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Behold the Power of Social Media

pittfall — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:41:39 +0000

Facebook, a social networking platform that I am sure you are aware of has been attracting the attention of quite a number of users for quite some time. As seen in the Google Trends chart here, you can see the impact as compared to others like MySpace, Twitter and LinkedIn. They don’t appear to be [...]

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Behold the Power of Social Media

Green Link Building – Part 2 of 2

pittfall — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:29:30 +0000

In the first post about Green Link Building, I explained my classification of links that make up a “greener” Internet. I expressed which sources of links I would consider to be a positive influence upon rankings and which shouldn’t be pursued. This post is the final piece of the link building puzzle: techniques to employ [...]

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Green Link Building – Part 2 of 2

Yahoo! Calls It Quits on Another Social Portal

pittfall — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:25:27 +0000

Mash has fallen! I posted about Yahoo! Mash last September when it was released in private beta and only available through an invitation. Now, Yahoo! will be scraping the fledgling social site, never having a real understanding of it’s true potential. In my first post about Mash, I posed the question: Can this give Yahoo an edge in [...]

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Yahoo! Calls It Quits on Another Social Portal

pittfall on twitter

pittfall — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:38:45 +0000

I have begun playing with twitter. In it’s honor, this post abides by their rules of 140 characters or less. Free to follow me pittfall. Copyright © 2010, by Stephen Pitts aka SEOpittfall.com, All Rights Reserved. Contact pittfall@seopittfall.compittfall on twitter

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MyBlogLog Steps Up Authority for Blog Communities

pittfall — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:25:25 +0000

Today, MyBlogLog added a new feature to the online blog communities… to put it simply, a validation process to verify that you are the owner of the website and have authority over the community. Why verify? As an owner of community on MyBlogLog, the Verified check mark is like a “seal of approval.” This shows anyone who [...]

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MyBlogLog Steps Up Authority for Blog Communities

Yahoo’s Online Social Universe

pittfall — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 03:58:22 +0000

Yahoo! has been a very influential provider of social services online for quite some time. Over the last few years they have either created or purchased online social sites, here is a quick breakdown of some of the major start-ups and acquisitions: ———————————————————————————————— 2005 ———————————————————————————————— name: flickr acquired purpose: photo sharing similar to: DropShots status: Top photo and image sharing website online. When [...]

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Yahoo’s Online Social Universe

Technology is not Suited for Small Business – Business Week

pittfall — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 06:05:52 +0000

Tech ‘Solutions’ Your Small Biz Can’t Use A lot of highfalutin software and gadgets aim to help you run your company, but too little of it is suited for a small business environment – Gene Marks Business Week Recently, Business Week offered up a reason to be concerned. In an article (title and subtitle above), by Gene [...]

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Technology is not Suited for Small Business – Business Week

BlogRush Keeps on Creating a Buzz

pittfall — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:01:05 +0000

Since the launch of BlogRush (still in beta) just over a month ago, there has been buzz all over the blogosphere touting, questioning and now cursing it’s purpose. Even a simple search for BlogRush at Sphinn returns 2 pages of results with 8 posts that have “gone hot” regarding the topic. Now that there has been so [...]

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BlogRush Keeps on Creating a Buzz

Information R/evolution

pittfall — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:10:00 +0000

Digital Ethnography has another thought provoking video post called Information R/evolution This video explores the changes in the way we find, store, create, critique, and share information. This video was created as a conversation starter, and works especially well when brainstorming with people about the near future and the skills needed in order to harness, evaluate, [...]

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Information R/evolution

Mash – Yahoo!’s Answer to MySpace and Facebook

pittfall — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:03:17 +0000

Yahoo has released an online social portal into beta, Yahoo! Mash. As you can see from the photo of my profile (above), it has some of the same look and feel of MySpace, without all of the advertisements (for now at least). Here are the basic components of a Yahoo Mash profile page: Basic info - Photo - Name - Quote - [...]

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Mash – Yahoo!’s Answer to MySpace and Facebook

Can a Marketing Message be Social?

pittfall — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 06:39:02 +0000

I got into a very engaging conversation yesterday with a web developer at work on the topic of social aspects of the web. So, what does social really mean? According to Answers.com it is defined as: Living together in organized groups or similar close aggregates. So what does social mean on the Internet (also known as a social [...]

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Can a Marketing Message be Social?

Squid What? – Squidoo Builds People Search SquidWho

pittfall — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:31:02 +0000

Squidoo has launched a new portal called SquidWho “A people-powered Who’s Who on the Web.” Here is the basic info: SquidWho is the first people-built who’s who. It’s an easy way to find out what’s what (and where) about famous (and not so famous) people around the world. If you’re a fan of someone, build a page [...]

