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The Problem with Social Media Fame

The Problem with Social Media Fame

July 1, 2009

No one knew what Internet or social media fame was 10 years ago. I don’t even think anyone thought ahead far enough to see it was a possibility. It’s interesting, though, looking at some of the “famous” people and watching what they do with this fame. There are some stories of true [...]

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Bring Social Media Comments Into Your WordPress Blog

Bring Social Media Comments Into Your WordPress Blog

April 14, 2009

Backtype, a web site that allows you to find and follow comments from across the web has recently released their first crack at a WordPress plugin. Installing the plugin to your WordPress blog allows you to show conversation and comments from Twitter, FriendFeed, Digg and more related to your content. Users can then [...]

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Develop Better Social Media Habits

Develop Better Social Media Habits

February 6, 2009

Most of us spend too much unproductive time in front of social media during the day. Like Alec Baldwin’s alien character in the recent Hulu Super Bowl commercial says, “What are you going to do, turn off your TV and your computer? Ha!”
It’s sadly true. Television is one of the most unproductive habits [...]

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If You are Unproductive, Stop Reading Mashable

If You are Unproductive, Stop Reading Mashable

January 20, 2009

Are you following me on Twitter?
You might ask yourself how a guy who eats and sleeps everything web-related could say “stop reading Mashable” in the title of an article.  Mashable is actually one of my favorite sites and I think after you’re done with this post, you’ll simply read Mashable differently – not stop altogether.
I [...]

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HOW TO: Build a Small but Powerful Network

December 15, 2008

It’s not too often that social media bloggers post something that really catches my eye – something obvious, simple, but rarely done correctly.  Today, Chris Brogan posted about creating goals for the new year and creating a small network, specifically via Twitter, in order to help those goals become reality.
You can find his post here, [...]

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