April, 2014

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5 Power Tips for Writing Killer Blog Headlines for SEO and People

Harp Interactive

'Categories: Blog , blogging , Content Creation , Content Marketing , Social Media & SEO Tags: blogging , content marketing , seo and headlines , tips for good headlines , Write Great Headlines , writing great headlines How to write blog headlines that get found and shared! In this article we''ll show you 5 power tips for blog headline writing that will elevate your blog to share-worthy status. ( Read more. ).

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Infographic: A decade of social media

Sherrilynne Starkie

'Engadget is one of the most respected and influential online sources of news and information about technology and the Internet. There are actually a number of blogs in the Engadget stable covering seven different languages. The English ones include the main site, Engadget Mobile , Engadget HD and Engadget Al t. Since it was launched 10 years ago, Engadget has been updated daily and continues to covers a lot more than just ‘gadgets’; it gives a broad overview of technology industry news, includi

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Twitter Update: Twitter Rolls Out New Profile Redesign

yMarketingMatters

'It seems I have been writing a lot of social media “update” blogs recently: Linkedin Update: Linkedin Products & Services Page To Be Removed and Facebook Update: New Layout for Business Pages. Yes, now Twitter started rolling out its new profile redesign on Tuesday April 8th. It’s rolling out slowly with celebrities and new users getting priority.

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The Best Social Media Analytics Tools for Publishers

Adam Sherk

'What are the best tools for publishers looking to track social media activity at the content level? There are a lot of options for social monitoring, tracking and analytics, with prices ranging from free to very expensive. I thought I’d share some of my favorites that are well suited to editorial content sites. The primary focus here is on social media analytics and share count tracking, along with identifying content and topics with the potential to go viral.

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21 Advanced ChatGPT Prompts To Take Your Social Media to the Next Level

Upgrade your social media game with our in-depth playbook: "21 advanced ChatGPT prompts for social media managers". These powerful prompts are tailored to supercharge your content creation, strategy development, and results analysis. Say goodbye to writer's block and hello to endless creativity as you effortlessly generate engaging posts, come up with original strategies, and optimize your social media performance - all in a fraction of the time.

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5 Ways to Stop Being Distracted by Phone Notifications

Justin Levy

'Recently I was sitting in a meeting when my phone lit up with a new incoming notification. Not wanting to be distracted, I closed the notification without unlocking my phone. When I glanced back up I realized that I didn’t hear an important update. I had not even engaged with the notification but in those few seconds I became distracted and had to ask for the update to be repeated.

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Why Sometimes You Have To Say No To New Business

Jason Yormark

'Not every lead is a good one. In my first year I’ve starting my company, while few and far between, I’ve actually had new business prospects that I’ve turned down. For a startup, that seems a bit crazy, but sometimes, it’s unavoidable. I was inspired to write this blog post by something that literally just happened in our office that is driving me nuts.

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Is spin all about lying?

Sherrilynne Starkie

'A: Wag the Dog, Thank You for Smoking, Primary Colors. Q: Name three movies which exemplify PR as a profession of integrity. Wrong! Yes Hollywood loves to portray PR people as liars, backstabbers or greedy simpletons. Unfortunately many people actually believe those stereotypes, but anyone who had been in the business for more than five minutes knows that the opposite it true.

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Urban Communication: The Curious Speech of Cities

Waxing UnLyrical

'I moved to Kosovo in 2012 to get out of my comfort zone. Now I spend my weekends navigating the winding streets of Pristina, dodging feral animals and erratic motorists on my way to my favorite bakery. My modern apartment building is nestled among post-socialist high-rises and ottoman-inspired tenements. From my window, I can hear the call to prayer echoing from the myriad mosques across town.

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Manage Your Employees’ Social Media Behavior & Save Yourself From Embarrassement

Atom Thought

'Many of you would have read about how an employee of AOL was fired about 6 months back because he was clicking a photograph during a meeting. He was fired in front of other co-workers and about 1000 others connected via a conference call. The email and the audio clip of the conference call was.

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Social Media Updates: Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter. Be Ready!

yMarketingMatters

'Just in case you missed it…Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter recently announced important new updates that are taking effect right now. . Here’s EVERYTHING you need to know to make sure your profiles are updated CORRECTLY and continue to drive business with no hiatus: Facebook Update: New Layout for Business Pages. Business Pages are getting a completely new design which is more streamlined, consistent with the Facebook Personal Profile.

