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You Can Save Yourself from Buying Social Media “Guru” Products by…

February 4, 2010
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MYTH: You’re only going to find out the real deal on how to use social media off a long-copy sales page and a series of bonuses and webinars which you have to purchase.
REALITY: There are tons of absolutely free and  in-depth social media  help sites. If  you spend just one hour a week on them, you [...]

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Classic Interview – David Weinberger “The Cluetrain Manifesto”

December 6, 2009
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When I’m speaking to groups I often start out by saying, “Hello, my name is Nettie and I’m a Web dinosaur.” I’ve been on the Web since 1998. Want to see what it was like then? Go to this link.
It’s astounding to me how long the “long tail” has really grown on the Web and [...]

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The Sweet Brevity of a Tweet – 5 billion strong

October 22, 2009

“I notice that you use plain, simple language, short words and brief sentences. That is the way to write English – it is the modern way and the best way. Stick to it; don’t let fluff and flowers and verbosity creep in. When you catch an adjective, kill it. No, I don’t mean utterly, but [...]

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Ten Free Tools To Kick Your Social Media Cynicism to the Ground

September 18, 2009
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“If we listened to our intellect, we’d never have a love affair. We’d never have a friendship. We’d never go into business, because we’d be cynical. Well, that’s nonsense. You’ve got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down. ” (Ray Bradbury)
If you’re still feeling hesitation about the importance [...]

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5 Ways to Go From Brand to Beyond

August 24, 2009

1. Be a competitive thought influencer. Don’t wait to chime into other conversations about your product or vertical – start new future-focused ones.
2. Always focus on the end-user never on YOU.
3. Use 2.0 tools to heighten your visiblity on the Web. Tie these tools in with offline traditional marketing/pr efforts.
4. Make sure your messaging and [...]

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Free tools to Grade Your Website, Press Release, and Gobbledygook

May 1, 2009

Free tools to grade your website, press release and gobbledygook…

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Facebook in real Life…

March 10, 2009

“What will you be wearing when your now found on Facebook, 8th grade boyfriend shows up on your door?”

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Social Media is Not Your Personal Chia Pet

February 18, 2009
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“Social media is not your personal Chia Pet.”

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Superb Article on Twitter

February 13, 2009

Solis on Twitter tips

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Holy Web-Man – You Still Think You Can’t Tackle Web 2.0?

February 11, 2009

End of marketing and PR? You can’t Handle the Truth…

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Happy Birthday Facebook

February 4, 2009

Happy birthday Facebook!

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eM+C’s ING feature

February 3, 2009

ING’s “tail” of social media

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