Sat.Jun 29, 2013 - Fri.Jul 05, 2013

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Facebook Reader a welcome feature

Sherrilynne Starkie

'Google will soon shelve Reader and this has created a lot of panicky online noise from ardent fans. However, I am largely unconcerned. I have had a Reader account for several years now, but hadn’t really ever used it. I did, at one time, make use of an RSS reader called BlogBridge. I liked that it had the ability to search through feeds to find specific content.

Features 271
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Pheed – Express Yourself on Social Media

Mindjumpers

'I have been looking into upcoming social platforms and came across Pheed, which for a while has created some buzz on the web and have been announced the breakout social media star of 2013. Pheed was launched October 2012 and was founded by a group of friends from the technology and entertainment community in Silicon Valley, California. In short, Pheed enable users to upload and share digital content, or so called pheeds, in the shape of text, photo, video, audio, and live broadcasts.

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Start-Up Marketing and Yourself: Don’t be a Swiss Army Knife

Waxing UnLyrical

'Imagine you’re at a party. And imagine you’re a people person (if you aren’t already). Image: UOregon Conference Services via Flickr, CC 2.o. Now imagine someone asks you the classic party get-to-know-you question: “What do you do?”. And you tell them about how you like to eat ice cream and jog and take care of your dog, and you manage a company that sells lawnmowers.

Marketing 250
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5 Top Online Marketing Trends for the Rest of 2013

Webbiquity SMM

'Guest post by Alice Jenkins of How2become. Whether you work in the b2b world, in non-profit marketing or with a brick-and-mortar retailer, you know that having the right online presence can bring even more customers to your organization. While you may have a website and a Facebook page, there is much more to maintaining a successful online marketing presence.

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21 Advanced ChatGPT Prompts To Take Your Social Media to the Next Level

Upgrade your social media game with our in-depth playbook: "21 advanced ChatGPT prompts for social media managers". These powerful prompts are tailored to supercharge your content creation, strategy development, and results analysis. Say goodbye to writer's block and hello to endless creativity as you effortlessly generate engaging posts, come up with original strategies, and optimize your social media performance - all in a fraction of the time.

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Vine vs. Instagram

Firebelly

'Vine has been around since January for iOS users and just became available for Android users, June 3 rd. Unfortunately (for Vine), right after on June 20, Instagram (or Facebook) released Instagram video that was automatically available for both iOS and Android users. From my personal social media feeds, I have heard all opinions on whether Vine or Instagram video is better.

Instagram 170
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10 Commandments for Twitter

Janet Fouts

'Twitter is such a simple communications tool, yet people seem to really struggle with how to tweet. I guess that’s why my Twitter etiquette post is so popular. While the title of this post is somewhat tongue-in cheek, I really wanted to simplify the best practices for Twitter to their most basic form. I also absolutely love Haiku Deck for creating visually stunning presentations quickly and easily on my ipad.

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Your Tax Dollars: U.S. State Department Pays $630,000 for Facebook Likes

Bill Hartzer

'According to a sensitive but unclassified report , the Bureau of International Information Programs, a part of the United States State Department , has paid $630,000 of U.S taxpayer dollars on two separate social media campaigns: to increase the number of Facebook Likes on their Facebook page. What’s even worse, is that these two social media campaigns were complete flops, with less than 2 percent actually engaging with their posts.

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Interview with Caleb France, Owner of Cerulean

Firebelly

'Originating in Winona, Indiana, Cerulean recently opened it’s doors to the city of Indianapolis. I got the chance to sit down and talk with the owner Caleb France about his passion to bring great, local food to customers in a creative way. What inspired you to get in to the food industry and start Cerulean? I believe that there has always been a hole in the market and we are constantly trying to educate ourselves as well as our customers.

Education 168
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How Much Content Do You Need? Here’s a Formula

Convince & Convert

'Image from Bigstock.com. I was in St. Louis the other day, talking Youtility at an event put together by my friends at Standing Partnership, a killer reputation management firm. It was on the official book launch day , so that was a milestone to remember. Also memorable was a great question from the audience. One of the three ways to create Youtility – marketing so useful, people would pay for it – is to answer every customer question.

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When Social Media Freed the Inadvertent Bigot

Waxing UnLyrical

'The other day I was catching up on my LinkedIn connection requests, and finally got them down to zero. I accepted some, ignored a bunch and, after doing so, asked a question on Facebook: There were a range of answers, and the conversation continued for a couple of days; those answers themselves are worthy of their own, dedicated blog post. But one answer in particular made me look twice: I’ve obscured the person’s name and avatar for reasons you will understand shortly.

