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StumbleUpon Traffic to Magazine and Content Sites Down 27%

Adam Sherk

The news of layoffs at StumbleUpon reminded me that in compiling some year-end social media referral data I’d noticed that a number of sites had experienced declines in StumbleUpon traffic. Many of the sites were also included in the comparisons I did last year on Pinterest traffic and Pinterest links.

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StumbleUpon Channels: Which Media Brands Are Doing Well?

Adam Sherk

It has been a couple months since StumbleUpon rolled out its Channel pages for all members so I thought I’d check in and see how media brands are doing. I was going to compile a leaderboard similar to what I did in News Organizations on Google+: Which Pages Get the Most Engagement? Breaking News. Lifestyle Content.

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Google Not Following Own Best Practices for Own Web Site

Bill Hartzer

We all have issues with our web sites at one time or another. Certainly when designing, programming, developing, and optimizing our web sites we try to make sure that we follow the industry’s best practices. But that doesn’t always happen, even if you are Google. link] ) rather than specific files.

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3 Reasons Why Pinterest May Succeed Where Google+ Has Failed

SocMed Sean

While not necessarily a new site (it launched in beta in 2010), Pinterest is coming into its own with a female-dominated demographic that has rocketed past Etsy in membership and traffic. And what about Google+? Google’s entry into the social space started with a big bang and, just as rapidly, fizzed.

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Musings on Joining New Social Media Sites, Site Recommendations.

Saying It Social

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials Musings on Joining New Social Media Sites, Site Recommendations and On-Going Participation A while back I set up accounts on Amplify and Clipmarks. One day, four new sites. What are your experiences with trying out new sites?

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Does Google +1 Equal Higher Rankings?

Small Business Mavericks

Google is always on the prowl for the next big idea. Ever since social media has taken off and become the new “in thing,&# Google has been trying to figure out how it can get in on the game as well. The Google +1 button just might be the ticket. And, of course, the publishers themselves will +1 their own sites.

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100+ Blog Directories and RSS Sites for Promoting Your Blog

Webbiquity SMM

social networking profiles, social bookmarking sites, other bloggers). But two great sources are blog directories and RSS syndication sites. So, having recently completed a submission campaign for a client, here is an updated list of blog directories and RSS syndication sites that remain active and free. Post on Google Buzz.

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