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What to Do When Someone Steals Your Blog Post

September 26, 2011 By 25 Comments

If you’ve ever found your articles reprinted without your permission — and I’m talking more than what’s considered fair use — then you’ll love today’s article. Ang England explains what scraping is and how to approach a website that’s stealing your content. (Hint: You may be able to turn it into a lucrative opportunity!) Please [...]

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Facebook’s Timeline Changes Everything

September 23, 2011 By 21 Comments

Earlier this week I was initially thrown by the new News Feed elements Facebook rolled out. I was mostly annoyed about  the new lists because I liked the way I did my own lists. But I spent an hour or two getting to know the new interface on Wednesday night. That, along with the explanations [...]

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Can I legally use company logos on my couponing blog?

September 19, 2011 By 10 Comments

Copyright and trademark questions are some of the most interesting that I receive (and hardest to answer because there are so many nuances and I’m not lawyer). They are important questions, too, because bloggers, especially new ones, need to be aware that just because something is on the internet doesn’t mean it’s up for grabs [...]

Filed Under: Buttons/Banners/Graphics, Etiquette, Getting Started Tagged With: , , , 10 Comments

Five Ways to Critique Your Blog

September 12, 2011 By 4 Comments

Please welcome today’s guest blogger, Melissa from Momcomm as she shares tips on critiquing your own blog. I’ve gotten to know Melissa over the past year or so because of  Facebook group we belong to. She is a wealth of marketing information and she rocks socks at making blogs better. Today she’s sharing some tips [...]

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Social Media Isn’t a Fad: Infographic Depicting the Rise of Social Networks

September 7, 2011 By 7 Comments

I have loved idea of social networking since I first started building websites from code I created in Notepad. As websites evolved into blogs and blogs evolved into networking sites like Flickr, Twitter, Tumblr, and of course Facebook, I embraced each iteration as an opportunity to learn and grow my skill set. I love social [...]

Filed Under: Facebook, Social Media & Networking Tagged With: 7 Comments