Kikolani

OCTOBER 12, 2010

This first list is a compilation of the top posts on Kikolani, as determined by PostRank ’s engagement analysis. Twitterfeed, HootSuite RSS, and Blog Post Scheduling How to setup your favorite blogs’ RSS feeds to update your Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and other accounts, and why your blog post schedule matters. Social Media.

Postrank 130

Postrank Social Media StumbleUpon HootSuite 130

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Since I’ve been comparing major news sites in variety of areas ( Facebook and Twitter impact; YouTube and new Digg activity; site speed and domain authority , among others) I thought I’d look at overall social media engagement too. But it is possible to make some basic comparisons using data from some of the free tools that are available.

Sites 176

Sites News Postrank Engagement 176

Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 15, 2011

How Q&A Sites Can Boost Your SEO » Is Twitter Still A Good Marketing Tool? Twitter has posted some impressive numbers about its service and Frank at Marketing Pilgrim has picked up on them, and he’s asking some really pertinent questions. Not every Twitter account holder is active. Many people are.

Small Business 93

Small Business Tools Postrank Twitter 93

Kikolani

JUNE 20, 2011

One of the easiest ways to do that is using Google Reader in the Chrome browser with the PostRank Chrome extension. Simply subscribe to your desired guest post destination in Google Reader, and let PostRank do the rest. Engaging with them through Twitter or their Facebook profile and/or page. Have great timing.

Postrank 161

Postrank Publishing Guidelines Google Reader 161

Kikolani

MARCH 13, 2011

Maybe it will give you an idea of how many sites are linking to the blog, but it doesn’t help determine traffic, engagement or if Google even considers the blog an authority. Let’s face it – in the last major Google update, it slammed the rankings of sites with PageRank as high as 7, 8, and 9. Google Ad Planner.

Research 153

Research Advertising Postrank Klout 153

Convince & Convert

JANUARY 11, 2011

Rather than paying rapt attention to the number of Twitter followers you’ve corralled, instead look at your Klout score. PostRank Analytics solves this problem. The best part of PostRank Analytics is the Engagement Score, which is sort of your Klout score for each blog post. Are tweets more important than Facebook shares?

Metrics 160

Metrics Postrank Social Media Klout 160

Twist Image

DECEMBER 1, 2010

from Facebook status updates and 140 character tweets on Twitter to Blogs and posting videos on YouTube , the landscape is far, wide and deep. PostRank is one of many online analytics tools that attempts to rate and score social statistics from reader's online to help people determine what is worthy of reading. google reader.

Postrank 108

Postrank Google Reader Statistics Publishing 108

SocialFish

DECEMBER 3, 2010

or higher out of 10 by my beloved PostRank plugin. I’m going to test whether this selection can be automated to some extent (thereby creating an example of how YOU can save time should you want to use PostRank rankings for your own association curating!). I’m going to post the links from November that have been rated 7.5

Postrank 168

Postrank Curation Foursquare Case Study 168

Kikolani

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Top 100+ Link Building Resources – A huge collection of link building blogs, forums, groups, Twitterers, videos, and more. 6 Ways to Ensure Better Rankings in Google Instant – A look at some of the changes that search engine marketers need to make to their strategy to ensure better rankings in the new search algorithm.

SEO 147

SEO Social Media Postrank Blogosphere 147

Convince & Convert

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Twitter followers and Facebook fans and the most egregious example. The number of Twitter followers you have means practically nothing. Companies like PostRank (with its analytics product), and Klout (with its online influence measure) and leading this integrated metrics parade. What you can do with them matters a lot.

Metrics 128

Metrics Postrank Klout Marketing 128

Jason Yormark

AUGUST 25, 2010

Most achieved a Postrank of higher then 6, and 9 out of the 10 articles dealt with social media. For those not familiar, Postrank is a nifty little WordPress plugin that provides some analysis into the social engagement factor of the content you create. Yes, I’ve read Google’s documentation, etc.

