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Ten Social Media Ideas To Rid Yourself Of in the New Year

December 24, 2009
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1. Social media is all about quantity not quality.
2. Social media happens overnight and you just need a couple clever tweets to get the masses.
3. There are gurus (like Social Media Santa) that really exist and we need to be like lemmings and just do everything they say.
4. If I only post on my blog [...]

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How Not To Promote Your Book: Drive-By Blog Comments

December 15, 2009
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Because I come from an Internet journalist background, I felt compelled to post this comment below that I received on the post I did “I’m not Your Social Media Expert, and That Should Make You Happy” .
I very rarely do not approve a comment to my blog because it’s very important to keep the communication gates [...]

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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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Stop Whining in the Cactus

December 4, 2009
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Just to get this out at the onset, I’m not an affiliate of FiledBy.com. However, what they are doing for authors is really superb and again I must say that it is an ideal way at a very good price point (starting at free) to get your visibility empowered on the Web.
There’s been quite a [...]

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FiledBy Inks Deal with Scribd

November 18, 2009

Image via CrunchBaseFiledBy has made another incredibly smart move and partnered up with Scribd. Both of these companies are truly outstanding in terms of the new revolution in publishing they are empowering.
Excerpt from release – Nashville, Tenn., November 18th, 2009 – FiledBy (www.filedby.com), the leading online directory of authors, writers, illustrators, photographers and other [...]

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Don’t Put All Your Social Media Eggs in One Basket

November 5, 2009

As a former (decade long) technology journalist I think it’s very important for people to understand that it is important to not put all your social media eggs in one basket.
Always be aware that social media tools are ever-evolving. This is one of the reasons I don’t ever like being called a “social media [...]

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You Had Me At Your Signature Line

September 16, 2009
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If you think of the Jerry Maguire scene and apply it to your signature line in your email, then make certain you will have them at “hello.”
Five Tips For Having them at Hello: (on your signature line in email)
1. Link to your TwitterID under your name – “Tweet with me TWITTERID”
2. Link to your blog [...]

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Don’t be a Naked Emperor…

August 31, 2009
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In Web 2.0,  no matter what anyone tells you – you can’t simply put up a shiny blog  and expect that milions of people will suddenly arrive to gaze at its beauty.
Just grabbing a Twitter account, polishing up your Linkedin.com account and reading one or two other bloggers is not enough either.
In that same vein, [...]

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Shelfari Amps Up New Features for Community

August 25, 2009

Image via WikipediaVery cool Shelfari has amped up new features on its site to make it all that more accessible and community-focused. The new feature is still in beta, but I encourage you to check it out and see what you can add!

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PR, Mommy Bloggers

July 21, 2009

PR, Mommy Bloggers

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Greg Verdino Smarts on Writing!

July 17, 2009
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Greg Verdino Smarts on Writing…

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Good Resource for You

July 12, 2009

I’ve been at a really interesting conference about book publishing this weekend. The two days were filled with some excellent insight and I’ll be sharing some of the tips out of the conference with you this week, along with links to the folks who put the event on.
While you’re waiting check out Mark Effinger’s company [...]

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