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How Netflix Could Solve its Price Increase Debacle

Waxing UnLyrical

If you’re a Netflix subscriber, you’ve probably already received a notice indicating the pricing and plan changes. If you haven’t, it can be summarized as a discount for streaming-only customers, and a huge price hike (up to 60%) for people who like to get DVDs from them in addition to the streaming. Guest post by Joe Hackman.

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Weekly Reads: Facebook, Marketing Trends and Social Media’s Effect on Stereotypes

Dave Fleet

Alongside my ongoing book reading challenge , I start off every day by reading the latest goings-on in the public relations, social media and tech blogosphere. As part of my new approach to creating content , I’m going to begin curating the best for you. Marketing will blend promotion and content. Targeting gets even bigger.

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Apple: A Case Study in Why Brands Should Control Their Stories

Waxing UnLyrical

The blogosphere and social media networks would go nuts with rumors and buzz about new products. The company can’t sustain its growth, and share price is based on future growth, not past results. And it is impossible to sustain what Apple has built in terms of its share price. Who wouldn’t enjoy free hype and buzz?

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Two New Google Developments

Small Business Mavericks

They’ve recently made two new developments that have already gotten the blogosphere talking. The price is the same as the Kindle Fire and it pretty much has the same capabilities. Google, as always, is branching out. The first one may not seem much, but it could be over the long term. Google’s New Tablet.

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Online Community Activism with GetUp and Prosper

Laurel Papworth

has initiated a social media campaign to encourage house buyers to abstain from bidding at auctions due to bloated house prices in Australia. The current price of Australian real estate grossly overvalues land relative to take-home wages and salaries. Prosper.org.au The Total Abstainer’s Pledge. But, all up, a minor annoyance.

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7 Reasons WordPress Rocks for Blogs

The Social Media Incubator

There are many blogging platforms in the blogosphere, the difficulty can be in knowing which one will work best for you, and will meet your blogging goals. Did you hear about the Blogger shut-down in May that left thousands of businesses without their blogs for several days?

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An Introduction to Using Images on Blogs

ProBlogger

Many users consider it as powerful as Adobe Photoshop but without the price tag. It’s also important to follow the unwritten rule in the blogosphere of providing attribution when using images from other blogs. GIMP : powerful open-source image editing software available for PC, Mac, and Linux.