased from less than half in 2009 to nearly two out of three in 2011. Why are so many companies now embracing blogging? Digg, Facebook, LinkedIn), even create an e-commerce store.

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Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2009

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social Media: Getting Started Why You Have to Engage in Social Media, Even if You Don’t Want to (A Smart Bear): Jason Cohen (@asmartbear) makes a compelling argument into why social media must be considered, even if you have no interest in it. The article has examples of how social media worked too.

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