Last year, I ended 2006 with a great (and still pertinent) list of blog posts and articles that I felt were really the best in their class in the area of Internet Marketing. This year, I present you my favorite timeless posts of 2007, complete with descriptions about each blog post (which more than quadrupled the workload for me...
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The highly anticipated Las Vegas Pubcon 2007 has come and gone, and I can tell that everyone is waiting for Pubcon ’08 from the enormous success of this conference. First, some educational takeaways:
Social media is the “new” medium for businesses to communicate with consumers in a way that is interesting to...
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I’ve been tagged against my will by Jane and Jason in one of the latest memes: do you respect media snackers?
Well first, what the heck is a media snacker? Watch this short video to see:
Here’s the transcript for the video-phobes:
Media Snackers. What’s it all about? Well, you see the world has changed and...
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As many of us alluded to earlier this month at SMX Social Media, viral content is king. Viral content is what people look for. Viral content is what people bookmark. Viral content is what people talk about. Viral content can spark memes. Viral content is the foundation for linkbait. Indeed, viral content is a wonderful concept...
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After writing my piece on why the new Digg just isn’t what it used to be, I already started listening to community feedback regarding the social network that I thought was worth sharing. Since the Digg submission of my story was already buried, I sincerely hope that Digg listens to what their community members have to...
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I have about 20 minutes to give my initial impressions on the new Digg profile redesign but have arrived at my conclusion: it sucks.
A few things come to mind based on everything I’ve used Digg for in the past:
Digg took a step backwards in social news and took a step forward on social superfluity. Digg is now letting you...
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