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Submitted by Omar M Reyes:
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May 05, 2009
: I thought twitter would be up higher. Interesting that MySpace is lowering - too many kids, I guess. Are the baby boomers taking over social networking??
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Submitted by Panda88:
Pro-SkittlesSkittles recent radical makeover to their web presence is a bold stroke of marketing brilliance, a total surrender of their brand to the power of social networking, crowd-sourcing and the freedom of information.And the thing is, it may be foolproof - as much trouble and flak as the Skittles brand might have brou (Read More)
Mar 05, 2009
: I think it is a brilliant move. This gives a human voice to the brand that consumers will appreciate. After all consumers eat the candy why not learn and interact directly with the people that spend the money on their product? The boost in media attention is also brilliant. I think I'll go buy some Skittles now... I forgot that I like them. 
Mar 27, 2009
: Whether you like Skittles or not it's absolutely clear that this brilliant marketing move has prompted thousands, if not millions of people to let their feelings be known. Maybe that's just called - jumping on the bandwagon!
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Submitted by Charlesheflin:
Google and the other search engines want 3 things from you:
1) They want relevant, authority articles …
2) … with relevant, authority titles …
3) … posted on a relevant, authority website.
Let’s take these in reverse order. Today, we’ll talk about that relevant, authority website. (Read More)
Mar 05, 2009
: Self-promotion is similar to spreading the word by any other means but with an artistic approach. If the artistic part were taken out of the equation advertising content would look more like barging rather than self-promotion. There are many steps involved in this process. The first step is to collect and create useful content relating to the topic, which is a not an easy job.great place to start as you point out? ... choose a category and subcategory in which to publish your articles, and then focus on that sub-category. If you follow this formula, you’ll not only draw traffic from visitors to EzineArticles.com, but your articles will be ranked on the first page of Google results for years, and you’ll get organic search traffic from Google & the other search engines. 
Mar 07, 2009
: I agree. For a new sites, I at least write 30 articles and submit one article a day to EA. I'm still getting traffic from EA years after that.
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Submitted by Heartsmart:
Are you not sleeping well at night? Sleep is critical for optimal health as it is one of the four pillars of health.Long-term health depends on the regeneration that occurs during deep sleep. Growth hormone, or the “anti-aging” hormone, is secreted during sleep, which stimulates tissue regeneration, liver cleansing, muscl (Read More)
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Mar 11, 2009
: I'm glad to see you include lavender oil and valerian and lemon balm too. I have experience using wonderful therapeutic quality essential oils for sleep for pain, for soothing emotions and rambunctious kids...for helping bipolar people get off drugs. Wonderful oils!
Apr 09, 2009
: Great tips! Although I have not had trouble sleeping since having my daughter. I guess that might fall under exercising regularly.
May 29, 2009
: Really great article. I've printed that one off so I can recommend some of those points to my insomniac patients.Thanks, Steve 6
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Web Strategy by Jeremiah
Although Controversial, Sponsored Conversations are Here to StaySponsored conversations, although controversial, aren’t going away. In fact during recession, they will likely increase. Despite the demand that brands desire to reach communities, and bloggers desire to monetize and help their community, it’s impo (Read More)
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Submitted by Heartsmart:
This tool gives you a free SEO analysis of your website in 20 areas of popularity, relevancy and site structure. It takes about 20 seconds for the application to determine your score, from 0 to 100. The full analysis is a non-technical explanation of how to improve your score. (Read More)
Mar 10, 2009
: This tool worked pretty well as soon as I realized that it didn't want me to input the full URL. I had to eliminate the 'http://' part before it would run. It would be nice to put a little example text on the page or, even better, reprogram it so it doesn't care whether or not the 'http://' is included. The current situation where you get an error message with no explanation is disconcerting.In any case, providing this seems like an effective marketing tactic. I may just have to copy it! 
Apr 11, 2009
: @rickdavis I guess it depends on what you were found for :) Many companies I work with can't even come up in the search results with their own names, but some do. You can try to change the content on your page, along with your meta data and see if that helps you over time. It works for me: do a search for "better marketing performance" :)
Apr 25, 2009
: that is a really nice tool, think it highlighted a few problems with my site that i am aware of, in particular the structure would benefit with a more silod approach ...
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Digg - sherid
Is Satan a viral marketing genius?
A while back on my old blog I’d made a post that created quite a lot of controversy for the people reading it. The post was about how God might play a role in the lives of marketers. More to the point, “Would God view devious and dishonest online marketing practices as sin, an (Read More)
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Feb 26, 2009
: The controversy may come from an overreaction to religious analogy in the context of business. But it is fair to invoke and question the values underlying certain business practices. Unscrupulous business practices are a reflection of the absence of morality in value system of the practitioner. It is fair for consumers and business associates alike to consider whom they are doing with. The deep financial crisis in which we find ourselves shows how rude our awakening can be if we put blind faith in people just because they put on the uniform of reputable institutions.
