What is Social Media? In Plain English

Social media is a broad term, so in theory the definition could vary from person to person based on what they use it for.

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Wikipedia defines it more specifically as “tools for sharing and discussing information among human beings.The term most often refers to activities that integrate technology, telecommunications and social interaction, and the construction of words, pictures, videos and audio. This interaction, and the manner in which information is presented, depends on the varied perspectives and “building” of shared meaning among communities, as people share their stories and experiences.” But then Wikipedia is written by the masses anyhow.
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December 15, 2008 | Filed Under Social Media, Tips | Leave a Comment

5 WordPress Plugins You’re Stupid Not to Use

There are hundreds of WordPress Plugin posts on the web. Each explaining a few “must have” plugins you should install and use on your blog.

I have always been very big into plugins, but only if they really helped my site perform better in social media, SEO, or making my life as a webmaster easier.

I have always sort of gone off the assumption that if I use them, then everyone else must use too… right? However, the number of times that has proved itself to be false has inspired me to go ahead and do my own wordpress plugins post.

Here are 5 WordPress plugins you are just stupid not to use.
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June 16, 2008 | Filed Under Tips, Tools | Leave a Comment

Making Your Site Social Media Friendly

If you are active in social media marketing, you have probably come to understand that it is a whole lot more complicated than you thought it was going to be. Even as involved as I am in social media every day, I still learn new tricks and tactics daily.

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Social Media Marketing is not just submitting a page from your site to a social media community and hoping it succeeds. It is about really learning the process and developing a complete strategy that gives you the highest possible chance of success within any given social media community.

Success requires you research the community you are going to submit to, create really good content, have a good power user to submit and push your content, and last but not least, you need a quality site to put your content on.
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May 31, 2008 | Filed Under Social Media, Tips | Leave a Comment

Reddit Redesigns the Redesign Based on User Feedback

I talked with Alexis, co-founder of reddit, and got a few updates on the status and changes to the redesign efforts on Reddit.com.

Currently expected to launch sometime next week, if no further bugs or issues are discovered, the Reddit community has been vocal in what they like and hate about the new designs. Since the release earlier this month on May 7th, 2008, there have been a few more changes, as of today, to the design over at http://beta.reddit.com.
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