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How to Create a Reader Avatar for Your Blog

ProBlogger

For several years, I’ve been using Reader Avatars (also called Reader Profiles or Personas) on my blogs – and I’ve found them very effective and helpful. To create your first reader avatar, you’ll need to spend some time thinking and writing about a type of reader that you’re either attempting to reach or who is already reading your blog.

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12 (of the) Best WordPress Guides and Plugin Reviews of 2011

Webbiquity SMM

JT Pedersen provides a short list of his favorite plugins for personal and corporate (non-ecommerce) blogs, including both popular favorites (the AddThis Social Bookmarking Widget, BackUpWordPress) and some interesting but lesser-known add-ons (Twitter Mentions as Comments, and WP Smush.it to improve load times).

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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & Internet Marketing Internship

Kikolani

4 tips on designing a personalized Twitter background. Social Media. Two resources: Top 10 free Twitter tools and 10 free Twitter tools I will use today. How to get targeted Twitter followers quickly. 10 free social media tools every PR pro should master. Using HootSuite to manage your Twitter.

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Pinterest Review: What is So Pinteresting About Pinterest?

Bill Hartzer

Once you get your invite, you can use either your Facebook , or Twitter account to set up a new Pinterest account. Once you have logged in, you can upload a picture to serve as the avatar for your profile. First off, the only way to get on Pinterest is through an invite from someone already on Pinterest.

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First Steps Toward Becoming a 21st Century Educator | always learning

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Become a Blogger (and a Twitterer). Blogs and Twitter go hand in hand. Twitter is a powerful tool for sharing quick snippets of your thinking, for connecting with others, and for widening your information consumption a little bit at a time. Create a free edublog to get your own comment avatar (and more!). Once youâ??ve

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Micro Persuasion: Turn Gmail Into Your Personal Nerve Center

Buzz Marketing for Technology

How to get real-time news updates in Gmail (Gmail+ Google Talk + Twitter). How to automatically store your bookmarks in Gmail (Gmail + del.icio.us + Yahoo Alerts). Further, I have become a fan of Twitter - a micro blogging tool which you can control using Google Talk and other IM clients. This series has several parts.

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Top 10 Ways to Use del.icio.us - lifehack.org

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Share your photos with KoffeePhoto BlueOrganizer: Smart Browsing Tool for Firefox WinStikker - Post Stikkits from your Desktop Add some sparks to Online Calendar App: Google Calendar Review: EditGrid a web based spreadsheet application 5 Ways to Use Twitter for Good Poor boy Apple Dot Mac alternatives Ask Readers: Tips on Organizing Bookmarks?