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10 social media sites, blogs and links you might have missed

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I can’t say it any better than this: Where DIY meets WTF. This has some potential now that Ning has constructed pay walls; Add a forum or social network to your blog with BlogFrog. While we’re at, have a look at Openbook. Turn an email address into a social profile with Flowtown. 8 websites you need to stop building.

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Chances Are You’ve Met Less Than 5% of the People in Your Social Network

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It’s engaging in some Twitter banter, dropping a blog comment, and maybe having some extended conversations either via Twitter, IM or email. In the end, nothing necessitates that we meet though. I got a huge consulting contract from someone who read my blog posts. A phone conversation? It’s ambient intimacy.

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Engagement by proxy

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Last week, Todd Defren , who is taking a unique approach towards the social media space by discussing the ethical side of engagement, blogged about ghost tweeting and ghost blogging. Ghost blogging and ghost tweeting happen a lot. There might be, but it has to meet the criteria of the agency and the expectations of the client.

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10 social sites you might have missed

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Get your personal profile and custom URL to display your availability, and let others schedule meetings with you (without having to sign up). Choose your availability, who you share your page with and when meetings get booked. The PPC Blooper pay per click humor blog, with the appropriate URL of… Yourppcsucks. Thanks guys!

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The Most Effective Social Media Strategy… That I Forgot About

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About 5 days ago I decided to start reading “other people’s&# blog posts that caught my eye. In some cases I commented on the new blog posts I read, in others, I would point out to others that this person is worth following on Twitter. Tags: Twitter blogging marc meyer social media. Here’s what it is.

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15 reasons to love social media

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3) If I wanted to have someone guest post on my blog and bring their incredible smartness and knowledge to the table, all I have to do is ask. 13) Because of social media, when I meet someone for the first time, like a Jason Falls for example, I generally am “not meeting&# them for the first time. You should.

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Sharing the work of others

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Either via the written word on a great blog , or an incredible viral video , or a killer ad or a killer presentation. I had the pleasure of meeting David in Birmingham, Alabama during the Social South conference. Sometimes, no I take that back, A LOT of times I am just amazed at the work that comes from others.