One of the hot trends in social media these days are the crop of sites that are claiming to measure ones social media influence. Sites like Klout, PeerIndex, and up and comer Empire Avenue all have unique ways in which they measure your social influence based on a variety of factors. All three attempt to apply their own home brew algorithms that factor in the size of your networks, the frequency of your participation, and how often your contributions to these networks are shared. But the real ...
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If You Ain’t Bloggin, You Ain’t Livin!
That was a line I used in my recent presentation at Search Engine Strategies in New York and was one of the more tweeted excerpts. I really didn't plan to say it, but the idea was definitely one I firmly believe in. Blogging has single handedly opened up so many doors for me, that I don't know I'd ever be where I am today without having made the commitment to doing it somewhat regularly over the past few years. The fact is, most people are very knowledgeable about something. Whether it's ...
Lanyrd: Social Media Conferences & More
It seems like almost every day more and more cool sites are popping up taking advantage of the social web. A few weeks ago I stumbled across another gem, Lanyrd and it's officially my go to site for all things conferences. I'm always a fan of great UI and simplicity in execution, and Lanyrd nails both. Lanyrd uses your Twitter account to effectively crowdsource conference information and it's working. In addition to simply listing conference details, you can get information on speakers, ...
RockMelt Review: Social Media Web Browser
For the past week I’ve been playing around with an interesting new web browser called RockMelt. For those unfamiliar, RockMelt takes an interesting approach to web browsing by integrating social media directly into the browser making it much easier to communicate with your Facebook and Twitter networks, and to also share web content more quickly and efficiently. After a few days, I must say I am starting to really enjoy the experience. The browser is actually built on the ...
5 Great iPad Social Networking Apps
There aren’t too many great social networking apps for the iPad, but I have found a select few that I find myself using on a regular basis. Below is the list that I use regularly that cover using Twitter, Facebook, blogging, news consumption and social/web stats. Hootsuite (free) – Still my personal favorite Twitter client, and if you are using this on your phone or computer, it makes sense to stay consistent. Friendly For Facebook (free) – I can’t believe that Facebook has not ...
Facebook Page Or Profile? I Say Both.
I wrestled with the idea of creating a Facebook Page for my blog vs. just utilizing my Facebook Profile to promote. My initial thought was that I didn’t really see myself as being “celebrity” enough to warrant having what was once referred to as a “fan page”. It felt a bit vain to me, but I started to sense that I needed to re-visit the issue as more and more people I did not really know wanted to start connecting with me on Facebook professionally. After reading a few interesting articles ...
