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Today’s topic is “Must-Have WordPress Plugins.” This is my list of preferred plugins I automatically upload to each of the 31 blogs I’ve set up. Let’s dive in. (Read More)
Submitted by Danielthepoet:
With Google holding the largest search engine market share, it is imperative that web site marketers and owners follow the policies that adhere to the guidelines set forth by Google for Link Building. (Read More)
Submitted by Danielthepoet:
You need shoppers. You need those shoppers to buy widgets. Then you need to do whatever it takes to get them there. If it means publishing good blog content so other sites will link to you and therefore increase your site’s search engine rankings over time, then so be it. (Read More)
Submitted by Danielthepoet:
If you’re following the “right” followers on Twitter, they can quickly become an indispensable group of contacts to share information, facilitate reciprocal help, and act as a virtual sounding board for ideas. (Read More)
Submitted by Danielthepoet:
Thought leaders have bragging rights. They can point to what they do that others don’t. “Brand X doesn’t allow comments on their website. Makes you wonder what THEY’RE afraid of people saying.”. (Read More)
Web Strategy by Jeremiah
I used to promote my blog posts on Twitter, then when I left Twitter, noticed a significant loss in traffic. Yesterday, I did a blog post encouraging others to tweet then retweet my blog post, as you know, being on a Twitter hiatus gives a unique opportunity to try out some experiments.By the numbers:Here’s the stats from t (Read More)
: This is fascinating -- a super-easy way to make ideas spread. Jeremiah is a leading figure, and his content is a perfect match for this type of word of mouth, but it is a simple thing to try even if you never tweet yourself.
Mashable!
Carter Rabasa of Cubanlinks.org has created a must-try tool for FriendFeed users looking to sync comments on their websites or blog posts (via Disqus) with the corresponding entries on FriendFeed. The alpha version of the tool is a javascript client that requires a download, but the just released FriendFeed/Disqus Comment S (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb
In what appears to us to be a new addition to many Google search results pages, queries about birth dates, family connections and other information are now being responded to with explicitly semantic structured information. Who is Bill Clinton's wife? What's the capital city of Oregon? What is Britney Spears' mother's na (Read More)
Wired: Threat Level
An 18-year-old hacker with a history of celebrity pranks has admitted to Monday's hijacking of multiple high-profile Twitter accounts, including President-Elect Barack Obama's, and the official feed for Fox News.The hacker, who goes by the handle GMZ, told Threat Level on Tuesday he gained entry to Twitter's administrative (Read More)
social|median
We launched a new feature today on socialmedian, "News Flash" -- it will be fun to see where this one goes and how it develops based on user feedback.Disclosure: We're pretty darn excited about this one! The foundation for the News Flash feature came from user requests to make it more meaningful to be a Newsmaker on (Read More)
Submitted by Danielthepoet:
“nothing will stand in the way of a plan by Obama to restructure the economy in the same fashion as the New Deal in the ’30s.. you’re federalizing many of the things you’re doing. And it’ll be the largest transfer of power to Washington since the ’30s, but people are just willing to accept it because the pain has been so ba (Read More)
Mashable!
The latest numbers are in from Nielsen Online, and they conclude the obvious: Facebook is downright surging in popularity. The site registered a record 47.5M US-based unique visitors in November, up from 39.9M just one month prior. Top social network MySpace continued to hover around 60M, with an official count of 59.1M. (Read More)
: ask what the ad space goes for on either site, and via mobile. Facebook has myspace beat by a landslide on mobile and apps, that's why it's value is so high. See how Pandora.com uses it's mobile space to land advertisers.
: It had to happen eventually ... common-sense, real-world activities and the drive for solid revenue will always bounce back against the drivel propagated by people hiding behind fake and underage identities.
social|median
I am thrilled to announce that socialmedian is being acquired by XING of Hamburg, Germany.This is great news for socialmedian's members as XING is committed to growing and developing socialmedian both as a standalone service as well launching integrated socialmedian services on XING, one of the leading online business netwo (Read More)
: That's great for you and socialmedian. Congratulations and good luck. I've begun work on a new social media blog set to launch in the beginning of the new year but now I find myself itching to write about this news.
Submitted by Dobata
from Google Reader:
Last week my column for Information Week was titled, "Always Think Before You Submit" and took a look at examples of people who made mistakes when they have said things online that have impacted their careers. The column includes a look at the recently fired Virgin Atlantic staff after they said things on Facebook.Today we (Read More)
: @shaynorulz @HappaHaoli @brilliantjeni Delete only helps a little. Even when you delete a tweet, it still can be searched from search.twitter.com. Also, there is no way to recall the tweet that has been delivered to all those 3rd party apps that your followers might be using.
: @Nishith - yeah too bad search.twitter.com is CURRENTLY DISABLED, don't integrate your twits into the various social aggregations. creating social silo's comprised of different audiences manages the impact of unrelated/unnecessary twits/material to a minimum - seems the olds like to turn technical glitches into an ethics debate