Ari Herzog

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My Social Networking Primer in 2014

Ari Herzog

I wanted to create new social networking channels on some of the leading platforms and watch them grow. I deleted and recreated it as an automated stream of videos I watch, comments I write, and stories I like. Put the "social" back in social media. How My Social Networking Changes This Year.

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The 4 Social Networks I Use Most

Ari Herzog

I started 2014 with a mission to use social networks without rules. People follow my feed there and like/comment when inspired. Twitter is the social network that I use the most these days. I’m hardly present on other social networking sites. Ditto me on their photos. Thanks for reading.

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The Misnomer of Social Networking

Ari Herzog

It is a fallacy to suggest social networking is about networking, opines Jeff Hurt. Identity comes first, relationship building second, and networking with the community third. Social networking sites are social identity sites. 40 Days and 40 Nights Without Social Networking.

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Feature Friday: Is Social Networking Making Us Less Social?

Ari Herzog

Facebook, Twitter, Bebo, LinkedIn, MySpace, Foursquare… These are examples of social networking sites, but you knew that. You can become ‘super social’ talking, sharing, commenting, and constantly updating the ‘internet you’ for all to see. Do you feel you have more friends because of social media?

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Like, Comment, or Share This

Ari Herzog

For every item posted on Facebook, there are three choices for you to do: like, comment, or share. I am creating a social experiment and starting a new Facebook page called Like, Comment, or Share This. You will see articles, videos, songs, anything that I think you might be inspired to like, comment, or share.

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How Not to Add a Comment Right Now: Install Disqus, Intense Debate, Echo, or LiveFyre

Ari Herzog

Asked to add a comment quickly on a blog such as this with the built-in WordPress commenting system, you can easily step up to the opportunity. You submit your comment and voila! At no point during the commenting process are you asked to register and prove who you are. How to Enhance Your Blog Comment: Get a Gravatar.

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5 Easy Steps to Install the Disqus Commenting System on a Google Blogger Blog

Ari Herzog

I adore the ease of creating a blog with Google’s Blogger (or Blogspot) platform — which AriWriter once was before migrating to WordPress in the fall of 2008 — but the commenting system is not user friendly. Good luck adding a comment from a mobile device, for instance. Enter Disqus. In this case, you want Blogger.

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