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Social Media Automation 101

A beginner's guide to social media automation tools and getting automation right.

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What is a Digital PR Strategist? (WTFS No. 1)

Firebelly

'What is a Digital PR Strategist? It’s a question I get asked all the time: by confused in-laws, strangers on the bus, the police–whosoever asks me what I do for a living, I usually end up getting asked that question next. And I’ve found it’s a difficult question to answer. In this video, I make.

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Mobile Install-App Ads, New Twitter Profile, Updates to Facebook’s News Feed Algorithum & More | Social Media Snapshot

Harp Interactive

'Categories: Blog , Facebook , Google , Social Media Marketing , Twitter Tags: Bing , Facebook , Google , Groups you admin section , install-app ads , linkedin , MoPub , new twitter profile , news feed algorithum , rich LinkedIn snippets , Twitter , youtube Catch up on the need-to-know changes and updates in social media that affect your business and brand…all in one place.

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Fit Friday Recipe: Healthy Spicy Chipotle Chicken Burritos

Justin Levy

'Fit Friday Recipes is a weekly series posted every Friday that provides you with a healthy recipe to try making during the weekend. Every recipe can be modified based on your fitness goals and taste preferences. Eating healthy does not have to mean eating bland food! Take for example this recipe that we recently created to solve a Mexican food craving that both Laura and I had.

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Adjectives are Cheap: Sell Yourself with Nouns and Verbs

Waxing UnLyrical

'Guest Post by Ann Wylie. “Adjectives are cheap. Everyone is a ‘best selling’ author or a ‘sought after’ speaker or a ‘world class’ coach. Nouns are more expensive: How many BOOKS, how many SPEECHES, how many CLIENTS?” ~Alan Weiss, principle, Summit Consulting Group. My long-term webmaster is leaving for greener pastures — Sniff!

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The Content Marketing Survival Guide: How to Navigate the Wilds of Social Media

Use this guide to inspire your creativity and ignite more successful and sustainable social media conversations.

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Engagement Is The New Real-Time

Mindjumpers

'To deliver the right content at the right time and at the right place has become the focal point of digital marketing these past years. Ever since Oreo proved to the world that their cookie was the most versatile, brands have been attempting to reach a similar level of ‘social media nirvana’. It is indisputable that successful real-time marketing does conjure up an immediate and immense reaction.

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How Social Media Has Become a Tool For Clinical Research

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

'The exceptional growth and adaptation of social media networks represents an ideal opportunity to overcome one of the most challenging aspects of the clinical research industry. This rapidly evolving medium can be a powerful recruitment tool that can be used to: Target specific patient demographics. Drive more pre-qualified patient referrals. Reduce overall costs.

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Subtweets: Trash Talk or Invaluable Customer Intelligence

Firebelly

'Subtweets: is it something that people in their early twenties do (and useless to marketing people) or does it contain hidden customer experience gems. There’s been a quiet phenomenon evolving in the social media landscape over the past several years. People are alluding to personal problems, politics, friends, family and even brands without directly mentioning.

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Heartbleed Bug Creates Need for Businesses to Change Passwords

The Social Media Incubator

'If you have yet to hear about the Heartbleed bug , it could easily be called one of the largest security threats to the Internet ever! The bug has created a need for all businesses to take immediate action in changing their passwords. Changing your passwords on a regular basis is a best practice for businesses, but when a security threat arises, it is an immediate need.

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Social Media Marketing GPS

SMGPS will tell you the why & how to use social media for marketing, 1 tweet at a time. You'll learn essentials in digestible little spoonfuls.

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Is Your Brand Ready To Get Dirty? Don’t Go Social, If The Answer Is ‘No’!

Atom Thought

'It’s important to realize that the moment a Brand steps into the social media, it should be ready to get a bit dirty. It should be ready to mingle with diverse people and get some of their dirt on its polished untouched body and transfer some of its glitter and fragrance to others. The irony.

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Monday Roundup: Challenge the Status Quo

Waxing UnLyrical

'I am so sorry we didn’t publish for a few weeks. I’ve been traveling a lot and then one of my dogs was diagnosed with cancer. You can imagine how crazy it’s been. So I apologize for going dark like this! Image: Steven Depolo via Flickr, CC 2.0. Business leaders often rock the boat. Anyone can sit back and go with the flow, but only those willing to shake things up will truly accomplish greatness.

