Follow Friday June 26 2009

It’s #Follow Friday and I have some great people for you to meet! I’ve known most of these folks for almost two years online, across a number of sites including Twitter, Plurk and Facebook. In that time they have greatly enriched my time on social networks, and they are part of the reason why I’m … Read more

Tweet With Attitude On Follow Friday

Four great people to meet on #FollowFriday! Follow Friday is a fast growing phenomenon on Twitter, and today I thought that I’d join in by recommending some of my own favorites! First, I’d like to recommend @Rumford. A long time member of the site, Rodney always gives value with his Tweets, and also provides a … Read more

Social Media Marketing And Reaching The Right People

Below: a representation an average social network! The typical network is linked by common interests! Although any one individual may not be directly linked to every single member of the network, they are linked through other members. This means that in a network of 2,000 members, one person may only know 10%, or 200 of … Read more

Using Stumbleupon To Build Traffic Can Backfire

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