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Social Media Optimization

As 2009 winds to a close, we look to 2010 with antici…….pation and enthusiasm.  It’s a whole new year with a clean slate.  And with the new year comes a reflection on where we’ve been and where we’re going.  The web has changed drastically and that changes the way we, as internet marketers, do business.
2009 [...]

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All About You

by Michelle MacPhearson

This entry is part 7 of 23 in the series 31 Day Internet Marketing MakeoverWelcome to Day 7 of the Internet Marketing Makeover (#31DIMM for short)!
There are certain elements of a site that can inspire confidence in your site visitors.
Confidence that makes those visitors more likely to click you ads, buy your products or trust [...]

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The bandwidth-sync correlation that's worth thinking about
August 5, 2009
Coming Soon: Update Facebook Pages from Desktop Apps
August 5, 2009
Ed_Dale: Everyone should start their day with a High Volume rendition of “Dont Stop Beliving” by Journey.
August 5, 2009
All of these items are published as I find them to my Twitter feed. For real [...]

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This week, Twitter was hammered by a DOS (denial of service) attack.  I have no idea what that means, other than it’s some kind of server attack that’ll make your site go down.
So as part of this attack, Twitter was down for some time.  If you could get on Twitter, tweets that seemed to go [...]

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Best in Social Media – August 3, 2009

by Michelle MacPhearson

3 Ways to Find Twitter Users by Profession
August 3, 2009 – Some handy resources for searching Twitter profiles by keyword. Great for finding people who are professionals or just really into your niche.
All of these items are published as I find them to my Twitter feed. For real time notification of trends and [...]

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Best in Social Media – July 6, 2009

by Michelle MacPhearson

AndrewNez: The next #30DC preseason lesson is now live and is all about using Skype to connect with your #30DC team. http://bit.ly/FR37n
July 6, 2009 – Enjoy the Thirty Day Challenge – free internet marketing training developed and presented by some of the brightest folks in the biz!
All of these items are published as [...]

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Best in Social Media – June 6, 2009

by Michelle MacPhearson

Google Squared Goes Live, Formats Your Searches Into a Spreadsheet [Search Engines]
June 3, 2009
All of these items are published as I find them to my Twitter feed. For real time notification of trends and resources, follow me on Twitter!
   

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Best in Social Media – May 25, 2009

by Michelle MacPhearson

colligan: Friday I'm doing a Q&A Webinar re Premiumcast.com – free to all – https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/895671001
May 18, 2009
All of these items are published as I find them to my Twitter feed. For real time notification of trends and resources, follow me on Twitter!
   

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Best in Social Media – May 18, 2009

by Michelle MacPhearson

DanRaine: Contrary to recent popular video hype…. Google really does understand LSI, and I have the proof. Seriously, don't believe the hyperbole!
May 14, 2009 – Thank you so much Dan for speaking up – I have a blog post in draft on this very topic!
RSS is Now Simpler Than Ever
May 12, 2009 – [...]

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“OMG if I use social media I can go to all these awesome sites and tell people about my product/service/website? And then they’ll buy my stuff? That’s so neat!”
That’s the initial thought process when someone considers social media marketing.
And it’s dead wrong.
People aren’t on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, YouTube to BUY YOUR STUFF.  They might, [...]

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