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Social Media Automation 101

A beginner's guide to social media automation tools and getting automation right.

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New ICANN Regulations Require Domains to be Verified by Email or Phone

Bill Hartzer

'If you buy a domain name in the future, you will be required to verify ownership through receipt of a PIN number or unique code by email or by phone–or the newly registered domain name will be suspended by the registrar. Newly ICANN regulations, approved by the ICANN board on June 27, 2013, include these new requirements: and registrars must comply or face suspension themselves.

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Car Shopping – Version Millennial

Firebelly

'When we thought Millennials could not get any more hooked and serious about social media they took it one step further: Car Buying. Everyone loves to go car shopping. What is better than driving around expensive cars you are not going to buy? Well to Millennials car shopping is another one of life’s burdens and would prefer to do their car shopping through social media use. 20 and 30 year olds buying cars are more likely to turn to their Facebook friends for advice than an actually showroom.

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Keeping Your Social Media Strategy Out of This World

The Social Media Incubator

'Social media for business is a growing tool that can be implemented right away. Cindy Leines, founder of CEL Public Relations, coined the appropriate term Real Time PR™ for social media because of the immediate results it can produce. July 2 marks World UFO Day, so we want to take you to the Area 51 of social media strategy. There are some simple basics for keeping your social media campaign a vital part of your online marketing, such as knowing your audience and posting at high engaging times

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Winning the Marketing Battle Between Help and Hype

Convince & Convert

'Image via socialconfidencecenter.com. In almost every presentation I work up, there is one line that invariably finds its way onto a slide: “Adding value through the timely publishing of useful content is the best way to generate goodwill in the communities you operate in.” A blogger who I really respect a lot, Jay Baer, has just published a book called Youtility and the tag line for it is: “Why smart marketing is about help not hype.” The extended blurb for the book goe

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The Content Marketing Survival Guide: How to Navigate the Wilds of Social Media

Use this guide to inspire your creativity and ignite more successful and sustainable social media conversations.

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Twitter Bans Automated Bulk Following

Bill Hartzer

'Twitter has banned the widespread practice of auto following other Twitter users, as well as bulk following Twitter users. If you’re following users in an automated fashion in any way, you had better stop it right now. Or risk losing your Twitter account. I have seen a lot of users who are following the exact number of people who are following them: and it’s obvious that those users are doing it in some sort of automated fashion, using a tool to do it.

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Only72 Review – 6 Courses for Entrepreneurs at a Low Price

Kikolani

'Chances are, you’ve come across a few mentions and reviews of the Only72 sale from people like Darren Rowse and Chris Ducker. If you’re still on the fence on whether it is worth the $197 price tag, then read on for some reasons why I decided to make the purchase and exactly what you will be getting. Once you purchase this package, you can become an affiliate.

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Why Pinterest Can Help Your Business Blossom

The Social Media Incubator

'When it comes to social media and online marketing, there are plenty of options for businesses to get their content out to the public. One of the platforms that tend to get thrown on the backburner, behind a site like Facebook, is Pinterest. Why should Pinterest get more attention? According to analytics shown by Jason Smith of readwrite.com, Pinterest beats Facebook in a number of categories.

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How to Deal with Brand Controversy on Social Media

Convince & Convert

'Janice Person, Monsanto @JPlovesCOTTON. Janice Person , Social Media Director for Monsanto , joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to discuss dealing with controversy on social media, respecting transparency, and proactive versus reactive social media strategies. Read on for some of the highlights and tweetable moments, or listen to the full podcast.

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Social Media Marketing GPS

SMGPS will tell you the why & how to use social media for marketing, 1 tweet at a time. You'll learn essentials in digestible little spoonfuls.

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Top 50 Free Business Listing sites

Social Media Marketing

'Top 50 Free Business Listing sites Free business listing directories will facilitate your web site seo, rank, and back-links. Gain traffic with Business List Directory for a free listing. Hear the list of business listing sites that help you in SEO, and for you website - getting ranking, links etc. [link] [link] https://www.bingplaces.com/ [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [li

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Fetching Friday – 21 Marketing Links

Kikolani

'This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Your Opinions Wanted. I would like to make Kikolani your favorite place to go for blogging advice! In order t to do that, I need your help. Please take a moment to fill out this survey. All questions are optional, so answer as many or as few as you would like.

