couple of weeks ago, StumbleUpon released a feature that we didn’t know they didn’t have. We didn’t really want it, but we tried it because, well, trying things on social media sites is what we do. After thorough testing, we give 2 thumbs up to the StumbleUpon Explore Box. You see, I enjoy StumbleUpon as a blind discovery tool. Here’s what it looks like with StumbleUpon doing the describing. StumbleUponIt was an odd thing, really. Call me dumb, but I assumed that it was a feature that I simply never explored. MORE >>

StumbleUpon has been around for a long time. What StumbleUpon is trying to do is stay current, and relevant. think StumbleUpon is aware of that. You may want to change your site’s design from time to time to keep up with current web development standards and practices. website development Social Media StumbleUpon web designRecently, the social media service announced it is rolling out a new look in beta. This is a little bit exciting. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. This is really what every online web property should be doing. Even you. MORE >>

I am one of the few people who didn’t throw a huge fit when the new version of Stumbleupon left beta. In many respects, it’s much changed from the Stumbleupon the community had grown to love. The developers at Stumbleupon attempted to make the site more social, adding in a bit of Facebook, a  bit of Twitter, and some minor changes to the navigation options of your home page. While this may have been a great idea, providing Stumbleupon users with a dynamic and unique page of popular content (it is based on your subscriptions, right?), acidcow.com. MORE >>

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. The list excludes sites that were, ahem, inappropriate for most blogs, had non-operational submission forms, appeared inactive, required a fee, or had a Google Pagerank of zero. 100+ Blog Directories and RSS Submission Sites. RSS Feed Syndication Sites. MORE >>

Over the years, I have had the opportunity to join and experiment with many social media sites. Blogging Great Resources Pinterest Scoopit google Internet Billboards LinkedIn social media sites social networking stumbleuponMost bloggers know that the “write it and they will come” approach does not work. You have to promote your content for people to actually see and read it. The ones in the list below are among my [.]. MORE >>