Archive for the "Social Networking Tools" category

Get Stumbling in the Right Direction Using StumbleUpon - Part 2

Ok, as promised, it's time to get stumbling in the right direction. But before we do, I just want you to know (because several people have asked why the next post didn't come quicker) that I was out of town and alas…no internet connection! I know, I know…gasp!  
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Want Traffic to Your Site? Why StumbleUpon Can Be One of Your Best Sources

We’ve been stumbled. Ahhhhhhh, love it.
StumbleUpon is by far one of the absolute best traffic sources for any blog or website with the exception of search engine traffic from Google.
But first, let me tell you WHAT StumbleUpon IS then we can get into the WHY it is so fabulous.
StumbleUpon is all about social bookmarking (yes, […]

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Visualize Your Web Site Links - Stay Connected

I always say we are all connected.
Each and every person on the planet is connected by family, race or religion but the biggest connection is that we are all human beings – a giant matrix of connectedness spanning lifetimes and groups.
I know, I know…touting my own philosophies…AGAIN…but there is a point I am […]

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women bloggers - hellooooooo, anyone out there?

Ok. Where are they?
This blog is owned and operated by a woman – yes, that would be me. I know there are tons of other blogs by women but where are they?
The reason I’m asking this question is simply that I was thinking the other day about women and that we, as a group, […]

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Social Media Generated Traffic From Buzzfeed

The TrulyTwistedMarketing traffic stats are off the hook. Somehow, (as a marketer, I'd dearly love to take full credit for this but can't) a little post I created got picked up by Buzzfeed. 
Check the number two article. Yep, that one right below Techcrunch.  
(okay, when I first posted this the article WAS in the […]

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Social Networking Television? Joost it up Baby!

I am literally drooling with anticipation over Joost.
"What's so special about it?" You might ask. "What the heck is it, anyway? A new energy drink?"
Even better. 
Joost is a functioning real-time social network. You can watch a show, rate it, share it and chat with friends using its IM platform. How cool is that?
The best part? […]

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Get the Scoop! Biznik Co-Creator, Dan McComb, “Dishes” about the Up and Coming Online Business Network

Socializaton on the web is big and for many, finding a social and/or business network to compliment business goals is a must - especially for entreprenuers and small businesses. Well today, marketing fans, we are in luck!
Dan McComb, co-founder of Biznik, agreed to speak with me one-on-one about the building and marketing of Biznik - […]

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Marketing With Social Media

I get asked a lot about social media and what that means. Very often I find myself in the predicament of trying to explain something that a person has no frame of reference for. Social media is still a new phenomena and using it to market goods and services is a pretty new concept.
To clarify […]

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MySpace User Demographic - Older Users?

You might’ve heard the news.
The fastest growing demographic for MySpace is the 35+ crowd.
Really?
Huh.
Have you seen the home page for MySpace? Click here and go look.
Those people are 35 and older? Is there something I’m missing here?
This has been bothering me for awhile now - since I first heard it actually, so I’ve […]

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Radical Self Promotion and Business Networking that Doesn’t Suck

I am completely in love with Biznik.
With a manifesto that reads like a revolution in the making…how can I not?
Check this out – straight from the Biznik pages.
“We Believe that Most Business Networking Groups Suck.
Actually, we don't believe this. We know it. We've been there. We've suffered. We've gone to "lunch bunches." We've had […]

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