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Photos Make Flickr an Irresistible Socialization Platform

Sharing information of all kinds is what the social media community is all about.  From articles to news and reviews and video and digital images – the Internet is the place to find it all.  When it comes to photo sharing, there is one place that bloggers and others come most often and that is [...]

20Jul2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Getting Your Business Reviewed on MouthShut.com

In an age where everything and everyone can get published online, it’s hard to sort out truth versus commercialism and marketing.  The modern consumer is faced with dozens, if not hundreds of new choices from who to buy insurance from, to which company or brand to use when you need tires to put on your [...]

15Jul2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Using LinkedIn to Raise Your Client Base

For the businessperson that wants to network with others in their line of work or just to cross network with complementary businesses, professionals use LinkedIn.  LinkedIn is for anyone who wants to raise the awareness of others who would be interested in your product line or unique services. Once registered with LinkedIn, you fill out [...]

13Jul2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Social Networks Are Like Mini Societies

No discussion on social networking would be complete without acknowledging just what these sites represent.  The Internet has brought people from all over the globe from all walks of life, from all religions, races and sexes and erased the boundary lines.  The Internet and its many social networks have redefined society. Think of it this [...]

8Jul2009 | | 2 comments | Continued
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Using Yahoo! Answers to Beef Up Your Credibility

The Internet is one big catalog of information and if you haven’t used it to answer a burning question yet, why not?  Right in the Google or Yahoo! search bar, ask things like “how do I remove XYZ virus from my PC?” or “what is a natural cure for acne?” and there is a good [...]

7Jul2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Bookmarking Sites and Their Relevance to Your Web 2.0 Success

What is bookmarking and how will it help your business? With bookmarking you get the opportunity to gently promote your own business while also “favoriting” other sites that you visit. The idea here is actually two-sided.  With sites services like StumbleUpon, Delicious and Digg, just to name the big ones, you can bookmark an article [...]

6Jul2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Online Vlogs Versus Blogs

Just when we were getting used to blogs and how they can complement your business and life, now there are vlogs to learn about!  Video blogs, shortened to vlogs, are similar to their text-based cousin in that the person produces a video diary rather than a text type of diary.  Blogs and vlogs share the [...]

2Jul2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Disqus Can Help You Maximize Blog Commentary

Once you stick your toe in the water online and get involved with others in your line of interest, you’ll be visiting around blogs and other social sites where you might leave comments. At first, this can be sort of like hopping around in a disjointed fashion.  But sooner or later, having a central place [...]

1Jul2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Becoming a YouTube Internet Sensation

If you haven’t heard of Susan Boyle, you are one of the very few who haven’t.  The thing is – she didn’t even try to become a worldwide sensation.  All she did was decide to try to do something different – something special. This unassuming woman from a tiny village in Scotland made it big [...]

30Jun2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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How to Tap Into Forum Marketing to Promote Your Offline Business

Do you know there’s a way to get involved in marketing your business online without (gasp) having a business website or a blog?  There is and it’s as simple as searching for and getting involved in online discussion forums that are in or related in some way to your line of business. Suppose you do [...]

29Jun2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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The Output-Input Balancing Act of Social Networking

Have you ever been part of a conversation where one person is dominating all the talk?  You can’t get a word in edgewise and you find a way to leave as soon as possible.  The person is a bore and you don’t know whether to be mad at them or just walk away in disgust. [...]

28Jun2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Facebook Fan Pages Are Preferable to Private Profiles

What if there was a place for sharing your business and interacting with customers or a “fan” club.  It would be a place where you could be available to talk and teach and just hang out with your loyal customers – a place that represents you and your business in a friendly way without having [...]

27Jun2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Increasing Your ROI in the World of Web 2.0

The Internet is a massive information network with millions of sources from multitudes of websites.  How can you get the best focus in all of this when it seems daunting as far as how “little” you are in the scheme of things? With a little investment in time and effort you can multiply your efforts [...]

