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Social Media Citizens Hate BP + 4 Other Social Media News Items

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Twitter to Change Links and How They Are Displayed By Ben Parr In an effort to bypass the obscurity of shortened links and to prevent malware and phishing attacks, Twitter has begun the rollout of t.co, its official URL shortener, along with some major changes to how the microblogging platform handles links.

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Why You Should Fix Your House Before Inviting People Over

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Search Engine Optimization Benefits A third, more subtle, reason to “fix your house” is the impact that social functionality can have on search engine optimization. While not all social functionality will make noticeable impact on your SEO efforts, certain ones like blogging can literally become the centerpiece of a successful SEO strategy.

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Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2009

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

of articles on the topic of Internet Marketing, from SEO to social media to web usability and then some. 25 Signs You’ve Got a Strong Social Media Consultant or Agency (The Buzz Bin): Beth Harte and Geoff Livingston explain that social media consultants need to know a lot more than about the basic tools out there.

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Every Social Network is Different: Here's What You Need to Know

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

And that differentiates StumbleUpon from the other social “news&# networks. As I pointed out in a recent Problogger post , Digg is not so much of a “social bookmarking&# site, but StumbleUpon certainly is. Digg is social news; Diigo is social bookmarking (which is lumped in with delicious).

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Stocktwits gets funding, Bit.ly get's safer, Cli.gs gets bought

The Way of the Web

has been bought by social bookmarking site Mr Wong. → Stocktwits gets funding, Bit.ly get’s safer, Cli.gs It’s interesting that the service has spun out of Twitter, building its own platform and Adobe Air desktop application which came into life in September. For reference, Bit.ly

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10 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Killer Social Media Strategy

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Establishing a social media strategy will help you see where potential customers are hanging out. You can search for related groups and Fan Pages through Facebook, start accounts on social bookmarking sites such as Digg or StumbleUpon, and check on who is linking to your site to find out who’s interested.

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10 Social Media Tools To Help With Your Crowdsourcing Efforts

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Delicious Social bookmarking is a great way to share interesting links that could aid in the development of an idea, education, and/or marketing efforts. When I was having some issues adding the commenting system to my web site, I was able to quickly get a response from the JS-Kit team and their users.