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Five Things Jesus Looks for in a Blog Post

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The simplest explanation is that the system is gamed. I was chatting with a friend about the motivations behind the sensationalistic and predictable headlines bloggers use to attract attention. I know from experience and from chatting with a former Google engineer that Google’s algorithm “likes&# numbered lists.

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Facebook: Too Big to Fail

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Seriously, does anyone believe that Facebook’s dominance (doubling in users from 200 million in April of last year to 400 million today , for example) is somehow threatened by this? It is essentially a social networking monopoly, as Microsoft was an operating system monopoly. Here’s what’s going to happen.

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Intro to Foursquare, Brightkite & Location-Based Social Media

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The most widely understood method is through Global Positioning System (GPS) data obtained from navigational satellites in geosynchronous orbit. Foursquare, for example, runs only on iPhone and Android, though other versions are under development. The whole elaborate point system is described on Foursquare’s web site.

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10 Content Ideas for Musicians to Get More Fans on Social Media

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For example, #MondayMusic #SundayClassics and many more relating to the posts or the musicians’ choices. Many issues are happening around us, for example, animal cruelty, cruelty against humans, problems in the educational system in rural areas, and many more. In this way, a musician can increase followers easily.