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Chris Brogan on the Human Factor

In January I had the pleasure of speaking at the first WordCamp: Las Vegas alongside some really bright social media minds. Chris Brogan gave a great talk on the human aspect of social media, being helpful, and social media success. Here’s a video of his talk, it’s about an hour long and covers a wide [...]

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Nine Words that Kill Participation on Blogs

Want to know the nine words that will absolutely tank the participation rate on a blog? They’re really not that secret. If fact, every WordPress blog comes ready-built so that you can easily serve up these nine words to your readers if you choose. Other blog platforms are similarly equipped. Those nine words? Here they [...]

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The Basics: Introduction to Social Media for Photographers

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This is the first post in a series that discusses the very basics of social media for photographers – what it is and how to get started. What is social media? Social media is a new(ish) form of communication. It involves things like blogging, microblogging (Twitter), social networks such as Facebook, and other two-way interaction. [...]

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If You’re Blogging Without Comments… Don’t

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I mentioned blogs and comments when I talked about social media being about conversation but I wanted to expand on that thought. Your blog needs to have the comment feature enabled. It’s one of the things that differentiates a blog from a traditional one-way press release. If you’re blogging about your services or a new [...]

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It’s the Relationships, Damnit

I recently came across a post called Social Networking: It’s All About Relationships. The post was on a blog by three self-described “law geeks.” They’re not professional social media consultants or anyone with a stake in social media as an industry… rather they’re simply practicing their craft (law), and using social media as a tool [...]

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Social Media is about Conversation

What makes social media, well, social? Conversation. Traditional media and marketing is one-way, aimed at sending a controlled message in one direction: towards the target audience. Tools that are described as social media are bidirectional, allowing the person who was originally in the recipient role to engage in a dialog with the content producer. Here [...]

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