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Blogging for Tickets. Am I Selling Out?

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You may be aware that journalists and bloggers are sometimes offered free stuff in exchange for media coverage of some sort. Often, you may not even know that the blogger had received something in exchange for writing the post or article, although this is changing due to a relatively recent FTC ruling requiring such disclosure.

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New to Social Media? Step 1: Be a Consumer | Almost Savvy

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Have you taken the time to be a consumer of content first before being a publisher? It can start up the two way communication that is very important for bloggers. This meshes with #1 on my list of 11 Ways to Thrive on Twitter. With a strategy in place, execution is more focused and more likely to succeed.

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Blogs: I'll Show You Mine if You'll Show Me Yours

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Dictionary.com includes this definition of the word blog : Main Entry: blog Part of Speech: n Definition: an online diary; a personal chronological log of thoughts published on a Web page; also called Weblog, Web log Example: Typically updated daily, blogs often reflect the personality of the author.