Shannon
Facebook Acquires FriendFeed
News on the street is that Facebook has just acquired FriendFeed.
This seems like good news to me. I started out a strong proponent of FriendFeed. I loved the real-time, interactive feel that allowed people to share thoughts, links, and comments (like Twitter, but with no 140-character limit). I loved that it pulled all my various [...]
Safe Tiny URLs
Shortened URLs, such as TinyURL and Bit.ly, are more and more prevalent these days with the increased link-sharing on Twitter and other social media services. But did you know that clicking on a shortened URL can be dangerous?
You can't tell where a shortened URL is pointing. According to Daily Blog Tips, that shortened URL could [...]
Optimize Your Post Titles
Your title is one of the most important elements of your blog post.
A good title will draw readers in, enticing them to click from social media links and feed readers, and will help your post have greater longevity in search engine results.
Titles should be concise (short and sweet) and make proper use of keywords. But [...]
Build A Killer Blog Without Killing Yourself
Tim Ferriss hits it out of the park with this presentation. Here a few key highlights:
Getting RSS subscribers is becoming less relevant as microblogging is becoming more prevalent.
Communicating your voice and passion to the written word is more important than your actual writing skill.
Nothing travels faster than text. Include some value-added text with your video [...]
How To Auto-Tweet Anything
OK, OK, some of you might look at the title of this post and think <evil eye> auto-tweeting is wrong!</evil eye>
Not so. Spamming is wrong. But sharing what you find is a great way to add value to your Twitter stream and increase your followers.
Enter TwitterFeed. TwitterFeed will automatically tweet any RSS feed you set [...]
Unique and Adorable Social Media Icons
Maybe you've noticed the increasingly prevalent and absolutely adorable variety of social media icons that are showing up on blogs these days. I hunted down some of the cutest and most unique to share with you:
RSS Cheese: Perfect for foodie blogs!
Handycons: Hand-drawn icons.
Hearting Social Icon Set: Those cute hearts you've had your eye on.
Dellifeed: Cake [...]
Twitter Tweaks Some Tools
Twitter recently rolled out some new features on their follower and following pages. When you go to your followers or following page (click on "followers" or "following" from your Twitter home page) you will notice more detailed information than just user names and profile pics. You can now see names, locations and latest tweets. There [...]
Tweet Your Stumbles in One Easy Step
Here's a neat tip I came across on SheGeeks.net: You can post your Stumbles to Twitter right from StumbleUpon.
Join the StumbleUpon Beta Group
Thumbs up and add a review to a page. Your review is what will be Tweeted, so keep it short and sweet.
Under the green "Add Review" button, you'll see "syndication options." Click that [...]
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