Data 184

Data Postrank WordPress Course 184

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 24, 2011

Google Grants for Google AdWords Google offers $10,000 per month free advertising to qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations serving the arts, education, health, science, technology, and volunteering. You can catch up with her on Twitter or by email. Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Regardless, thanks for visiting!

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Tools Adwords Marketing Class 247

Janet Fouts

JANUARY 27, 2011

It’s a given these days that before at least 50% of the first-time meetings you’re about to have you and the person you’re meeting will have Googled each other to learn a bit more about the person. Postrank Analytics. Klout scores now show up in the Twitter streams of those who use Seesmic and some other apps.

Klout 138

Klout Brands Social Media Postrank 138

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 25, 2010

Now they’re offering a direct sync with Google (beta) if you’re a premium user (read, give them money, currently just under US $60 a year). I am, which means I can keep my contacts current in both places, which will be useful should I ever stop using Google Contacts. But I’ll go with the flow. I don’t.

Plaxo 251

Plaxo Products Tools Class 251

Kikolani

JULY 28, 2010

Adding your blog to the PostRank system (if it’s not already there) and under particular topic categories, you can get ranked in the top blogs on that topic based on your blog’s social engagement. Do you have a Google account (ie. For Top Blog Lists. Want to get listed as a top blog in your niche? Get listed on these sites.

List 144

List Alltop Forums Technorati 144

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Google, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Amplify, are the here and now. calendars – Google Blog Search [.] Suburban solitude, domesticity, neatly-numbered blocks, are the here and now. Discordant, concordant, flamboyant, triumphant jamborees of sound, color, bustle, dust, life, are the there and then. Thanks for visiting!

Postrank 129

Postrank Tourism RSS Blogroll 129

Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

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Class 144

Class Postrank Tourism Survey 144

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

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Class WordPress Creative Commons Postrank 215

Kikolani

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

I like to subscribe to the blog in Google Reader and use the PostRank Chrome Extension to see the posts with the most social engagement and then send them some great headlines running along those lines. You can find more blogging contests by simply searching blogging contest on Google. Entry cutoff date is January 1, 2012.

RSS 155

RSS How To Affiliate marketing Sample 155

Kikolani

JUNE 15, 2010

Twitter: RT @kikolani Best Practices for Collaborative Blog Groups [link] #blogging. Keep a sticky post about the blog’s main Twitter list as well as individual listings of where to find blog contributors on Twitter , Facebook , LinkedIn , etc., Groups such as Google (free) or Yahoo (free). Original Post: [link].

Collaboration 148

Collaboration Groups Groups OpenID 148

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Google can’t save us from ourselves , from SpeakerBox’s The Sounding Board. She’s another quite amazing person I’ve been lucky to meet, first through Twitter and then IRL. Comment as pts moderator Chuck Hemann Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New!

Class 202

Class WordPress Postrank Comments 202

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

A while back, I was looking at my Google Analytics for WUL and I noticed that my 404 page , i.e. the one you get when the server can’t find the page you’re looking for on a particular site, was the 4th most highly-trafficked page on my blog. First, you… Image: Kate Sumbler via Flickr , Creative Commons Hold on! pts Settings.

Class 241

Class Tumblr Template Templates 241

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 13, 2011

With Google Analytics I can see if people are engaging with our blog’s content and then use that information to adapt to the preferences of site visitors. My favorite thing to do in the morning is check Google Analytics to see where our site visitors are coming from. So pitching the merits of going paperless was a no-brainer.

Project 170

Project How To Class Posterous 170

Kikolani

JANUARY 16, 2011

When you share your post on Twitter or Facebook, instead of just sharing the title and the link, propose a question there such as “Got an opinion on the new Facebook profile design? Not everyone wants to go through RSS or email – some may just prefer your Facebook fan page or Twitter. Share it here!&# and link to your post.

Questions 167

Questions WordPress Postrank Blogger 167

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 21, 2010

It integrates with Twitter, which was the first reason I took to it. So when I post to Amplify, it posts to Twitter as well (assuming I’ve set up the sync) – and I can post to as many Twitter accounts as I like. I know we can do that for Twitter through HootSuite, etc., It’s easy. Can you say OMIGOD?!