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Social Networking Stats: Teens Prefer Instagram Over Facebook, #RLTM Scoreboard

The Realtime Report

'The #RLTM Scoreboard: Social Networking Stats for the Week. Facebook: 1.23 billion monthly active users. via Facebook. YouTube. over 1 billion monthly unique users. via YouTube. Twitter: 241 million monthly active users. via re/code. Qzone: 599 million monthly active users. via TechCrunch. Sina Weibo: over 500 million users. via The Next Web. Renren: over 170 million users. via iResearch iUser Tracker.

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Please Take My 2014 Reader Survey

Justin Levy

'One area that I have struggled with over the past couple of years has been consistency in writing. Over the last few months I have had several friends encourage me to create more because they have either learned or been inspired by something I have shared. There are many different ways that I could create this information but before doing that I need to know more about YOU.

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How to Be Social: A Social Media Manifesto

Learn the 10 worst social media marketing mistakes and how to avoid them.

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Design Thinking: Why Does It Even Matter?

Firebelly

'You’re probably wondering what design thinking is all about and what its role at Firebelly is… Put simply, it’s a way of thinking that gets the root of any problem, no matter how big or small, or how ambiguous it might be. Yes, aesthetics are a part design, but design thinking goes deeper. When design.

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Twitter Changes User Profiles

The Social Media Incubator

'On Tuesday, April 8, Twitter announced they will be updating their site with a whole new profile design for Twitter users. This new web profile may look familiar to frequent social media users, as it takes a Facebook-like approach. The look of the profile won’t be the only thing changing. There will also be new features accompanying the redesign.

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How To Succeed With Visual Social Media Marketing

Convince & Convert

'Tweetable Moments Our whole mantra is to celebrate our fans. savvybostonian Tweet This Visual Marketing on All Scales We have an exciting show today featuring Ekaterina Walter and Jessica Gioglio , both of whom are veteran Social Pros guests (and Jessica is a regular guest contributor on the Convince and Convert blog ). They join us this week to talk about their new book The Power of Visual Storytelling.

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What Are “Fake Apps” and How Do You Avoid Them?

Idaconcpts

'Have you ever downloaded a smartphone app, only to find that it didn’t work? You probably ignored it or deleted it from your home screen, assuming the developers hadn’t worked out all of the bugs yet. However, you may have also fallen victim to what is known in the industry as a fake app. Simply put: not all of the apps in the Android Market or on Google Play are legitimate phone applications.

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8 Stupid Simple Social Media Tricks to Boost SEO

Discover just how easy it is to boost SEO with social media.

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Celebrities and Social Media: What Are The Legal Perils For Brands?

The Realtime Report

'Last week everyone was talking about the latest social media campaign gone wrong: drugstore chain Duane Reade tweeted a picture of celebrity Katherine Heigl leaving one of their stores, along with a message that sounded like a product endorsement by the actress — all without her consent. Now, the drugstore chain faces a lawsuit for $6 million.

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The Page 69 Test

Ari Herzog

'Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan is credited with theorizing if you enjoy reading the 69th page in a book, you will enjoy reading the entire book. Forget about judging books by their cover, he said. Read page 69. Examples are highlighted in a blog about page 69 in books. Cheers to my literary friend Holly Robinson for the discovery. I recently began reading “ The Know-It All ” by A.J.

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Roundup of Firebelly’s CEO, Duncan Alney

Firebelly

'At Firebelly our CEO has been on a serious writing kick. Here are Duncan’s most recent posts: Subtweet: Trash Talk or Invaluable Customer Intelligence Subtweeting is a trend seen and done by many teens and early twenty-somethings where they indirectly complain about someone or something. This article addresses the hidden value that subtweets could possibly.

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Mindful Social Business

Janet Fouts

'The concept of mindfulness in business is not new, but in this age of complexity it can’t be over-emphasized that we need more of it. Especially in social media, taking the time to actively notice what’s going on before engaging can lead to a more focused, enlightening and productive experience for everyone. When you take time to really listen you’re gifted with new perspective on what’s happening around you.

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This Chart Explains the Reachpocalypse and Why Facebook is Laughing All the Way to the Bank

Convince & Convert

'Facebook is the largest voluntary, non-religious organization in the history of the world. They are not dumb. Facebook organic reach for business pages is plummeting, and will drop even further because Facebook is a public company that has fiduciary responsibilities to their shareholders to maximize returns. Fundamentally, Facebook cares about THEIR business, not about YOUR business. ( click to tweet ).

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