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Why Twilight has Such a Massive Following—and How to Apply This Concept to Your Blog

ProBlogger

I see message boards and fan sites brimming with excitement over the latest film or gossip about one of the actors, and when they show snippets of the premiers on the news, there are always lots of screaming fans. Take this blog post for example. Originally at: Blog Tips at ProBlogger. Yet they exist out there.

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Using Social Media to Reach the Hard-Working Class

Social Media Strategery

That’s why they’re constantly scouring message boards, forums, and other social media for tips, tricks, and deals. Why do you think Best Buy employees frequent online electronics forums or car brands actively participate on top auto blogs? Are you a fashion brand? Go where they are. A food brand?

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How Social Media can Fix the Troll and Bullying problem

Laurel Papworth

The toxic boss that makes snippy comments when you come to work, the (hopefully soon ex-) boyfriend that trashes your fashion sense and opinions on current affairs with “jokes”, the kids at school that call you lardarse or dumbarse. Social Media doesn’t cause trolling it puts a spotlight on it. .

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20 Bloggers to Watch in 2012

ProBlogger

This year, I tried to go outside of the social media echo-chamber and focus on people who are expanding beyond their blogs. Kristi Hines is a freelance writer, online marketing consultant, and social media enthusiast that blogs at Kikolani. You guys may also enjoy her post about making money online through blogging and writing.

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3 Scientific Studies With Real Insight Into Social Media

Convince & Convert

We can’t rule out the possibility that this particular fashion retailer just wasn’t skilled enough to use “broadcast” messages on Facebook to generate sales, of course, but that was the result. It isn’t trying to drive referrals to a site or get anybody subscribing to a blog.

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50 Habits of a Highly Effective Blogger " EdithYeung.com

Buzz Marketing for Technology

I met a few celebrity bloggers like Mark Cuban, John Chow and Matt Mullenweg (founding developer of Wordpress) and attended many great sessions about blogging, podcasting, videocasting, SEO and social networking, etc. I especially like this one session with Denise Wakeman, Rich Brooks and John T Unger on the topic of Blog Design Basic.

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Cloud Jacking: 7 Steps to Dominate Your Niche

Viper Chill

For example, I’ve managed to build a top 10 personal development blog in 12 months and I was voted the top social media marketer under 21. They hang out on blogs by people like Marc , Luciano and Tim. Step 2: Identify & Locate the Influencers The influencers behind most blogs are of course, the writers. Have Facebook?

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