When people speak about driving traffic through social networks, the first site that comes to mind is usually Digg. Digg's popularity is obvious: as the numbers increase above the "digg it" (or "dugg") button, the likelihood ... [Read More]
Damage Control: Using Online Media To Get the Word Out
February 21st by
Chris Garrett said something really insightful yesterday: "It is a lot easier to damage a brand than it is to build one." And so, with last week's JetBlue cancellations that were largely a result of poor weather conditions, ... [Read More]
186 Diggs and Still in Upcoming?
February 18th by
Whenever I talk to someone about Digg, each person seems to have a different number of how many Diggs it takes to hit the homepage. Most feel that once you get to 60 you're pretty much assured the homepage (assuming that ... [Read More]
Halftone and Bitmap Effects: Photoshop Tutorial
February 16th by
Adding texture to illustrations or photographs is something that can pack that extra punch and make a graphic really pop with character. In this tutorial we will explore Photoshop's bitmap and half-toning tools and effects. ... [Read More]
Online Publicity and Link Building in 2007: An Eric Ward Webcast
February 15th by
While I enjoy writing about what I am learning from the extremely informative SearchMarketingNow webcasts, I recommend that you take some time out of your day to hear from experts on all matters related to online marketing ... [Read More]
The Emerging Political Strategy into the Blogosphere and Social Networks
February 14th by
As presidential hopefuls are looking to strategize their political campaign, new media outlets are being explored as novel ways for these candidates to reach out to a different demographic. Candidates are looking at blogs, ... [Read More]
Yahoo Goes Mobile: 19 Nations to Embrace Cell Phone Advertising
February 13th by
Even though Yahoo is still in the "Big 2" for search, not being #1 has got to be disturbing. It's like looking for your desired keyword term in the SERPs and finding that someone else is in the #1 position with you not far ... [Read More]
Space.com Banned from Digg?
February 12th by
Looks like it. I just saw a pretty humorous article: Florida Restaurant Holds Benefit for Astronaut Lisa Nowak and I was going to submit it to Digg (in the Offbeat News not the Space section) mainly because I couldn't ... [Read More]
The New Wave of Personalization and Who is Joining in the Game
February 9th by
It's what you want. The very popular StumbleUpon concept is simple: when you sign up, you provide the service with some of your interests, and you install the neat little toolbar. Once you've got the application installed, ... [Read More]
Digg Comes Out With Friendly Buttons For Every Site
February 6th by
Today, Digg announced that it is offering improved functionality over plugins that you see on other blogs. Those who have been confused by the installation of such third-party tools should be happy to know that Digg has ... [Read More]
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