More than a few social networking gurus will tell you that it is easy to use Stumbleupon, and other services to promote your website. And indeed it is, if you are a paying advertiser. Otherwise, you could be classed as a spammer, and banned from the service altogether. Asking people to exchange links to stumble, … Read more
The importance of friends on social networks can’t be underestimated. In fact, without them, the sites wouldn’t be the same, and they certainly wouldn’t be social for a start. As silly as it may sounds, there are people who think that they can join a site like Plurk or Twitter, and simply start making announcements … Read more
Plurk Offers More Than A Run Of The Mill SMS Service. Let’s call a spade a spade. Twitter is not a micro blogging tool, but a glorified SMS carrier. As good as it is for sending messages, it is not the be all and end all when it comes to this type of service. Times … Read more
Social media is about people, and about interacting with those people. I’m featuring some here… Meet Charlie Robinson from Adelaide in South Australia. Charlie is one of my favorite people on line, and I have run into her on a number of sites, most notably Facebook, Plurk and Twitter. Bright, bubbly and engaging, she comes … Read more
