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5 Ways to Deal with Seasonal Dips in Search Engine Traffic

Adam Sherk

Major stories that emerge (such as Michael Jackson or the health care debate ) can bring large spikes in search traffic, but it’s common to see the numbers drop after May and not pick up again until September. This is to be expected, and it’s one reason why year-over-year metrics have more value than month-to-month.

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Proceed with Caution When Being Active on Social Media Sites

Saying It Social

In light of this weekend’s events, you may be tempted to voice your opinion (whether positive or negative) of the health care reform bill. Here are three trigger topics you may want to avoid. But before you do so, think about your audience. When it comes to politics, everyone has an opinion.

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Crowdsourcing Our Health – Using Social Media to Educate and Unite.

Social Media Strategery

Development Social Media Crowdsourcing Our Health – Using Social Media to Educate and Unite the Public Mon, Mar 23, 2009 Social Media “Social media on the Internet are empowering, engaging, and educating consumers and providers in health care. This movement, known as Health 2.0, Even one day be relevant innovators!

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I Started a Blog But No One Cared | Social Media Strategery

Social Media Strategery

Development Social Media I Started a Blog But No One Cared Fri, Jan 8, 2010 Enterprise 2.0 Image Courtesy of Flickr user cogdogblog As many of you know, here at Booz Allen, we’ve got an internal suite of social media tools available on our Intranet – hello.bah.com. why isn’t anyone asking questions? link] eppie w.

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Google Living Stories – Just Snazzy Topic Pages or is Google on to.

Adam Sherk

In looking at the current Living Story examples , one thing that struck me is that news sites will need to be careful not to pick subjects that are too broad to be effective. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now!

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The Public Doesn't Need to Know What Gov 2.0 is, But They Do Need.

Social Media Strategery

We don’t really want to see the sausage making that goes on with the mechanics of government (just look at the congressional approval ratings as the health care debate has received a ton of exposure). were nothing more than a new collaboration tool (Google Wave, anyone?), Why are my taxes so hard?

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50 Habits of a Highly Effective Blogger " EdithYeung.com

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Create Blogroll â?? Pay attention to readers by closely monitoring popular blog post and keywords search (using tools. You’ve provided this first-time blogger with gem-tools. Have clear blog tagline. Always remember the readersâ?? want is more important than what the bloggerâ??s t be a Lone Ranger. e.g. www.pingoat.com.

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