Social Media

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By November 5, 2011

this time I’m focusing on Twitter and specifically, the things that stop me from sharing your post. Please note that this is my own personal viewpoint on the things that have stopped me mid-tweet and sent me away forever.…continue reading…

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By November 1, 2011

If you signed up for a YouTube account but you haven’t figured out what to do with it, here’s your answer – start promoting your content! I know, I know…you have a list of excuses for why you didn’t make a video yet, but I’m prepared to address each one of your fears so you can get started with promoting your blog, your website and even your ebooks on YouTube! …continue reading…

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By October 26, 2011

On Twimbow, you can assign Gmail-like color labels to users. Unlike Twitter lists (that you can use on Twimbow, as well), color labels lets you quickly identify a user or a group of users among the others and quickly filter them in / out in your timeline. By default, there are three labels: family, friends, coworkers. If you want to create a new label, click on the rainbow-colored icon on the top-left corner of the central column (home buzz) and click on “new label”. Then you can choose the name and the color.…continue reading…

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By October 24, 2011

In the sea of Twitter apps and other solutions to monitor your success on social media, Crowdbooster towers above the rest. The unique interface provides users with both a broad overview of their activity and detailed insights to scope of their social influence at the same time. Although Crowdbooster is currently in beta, I strongly suggest that you apply for access now so you get in as soon as possible.…continue reading…

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By October 21, 2011

Facebook Timeline is a new way to show you profile and as the name suggest it changes your profile in a time driven series. It shows activities from when you join Facebook to till now on a time scale (it can show activities for your whole life, you just need to go back and add these to your timeline). To create an app your account needs to be verified either through mobile or credit card. Click on Create app and give an name and namespace for your new app.…continue reading…

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By October 11, 2011

First you should be aware of it from the clients and influencers to begin getting a perception of the type of information they are trying to find online. You need to then overlap the data with content distribution platforms: blogs, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Google + User Forums, etc. Within the first 3 weeks from the content execution you need to produce several types of content: text, audio and video and distribute them at different channels at different occasions.…continue reading…

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By October 3, 2011

Twitter gives birth to relationships. But Twitter isn’t quite enough to build out strong, lasting relationships. You should not miss out on opportunities that start in Twitter but can go so much further beyond the Twitter “walls”. Use Twitter as a compliment to other tools and strategies as you build these invaluable relationships in this amazing human network.…continue reading…

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By September 11, 2011

Sophos, a security company, pointed out few days ago that anyone you give admin rights on your Facebook page, can delete the page creator from the list of administrators. So be very careful about giving anyone the permission to be an administrator for your Facebook page.

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By September 5, 2011

You’re thinking about investing in the premium version of CommentLuv, here’s what you need to consider before you take the leap! CommentLuv is a WordPress plugin that you install on your blog to reward those who comment on your blog posts, by allowing them include a link to one of their blog posts in their comment. Many popular bloggers, myself included, prefer using CommentLuv over the other alternative commenting systems available for WordPress like Disqus, and Livefyre and Intense Debate.The latest version of this plugin is CommentLuv 2.9 and it’s available for free. …continue reading…

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By August 27, 2011

We all want to speed up our blogs and one of the easiest ways to do that is by removing WordPress Plugins that impact the time it takes for the pages of your blog to load, and provide little benefit to our readers. Personally I have nothing against any of these plugins or the developers. And as far as I know, each one of them does a fine job of living up to expectations in terms of functionality and purpose. But quite frankly, in the grand scheme of things, we can certainly live without them.…continue reading…

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By August 9, 2011

On the Facebook Page for Basic Blog Tips, I strive to provide my followers with content that differs from what can be found here on the blog. I want the Facebook Page to be much more than just a “clone” of the blog and at the same time provide a venue where we can have a deeper connection and a more personal level of engagement than what can normally be achieved from a blog post…continue reading…

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By August 2, 2011

I interview blogger and podcaster at The Boomer Beat, Bev Mahone, who was recently honored as one of The Top Black Social Media Influencers. Bev talks about her work in radio broadcasting and other aspects of her career and family life. …continue reading…

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By July 31, 2011

I’m a Twitter-holic and last week I noticed a few tweets going out from my friends that were very strange. The tweets included nothing more that a link – without a description or any additional text to indicate where the link was going. Typically when I see a link like this on Twitter it looks very spammy and I would block anyone doing this. Imagine how I felt when I saw this type of link going out from my very own Twitter account!! Initially, I thought my account was hacked :( I was quickly able to determine that was not the case and figure out that the real culprit was the Tweet Old Post Plugin for WordPress.

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By July 17, 2011

When you write a post on Google+ and get a great response, you could assign the people who commented to a temporary circle, and share a resource you know will interest them with them alone. You could host a weekly Hangout (a video and IM chat with up to 10 people) and discuss the top content on your blog, the social media issues of the day, the ebook you’re about to release, or answer your readers’ top questions about your niche. That personal touch is a powerful way of deepening your connection with your audience.…continue reading…

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By June 29, 2011

Feedly is an application with an interface that’s superior to Google reader for managing your RSS feeds. New features of Feedly include improved layouts, social sharing to Twitter and Facebook commenting, liking and profile sharing. Feedly customization is a breeze and it’s available for iPad and Android.…continue reading…

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By June 24, 2011

Here’s a video tutorial for how to use Klout for your social profile. Known as “The Standard for Influence” for the social web, the people at Klout have another algorithm to rank user relevance and track your influence on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

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By June 9, 2011

Using Twylah is as simple as signing in via Twitter and waiting for your page to generate. It features your top 10 Twitter topics, along with the latest tweets you sent on them. Click on a tweet to see a page dedicated to that sub-topic with a longer list of tweets. Click on a tweet with a link to see a brief preview of the content you are linking to as well as replies to your tweets.

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By May 20, 2011

Paper.li, the free Twitter newspaper creation tool, added enhancements to the service giving more control to users. New features include editorial control, article tracking and additional settings that make Paper.li an even more important news curation tool.

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By April 29, 2011

The month of April 2011 had it’s share of fantastic blogging contests and some of the best coverage on the Royal Wedding. Here’s the latest news and a video from the Estava Morioka Boutique.

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By April 5, 2011

Maximize the real estate on your Facebook Fan Page photo area by creating five thumbnail sized banner ads that will appear at the top of your page and announce your products and services. It’s a great way to take advantage of the space and let your fans know exactly what they’ll find on your page.…continue reading…

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