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Twitter Rolls Out Verified Accounts
A week ago, Twitter announced that it will start verifying accounts of Twitter users to prevent further impersonification of famous people. This decision was Twitter’s...
Twitter SEO: 4 Simple Tips to Help Your Twitter Profile Rank
Twitter SEO can help you take one more step towards owning your online reputation. When people think of Twitter, they don’t usually think of it...
Lawyers, Guns, and Twitter – Who Owns Your Twitter Account
Last week I read an article on BusinessWeek.com that presented the results of a survey of c-level executives regarding employees and social networks. According to...
Awkward Social Media Relationships: Inevitable?
I ran across this on Facebook the other day: Brutal. Thankfully, my parents aren’t there yet. But more and more I’ve got coworkers, friend’s parents,...
Constantly Update Your Facebook Status with Twitter & GMail
If you are into Internet marketing, you probably have so many online friends that you can barely remember most of them. Finding friends and partners...
There Is Definitely Something Devious Going on Over at Reddit!
For the last five months, I have been an active user of Reddit. When I first got started with Reddit, I was really impressed by...
Best Travel Social Media Networks : Traveling 2.0
Summer is fast approaching and I already can’t wait to have some rest. Of course, the social media geek inside me made me get prepared...
The Seven Deadly Sins of Social Media
The oft-discussed Seven Deadly Sins apply to Social Media as well and are worth exploring. Here’s a quick lesson to keep you from the sure...
Decrease the Twitter Drop Out Rate & Increase Retention
More than 60% of Twitter users in the U.S. fail to return the following month, as recently reported by Nielson Wire. Quite a negative statistic...
Dear Facebook, I Think You Forgot Your “A” Game…
To be clear, I’m a big fan of Facebook, both personally and professionally. As a 20-something I’m addicted to keeping track of friends and secretly...
Why It’s a Terrible Idea to Unfollow Everyone on Twitter
Joel Drapper recently made a post which was titled “Why I Unfollowed Everyone on Twitter and Why You Should Too.” While I am friends with...
Six Hurdles to Clear When Exercising Your Brand In-House
You’ve decided that it’s time to give your brand some exercise on the web. And doing this in-house is the best way to do it....
10 Ways to Be a Great SEO
Most of us see the same tweets, read the same blogs and know the same case studies. We know to optimize titles and anchor text,...
How Huge Sites like CNN.com & Digg Are Integrating Twitter
Twitter is the first social media site the rise and evolution of which I’ve witnessed from the very start. I mean I remember how Facebook...
KnowEm.com Launches : Check & Register Usernames on 100+ Social Media Sites
KnowEm.com (formerly CheckUserNames.com) launched a new web service today which monitors hundreds of social media sites for social media identity theft, helping brands to secure...
Develop an Avatar Strategy for Social Media & Blogs
A lot has been said about avatar strategy already. However there is still something new to add. Choosing the right avatar is so crucial for...
Social Media Traffic Thieves
Digg, facebook and a few other social media networks have recently launched toolbars that “frame” the publishers’ sites and trap the users within an iframe...
Twitter Wants to Be A Discovery Engine
A couple of weeks ago Twitter has began rolling out some enhancements which consisted of an integrated search box and a Twitter zeitgeist sort of...
Search is Getting All Emotional Thanks to Twitter
My four-year-old grandson, Hamza could teach the search engines a thing-or-two about how people think. I made him lasagna and while he was eating he...
Why is Digg.com Taking the “Social” out of Social Media?
It seems that over the past several months, Digg has been waging a war against it’s own users and alienating the very people who have...
Cannot Get to a Conference? Get on Twitter
Being in the industry of search, I wish I could get to numerous conferences and seminars worldwide. Living in the UK means it is not...
Kevin Rose Launches WeFollow Twitter Directory
Digg’s Kevin Rose has just launched a Twitter directory called WeFollow (smart branding if I may say so). WeFollow is a directory of Twitter users...
Gradual Roll Out of the New Facebook Home Page Starts
Update: I just checked out my Facebook profile and it’s now showing the new home page. My initial reaction is that the Highlights on the...
Hey Facebook : Imitation Of Success Does Not Guarantee Success
By now you have seen the various articles regarding Facebook‘s homepage redesign. If not, go take the tour to see what is coming. As you...
How Tweeting Can Cure Your Hunger : Twitter & Restaurant Marketing
Twitter is a great tool to promote discounts and deals, but I often wondered when will restaurants and clubs are going to take advantage of...
Optimize Your Twitter Profile to Promote Your Deals
Twitter is becoming is mainstream in the social media and SEO world but slowly more and more bigger brands are becoming informed of the ways...
Google Launches TipJar, a Yahoo Answer-Like Money Saving Tips Site
As a little way of helping people during these trying times, Google has launched the TipJar Site, a site listing money-saving tips submitted by, well...
Oodle Builds a New Facebook Marketplace
After almost two years of existence, Facebook Marketplace is finally getting a much needed boost by way of Oodle, an online classifieds company which has...
Create a Social Media Release with PitchEngine
PitchEngine is a great free service that allows to create a social media release for your business news. The site is easy to use and...
SEO Writers Block? Recycle Your Content
Writing daily on SEO and social media can be trying and there come a time when you’re not feeling so creative. I have often wondered...