Social Networking 270

Social Networking Class Comments Conversation 270

Kikolani

JANUARY 26, 2010

Google tracks links and related keywords in social mentions, so having a tweet stating “Our updated link building services page [link] will Google will associate link building services with the referenced website. Google Alerts – Email updates of the latest relevant Google results (web, news, etc.)

ROI 114

ROI Social Media SEO Tips 114

Jason Yormark

AUGUST 30, 2009

Most people with a pulse can tell you that Facebook and Twitter are all the rage, but Socialnomics drives it home with detailed examples from organizations that have embraced social media and found huge success (Obama’s campaign detailed in Chapter 4), to companies that have missed the boat (see Hasbro’s Scrabble incident in Chapter 7).

Review 209

Review Case Study Postrank Study 209

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Do a Google search for Bryce Keane, one of WUL’s regular guest-bloggers. Comment as pts moderator Jen Marsik Friess Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! Brewer Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New!

Class 226

Class Blogosphere Blogger Creative Commons 226

Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Remember when Twitter lists first appeared? Of course it’s pleasant if you see your name on so-and-so’s “X number of Twitter hotties&# list, or any iteration thereof. A not-so-obvious hashtag to include is #solopr, which is related to Kellye Crane ‘s Twitter chat. You know why?

List 161

List Class How To Comments 161

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 16, 2010

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Social Media 224

Social Media Class Creative Commons Flickr 224

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Linkedin Groups vs. Twitter. Twitter is even narrower at 36% – 46%. Whether you’re spending millions per year on marketing, or less than $50,000, your proclivity toward being active on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and YouTube is strikingly similar. Private brand communities vs. Facebook. Podcasts vs. YouTube.

Social Media 149

Social Media B2B Strategy Consultant 149

Viper Chill

MARCH 1, 2010

Google Analytics Before Google Analytics came along there weren’t really that many decent tracking tools available. Instead of waiting around for Google to catch up, you can see what is happening on your website, right now. Postrank I have been using Postrank Analytics for about 3 weeks now and find it really impressive.

Resources 77

Resources Netvibes Marketing Delicious 77

Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

In fact, a search for “social media agencies&# on Google yields more than 41 MILLION matching Web pages. Remember, the most important customer of EVERY company is Google. But that requires agencies to get beyond “setting up&# a Twitter account or other one-and-done services of dubious strategic value. (If

Social Media 122

Social Media Strategy CoTweet CoTweet 122

Akamai Marketing

MARCH 29, 2011

Then measure it.You can use Google Analytics, PostRank or even (GASP!) Photos especially are great SEO tools…so allow your photos to be your Google’s Marilyn Monroe, while your writing is the classy Jackie O. Determine what the benefits to blogging will be. Are you trying to create community? Then live it.

Press Release 238

Press Release Technorati Klout Metrics 238

ProBlogger

APRIL 6, 2011

Google just downgraded content farms. analytics, PostRank, Twitter, social bookmarking websites, and so on. You can find him on Twitter and Facebook. It’s not just “heritage media&# that’s trying to work it all out right now. guest posting is the new content marketing. Post from: ProBlogger Blog Tips.

Blogger 42

Blogger Brands Survey Cost 42

Ari Herzog

MARCH 7, 2011

Here is one of her Twitter promotion tips on page 27: You know those direct messages that you might be ignoring due to spam? Connect: Twitter | Facebook | Email | 978.558.0008. Kristi knows her subject well, for she is preacher and practitioner. I bought her ebook and perused through its 71 pages over a few hours. Stop ignoring them.

Meeting 142

Meeting Postrank Instant Messaging eBook 142

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 26, 2011

This seems to try to put a twist on Twitter’s much-ballyhooed “ promoted tweets ,&# which received more than its fair share of attention. First, because I rarely use Twitter’s web interface, and second, because the minute I see a “promoted tweet,&# even if it’s on HootSuite, I pretty much tune it out.

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Class Facebook Privacy Public Domain 268