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13 Social Networks That Are a Big Deal in Non-English Speaking Regions

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Sina Weibo is an app for personal microblogging. Popular in China, the platform is also referred to as just “Weibo,” which translates to “micro-blog.”. The makers of Line offer a collection of associated gaming apps, as well as an online avatar community called Line Play. Source: WeChat. Sina Weibo.

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How To Start A Blog In 2012

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For this post, I'll define a Blog as an online journal that you either house on your own server or is being served via the Blogging platform's servers. My general recommendation is to use the free version until you start seeing uptake by the community. online community. online journal. Design matters. Secure your domains.

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Twitter versus Plurk: Not Even in the Same League

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The only similarity is a 140 character limit for posts — so Plurk is essentially a microblogging platform. Plurk: Real Nested Conversations Brought to the Microblogging Platform A few days ago, I noticed via Twitter search tool Summize that Aaron Brazell had been talking about me on his Twitter stream.

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Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2009

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

I painstakingly go through these resources with the hopes that these posts will serve as references for you in years to come. How to Manage Successful Social Media Promotions (Mashable): How can you get feedback from social channels to offer exclusive deals to your followers on social media communities? Here’s my list for 2008.

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The Blog Is Dead: Long Live the Blog

ProBlogger

Back in the day, a blog was a weblog —an online journal. Blogging is about content and community. Whether we’re blogging with words, videos, audio files or images, regular updates to a site—even one like microblog Twitter—are generally regarded as “blogging&#. Image by @lox. How do you define what a “blog&# is?

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All the news that’s fit to Tweet

The Way of the Web

Yesterday I wrote about how great journalism should be impartial rather than neutral , and today it’s the related subject of distribution mediums – in this case, what should and shouldn’t be reported on via Twitter. Should it be the media community judging as gatekeepers on what is the right medium?

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Stocktwits gets funding, Bit.ly get's safer, Cli.gs gets bought

The Way of the Web

For reference, Bit.ly Web Strategy Wikinomics Rankings ← The two digital publishing models of the near future Hi Newspapers – can I join the party? → Stocktwits gets funding, Bit.ly get’s safer, Cli.gs → Stocktwits gets funding, Bit.ly get’s safer, Cli.gs In addition Stocktwit.tv seems to be taking off.