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Social Media & Networking

What is a URL shortener? Should I use an URL shortener?

May 17, 2010

URL shorteners aren’t new, but not everyone knows what they are or understands how useful they can be. I want to introduce you to a few URL shortening tools and explain how they can make a real difference in the way you track what your audience is doing with your information. Why Should I Shorten [...]

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Helpful Blogging Links: Get Shared on Facebook, Facebook Privacy Settings, Community & Belonging

April 30, 2010

7 Scientifically Proven Ways to Get “Shared” on Facebook via Fast Company. Dan Zarella of HubSpot tracked 12,000 articles to see when they were posted, how they were shared, and what information they offered. He’s compiled the data to show you how you can get your articles shared on Facebook. Do You Feel Like You [...]

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Twitter Glossary

April 26, 2010

This week I’m introducing you to some common Twitter terms. Twitter is pretty popular, but not everyone is well-versed in the lingo and it’s a little daunting if you don’t know your DM from your RT. As always, I welcome your additional Twitter terms and definitions in the comments on this post. I’ll integrate them [...]

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Helpful Blogging Links: Blog Traffic & E-mail subscriptions, Facebook Changes, Changing WP themes, Ning Alternatives

April 23, 2010

Increase Blog Traffic with Email Strategies via Blogging for a Living (part of the Freelance Writing Jobs Network). So many bloggers wonder how to increase their traffic. I stand by the fact that it takes time to build a loyal audience and there’s no magic formula, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t things to do! [...]

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Social Media Glossary

April 21, 2010

Social media is how we connect with each other — and with companies and brands — online. These days every marketing plan includes social media; to ignore it would be to ignore a significant portion of your audience. But what is social media? How do you use it? Where do you start? The first step [...]

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Helpful Blogging Links: Learning Tech, SEO Plug-in & Advice, Blogrolls

April 9, 2010

Every day I share links to all the tech articles I love on the Blogging Basics 101 Tumblr blog! Subscribe to the Tumblr blog and never miss another article. One Year Ago Today — Learning to Embrace the Tech Community via Girl with a Computer. I really needed to read this yesterday. I’ve had a [...]

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How Do I Use WiseStamp to Create an E-mail Signature?

March 3, 2010

E-mail signatures are an easy way to promote yourself and your projects in your everyday correspondence. They’re fairly un-intrusive (if you keep them short and simple), but they let your peers know what you’re working on and how they can contact you via social media. I use WiseStamp for my e-mail signatures and I’ve had [...]

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Google Buzz: Is It a Privacy #FAIL or The Next Best Social Media Tool?

February 17, 2010

In the past few months Google has been trying to secure their spot not just as the go-to search engine of choice, but a real player in social media. Google Wave and the Google Nexus One phone were cool options to the norm and just last week Google unveiled yet another new social media tool: [...]

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Helpful Blogging Links: WordPress Themes, iPhone apps for blog stats, Facebook Guide

February 12, 2010

14 Fantastic Free WordPress Themes via Mashable Stat Geeks Take Note: 4 iPhone Apps to Analyze Blog Health via Blogging Pro Context is King: How Videos are Found and Consumed Online via TechCrunch The Facebook Guide via Mashable Unleashing the Power of Website Analytics via Six Revisions I share links to all the tech articles [...]

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