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The Gamification of News

Social Media Marketing

This week Google announced the launch of their Google News Badges. Edition of Google News now lets you collect private, sharable badges for your favorite topics. The more articles you read on Google News, the more your badges level up: you can reach Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and finally Ultimate.

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How To Create a Conference Badge Page

Bare Feet Studios

Upload Your Graphics to a Server The logical place to stash your banners is the same server that serves your conference or event website although you can also place them on a Flickr account or other photo-sharing site. See the PodCamp Hawaii Badges page for examples.

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cybersoc.com: 3 types of blog: closed, conduit and participant in the conversation

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Bloggers who create blogs like this tend to engage with the comments on their blogs and link out heavily, using tools like RSS readers and technorati to follow the "buzz" Some also use social bookmarking or social recommendation tools to save, order and share links. my photos on flickr. Make your own badge here.

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10 Ways to Support Charity Through Social Media

Justin Levy

If youre new here or just an old friend, Id love it if you subscribed via RSS feed. Embed a Widget on Your Site Many charities offer embeddable widgets or badges that you can use on your social networking profiles or blogs to show your support. These badges generally serve one of two purposes (or both).

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Social Media Club Hawaii Celebrates Ma Ka Hana Ka ?Ike

Bare Feet Studios

Ike did not have a blog, or a Twitter account, or know anything about Facebook or RSS, but they did tap into their network of friends, who used word-of-mouth marketing to tell a wider circle of friends, and take them to the winning position in the contest. A Flickr account. Ma Ka Hana Ka ?Ike A Skype account for live video chat.

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Using Social Media to Promote Your Event: Step 2

Bare Feet Studios

It generates and RSS feed of all events we create. This is really useful if you put on a new event each month, as people who like and use RSS can be notified in this way. Create Badges for Others to Post on Their Sites Many bloggers love badges as it’s a way of strengthening their personal brand. Conference.&#

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Hawaii Musicians & Film Makers: SXSW Wants You!

Bare Feet Studios

Now is a good time to sign up to receive new articles by email as soon as they are published or subscribe to our RSS feed. You can follow and connect with Shane on Twitter , LinkedIn , Flickr , The Reef , Viddler , Facebook , Upcoming , and at his neglected blog.

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