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social media

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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Can I change my blog name and keep my readers?

March 29, 2010

Blogging is a fun hobby. It’s a way to get your voice out into the world and meet people with similar interests. As with anything, though, the more you do it, the more you see where your interests lie. You may start out blogging your pregnancy and family life or you may blog your political [...]

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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

December 5, 2008

How to Download Podcasts from Your iPhone via Behind the Grammar The Ethics Imperative in Social Media via Chris Brogan 100 Helpful Web Tools for Every Kind of Learner via College@Home How to Draw StumbleUpon Users to Your Blog by Skellie via ProBlogger State of the Blogospher via Webgrrls

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Helpful Blogging Links

November 14, 2008

10 Killer Resources for Social Media Entrepreneurs via copyblogger. TwiTip is the new blog by Darren Rowse (Problogger). It’s all about Twitter! A 7 Step Guide to Getting More Comments via ShoeMoney. Essential Sidebar Information via BloggingTips. The Internet Marketing Handbook via SEOmoz. 5 Ways to Step Outside the Mommy Blogger Box via To Think [...]

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The Basics of Social Networking

July 24, 2008

Today’s Guest Blogger is Karla, who blogs at Looking Towards Heaven, where you can find her writing about the chaos and joy of life with four children. She can also be found at Fruition Designs, where she designs mommy cards, blogs and announcements, and at Blissfully Domestic, where she is the managing editor. A couple [...]

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What’s the etiquette regarding submitting my own blog posts to social media and networking sites?

July 2, 2008

Social media and networking sites include kirtsy, Digg, del.icio.us, Plurk, StumbleUpon, Twitter, etc. They are a place to mingle and discuss everything from the latest technology to what you’re making for dinner. Many of them (e.g., kirtsy and Digg) rely on readers voting for their favorite stories by visiting the submissions. The result can be [...]

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What is socical media? Should I participate?

June 24, 2008

What is social media?Social media includes any place where people gather online to share ideas, conversations, ask questions, etc. Wikipedia explains: Social media is an umbrella term that defines the various activities that integrate technology, social interaction, and the construction of words, pictures, videos and audio. Some examples of social media are Twitter, Stumble Upon, [...]

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You have links to kirtsy, Digg, Del.icio.us, etc. at the bottom of every post. How can I get that on my blog? *UPDATED*

February 14, 2008

The footer I have at the bottom of the posts here at Blogging Basics 101 is from Feedburner.com. Feedburner is the service I use to distribute my RSS Feeds. It has an option called FeedFlare that allows a blog owner to easily provide links to popular social media outlets (e.g., kirtsy, Digg, del.icio.us, Technorati, etc.) [...]

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