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5 Tumblr Tips For Microblogging Success

Megan O'Neill — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:27:53 +0000

Tumblr is all the rage these days. New Tumblr blogs are going viral on an almost daily basis, from Teenage Mutant Ninja Noses to The 99 Percent, funny text messages and more. Seeing all the Tumblr success that surrounds you may inspire you to start your own Tumblr blog, but where do you start? We’ve put together a list of five Tumblr tips to help you plan, set up and run your Tumblr blog for maximum success.
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“Put your Beard in my Mouth” — Ke$ha Joins Tumblr With Class

Megan O'Neill — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:15:44 +0000

Moustaches get all the attention and it’s just not fair…for beards, that is. Ke$ha wants to give beards the attention that they deserve and so she’s launched her very own Tumblr dedicated to beards, just in time for Decembeard! ‘Put Your Beard In My Mouth’ launched with its first entry, a picture of Ke$ha eating a man’s beard, on Tuesday and on Wednesday she began tweeting about it. She’s asking men to submit pictures of their beards for her (and others’) viewing pleasure.
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The Evolution Of The Blogger: Which Type Of Blogger Are You? [Infographic]

Megan O'Neill — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:50:29 +0000

Blogging has roots all the way back to the early 1990s, when forum members would keep accounts of their day-to-day activities and in 1994 the first real blog, Justin’s Links, hit the web. Blogging has come a long way since the ‘90s, with over 156 million public blogs in existence as of February 2011. Everyone is blogging, from moms to techies to artists and politicians, and a fun infographic from Flowtown examines the blogging ecosystem.
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7 Important Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Start A Blog

Megan O'Neill — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:40:24 +0000

Thinking about starting a blog? Before you even think about sitting down to set up your blog and write your first post there are several questions you need to ask yourself. These seven important questions can help you determine whether you’re on the right track, how you should proceed and whether you should even be starting a blog at all.
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7 Tips for Marketing Your Content

Tom Johansmeyer — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:00:08 +0000

I’m knee-deep in launching a new blog. This will be my tenth (non-personal) blog launch/re-launch in six years. Each time I do it, I seem to forget (and re-learn) the pain that’s involved. Getting a blog off the ground is far from easy, and keeping it alive is even harder. Of the 10, five are alive and well, if in different hands, two are dead and two should be if they aren’t. For the tenth, it’s still too early to tell, but everything looks better than it has with my other launches.

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Infographic Reveals The Best Time To Publish Blog Posts

Megan O'Neill — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 10:50:35 +0000

You’ve got a great new blog post ready to publish and you know that your readers are going to love it, but should you post right away or wait for a more suitable time of day? Should you post to your blog in the morning? At lunch time? Or maybe at the end of the day, just before you go to bed? A new infographic from KISSmetrics reveals not only the pros and cons of posting during both high and low activity hours, but also pinpoints the best time to post to your blog.
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5 Reasons Tumblr Has Me Hooked Now

Megan O'Neill — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 10:45:30 +0000

Earlier this week I expressed my Tumblr grievances in a post about 5 Reasons Tumblr Doesn’t Have Me Hooked Yet. Well now the tables have turned. That’s right – I’m a born again Tumblr enthusiast and, although I still think that Tumblr could be even better if they responded to some of the issues I pointed out in my earlier post, I’m hooked!
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Social Media Is Free: Social Media Marketing Is Not

Tom Johansmeyer — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:45:11 +0000

I’ve heard this constantly from self-professed social media marketing “gurus”: social media is free! You should take advantage of it to promote your company! Why drop mail when you could market without spending a dime?

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5 Reasons Tumblr Doesn’t Have Me Hooked Yet

Megan O'Neill — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:10:14 +0000

This month I finally started using Tumblr in order to track my New Year’s resolution of being more creative in 2011. At first I wasn’t sure whether I should track my progress with a WordPress blog, a YouTube vlog, through tweets alone or with some other method, but I knew a lot of my friends were using Tumblr and I’d heard good things so I thought I’d give it a try. But a little over a week later I’ve got to say that I’m not entirely hooked, and I’ve got a few qualms with the service. I’ve put together a list of five of the biggest issues I have with Tumblr thus far. Read on and let me know if you agree.
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Which Is Worse: The End of Year Family Letter or The Daily Life Blog

keithbutler — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:00:08 +0000

It’s that time of year again, time for Aunt Mary’s family update letter. Everyone has at least one member of the family or at least one friend that must insist on telling you all of the events that have happened in their families lives this year. The yearly family letter is definitely time consuming and annoying but what about the people in our lives who believe their daily life blog is important enough for you to read every week. The question is which is worse: the end of year family letter or the daily life blog? continued…

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What’s the Most Reliable Blogging Service?

Tom Johansmeyer — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:27:47 +0000

Whether you run a personal blog, a corporate blog or a mass media outlet (like SocialTimes), you don’t want your site to go down. Thanks to tough years for Twitter and Facebook, we’ve been getting used to unavailable social media platforms, even if we aren’t at all satisfied with it – it’s almost becoming an expectation. That said, nothing is worse than pointing your browser at a spot on the web and not being able to get there … especially if it’s yours.

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Danger: Gawker Dating to Encourage Commenter Reproduction

Tom Johansmeyer — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:40:32 +0000

If you’ve never waded into the endless comments on a Gawker blog post, now may be the time. In addition to snark and desperate cries for attention, you may find the love of your life next few minutes. The gossip blog has just launched a dating service that is low on frills and seems to be something of an afterthought. But, it’s a good one. Already, 1,593 comments have been left, though it’s pretty obvious that the main goal is 15 minutes of fame on the web rather than 15 minutes of bliss (but who’s counting) with someone you’ll regret later.

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For The Baby Boomers: WebOver50 Is Your Ultimate Social Media Resource

Megan O'Neill — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:45:13 +0000

Do your parents or grandparents get frazzled when you try to talk about social media? If your mom is trying to get a grasp on “The Facebook” and your grandpa just can’t comprehend what the heck Twitter is for, then you may want to let them know about WebOver50. WebOver50 is a new resource for baby boomers and other web surfers over 50 who are trying to understand what social media is, how it works and what it can be used for.
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Report: Blogging Falls to Facebook and Twitter

Katie Kindelan — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 10:00:44 +0000

#promote. Blogging marked the start of the online revolution and while the industry is still soaring, it’s charting a new course. A new study shows bloggers still want to share their views with the world, but just in 140 characters or less.

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Mommy, I Want A Blog Too…

Katie Kindelan — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:00:27 +0000

We reported earlier on the rise in social networking sites targeted to kids as young as two. Now, give them one more year and they’ll become bloggers.

A recent article in The Independent reports that children as young as three are turning to blogging as a creative and lucrative outlet. New research by Ofcom in the United Kingdom shows that one in five 8-to 11-year olds would like to set up a blog and 15 percent of 12-to 15-year olds are already blogging.

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