More Blog Promotion Tips Inspiration is fickle and totally unreliable. It has a tendency to hide when you need it the most. Other times, when you are far away from a keyboard or a moleskin, it strikes with mind-blowing power. Bloggers struggle to find inspiration on a daily basis. All of the chatter about posting frequency, how to find topics, and short versus long posts is really about finding inspiration. If you are inspired, it doesn’t matter how many times you post every week, you could post twice a day if you had the time. Long versus short posts is a moot debate. Hip Hop to the Rescue. MORE >>

Over at UK newspaper The Guardian, Google co-founder Sergey Brin shares his views on the future of the Internet , including web freedom and the restrictive practices of Facebook and Apple. Brin makes some great points, particularly about the ongoing battles certain web users of the world have due to the firewall nature of their governments. But on other issues, he clearly drank some alternative reality juice, since he conveniently ignores the fact that Google are just as bad (if not more so) than the two companies he’s taking issue with. Google’s Short-Term Memory. MORE >>

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We can probably agree that today’s social media is seen and used as tools. Facebook is a tool. Twitter is a tool. Google Plus is a whole bunch of tools. Tools. Tools that can help build our business. If used right, these tools can amplify our reach, our relationships, and our revenues. Of course, there is a learning curve. At first, you’re going to want to spend some extra time (and maybe invest a few dollars) during the “getting-to-know” introductory phase. In this way, your social media tool set is much like a new employee. And, there’s a learning curve. MORE >>

If the journalist vs. blogger debate hasn’t died yet, here’s some new fodder to either fuel it, or finally put it to rest. say kudos to PR Newswire. Here’s the skinny from PR Newswire: NEW YORK, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – PR Newswire, the global leader of innovative marketing and communications solutions, today announced the [.]. blogging bloggers journalist-vs-blogger PR Newswire MORE >>