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The top ten posts of 2009 from These Digital Times
Here are the top ten posts of 2009 from These Digital Times. Twitter and social media dominate – not at all surprising for a blog in this area. Six types of Tweets if you Twitter every day The ten questions … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, RSS feeds, Social media, Twitter
Tagged Amazon, Andy Murray, Google Reader Shared Items, John Welsh, LinkedIn, Pareto Distribution, Twitter
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A list of 10 social media habits that I am stopping immediately
1. I am no longer looking to subscribe to individual blogs via RSS. If I admire a blogger, such as Mike Fruchter, I look whether he has a Google Shared Items page to which he bookmarks his top posts by other … Continue reading
Posted in Social media
Tagged del.icio.us, Endaf Kerfoot, Facebook, Facebook friend request, Flickr Creative Commons, Friendfeed, Google Shared Items, Julius Solaris, LinkedIn, LinkedIn recommendations, Mike Fruchter, Paul Bradshaw, RSS feeds, Ruth Galpine, Twitpic, Twitter, Twitter Search
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Five more online skills you must master BEFORE you start a blog
Earlier this week, I launched the first of my two part campaign to encourage people to master five online skills before they start a blog. I promised five more online skills. So here they are. Once again, I make suggestions for … Continue reading
Posted in Advertisements, Communities, Links, RSS feeds, Search
Tagged blogging, Blogs, LinkedIn, Online Communities, Online research, Online skills, Research
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Guest post: eight tips to convert a social media relationship into a telephone conversation
My second guest post is by Endaf Kerfoot, leader of LinkedIn’s Future of Social Media group (disclosure: and a colleague). Endaf is sales manager of an exhibition called Internet World and also contributes to the Internet World blog. He has expanded his … Continue reading
Guest post: top ten tips on how to manage a Linkedin group
Guest post by Julius Solaris, a community manager and social media expert. Julius blogs at Event Manager Blog and manages the Linkedin Event Planning and Management group, which boasts more than 5300 event professionals from around the world. I have always been impressed by … Continue reading
Posted in Communities, Guest post, Links
Tagged Event Planning and Management Group, Julius Solaris, LinkedIn, Ning, Xing
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It’s a myth that social media suffers from a lack of accountability or ROI
Most social mediators have finished the year fearful, often justified, that social media suffers from a lack of accountability or ROI (return on investment). Their concerns are matched by more traditional players, companies and individuals who have come late to social media. They see the fun. … Continue reading
Posted in Marketing, Social media
Tagged Blog, Facebook, LinkedIn, Marketing, On the Web, Social media, social media marketing, Social network, Twitter
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Make sure none of your brand’s future social media profiles can be stolen
Do you remember when you were about to launch a new website for a magazine/exhibition/product? You found it easy to name because you just took the existing brand and dotcommed it. Then you discovered that the name had already been pinched … Continue reading
Posted in Social media
Tagged Brand, LinkedIn, New Years Resolution, Search engine optimization, Social media, Website
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Are early adopters in social media ready for competition from a new wave of competitors?
They will compete with us to dominate social media. And they will do so because their chosen subject is more focused than us. Who are they and are we ready for them? They are, of course, people in non-digital jobs turning to social media for the … Continue reading
Posted in New Media, Social media
Tagged Blog, Early adopters, Facebook, Former print journalists, Friendfeed, LinkedIn, Social media, Twitter
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Five reasons to be interested in Facebook once more
It comes in waves. One day I am obsessed with Twitter. Another day it is back to FriendFeed. But, at the moment, it’s Facebook. I’ll try and tell you why. Only a few months ago, I was asking on this blog … Continue reading
Posted in Links, Social media, Twitter
Tagged Facebook, Friendfeed, LinkedIn, Social media, Social network, Twitter
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