Tag Archives: social media

Bulk Up Your Twitter Following

Posted on August 10, 2010 by

I think at last I’ve unlocked the secret to finding interested followers: Twitter lists. The trick is to get listed with other companies in your industry and connect to the people who are interested in those lists. Continue reading →

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Getting Started With WordPress

Posted on July 1, 2010 by

Go to the Wordpress website, hit the giant Sign Up button, and try to think of something cute to call yourself. Make sure you sign up for a blog, not just a username. When all the account verification business is taken care of, you’re ready to start your new life as a webmaster. Continue reading →

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Going Virtual: Where to Start?

Posted on June 19, 2010 by

The internet. The future frontier. Actually, it’s the current frontier. And though many organizations realize the potential of the internet, they have no idea how to capitalize on its possibilities, so they sit with watering mouths in front of a … Continue reading →

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How to Make a Poor-Man’s Podcast

Posted on June 3, 2010 by

It’s so easy.  The only thing that might inhibit you is the lack of a microphone.  But try it even if you think you don’t have one, because sometimes computers have got them built in. First, open up your Sound … Continue reading →

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WTF is Brightkite?

Posted on June 1, 2010 by

Brightkite is a microblog, like Twitter, with a few extra features, such as the option to comment on or like another’s post.  Also, pictures are posted directly to the stream rather than linking, which is something I’ve always wished Twitter … Continue reading →

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WTF is HootSuite?

Posted on May 30, 2010 by

In my recent little blog series, I’ve been sketching out a few social networks that werepreviously unfamiliar to me.  HootSuite is not really a social network, but it is pretty impressive, and has real potential for business. To start, URLs … Continue reading →

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WTF is Friendster?

Posted on May 28, 2010 by

Friendster is not to be confused with FriendFeed, which is exactly how I stumbled upon this one. This network is like RadioShack; no one ever really goes there anymore, and the occasional lost soul that wanders in is bombarded with … Continue reading →

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Facebook Monster Eats Wiki Elements

Posted on May 27, 2010 by

Quick post. I just heard about Facebook’s plans to add a Wikipedia-like function to its current massive tangle of features, and they’ve asked people to submit questions and answers.  Oh, joy! I asked these question and came up with these … Continue reading →

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WTF is FriendFeed?

Posted on May 27, 2010 by

Friendfeed is, not surprisingly, focused on the feed function much like the current feed-king supreme, Twitter.  It has some pretty handy features, such as an easy import of contacts from Facebook, Buzz, and Twitter.  This network specializes in making things … Continue reading →

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WTF is Ning?

Posted on May 19, 2010 by

Ning has a lot of potential, enabling its user to “build your own social network.”  It is a clever blending of platforms, allowing for a great deal of content and widgets (WordPress) and a community of users (Facebook) who receive … Continue reading →

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