Reader Poll: How Do You Interact With Social Boomarks?
You don’t have to look too far online to see more and more people using social bookmarking services and news sites. Content publishers from blogs to mainstream publications like Minneapolis Star...
View ArticleIs Ma.gnolia Destined for Open Source Glory?
Ma.gnolia, a free social bookmarking service, has recently announced plans for a complete rewrite of their social bookmarking system that will lead to improved maintenance, expandability,...
View ArticleBlog Promotion with Delicious, Part II
We started talking about blog promotion using Delicious yesterday. We talked about the value of social bookmarking sites and their presence in your strategy. They happen to be a great place to do a...
View ArticlePubCon: Understanding the Complex Social Media Marketing Playing Field
Building and designing a successful social media campaign can be a lot like designing and building a skyscraper. You need to research the materials, lay a strong foundation, and continue regular...
View ArticleOnlyWire, the Automated Bookmarking System that Almost Died
OnlyWire is not new — nor is automated social bookmarking. What is new is that OnlyWire has released its new version 2.0 and the social bookmarking sites have decided that they are okay. New ownership...
View ArticleBest of 2008: Social Media Optimization, Part 6
ClipShare (paid) or PHPmotion (free). These services let you launch a ‘YouTube clone’ and offer various templates and plugins, similar to the strategy behind Wordpress.” Top 30 Largest Social...
View ArticleNew Digg Beta Allows Publishers to Submit Content Automatically
The overwhelming popularity of social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare have overshadowed user-rated news aggregators and social bookmarking sites liked Reddit and Digg. As a result...
View ArticleTop 3 Usability Tips for Building Better Blogs, Maximizing Engagement
In 2005, Jakob Nielsen shared what he considered to be the top 10 design mistakes of what was once called the ‘weblog.’ Strikingly, five years later, most (if not all) of them still remain true in the...
View ArticleStumbleUpon Launches Widget Creator, Makes Sharing of Custom Content Easier
One way of making a website more interactive and up-to-date is by pulling content from other, relevant sources. While content aggregation is one thing, adding a social dimension to content mash-ups...
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