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Weekly Link Round Up – 03-09-12

Friday, March 9th, 2012

The Importance of Brand in an Era of Digital Darwinism (BrianSolis.com)

In today’s digital age, a brand is much more than a symbol or a cheery jingle. As brands become social, it’s important for companies to establish identity, persona, essence and promise to outlive the competition.

How Content Can Spur Change for Businesses (SocialMediaExaminer.com)

New approaches in marketing due to social media call may for a strategy that’s a far cry from tradition. Whether in blog posts, social networks, or videos, findable and shareable content can truly create a difference in sales and visibility.

Content Marketing: 5 Non-Profit Success Stories to Learn From (Mashable.com)

Content marketing is the technique of creating and distributing relevant and valuable content to attract, acquire, and engage a target audience. While non-profits have been doing this for a long time now, what defines the success of a few is how they were able to do it right.

Content Dilution (And How to Avoid It) (SocialMediaExplorer.com)

Quality is bound to suffer as the focus shifts to producing content in large quantities in order to stay active in a busy blogosphere. While upping quantity may seem to pay off at first, it doesn’t work well for the business in the long run. So before publishing a post, consider asking a few questions to prevent diluted content.

The 5 Keys to Blog Usability (ProBlogger.net)

While the content you create might be powerful enough to woo customers, it isn’t enough to meet the needs of an audience in cyberspace. Part of appealing to their needs is redesigning your blog to deliver an ideal total user experience. By attending to five elements in the user experience, you can surely create a blog that not only offers awesome content, but also a great space for readers.

Snapshot: The brain of a blogger

Monday, March 5th, 2012

Thanks to the Internet and its plethora of interactive capabilities, almost everyone who has access to it can easily be content creators. And with all the content management platforms, imaging and multimedia editing applications out there, all you’ll ever need to be take part of the online action is to have ideas, opinions and maybe a Web cam.

 

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Snapshot: Very Pinteresting [breaking down the Pinterest user base]

Monday, February 27th, 2012

Infograph breaks down Pinterest demographic

Among the barrage of new social media sites that exploded last year, Pinterest seems to be the one service that continues to burning. Yes, it’s captured the interests of Internet users worldwide with its easy-to-manage bookmarking type of image sharing online. And if you have yet to try it, now’s a good time as any to get onboard the content sharing service.

 

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Tumblr takes action against self-harming blogs

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

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With the social Web’s massive presence and influence on modern pop culture, users have gotten pretty much comfortable in using it for expressing themselves. From microblogs’ short-character platform, down to blogs that are meant for longer content—social media sites have become quite the arena for self expression. Tumblr, for instance, is among the most commonly used sites online. And the different kinds of self expression, the site has taken a stand against the negativity that is coursing through their millions of blogs with a new policy against self-harming blogs.

 

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Stopping that damned writer’s block before it strikes

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

Tips to help social media content writers avoid getting writer's block

Image by Julia Manzerova

Detrimental to anyone relying on their writing skills, the affliction we all come to refer to as “Writer’s Block” has been the bane of every writer’s attempts at productivity. Even more so for content writers who are, by nature, required to follow strict writing schedules for their brand’s social media marketing and SEO goals. While it’s not a very grave predicament, it’s still a looming inconvenience that can threaten to cause a dent in the mapped out content production strategies when it strikes.

 

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Weekly Link Round Up – 01-13-12

Friday, January 13th, 2012

Sharing Is More Real (SocialMediaExplorer.com)

With a new year, there’s no doubt that times will change yet again. It’s the same thing with marketing online. Sharing has become the name of the game. Despite the challenge that comes with it, there are advantages to getting in front of the sharing curve.

5 Tips for Making Your Brand More Social (SocialMediaExaminer.com)

As marketing trends shift towards a more social attitude, businesses need to step their game up. To market effectively on the social web, a business needs to maintain a constant, compelling brand voice.

How To Revive a “Dead” Online Community (ManagingCommunities.com)

If you need to revitalize a community that has gone stagnant, tactics need to be thought out. Improving the community is one step towards bringing it back to life. Beyond that, moderators need to look to the future to keep their community alive and well.

4 Short-Form Blogging Networks Perfect for Customer Engagement (Mashable.com)

As new ways to engage different demographics start trending, businesses both big and small can go beyond Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to get in touch with their ideal customers. Short-form blogging allows for content to be shared quickly, but each network offers its own features that appeal to different demographics.

How I Took the Toughest Blog Niche, and Owned It (ProBlogger.net)

It can be tough to develop a marketing scheme for a niche such as those in industrial businesses, but it can be done. Although the advice currently existing on the net may not exactly meet your business needs, it’s possible to take some concepts and combine them with niche industry knowledge to create a truly engaging strategy.

Weekly Link Round Up – 12-30-11

Friday, December 30th, 2011

2011 Social Media Hits and Misses (Soshable.com)

The year 2011 was a big one for social media, as mediums such as Twitter and Facebook found worldwide attention through events such as the Day of Rage in Cairo. At the same time, it was also a year of memorable blunders. Soshable takes a review of these.

Five Social Media Trends for 2012 (SocialMediaExplorer.com)

As 2011 comes to a close, predictions for Social Media’s future in 2012 come to light. Some trends to look out for in the upcoming year include the rise of Content Marketing, and the convergence of marketing, technology, and data.

Top Social Media Acquisitions of 2011 (SocialFresh.com)

Speaking of 2011 in review, the year was also one for acquisitions, as smaller services were acquired by social media superpowers such as Facebook, Twitter, HubSpot and Google. Popular blogs were also acquired by bigger companies AOL and Say Media.

3 Ways Taste Graphs will Fuel Social Commerce in 2012 (Mashable.com)

While social commerce in the past had been more about broadcasting than actual interaction, today’s social commerce experience isn’t complete without some form of interactivity. Taste graphs bring interactivity to commerce, reaching out to people by showing them what they want.

Is the Golden Age of tech blogging over? (BrianSolis.com)

It is true that blogging has been eclipsed by the fast-paced interactive media from giants such as Facebook and Twitter. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that blogging is dead. As Brian Solis shows, you have a choice as a content creator, curator or consumer.

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