Social Media

LinkedIn is Not LinkedOut

31 October 2009 Social Media
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As many of you, I too utilize social media as my main communication tool.
Yes I still check email, but I love the quick status messages from my friends, family, clients and colleagues.
We are a “byte sized” information society.   We scan web pages, we don’t read them.  We surf the net looking for what [...]

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WordPress Thesis Theme Makes Life Better

31 August 2009 Social Media

I love it when a WordPress Theme makes my job easier
And better yet still retains custom design changes when you upgrade your theme for the latest and greatest functionality.  The Thesis theme available from diythemes.com was developed with that purpose in mind. 
Tweak it, bend it, modify it how ever you want, as long as you [...]

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GoDaddy Integrates Twitter Domain Name Check

20 August 2009 Social Media

I needed to point a domain to a new website I am developing, so I logged in to my GoDaddy account and noticed something very interesting on my domain manager screen.  There was a little blue Twitter button to the right.
Huh? Is GoDaddy an affiliate of Twitter Or is Twitter paying GoDaddy?

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I Am Totally Disqus ed

19 August 2009 Social Media

“Plug in the DISQUS comment system and bring out the best discussion on your website”
- from disqus home page
We all know the power of comments on our blogs.  They give us a mechanism for discussion, real feedback and personal opinions from our readers.  With comments, we are able to establish a connection and participate in [...]

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Personal Branding Tip – Secure Your Name

17 August 2009 Business

All about domain names, usernames and email adresses…
Make sure You Get Them All!
I have a few new projects in the works and one of the first things I do is run extensive searches on name availability.  I search for top level domain names (.com, .net, .org) for the project name or with a keyword people [...]

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Building Your Business With Social Media

14 August 2009 Business

Why do owners fail at promoting their business with Social Media?
Because its too technically oriented, its time consuming, its a fad, its for kids, its for internet marketers, its not a proven marketing strategy, its this and its that….
A colleague and small business consultant of mine asked me to speak to a few very successful [...]

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How to Get 1M Followers on Twitter

11 August 2009 Social Media

First I think getting one million followers on Twitter is a double edged sword.  Yes it may support the fact that you are very popular and people really want to hear what you have to say.  ON the other hand, how can you really pay attention to a million people, especially if your strategy for [...]

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