From the monthly archives:

November 2007

Digg Profile Shows Favorite Candidate

by barbara November 23, 2007 Social Media

Brent wrote a great post the other day about Digg’s new Digg the Candidates section.  Basically now on Digg, the 2008 candidates have their own section which lists how many friends they have and recent stories about them.  From that screen you can ‘friend’ the candidate.  
Now here’s my thought on this.  At all cost, [...]

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Creating a Facebook Ad

by barbara November 23, 2007 Social Media

Facebook ads give businesses a whole new avenue to reach their customers.  The beauty about facebook ads is that you can really target you audience and track performance all from the back end of your facebook profile.
Here’s a run down of how it works… 
You pick what you want to advertise.  You can choose from an [...]

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Will You Be My Friend?

by barbara November 20, 2007 Social Media

Sounds like  a nice and simple question right?  Not if you’re a social marketer.  It could have a totally different meaning.  If a SMM asks you to be their friend, here’s a glimpse at the potential job description.
Requirements:

Must have Instant Messaging.
Must have profiles set up on Digg, Reddit, SU, Propeller, Mixx, etc.
Must vote for friends [...]

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Finding the Perfect Avatar

by barbara November 20, 2007 Social Media

When you begin your journey into social sites it’s best to get started with an avatar that is easy to see in a teeny tiny square and also one that is catchy when opened up in a larger image.  Different sites use different sizes so you need to find something that works in a few [...]

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StumbleUpon Buttons and Tools

by barbara November 19, 2007 Social Media

Promoting your StumbleUpon profile can be a good way to increase your fan base and help you to share great sites that you’ve come across and thumbed up.  If you have a blog or website and want to add your profile button to it, SU has the code at your fingertips with many options for [...]

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