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The further Facebook’s social graph extends – the more webpages that get intertwined with Facebook’s services and metaweb, the more people will get used to accessing content through Facebook, and relying on some kind of social sharing instead of search.

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Writers are as different as the stories they produce, and their ideal writing environments vary no less. One thing most writers agree on, though, is that one of the toughest challenges is overcoming distraction. At WordPress we've always believed that when you're using the application, the focus should be on what's most important — your content. In the spirit of making things faster and simpler, today we are introducing a couple of changes to yo … Read More

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• The top 10 social media questions marketers want answered
• How much time marketers invest with social media activities
• The top benefits of social media marketing and how time invested affects results
• The most used social media tools and services
• Marketers’ future social media plans
• Activities social media marketers are outsourcing
• And much more!

via 2011 Social Media Marketing Industry Report | Social Media Examiner.

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The line between blog and website has never been blurrier, with many businesses choosing to build their entire site on platforms that were traditionally meant for blogging, such as WordPress.  – Michael Stelzner

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We live in one of the most exciting times in the world’s history where you can build a personal brand globally and faster than anyone has ever imagined. Most people are underestimating the reach and power of social media that has really only been available for barely 5 years. – Jeff Bullas

So here is the first example, and I am sure there will many more. Of course I realise that I am now promoting this ad because of their mistakes, but so be it.

Hope the service from this company is better than their spelling, punctuation and grammar in this ad.

This is probably the question I get asked most from people who have put up websites and then sat back waiting for the world to find them. “Why doesn’t my website show up in Google or other search engines?” As much as we might like to think otherwise, the world is not looking for you specifically. If they were, they could just type your web address i.e. briancurrin.com directly into the address bar of their favourite browser and up would pop your … Read More

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