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How To Use Google Trends For Local Keyword Research

Small Business Mavericks

'Keyword research is a very important part of your local search marketing process. You can’t do local keyword research through Google AdWords’ External Keyword Research Tool. However, Google does have other tools you can use for local keyword research. The one I like is Google Trends. So how do you conduct keyword research for your local search terms through Google Trends?

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Target Introduces #SummerUp Decision Maker on Vine

Convince & Convert

'Can’t decide what to do with your summer day? Simply view Target’s #SummerUp decision maker on the company’s Vine account for a fun idea. Equal parts clever and addictive, the Vine is incredibly fast-paced and jam-packed with fun summer activity ideas. When the viewer taps their finger on their smartphone screen, the video pauses, landing on something to do.

Fashion 123
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How to Be Social: A Social Media Manifesto

Learn the 10 worst social media marketing mistakes and how to avoid them.

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PowerPoint Doesn't Suck. You Do.

Twist Image

'How many times have you heard the phrase, " PowerPoint sucks!" or "slides kill presentations?" Here''s something to think about as you head into the weekend: PowerPoint doesn''t suck. You suck. Sorry. I don''t mean "you" (the person reading this blog post. I mean after all, for all I know you could well be one of the smartest people in the world), but the person who is speaking/presenting/attempting to captivate a crowd and is using way too much slide presentation

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Creative Marketing Ideas From 10 Great Thought Leaders

Writtent Blog

'Without the advances of bold thought leaders, there would be a lot fewer creative marketing ideas floating around. Truly great strategy has never been a matter of just accepting the status quo. Throughout history, the most memorable campaigns have been the ones that pushed the envelope. Apple’s 1984 campaign shattered consumer perception of computers as a boring, corporate tool.

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How Mascot Marketing Might Work On Twitter

Small Business Mavericks

'Here’s an interesting story about a book marketer using one of his characters to keep readers interested in his story. I think this might work fine for marketing books, but what about businesses? I think there’s pretty good evidence that in most cases trying to use gimmicks such as marketing through fictional characters won’t work for most businesses.

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Sydney Social Media Course – 3 Days with Laptop

Laurel Papworth

'Sydney social media course 2013. Walk away with a social media strategy, campaign, tools. Small classes, bring your laptop. Facebook, Twitter, Social Media Dashboards, Google Plus, Social Media Measurement. Set them all up in 3 days. Sydney Social Media Course . Are you looking for an intensive social media strategy and campaign course with hands on practical setting up of blogs, Facebook, Twitter and other social media tools?

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8 Stupid Simple Social Media Tricks to Boost SEO

Discover just how easy it is to boost SEO with social media.

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The Problem With Big Data (It's Not Me, It's You)

Twist Image

'Big data. There, I said it. For the past little while, I have watched - in astonishment - the amount of times a senior marketing professional (both from the agency and brand side) have spouted off about the opportunity of big data in this brave new world. As they continue to speak, it becomes abundantly clearer that they probably don''t even know what big data is.

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7 Effective Call-to-Action Examples and Why They Work

Writtent Blog

'If you’re trying to get more leads and sales from your website and blog, the first thing to consider is your calls-to-action. Strengthening the call-to-action (CTA) on any given page or post often makes a bigger difference toward your number of leads and customers than tweaking the design or any other changes you could make. So, what is a CTA, exactly?

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What Are You Going To Do About Google Reader?

Small Business Mavericks

'In case you haven’t heard, Google killed Google Reader. It is no more. Effective today. What that means is, if you had subscribers to your blog who were using Google Reader, then they either have to find another RSS news aggregrator in order to subscribe to your blog or you just lost a subscriber. You may not even be aware of it yet. The big question is, does this pose a problem for blog marketers?

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Fourth of July @ Your Own Pace

Diva Marketing Blog

'In my adopted home town of Atlanta, Happy Fourth of July begins with people waking before dawn. Well.not so much for me or Max but for many of my friends who run, jog, walk and sometimes skip (well someone must skip!) down Main Street in Atlanta to participate in the Peachtree Road Race. For the awe inspiring 88 year old Betty Lindberg this year marks her 24th Peachtree Road Race.

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Jerry Seinfeld Makes The Internet Even Better

Twist Image

'When you take away the gatekeepers, that''s when the magic happens. Jerry Seinfeld is doing a new show. It''s on his own terms. It''s on the Web. It''s amazing. It''s called, Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee. Its'' self-explanatory. He picks a comedian. He picks a car. He calls them up. He asks them if they''re in the mood for coffee. He picks them up.

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