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JULY 13, 2009

How can you optimize your use of social networking tools like Twitter and LinkedIn? A List of Social Media Marketing Examples by Being Peter Kim In this truly amazing resource, Peter Kim lists and links to examples of how more than 300 brands are using social media, from Abbott Labs on Facebook to Zappos on Twitter.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009

And then there's Google. Searchers and consumers love Google for its simple interface and relevant results, and marketers love Google for the traffic it drives to their websites. We'd all best hope that Google never abandons it's "Don't be evil" mantra given the amount of information it has about your online life.

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WebMarketCentral

JANUARY 5, 2009

One executive I know, the president of a software company, shares the first page of Google with a biomedical researcher, a diplomat, a (not exactly best-selling) author, and the Facebook page of a college student from North Dakota. Yet he owns the first five pages of Google for his identity. Start Twittering. A few examples.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Number of Twitter followers. I randomly checked the Twitter followers for 10 prominent SEO experts (the kind who present at the big conferences and whose writing is frequently noted in the best of SEO posts here). There's simply no relationship between Twitter following and SEO prowess. Bottom line? Guarantees.

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WebMarketCentral

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Check out Joe Pulizzi's Junta42 blog , pick up a copy of Ardath Albee's wonderful new book eMarketing Strategies for the Complex Sale (which builds upon the foundation laid by David Meerman Scott and others), follow @Mike_Stelzner on Twitter—it's everywhere. As noted above, trade publications were once the only way to reach niche audiences.

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WebMarketCentral

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

How can you utilize rich media ads to take advantage of the coverage provided by Google's content network? Find the answers to these questions and others here in more of the best articles and blog posts on maximizing the value of Google AdWords from the past year. Is The Hype Over Google AdWords Quality Score Justified?

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WebMarketCentral

APRIL 15, 2008

Twitter – Twitter is a great way for business owners to network at their own convenience. People on your Twitter friends list will see each of your posts (aka "tweets"), which can be used to promote new ideas and features for your business. The site's many entries are highly ranked in Google and read by millions each day.

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MAY 18, 2009

Google Social Bookmarking and Blog Recommendation Engine by Key Web Data The inimitable Chris Lang explains social features added to Google Reader (such as bookmarking capability and a friends list), why they were added, and how Google will likely use this information (to create a Digg-like system that can't be gamed).

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NOVEMBER 24, 2008

Of mostly historical interest now, from the early days of social bookmarking, before Mixx, Sphinn, Propeller and Twitter took off. #7: version, now incorporating elements such as LinkedIn profiles, blog links, Twitter pages, Facebook, StumbleUpon, even Second Life IDs. . #3: . #8: Web 2.0

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

email signatures: Twitter page, LinkedIn profile and blog link: these are the most popular social networking elements, used in about half of Web 2.0 BTW, Jon has really got the reputation management thing nailed, as a Google search on his name quickly reveals.) signatures. Here are a few notable examples of Web 2.0 Christina L.

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WebMarketCentral

DECEMBER 9, 2009

While most of the sites on the list are hardly surprising (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn), there are a few unexpected results, like Tagged at #6 and Yuku at #16. Top 25 Social Networks by Navel Marketing Brian Critchfield reports on the top social networks ranked by traffic.

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JANUARY 7, 2008

Later, I wrote about a couple more , and newer sites such as Twitter keep popping up. Over time, virtually all markets consolidate around three major players (for example, Google, Yahoo and MSN in search) plus a few wannabes (e.g. Social media sites are multiplying like rabbits. social tagging sites.

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OCTOBER 27, 2008

Where can you find free tools to help monitor buzz about your company across blogs, Twitter on online forums? Google Reader, Opera and Firefox), audio (e.g. some are disturbing (the Huffington Compost is worth as much as Twitter ?) so far in 2008. last.fm, emusic and Pandora) and communication (e.g. tags: most popular Web 2.0

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JANUARY 28, 2009

The creators of the site believe that buyers will post reviews because 1) they increasingly use social media ( Twitter , Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) FYIndOut is free for b2b buyers, who can read product/service reviews posted by other users, write their own review, contact multiple vendors at once, and network with other buyers.