26Jun2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Why Blogging Is a Boon to Entrepreneurs

In the business world, it’s all about exposure and establishing your brand as the dominant force in your niche. With the Internet and more specifically your own website, you have the freedom to share your thoughts about the business world that you’re immersed in.  The fastest way to establishing yourself online is with a blog. [...]

25Jun2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Two Ways to Make Viral Video Creations for Web 2.0 Sharing

With the Internet there are so many ways to get your business exposed and the most visible way is to create viral videos to be shared on sites like YouTube.  It isn’t as hard as it sounds, either. We’ll talk about two simple ways to create videos for sharing on the ‘net. One quick way [...]

24Jun2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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The Seesmic Site Enables Video Conversations

Once you’ve stuck your toe in the water with one or more of the many social networking sites, you’ll be ready to take it up a notch and use instant video conversations you’re your target audience via Seesmic. Where Twitter gives you that fairly instant connection to others through microblogging and FriendFeed enables you to [...]

23Jun2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Use FriendFeed to Keep Your Social Networking Organized

Once you get rolling with a whole bunch of social networking sites, you’ll quickly realize it becomes a noisy environment. Not only is there your own chatter to organize, but you now have the chatter of dozens, hundreds or possibly thousands of online friends to sort through. Before you start closing accounts on your social [...]

21Jun2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Specialized Social Networks for Certain Fields

When you’re scouting out social networking sites for the purpose of showcasing your expertise, make sure you don’t forget to search for some web 2.0 neighborhoods that specialize in your niche. Here’s a good example: Care2.com. This social networking site has a focus of green living with human and animal rights. Global goodness, if you [...]

20Jun2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Turn Up Your Twitter Communication Efforts

You might get overwhelmed with all of the social media opportunities that you have, so you latch onto Twitter or another microblogging platform that won’t ask as much of you. After all, 140 characters can’t be draining, can it? Don’t slack off just because it’s a shorter form of communication. That only means you’ll be [...]

17Jun2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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WetPaint Provides an Easy Place for Web 2.0 Socialization

We’ve talked about some of the great web 2.0 social networking sites that allow you to promote your business online without having to hide the fact that you’re doing it (as many complain places like MySpace force you to do). Today I have yet another cool one for you – WetPaint.com! It’s another easy place [...]

15Jun2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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How Hub Pages Can Help You Share Your Expertise

Hub Pages is very similar to the Squidoo.com social networking site. You’re allowed to create an account and build unlimited Hubs, which are little pages of knowledge that you wish to share with a target audience. The site provides some nice, easy to use WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) page building tools [...]

14Jun2009 | | 1 comment | Continued
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Create a Cluster of Information on the Social Network Squidoo

Squidoo is a social networking site launched by best selling author Seth Godin. The site’s whole purpose was to allow everyone to be an expert, and your expertise is not only welcomed, but also rewarded. The search engines appear to love Squidoo pages and often rank them high in results pages whenever someone conducts a [...]

13Jun2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Making Your Social Networking a Two Way Street

Social networking means you’re going to have to do something you’re not used to doing with advertisements in the traditional sense. While you’re there to promote your company’s products and services, you’re opening up your world to a two-way street of communication. When you rent a billboard or pass out fliers or buy ad space [...]

11Jun2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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How to Create a Following on a Web 2.0 Site

You may start to get a firm grasp on what social networking sites have to offer in terms of letting you easily set up a professional looking web page with your business information on it, but you could start to stumble once people begin tossing around words like “friends,” “fans,” “followers,” and even “Tweeps.” Basically, [...]

10Jun2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Micro Blogging Is Best in Terms of Time Management

If you’re feeling a little intimidated at the sheer number of options you have when it comes to social networking sites, then you might be pleased to discover micro blogging. All of your commentary is done in 140 characters or less. It’s a blessing in that you can build a loyal following of like minded [...]

8Jun2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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