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Anil Dash is insightful about the differences between the old web and the new web. Scroll below his post to add a comment — and be forced to comment through Facebook.
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There were dozens of blog posts on my Feedly reading list. They had accumulated over the past few weeks and I’d only read a handful of them. While I could have kept reading at a snail’s pace, I decided to mark them all as read and to start fresh the next time I open the program.
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This is a guest blog post from Megan Totka, chief editor of ChamberOfCommerce.com. Mobile technology is not one thing. It’s not just a type of phone or a data plan. It’s not just an application or a QR code. Mobile technology is all these things and more.
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I thought it would be intriguing to spend a week and tweet like Aaron Lee , Martin Zwilling , and other so-called influencers.
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Thank you for reading my blog where I write and explore digital media. Meet AriHerzogDotCom. On the first day of 2014 I launched a series of social media channels under this name. Follow my brand on this Twitter page. Follow my brand on this Facebook page. Follow my brand on this Google+ page. Follow my brand on this Pinterest page. Follow my brand on this LinkedIn group. Twitter will act as the hub; and scripts via Buffer and IFTTT will auto-populate each other.
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Tunnel picture by pixelplacebo. The following guest article is by Steven Papas. Nobody can survive as an internet marketer without traffic. Traffic is the reason a seller will make sells, it is the reason you will get subscribers and it stands at the center of internet business and money making.
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Mayor Keisuke Hiwatashi of Takeo, Japan, a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, frowns when people leave comments on municipal websites (especially those with blogs or other interactive content) with anonymous names and handles.
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This is a test of a new blog-to-email system. If you’re on the list, you should be reading this in your email inbox. If you’re not on the list, click here. Thanks for reading. Please sign up to receive blog posts by email. Related Stories Why I List My Facebook Friends Follow Me, Friend Me, Do Me Wherever Why Foursquare and I Split Up. Media
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