Twitter Characters: The simple guide to Twitter’s unique symbols

May 19, 2010

Twitter characters are unique. For the new user or for the user that is planning to activate their previously dormant account, the initial understanding of how people are communicating could be confusing.  Thankfully, the symbols are pretty straightforward once they are explained simply and clearly.  Today we are going to provide a listing of Twitter [...]

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Automatic Posting of Blog Link to Facebook Profile Pages and Fan Pages

May 12, 2010
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Automatic Posting

In the social pillar we discuss automatic posting of blog link to Facebook profile pages and fan pages.

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WordPress 3.0 Plug-In Test

May 10, 2010
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With each new version of WordPress there is the possibility of plug-ins breaking when you upgrade.
As the WorPress community has grown this has become less common, but it is still something that can make a simple upgrade into an arduous task.
The release of WordPress 3.0 is scheduled for May 2010 (WordPress Release Dates), so it [...]

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4 Lessons for Bloggers From John Jantsch’s Referral Engine Presentation

May 7, 2010
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As I wrote recently over at our social media blog, last night was my introduction to the thoughts and theories of John Jantsch, one of the more influential marketing voices on the Internet.
John spoke about the concepts that will be in his new book The Referral Engine: Teaching Your Business to Market Itself [Amazon affiliate [...]

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Twitter: Give Them A Reason To Follow You

May 5, 2010
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Whether it be 60 Minutes, NPR, or your local news, professional journalist provider their listeners and viewers with great content.  Many bloggers have equally compelling content.  Just because you have great content, however, does not mean that people will make the transition and follow you on Twitter.  For this reason, I am just amazed at [...]

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How To Add the Facebook ‘Like’ Button to Your Blog

April 30, 2010
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Facebook’s recently released Like button is all the rage right now. Find out how to add it to your WordPress blog with code or a plugin. Also, find links if you are a Blogger, Tumblr, or TypePad user.

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Plugin Review: WP-DBManager

April 29, 2010
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The original plan for this week’s post was to start testing Plugin Compatibility for WordPress 3.0, but that will have to wait a week.
The reason?
A plugin I found saved me from losing around four months worth of posts over at Dallas Sports Fans, where I am currently the managing editor.
Recently, Dallas Sports Fans suffered a [...]

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Customer Service Blogs: Bringing the Service Counter to the Maquiladora

April 28, 2010
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In this politically charged environment where everything about our borders is under fire, did I just use the word “Maquiladora“ in the title of a post from a social media centric blog?  Yes I did!  And it gets worse, as my first example has ties back to the German pornography industry!
It is all in good faith, [...]

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Automatic Posting of Twitter Feeds to Facebook Fan Pages and Profile Pages

April 26, 2010
This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Automatic Posting

Technology simplifies our lives and complicates them all at the same time.  With the incredible reach of the social web, we find the ability to reach mass numbers of people easier than it used to be.  Yet, at the same time, if we don’t find ways to streamline processes, we can waste serious amounts of [...]

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Is VaultPress by Automattic The Answer To WordPress Security Woes?

April 22, 2010
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To start this post on an optimistic note, I am going to go out on a limb and say that WordPress is one of the most amazing software projects I’ve seen in over 25 years of being in the software industry.  With its success, however, WordPress has arrived at a stage in its life cycle [...]

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