4 Ways To Repurpose Your Blog Posts

August 31, 2010 by Sarah Hartshorn
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Writing a blog takes dedication and perseverance. Knowing what you want to write about and what your readers like comes with practice. So, as you continue to build a backlog of blog posts you might want to consider repurposing them to extend your... [read more]

Don’t Just Retweet it - Personalize it!

September 2, 2010 by Jason Gorham
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For many, Twitter has become the go to place to obtain real time information by people all over the world. If you like what you see and/or want to share it with others you can “retweet” it.  Rather that just retweeting a link, blog post, article, etc. why not personalize it a little? In other words, what exactly about the item (you... [read more]

Twitter Announces built-in URL Shortener

September 2, 2010 by Ky Ekinci
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Twitter announces they are soon to release t.co --twitter's own URL shortening service built-in to the twitter's own web interface.Other than convenience of doing it all in one place for those folks who tweet using twitter's own web-interface Primary, it appears primarily security is on twitter's mind:" Twitter’s link service at http://t... [read more]

How I Achieved Blogging Success In 30 Days

September 2, 2010 by Tia Peterson
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When the doors to a new blog are opened, usually you don’t have a bunch of people waiting outside to run in. Well, this is exactly what appears to have happened with my blog. Apparently, for the short time that my blog has been online, the traffic and interactions on it have been called impressive by some other bloggers. I really... [read more]

Is “Social Media” Hurting Social Media?

September 2, 2010 by Dave Fleet
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Is the term “social media” hurting strategic communicators in the digital space? Before you tell me I’m crazy, stop and think for a second. Plenty of people have wondered about the term before (Google “social media term” and you’ll find a 2007 post from Jeremiah Owyang on the topic) but I’m thinking of this from a slightly different... [read more]

Social Media Brand Interaction – Survey Results

September 2, 2010 by Mike McGrail
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We went to the twitterverse (and beyond) and asked people to fill in our Social Media for Brand survey. We aimed to get an overview of how people are interacting with brands in the space and if they are seeing value in this. 35 people responded (thanks!) and there have been some very interesting responses. Read on for the results…... [read more]

How to Continue Writing Quality Content

September 2, 2010 by Kiesha Easley
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Are you finding it harder and harder to pump out quality content?  You know you can write quality content and make things happen.  But you have let a bug grab hold of you and you cannot shake it loose. Today we will shake that bug loose.  You’re probably wondering what kind of bug I’m talking about.  Well, before I... [read more]

The new pain point for the social media investment

September 2, 2010 by Eric Fulwiler
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It’s a different battle now, talking business owners about their online presence. It’s no longer a discussion about “is social media important”. Instead it’s a discussion about “how important is social media”. Business now knows that social media can and should play a role in traditional marketing, PR and customer service objectives, but... [read more]

What Type of Twitter User Are You?

September 2, 2010 by Daniel Schawbel
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After reading Chris Brogan’s 50 Power Twitter Tips I started really thinking about how people are using Twitter. The tips are insightful and should be read by everyone who using, thinking about using, and obsessing over Twitter. While most of the tips Chris covers are included in my book, Twitter Marketing for Dummies, it is... [read more]
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Think before you post

September 1, 2010 by Sandy Miller
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We all have heard “silence is golden” but certainly not when you are talking about social media. Here is an area where we want constant chatter and feedback.But I’d like to go against the tide and say that maybe we should reconsider this point. We all have friends that “overuse” their social profiles. It can be those that share the most... [read more]

A Summer of Social Media

September 1, 2010 by Maryanne Conlin
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I’m just back from vacation and as I get back into the roll of developing and implementing social media programs, I’m sifting through a variety of observations. The first few concern timing and social media programs. Summer is known throughout the blog world as “vacation time”. August is, for implementing social media programs, much like... [read more]

Top 11 Free Resources To Improve Your Blog’s Content

September 1, 2010 by Harry Hoover
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As part of our continuing series to help you in developing compelling content, today we provide you a list of the top 11 online resources to help you improve your writing skills. The Elements of Style – there is no better resource for writers than William Strunk’s classic. I have a well-thumbed hard copy, but this online version covers... [read more]

Social Servicing – A First Step to Social CRM

September 1, 2010 by Mike Spataro
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I’ve been hearing and reading a lot lately about Social CRM, or as some call it, SCRM, but never thought I’d have anything to say about this topic because I didn’t really think when I joined Visible Technologies five years ago that I would have anything to do with SCRM. Man, I was wrong.  Although I’m certainly not an expert in SCRM... [read more]
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