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Squid What? – Squidoo Builds People Search SquidWho

Social Bookmarking 101

pittfall — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 22:21:59 +0000

The CommonCraft Show has released another useful video, this one is about Social Bookmarking and highlights del.icio.us. This isn’t just about bookmarking but rather the integration of bookmarking as a social event. Feel free to share with others or let me know what you think! Copyright © 2010, by Stephen Pitts aka SEOpittfall.com, All Rights Reserved. Contact pittfall@seopittfall.comSocial [...]

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Social Bookmarking 101

PeekYou.com – Online Reputation Management

pittfall — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 21:00:46 +0000

PeekYou.com is a new way for you to manage and control your reputation online: PeekYou is a new kind of online white pages. A PeekYou profile helps other people find your websites, social-networking pages, photos, or anything else about you online. You can also create a profile for friends or relatives to ensure that they may also [...]

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PeekYou.com – Online Reputation Management

Things I Learned at SES Travel 2007

pittfall — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 03:45:02 +0000

There were many things that were shared at the conference, however, there is one that is of great importance that really struck a cord with me. Yes, it is extremely important for the travel vertical, however, it has importance for all websites. It really brings all of the aspects of development together: Create an Experience Let me [...]

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Things I Learned at SES Travel 2007

Sphinn Hits the Scene

pittfall — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 02:39:52 +0000

What is Sphinn? Sphinn is a social site for search and interactive marketers. It’s designed to allow you to share and discover news stories, read and take part in discussions, discover events of interest and network with others. Another product from Third Door Media, Sphinn joins the likes of Search Engine Land, Search Marketing Now and Search [...]

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Sphinn Hits the Scene

Social Networking 101

pittfall — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 03:59:05 +0000

What is social networking? What is a social network? In a easy to follow, easy to understand, The Common Craft Show has published a short 2 minute video to answer these questions. Check out Social Networking in Plain English! Don’t forget to be careful with what you share and to whom you share it. If you are unsure of [...]

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Social Networking 101

MyBlogLog – SMO Tool

pittfall — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 02:31:31 +0000

MyBlogLog has become a very influential aspect of SMO, social media optimization. What is SMO? Social Media Optimization (SMO) is a way to optimize web sites so they would be more easily connected or interlaced with online communities and community websites, also called social media sites. Methods of SMO include adding RSS feeds, adding a “Digg [...]

Social Optimization for Real People

pittfall — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 02:11:23 +0000

Peopleized is a new web 2.0 portal devoted to the social aspect of the Internet. With a simple design and concept, Peopleized.com has the the opportunity to become a hot property on the social web. Here is the idea: 1. Join a community devoted to people. 2. Interview others by building interviews and answering interview requests from [...]

Keyword Research – Tips and Tools

pittfall — Fri, 11 May 2007 01:37:55 +0000

Before beginning any campaign in marketing online, SEO or SEM, it is important to look at who you will be targeting with your website. Really, your research should begin with the planning of your website, however, if you have published something already, you will need to look at your keywords on a regular basis, not [...]

MyBlogLog Announces Community Manager

pittfall — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 03:00:35 +0000

MyBlogLog has found their community manager in Robyn Tippins of Sleepy Blogger, and they have announced her responsibilities up front: Comprehensive FAQ Integration guides Community bulletin boards Yahoo! Customer Care integration Spearhead changes to the site that cut down on confusion. I look, with great anticipation, for Robyn’s role and keeping the momentum since before the Yahoo acquisition to keep rolling! I [...]

YellowBot.com – An Interview with Erron Silverstein, CEO of Solfo

pittfall — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 01:42:13 +0000

Today, I had the pleasure of speaking with Erron Silverstein, CEO of Solfo, which has developed a new, Web 2.0 version of local directories with the user at the core of the project. It blends local and social aspects to bring local brick and mortar locations, such as restaurants, services, stores and more, to the [...]

Yellowbot.com – Social Networking and Local Search

pittfall — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 03:07:45 +0000

Yellowbot is live. Yellowbot in it’s simplest form is an online directory similar to the old yellow pages book that is delivered to your door on a yearly basis. But if you think that it is just a directory of a huge database of business listings with names, addresses, phone numbers, website address and such, you [...]

Social Media Information and Networking

pittfall — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 03:46:28 +0000

Are you looking to find more information about social information related to the internet? If so, Social Media Today is a valuable resource to find out what is going on the the social arena. Joining the site gives you some additional means to build your social net on the web. Some of the additional features it offers [...]

The Machine is Us/ing Us

pittfall — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 01:10:42 +0000

Digital Ethnography has completed their project and has released the final edit of The Machine is Us/ing Us. Here are a few thoughts from the author: On January 31st I released the 2nd draft of The Machine is Us/ing Us hoping to receive feedback from my colleagues. (The first draft was only seen by my Digital Ethnography [...]