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. These were the top 10 visited blog articles I wrote in the past year.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

In August, fans of G-Dragon – a member of Korean hip hop group, Big Bang – fund-raised over $18,000 for Seoul University Children’s Hospital, in honor of his birthday. Vague statements will not help your case, and as @bustedblonde told me over Twitter: “Don’t hide behind [them].&# pts Settings.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

That you are not an island ruling the world but, rather, one in an archipelago of quite delightful islands… that a certain group of people have visited, and been charmed by. This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jewel Figueras and PRWeekend, Jeff Domansky. The Best could lead you to believe that you have no competition.

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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. There are a number of great networks specifically built for bloggers for the purpose of bookmarking, forums, groups, and networks.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 24, 2011

You can catch up with her on Twitter or by email. Comment as pts moderator Ronyn Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! This post was mentioned on Twitter by Shane Jacob and Best Software, D'Artagnan. A group Amplog would be a great way to share ideas and resources.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Comment as pts moderator Amber Francis @defineamber Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! UStream will automatically post an update to my twitter, [link] when I begin livestreaming and provide a link to watch. It remained a small group and was a lot of fun!

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Let Your Freak Flag Fly October 6th, 2010 Tweet This is a guest post by Narciso Tovar This past week, I gave a presentation to the Dallas IREM group about the importance of giving social media a second look.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 24, 2010

But after a while, he found a group of people from a range of backgrounds – from fishermen, to a freedom fighter, to a tax collector – to take on this task. Comment as pts moderator Linda Machado Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! pts Settings. Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 19, 2010

You can catch up with her on Twitter or by e-mail. Comment as pts moderator Dan Jeffers Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! Erica Holt has more than 8 years experience developing digital marketing strategies for non-profit and public sector clients. pts Settings.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

This helps to add a visual element to a post, much as those grouped pages of photos do, here and there, in an interminably long autobiography. Comment as pts moderator Jill Foster Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! Not that your posts are interminably long. pts Settings.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Think about Twitter with its 140 character limits, or Facebook with its 420 character statuses. In the year I applied, out of our group interview of 10, there were probably seven future fashion PRs, and three music PRs (I was the latter at the time). Whether we like it or not, social media is creeping into more and more of what we do.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 4, 2011

All this via one bare-bones blog and a Facebook group. Comment as pts moderator Howie at Sky Pulse Media Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! This post was mentioned on Twitter by Pink Fans. Nothing quite sums up the impact of the legendary “pink chaddi.&#

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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? Categories allow the classification of your Posts into groups and subgroups, thereby aiding viewers in the navigation and use of your site.&#.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 11, 2010

I feel for all the groups that consider this commemoration an abomination. Comment as pts moderator Alexandrafunfit Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! There are always two sides to every story, and sometimes more. Click here to try reconnecting the live stream. |

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Social media as the new support group? 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! She loves dogs! I love dogs! Id be honored.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

November 23rd, 2010 Tweet Guest post by Jackson Wightman I take part in a few Twitter chats when time permits. I recently tried to get a big blogger to participate in a group blog project I am working on (in other words, an ask of far less magnitude than “write about me/my biz”). As soon as I did my credibility would be shot.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

After one night of being unable to sleep because of the din (if you’ve ever wondered, Times Square really does not sleep at night), I found a Kimpton Group hotel uptown, and we moved, regardless of the points. Since nothing was being reported at the time, I took to Twitter to see if anyone else knew what was going on. It was terrible.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 25, 2010

Right now, BfG is in beta, which means you have to sign up for an invite code either via Baydin’s website or request one via Twitter , and be patient as they work through bugs. Plus, you’ll have an answer for when someone asks you, “Just how much time DO you spend on Twitter?&# But I’ll go with the flow.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

I should say “wars&# since, as first a Royal Indian Air Force and then an Indian Air Force officer, from which he retired as a Group Captain, he’d seen his fair share of them. Comment as pts moderator Jagan Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New!

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 6, 2010

It was Robin Ferrier’s Social is as Social Does , where she asked, point-blank: You know the difference between Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and blogs. I try to respond to all the messages I get on Twitter, Facebook and Amplify (the social platforms on which I’m most active), share and comment on interesting posts, and so on.

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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. If the site wants you to pitch them ideas, be sure to research their blog in advance and find out what topics are the most popular.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 14, 2010

A leader, on the other hand, ascribes importance to the productivity of a group. Leaders cultivate intelligent and competent group members by communicating why certain methods work and should be replicated, and what about certain ideas are important. He’d love to grab a gab on Twitter. Image: BES Photos via Flickr, CC 2.0

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Kikolani

JANUARY 26, 2010

Holdout Groups – taking two demographically similar groups and sending an ad to one, but not the other, and measuring the result of the group who received the ad compared to the one that didn’t. Follow the mentions above, plus speakers and panel members from #SMAZ on the SMAZ Twitter List. More #SMAZ Reviews.

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Laurel Papworth

AUGUST 3, 2010

Bookmark This: If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed , follow me on Twitter SilkCharm or get these blog posts in email when you want! By the way quick question: have you ever had a politician respond on your blog with a comment? Or respond to your tweet? Lemme know?

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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).

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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?

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 16, 2010

… “… That’s why most of my business comes through face-to-face networking either through business groups, chambers of commerce, or volunteering my services at local non profit organizations. “ ‘Engagement’ is overrated. The question is not ‘are we walking the walk? pts Settings.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 4, 2010

Blink The thing with social networks, particularly one such as Twitter, is that the streams move so fast, you barely notice someone’s absence. Comment as pts moderator jen Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! Now you see it, now you don’t. pts Settings.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 6, 2011

Research and research groups. Marketers spend thousands of dollars every year on research groups. Now, it’s important to realize that the people you recruit to these groups—if based on your audience and connections—will not be representative of the population at large, so don’t pretend they are. How much money is there in this?

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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.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

Consumers are using social media (especially Twitter) as a 1-800 line, and agencies should be helping their clients answer the social telephone by setting up listening posts and protocols, and trying marketing to customer service in real-time. There’s an optimal time of day and day of week to tweet. Between bit.ly

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 9, 2010

In my Internet & Mobile Strategy Lab class at Johns Hopkins University , my final group project for the semester was to create a “viral video&# about the JHU M.A. Well, that last part was easy – I had a $350 video camera lying about just waiting to be used by a group of clueless eager-to-learn grad students.

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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.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

I talked about everything from watching Twitter explode with Michael Jackson death rumors to how the Red Cross was using texting for crisis communications. We started talking about the potential of social media on our campus and he came up with the idea of organizing an informal learning group. It was a great idea! pts Settings.

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Akamai Marketing

MARCH 29, 2011

Then measure it.You can use Google Analytics, PostRank or even (GASP!) Determine what the benefits to blogging will be. Are you trying to create community? Are you hoping to help along your SEO efforts? Then live it. your own set of metrics. By the way, “sucking less&# is not a measurable metric, get your own.

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Viper Chill

MARCH 1, 2010

Postrank I have been using Postrank Analytics for about 3 weeks now and find it really impressive. Tweetdeck If you’re using Twitter in any way to build your personal brand or business, then Tweetdeck will help keep you organised. 12,000 uniques from Twitter overnight with a brand new account? No problem.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Leroy Stick , the guy behind the infamous fake BP Twitter account , drove this home. Originally from Melbourne, he is a Senior Account Manager with London-based The Propeller Group , and has a keen interest in issues that affect the global communications industry. Reach him on LinkedIn or Twitter. pts Settings.

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