About Shannon
Shannon Entin, a blogger, web designer, and social media junkie, loves widgets, add-ons, and plug-ins almost as much as skiing, scrapbooking, and shopping. She homeschools her two children in Northwestern NJ and her personal blog is PHAT Mommy: Parenting, Homeschooling And Technology.Website: http://phatmommy.com
Posts by Shannon
Facebook Acquires FriendFeed
By Shannon on August 10, 2009
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 {read more}
By Shannon on August 10, 2009
Safe Tiny URLs
By Shannon on July 22, 2009
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 {read more}
By Shannon on July 22, 2009
Optimize Your Post Titles
By Shannon on July 14, 2009
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 {read more}
By Shannon on July 14, 2009
Build A Killer Blog Without Killing Yourself
By Shannon on July 13, 2009
By Shannon on July 13, 2009
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 {read more}
How To Auto-Tweet Anything
By Shannon on July 9, 2009
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 {read more}
By Shannon on July 9, 2009
Unique and Adorable Social Media Icons
By Shannon on July 3, 2009
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: {read more}
By Shannon on July 3, 2009
Twitter Tweaks Some Tools
By Shannon on July 2, 2009
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 {read more}
By Shannon on July 2, 2009
Tweet Your Stumbles in One Easy Step
By Shannon on June 19, 2009
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 {read more}
By Shannon on June 19, 2009
Seven Ways for Beginners to Make Money Blogging
By Shannon on June 15, 2009
Over the past few months I’ve been investigating ways to make more money from my blog. While there are tons of ad networks and affiliate programs, it can be overwhelming to sort through them and choose the right ones. It’s definitely a trial-and-error {read more}
By Shannon on June 15, 2009
Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Get Your Facebook Username
By Shannon on June 11, 2009
Facebook is finally making the move to usernames. Until now, your Facebook profile page URL has been something like this:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=712594733
Not exactly easy to remember, but then again, it’s pretty easy to go Facebook {read more}
By Shannon on June 11, 2009
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