Mar 28, 2009
: Interesting post and yes I also think you have guts to post something like this since it could instantly draw a variety of responses. But then again, variety can be good, as long as civility remains.I too have fallen pray to the bad side on occasion, regretfully there are some highly effective (viral?) marketing ploys based more on smoke and mirrors than truth in advertising. One example (especially thinking back too 2004) just think of many political campaigns 86
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Mar 05, 2009
: I wonder how we can market to these kids to get their parents to buy?
Apr 09, 2009
: FB has no limits on use by age, if you have a computer today you will soon have a FB page!
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The Future Buzz
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Feb 28, 2009
: "Look at thought leaders like Chris Brogan or Seth Godin. One of the reasons for their amazing reputations is the fact that they are an overwhelmingly positive force in a negative world. People crave those who inspire them, and both of these individuals do that with stars. The right kind of leaders are never negative."
Mar 12, 2009
: It really is everything for those who do business online. Reputation is vital!
Mar 12, 2009
: Good advice. Don't shoot your mouth off unless your brains are loaded. For me, the challenge is telling people what they NEED to hear, in a way that they WANT to hear it.
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Submitted by Heartsmart:
The Most and Least Facebooked CountriesAccording to Facebook demographics obtained this month, Iceland, the country with the highest percentage of Facebook users, shows an astonishing 43% of the total population using Facebook, meaning that according to Facebook’s statistics, almost half of Iceland’s 305,000 residents are o (Read More)
Mar 23, 2009
: ...and 20% of Canada is on Facebook according to their own stats - 6 million Canadians
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As Facebook celebrates its fifth birthday this month, we’re taking a quick look at Facebook’s gender demographics, overall and on a per-country basis. The following analysis was constructed using usage statistics obtained directly from Facebook, and represents a country-by-country national snapshot of Facebook’s gender rati (Read More)
Feb 25, 2009
: This info has got to be 9crt gold ... thanks for sharing Overall, Facebook’s demographics reveal some interesting trends which bear mentioning. On average, the ratio of male to female Facebook users is .85, meaning that there are significantly more Female facebook users than male ones. This plays out with general trends in social networking gender demographics, which tend to show a predominantly female base of users. Looking deeper and viewing Facebook’s gender demographics on a national basis, though, we find some stark differences which break down along less obvious lines. The three most “feminine” countries, Russia, Poland, and Lithuania, are all European countries, each with a ratio of almost 2 female Facebook users for every male facebook user. In fact, the majority of large European countries are neutral or leaning feminine, with the notable exception of Turkey, which shows a strong male demographic. For Western English speaking countries the ratio of males to females was very similar with about 40-45% male and 55-60% female. Regards Phillip Skinner
Apr 08, 2009
: I've connected to nearly half of my graduating class through Facebook. Why are adults moving in? Because we enjoy using the site!
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Submitted by Panda88:
According to a recent article by the UK publication The Sunday Times, people who use Twitter are insecure, egocentric, and narcissistic, and feel that their lives are "marginalised, empty and pointless." One went so far to suggest that "They don’t have an inner life.”We are calling Bulltwit on this. Here is some insight and (Read More)
Mar 15, 2009
: Well one thing I have to agree with is “We are the most narcissistic age ever,”our lives seem to be centered on what we want not on what we need. Now addressing the Twitter bit - I'm not the best of twitterererers mainly because I'm a bit over the fact that people tell me they are going shopping, doing the house cleaning and range of other inane communications - I have yet to work out how to use Tweetdeck as I hear twittered about I can filter those that insist on being inane and concentrate on those who have something interesting to share. So can you really blame the pyschologists for thinking what they think - perhaps they've heard the sqawking from their offices and decided to twit on about it!! 81
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eHub
After three years on the web, Twitter has become more than just another micro-blogging client. A whole industry of web applications have sprung up to extend and capitalize on its capabilities, from the ridiculously silly, to the gobsmackingly useful. If Twitter is not already a part of your daily life, these applications ca (Read More)
Feb 13, 2009
: If you want others to retweet your tweet it is adviceable to restrict it 120 characters. Yea we live in the soundbite age of speed dating - you have 20 seconds to make your case - brevity is of the essense
Apr 08, 2009
: Twitter will help you getting things done as long as you know what you use it for. Purpose is important. For many Twitter profiles (users) this might not be clear... more about this at http://www.whakate.com , if you like.
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