How did we get to a point where a group of media that was supposed to inspire conversations and thought turned into a mechanism to harness fans? This is in spite of several free service that do the exact same thing from organizations like WordPress , Pushing Social and the Daily Meme , as well as free blog topic tips from leading voices like Copyblogger and Problogger. Pop Philosophy Rants Reality punk Copyblogger Daily Meme Problogger Pushing Social sycophancy sycophant WordPressSycophant – A self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite. One thing is clear. MORE >>

In this episode of Tweetheart TV, I feature the new Facebook Send Button as well as the new changes that are taking place with Facebook Groups!  Tweetheart TV Videos Facebook Facebook groups Facebook Send Button Facebook Tips Hallmark Cards Hallmark Postage Paid Interactive Social Media Show Interactive YouTube Show Interactive YouTube Video Mark Schaefer Meet Meme Scan Bar Codes Stephanie Wonderlin swonderlin Tao of Twitter Tungle Tungle.me www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I8GAOO7_m4. 9I8GAOO7_m4. This is the perfect online meeting scheduling tool around!  MORE >>

All age groups continue to jump on the social networking bandwagon, and young adults still dominate. By way of comparison, 76% of users 18 to 29 used social nets in 2009 and this group’s usage rose to 86% this year. http:www.providencelifeservices.com blog comments powered by Disqus Previous post: All About Internet Memes [Infographic] Next post: Social Media Ad Spending Will Hit $3.3 But social media use among Internet users ages 50 and older has nearly doubled — from 22% in April 2009 to 42% in May 2010. link] Anonymous I agree to this. MORE >>

Your blog has spawned “memes.” Your audience maintains its own rituals to strengthen a group identity. Today’s guest post is written by Jelena Woehr. Are all bloggers also community managers? Jayme Soulati , in suggesting this topic , wondered if ignorance regarding community management might explain some blog failures. Because this post began as a comments-section Q&A, we’ll continue it in the same vein: What Is Community Management? Are Bloggers Community Managers? More on rituals in my last Spin Sucks post.). So What’s a Blogger to Do? Finance , Yahoo! News , Yahoo! MORE >>

Before you can write for them, you must understand who makes up that group. Take a look at the top memes (virally spread ideas) and ask yourself, what can I do to make my content more playful, provocative or just plain different? This is a guest post by Stacey Acevero. The rise of social media has created all sorts of new opportunities for small business marketers to get the word out, but it has presented challenges too. Today, it’s not enough to hit just those traditional media outlets. Take heart, shareable content is not as rare (or hard to create) as you might think. Reddit. MORE >>