Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 24, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Four Free Digital Marketing Tools for Non-Profits January 24th, 2011 Tweet Guest post by Erica Holt These are frugal days, and everyone loves getting and writing about free stuff.

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Tools Adwords Marketing Class 247

SocialFish

JANUARY 11, 2011

As a quick wrap-up to 2010, here were the top SocialFish blog posts of the year (based on Postrank score, which measures pageviews, RSS views, comments, tweets and retweets, shares, Buzz, bookmarks, clicks, trackbacks etc.) The Trainer’s Social Media Tool Box. Need help with Social Media policies? Make No Mistake.

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Postrank Handbook Case Study Press Release 170

Akamai Marketing

JULY 28, 2011

Again, I’ll say that what you should measure depends on your strategy, what are you trying to accomplish with social media? Number of Clicks on Links You can track the number of clicks you receive on particular links you share on a number of different platforms. Increased brand value? Increased share of voice?

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Metrics Twitter Postrank Analytics 229

Kikolani

JANUARY 26, 2010

One of my goals for 2010 is to attend some events / seminars / conventions pertaining to blogging and social media, and today was a great start as I attended the Social Media Arizona event in Tempe. Social Media 101. Measuring Social Media Influence. Social Media Strategy.

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ROI Social Media SEO Tips 114

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 23, 2010

PR, social media, and news articles I’ve found interesting, for example. Have I “grown up&# in my use of Twitter and other platforms? So if you’re trying to figure out social media, and are about where I was a year ago, listen up. Hopefully, I was going to go eat a dosa. Read All About It!

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Creative Commons Postrank Tourism Flickr 162

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Why: Amplify is one of the most interesting, community-oriented social platforms around. Get Shareaholic test Filed under Communication , Social Media , Weekly Roundup | Tags: connections , linking , thinking | Comments (3) Site settings comment help? Why: Mollie is actually thinking instead of simply linking.

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Postrank Class Tourism Blogroll 149

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

As a regular reader, you’ll have noticed that I’ve started making frequent use of tools in the WordPress platform such as block quotes and different forms of emphasis via bolding or italicizing different bits of copy. On that note, diversifying media can add appeal too, like adding mini video or audio casts. Shall We Tweet?

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Class WordPress Creative Commons Postrank 215

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 21, 2010

My friend (and client, but he’s a friend first) Shashi Bellamkonda is, I think, genetically-wired to try and talk about new things – no doubt why he’s Network Solutions’ “social media swami,&# and he mentioned it. It really is a conversation platform. It syncs with several platforms.

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Social Networking Class Comments Conversation 270

Kikolani

JANUARY 16, 2011

Last week, I was given the opportunity to do a live question and answer session on Social Media Examiner ’s Facebook page. Social Media Examiner’s Live Blogging Q&A. Also, it’s not all about what you do on your site or your social media. Share it here!&# and link to your post.

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Questions WordPress Postrank Blogger 167

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 18, 2011

Cincopa Media Platform A while back I was looking for a plugin that would let me create a slideshow of images and embed it in a post. Get Shareaholic test Filed under Blogging for Grasshoppers , Public Relations , Social Media | Tags: blogging , john taylor , wordpress plugins | Comments (14) Site settings comment help?

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WordPress Blogroll Class Flickr 202

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I had started experimenting with Twitter earlier in the year, but it was really the desperate searching for information, connecting with strangers who were trying to help, as well as connecting with friends and family through social platforms that brought home to me the power of connection held within social media.

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Hotels Class Postrank Energy 223

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. You know the standard refrain: Social media is about talking with – not talking to – your audience. The truth is, we can all stand to be more social.

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Class Comments Eventful Conversation 211

Kikolani

JUNE 27, 2011

I’m sure there is something similar for Mac and other platforms, but I’ll leave that to my commenters to share those with you as I’m a PC gal. <description>Blog posts and articles by Kristi Hines on social media, blogging, search optimization, and online marketing.</description>

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RSS Feed Feedly FeedBurner 142

Laurel Papworth

AUGUST 3, 2010

In 2007 I blogged on Kevin07 portal: We will see more of ‘static portal hybrid hosted social networks’ for a while – companies and government distancing themselves from the challenges of social networks by outsourcing to social network platforms. That’s how it works.

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Mashup Flash Mob Avatar Technorati 100

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 4, 2010

And given that most celebrities still treat these platforms as megaphones, barely, if ever, actually responding to fans, who could be blamed for not noticing their absence? Mark as read Approve comment When I first heard of this campaign, the focus was on the celebrities not using social media. Buying whose life back, exactly?

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Class Campaign Klout Influencer 233

Kikolani

JUNE 28, 2013

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. 3 Marketing Tools I Miss (and Their Alternatives) – If you used PostRank, Formulists, or Google Reader, here are the best alternatives. The Resources Mashup.

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Marketing Postrank eBook RSS 119

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 26, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Like Stuff On Facebook? Apparently there are four ways marketers and brands can turn your Facebook activity into ads, as Ad Age tells us: 1. This could backfire on marketers.

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Class Facebook Privacy Public Domain 268

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Get your co-workers on board Social media wasn’t on our department’s radar. So one day I just started peppering my conversations with social media references. Within two weeks of doing this I had people from other departments stopping me in the hall to talk about social media. It was a great idea!

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How To Creative Commons Postrank Flickr 151