Kikolani

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Keyword Research for Blogging This guest post by Benjamin Sappey shows you how to find great keywords for your blog (and blog posts) using Google Keywords Adwords Tool and analyze with Market Samurai and SEOMoz Keyword Difficulty. Social Media. Information overload is all too common in the world of social media and blogging.

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Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Writing that “The most productive PR path…is a blended approach to social and traditional media,&# Len Stein offers a quick but valuable process for obtaining and promoting old and new media coverage using multiple tools like social bookmarking sites, internal company distribution, your own website, marketing emails and more.

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Kikolani

JUNE 15, 2010

Examples of such changes includes migrating a blog’s commenting system from one platform to another, or adding a new plugin that changes the way that posts are entered into the system. Or, you can even include direct links to the post on social sites or add your preferred tweet text in the group. StumbleUpon*. Subscriber.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 25, 2008

StumbleUpon: The Funny, the Informational, but Not So Newsy StumbleUpon is probably the last social site that I’d consider going for “news&# — at least not for “current events.&# For example, just the other day I stumbled upon an Apple press release from 2003.

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Bill Hartzer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

A while back, I took a long hard look at Google’s first version of the Google Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide. Google has now updated their Google Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide, along with some interesting information: interesting if you read between the lines ,so to speak, in the document.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

One great example this year has been Blame Drew’s Cancer. Google Docs If you want to share and collaborate in the creation of documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, then Google Docs is the best way to go. Google Wave can also be used for customer service, web site/blog creation, an idea repository, etc.

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Bill Hartzer

MARCH 3, 2010

I believe that Google does index everything on the page. There are social media sites, social bookmarking sites, review sites, shopping sites…I could go on and on about the type of other sites (other than search engines) that might use this meta data. That's a good thing. Tags (from the meta keywords tag).

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 24, 2011

A handy way to supplement your email contact list with information about those prospects from the most popular social networks. Check dozens of popular social networking and social bookmarking websites to see if the username or vanity url you want to use is still available. Social and Alternative Search Engines.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 12, 2010

And worst of all, when recommendation is made, suggesting that these shortfalls on the primary site should be corrected first and foremost, it’s quickly brushed aside as too expensive, cumbersome, or simply not exciting enough when compared to the oncoming, external social media blitz. Still not sure how to take action on this rule of thumb?

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Saying It Social

MAY 1, 2010

After you’ve published your blog, you should post it on your Facebook Business Page , tweet it on Twitter , share it on LinkedIn , bookmark it on social bookmarking sites, and post it on document sharing sites. Another great (free) Google product that you can use to have content delivered to you is Google Reader.

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Kikolani

MARCH 9, 2011

StumbleUpon Badge. For example, if you do not want to show your share count for Twitter or LinkedIn, you can get the code without the counter. Google Buzz (use post count on the side option). Your Favorite Social Sharing Tools. WordPress Thesis Theme Customization Part Three B: Posts & Social Bookmarking.

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Kikolani

JANUARY 29, 2010

40 examples of typography inspired in web design. Google is taking content from your site through rich snippets. Social Media. StumbleUpon etiquette guide and how to share in mass again. What is a good starting budget for an online business ? Businesses can help Foursquare survive. Graphic / Web Design.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

She provides an excellent taxonomy of the social media landscape, categorizing the different types of social media tools into: • Social News Sites (Digg, Reddit, Kirtsy, etc.). Social Networking (Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, etc.). Social Sharing (YouTube, Flickr, SlideShare, etc.). Social Events (e.g.,

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 27, 2008

Let the Social Media Traffic Quality Analysis Begin In order to answer the question of whether niche social media drives higher quality traffic, two social networks were chosen for analysis — one generic and one niche. Subsequently, Sphinn knocks StumbleUpon to the canvas and takes out round 2.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 10, 2008

As an example, let’s take a look at Robert Scoble’s FriendFeed (click the image for a larger view): In this screenshot, Robert utilized both Google Reader and Twitter, and the comments spread to his feed where an ongoing discussion ensued. I actually think the links are coming from Digg and StumbleUpon.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 26, 2010

Brief Overview of StumbleUpon Since everyone is mostly raving about Twitter and Facebook as of late, I’m going to briefly define StumbleUpon and explain how it works. More information and tips for usage can be read in The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web. Great, now we have that out of the way.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

&# Reply Onibalusi Bamidele August 26, 2010 at 5:52 am Really great post Tamar, The self promotion aspect was what I learned the hard way, after being banned on over 100 forums and some social bookmarking sites. The thing is that Google has a great memory, but people are forgiving. Thanks a lot for the great post! Answers Yahoo!

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 7, 2008

For example, if you go create an external facing idea portal but don’t do the hard work to drive process change internally with the functions that own the changes your users want - your idea engine could do you more harm than good. Social Media. bookmarking. Social Web. StumbleUpon. Google Bookmarks.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Let’s take article marketing as an example. Submit your blog to search engines like Google , Yahoo and Bing. Submit your blog to social bookmarking sites like Digg and StumbleUpon. Make it easy for your readers to share your posts by installing social bookmarking plugins like SocialMarker and Digg Buttons.

