When AOL bought Techcrunch back in September, 2010, they announced it with a story titled, “We Got Techcrunch!”
The first thing that came to mind was, “Yes, but do you really know what you’re getting?”
Blogs and Social Media Integration Tips: Buttons
February 28, 2011 By 10 Comments
As social media continues to grow as a valid source of traffic for blogs, there are certain fundamental components that bloggers need to incorporate. Social media integration is both easy and extremely difficult – you want it to help contribute to the message but you don’t want it to be overbearing in any way.
Don’t let the desire for social media traffic hamper the quality of the blog when the traffic gets there.
The Evolution of The Blogger (Graphic)
December 5, 2010 By 3 Comments
If there’s one thing that’s certain on the Internet, it’s that people like to express their opinions and have others hear (read) them.
Blogging has transitioned over the last decade from a medium of personal expression meant for few, if any, to read to a full-blown contender in the news. Many blogs have emerged and become better reference points on their topic than mainstream media. If you have a question about technology, do you go to the tech section of The New York Times or do go to Mashable or Engadget?
Why StumbleUpon’s Su.pr is the URL Shortener of Choice
July 15, 2009 By 13 Comments
Fans of bit.ly, DiggBar, ow.ly, or any of the gazillion URL shorteners out there will object. They will ask, “What makes su.pr so special?”
StumbleUpon has done a great job at putting together the best features that are available on some shorteners and added a few things that that are less common or completely unique. The only thing they haven’t done yet is properly publicize this amazing package of a URL shortener.
You probably know these things… [Read more...]
Twitter and Blogging, Tips and Tools
June 14, 2009 By 28 Comments
“Every blog should have its own Twitter account.”
WHOA! Slow down. If EVERY blog had a Twitter account, the site would be “over capacity” constantly. Some web hosts claim 99.99% uptime. Twitter would be at 99.99% downtime considering there’s more blogs on the Internet than atoms in the known universe.
With that out of the way, let’s first say that “every” to me clears out spam blogs, boring blogs, worthless blogs, and blogs about bacon or politics. Hopefully, this blog doesn’t fall into any of those categories other than the occasional bacon post. Assuming there are a couple of hundred thousand quality blogs in the world right now, that wouldn’t be too hard for even the Twitter servers to handle.
Where does it all fit in and how can Twitter and blogging work together? We’ll get to that, but first… [Read more...]
New Authors Added to Soshable
June 27, 2008 By 1 Comment
It’s been forever since we posted. For that, I am sorry, but I assure you, it was for a good reason.
Soshable has picked up corporate sponsorship and will be adding some authors. The usual suspects are still on board, but there will also be an infusion of fresh perspectives added to this blog. Rather than welcome them here, I will let them post directly themselves so as to not “spoil the fun”.
With corporate sponsorship comes room for added talent as well. If you have an understanding of social media, social networking, marketing, or anything on the Internet in general, please feel free to drop us a line. We are excited to get as much quality content as possible to fill our hallowed pages.
I will be posting my first formal post in almost a month this weekend, so keep watching! You will also be able to find us on popFAIL, Noozeez, and Social News Watch.
Beginnings are the Hardest Part
January 19, 2008 By 1 Comment
The first post, a guest post by Social Media expert Mark Dykeman.
Beginnings are the hardest part. Getting started, going from nothing to something, can be difficult, and it is no small feat. Let’s think about this in the context of social media with a couple of analogies: [Read more...]
