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Digital Marketing Specialist, Social Media Consultant, and Tech Geek at Heart

An Open Letter to Kevin Rose

Dear Mr. Rose, I am writing to follow up with you regarding correspondence with a member of your team several weeks ago. I inquired about a domain that seems to be on your auto-bury list. Granted, you have never admitted to an auto-bury list, but the statistics speak for themselves. In the first link, it is obvious that the last...

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Ideas vs. Execution: The Facebook Fiasco

I’m getting a bit frustrated with the hundreds of posts that speak about individuals who claimed to invent Facebook before Mark Zuckerberg. Here’s the real Facebook, long before I joined the social network myself: Truthfully, it doesn’t matter who invented Facebook. Facebook is like Classmates.com. Facebook is...

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Take the Private Beta Approach, Since It’s Inherently Viral

How many times has a private beta piqued your curiosity? How many times has it turned you off because of the nature of it being “private?” What about both? While the notion of an exclusive crowd joining a social networking site probably does frustrate you (as it did for me on many networks where it took a bit of time...

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11 Tips to Enhance Your Digg User Experience (and Hopefully Bring You Front Page Fame)

Just a few months ago, I had a love-hate relationship with Digg. Now, after acquainting myself with the system and learning more about what works and what doesn’t, I’m one of the top users of the service. Do I still hate Digg? Occasionally. After all, Digg is a social network that unifies individuals with different...

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A Virtual Hug: As Touching as a Physical One

Some of you may know that my grandfather is quite ill and has been in the ICU for the past few weeks. I’ve been spending a lot of time focusing on family and in the hospital. A number of friends online have helped me be strong. One in particular, Miguel Lopez, shared this story (below) with me about how online relationships...

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Digg Story Gets Promoted 7 Days After Submission

Wow, this totally came as a shock… I submitted this 7 days ago and thought it died. There was an incredible response to the article I submitted but I thought the story expired to the land of the forgotten. Then, I saw the popular stories in my feed reader, and I’m astonished. Here’s the Digg story so you can see...

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