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WebMarketCentral

FEBRUARY 27, 2008

Snitter Snitter is a small desktop application that makes it easy to keep up with those you are following on Twitter, a social networking site that lets you keep "followers" up to date on what you're up to, and stay in the loop on what they're doing. directory, Snitter, Twitter, KickApps, Socialtext, enterprise wiki tool, Ning Marketing 2.0,

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WebMarketCentral

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

by Search Engine Land Jill Whalen exposes the simple two-word answer that applies to nearly any question about SEO, including how quickly Google indexes new pages, what to do if your search position suddenly drops, the benefit of including keywords in URLs and more. The Answer To All Your SEO Questions!

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JULY 30, 2009

Consider, for example, a tactic viewed by many marketers as extremely measurable: Google AdWords. John Wanamaker 's observation that " “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half” is still (largely) true. Simple, right? Balderdash.

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DECEMBER 3, 2009

Finding Google AdWords Super Converter Keywords by MediaPost Online Media Daily Laurie Sullivan reports on an online presentation by AdGooroo founder Richard Stokes, in which he explained how to find "super converters"—combinations of keyword phrases, ad copy, and landing pages that align to produce "enormous profits."

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AUGUST 26, 2009

The easiest way is to use Google image search. Follow me on Twitter") in the Alternate Text box just in case you recipient's email settings block the images. Expert users may already know this, but for those unversed in the finer points of Outlook signature creation, here are step-by-step instructions: 1. Then click "OK."

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DECEMBER 17, 2009

She emphasizes that SEO is a long-term project, that getting on page one of Google isn't always realistic (at least in the short term), and that ultimately, traffic and conversions are what matters—not just rankings. Another excellent SEO post from Search Engine Land is The Evolving State Of Social Media & SEO.

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APRIL 6, 2009

Everybody uses Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, but which niche social media sites are worth investigating? spite of my wide-ranging stardom, readership of nearly 10 people and my 3 friends, Google still drives most of my site traffic." Why is online reputation management so important? How does social media relate to SEO?

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

4: The Social Media Email Signature , Septenber 18, 2008 Thanks to some Twitter luv from Guy Kawasaki , this post produced the largest single-day traffic spike ever on the WebMarketCentral blog. . #5: It shows creative examples of Web 2.0 / social media email signatures from early adopters of the now increasingly common practice.

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AUGUST 3, 2009

Unlike Google Analytics (the application it's most likely to be compared to), Clicky provides real-time stats, Twitter analytics, separate mobile visitor tracking, visitor details , WordPress integration and more. 17 Online Free Web Based Applications That You Probably Would Love To Use!

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DECEMBER 29, 2009

How can you get the most of out of Google's free webmaster tools to improve rankings? For example, one website shows up at #2 on Google for "business services management," but at #23 for business service management. Which factors are really most important in search engine rankings? This one tool lets you explore many others."

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WebMarketCentral

OCTOBER 1, 2009

This year will feature expanded, finer-grain categories (such as separate best-ofs for Twitter- and Facebook-related posts) and some renamed categories ("social media marketing" will replace "social media optimization" which in turn replaced a varied basket of terms before it). Welcome to the first best-of-2009 (so far) compilation.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2008

Included here are some interesting new tools for getting more out of search, reflecting your personality on Twitter, collaborating with teammates online, writing blog posts more efficiently, accessing your home or office desktop PC from the road, and more.

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DECEMBER 4, 2008

18 Ways to Power Search Googl e by The Inquisitr Blogging evangelist Duncan Riley provides an excellent list of tricks for searching out specific types of information on Google, such as specific types of documents, backlinks, phone listings, movie times and metric conversions. There's lots more here for data junkies.

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