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Your Escape From 9 to 5

APRIL 17, 2022

There are way too many social media sites and you may not be using the best ones or get the maximum exposure. StumbleUpon is often an underutilized source for traffic; it does not boast the same user volume like the big boys – Facebook and Twitter. What is StumbleUpon? A Social Bookmarking Site – Similar to Delicious.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

To view bookmarks tagged with a specific keyword, type in: [link]. To view bookmarks tagged with two or more keywords, type in: [link]. So for example, if I wanted to look for sites about organization and GTD, I would type in: [link]. Bookmark from Google Reader. bookmark collection. Here are a few examples.

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

YouTube 37) YouTube is the second largest search engine on the planet (only second to Google). I have talked to Facebook reps and Google/YouTube reps. Before you waste any time on SEO, link-building, and social media promotion, you had better make sure your content is worth reading. 36) Never, ever, ever buy Twitter followers.

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Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

As a guide to crafting an effective social media policy, you can emulate or combine ideas from one or more of the many social media policy examples now posted online, including the 57 social media policy examples from Dave Fleet or the more than 100 examples posted by Ralph Paglia. Social sharing sites (e.g.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

Social Media: Getting Started Why You Have to Engage in Social Media, Even if You Don’t Want to (A Smart Bear): Jason Cohen (@asmartbear) makes a compelling argument into why social media must be considered, even if you have no interest in it. The article has examples of how social media worked too.

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Bill Hartzer

MAY 22, 2009

Along with Twitter , Digg , Reddit , and other social media websites , Google’s blog search can even bring in some great traffic to your blog. Did you know that Google recently updated their blog search algorithm ? Did you know that Google recently updated their blog search algorithm ? Promoting a Blog Post.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 9, 2008

Social media isn’t going away, but this example shows that some systems just happen to work better than others. Reply kevin May 9, 2008 at 9:15 am Rankings on social media breeds a pointless competitiveness that I just don’t get. Take MySpace for example, they rank their blog postings daily like a billboard chart.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

At that time the basket that all my eggs were in was ‘Google’ I was reliant upon Google for most of my traffic and most of my income (by monetising purely through Google AdSense). Yesterdays story is the perfect example of why this is important. Social Bookmarking. Social Networking.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 19, 2011

But fundamentally, 1) there are now far more online venues than just your website or blog where you and/or your company be found (social media pages and profiles, articles, videos, etc.), Social Media and Search Optimization Integration by SEO Wizardry. Google on Manipulating Search for ORM by Outspoken Media. ** 5 Stars.

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Bill Hartzer

AUGUST 4, 2009

Examples – News.yahoo.com articles, CNN.com articles, local FOX, NBC, ABC, CBS news affiliate website articles. Longer if the article has gone popular or hot on a social bookmarking site like Digg. A link to StumbleUpon may help, as well. Examples – MSN and Yahoo! The Mainstream Media Link Bait Article.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

Social Media Sites: General The Big Boys of Social Bookmarking: The Top 20 Sites (10e20): Chris Winfield ranks the top 20 social bookmarking sites by their Alexa rankings and gives a short description of what each does — in case you haven’t ventured beyond Digg. Maybe next year, folks!

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 4, 2012

How can you make sure your company’s social media policy doesn’t run afoul of employment law? What under-utilized site has been called a “social media powerhouse,” and which highly popular social bookmarking site is frequently overlooked by marketers? Fortune 500 CEOs Don’t Get Social Media!

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 3, 2011

use automated social bookmarking tools like IMAutomater and Shareaholic tips for increasing traffic to your blog. 6 Ways to Optimize Your Blog for Search Engines by Social Media Examiner. use automated social bookmarking tools like IMAutomater [[link] and Shareaholic. Informer [[link] in the social media space).

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Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Want to show the world how social you are with a cool widget on your website or blog? Interested in an easy way to stay current on key Google Analytics traffic stats from your desktop? A powerful real-time social search engine that not only displays results for a specified term or phrase, but lets you filter results by source (e.g.,

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

In the wild days before Google acquired YouTube, users would routinely create and upload videos using any music tracks they had about. The squealing of the music industry and desire of Google to add some respectability to the video-sharing site put an end to that. Why Banning Social Media Often Backfires by Mashable.

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Social Media Tools Tips ROI 198

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 10, 2010

Training Social : Samir Balwani has worked tirelessly to provide one of the most (the most?) comprehensive social media marketing training there is. Keyword stuffing, for example, might have worked 5 years ago, but it’s not a successful tactic anymore. I highly recommend you follow his stuff.

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 16, 2010

Here’s a modest contribution to help with that effort; more than six dozen of the best, most bookmark-able articles and blog posts about social media tactics, tools and strategies written so far this year, by leading writers like John Jantsch , Lori Dicker , Lee Odden , Lisa Barone , Jay Baer and many more. by Kuno Creative.

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Kikolani

JUNE 25, 2010

FAQ pages – best practices and examples – elements that make a successful FAQ page. Do’s and don’ts of social media for business – nice infographic with important tips. Quality links defined by Google Webmaster Central – includes two strategies that you should definitely avoid. Social Media.

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