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Are You Investing or Gambling?

There is money to be made in blogging and affiliate marketing, but how much risk are you willing to take? As our blogs grow to become businesses, and then become our main source of income, it is worth remembering that fortunes do not always go one way. ...

From CHRIS GARRETT, The Blog Herald,  28 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Google Inc.

5 Social Media Gripes That Get Under My Skin

I am not one for negative posting but sometimes I have to vent. This is one of those days! :) Here are my top 5 social media gripes … for today: Rants about who is and is not a social media expert - I agree that tooling around with Facebook or Twitter ...

From CHRIS GARRETT, The Blog Herald,  22 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc,  Facebook Inc.

Are You Leaving Your Blog to Chance?

Recently I realized there are two factors that powerfully determine if your blog will be a success. While you think what they might be, let me tell you about a crazy experiment … Now, I am not saying that you should plaster huge, ugly red arrows all ...

From CHRIS GARRETT, The Blog Herald,  15 Jul 2009

Before I forget …

Bloggers are often obsessed about traffic, audience, subscribers, comments. Things change when you publish a personal blog. As well as hoping that others will read, perhaps far flung family members, or a potential book publisher, there is a different ...

From CHRIS GARRETT, The Blog Herald,  10 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Flickr,  Facebook Inc.

Is Untamed Social Media Damaging Your Brand?

I hear from Al Fox that yet another company is reeling from brand damage caused by employees voicing their opinions on social media services. This time it is British high street giant Primark who has taken a turn at the mud pit Discount retailer ...

From CHRIS GARRETT, The Blog Herald,  8 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Facebook Inc.

Did You Know You Are For Sale on Twitter?

Did you know that you are for sale on Twitter already? Yes, according to BBC NEWS a certain company has already started selling us by the 1,000 Australian social media marketing company uSocial is offering a paid service that finds followers for users ...

From CHRIS GARRETT, The Blog Herald,  3 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc,  BBC

Twitter Following Interface Changes

Twitter has added a couple of neat features to your Following List interface. Now you can see the most recent tweets, a straight list as before, and more with a contextual menu to the side. Changing the list appearance is performed through the button ...

From CHRIS GARRETT, The Blog Herald,  1 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc

Fixing the Twitter Reply Black Hole

Twitter is more than just status updates It seems from talking to lots of people there is still some considerable confusion around how Twitter @replies work. The problem is that @replies are a vital part of Twitter, they make it more about discussion ...

From CHRIS GARRETT, The Blog Herald,  26 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc

Is WordPress.com Bad for WordPress?

Think I am being to strong? Check out this from Mark Jaquith What about the following, which I’ve all heard?• “You can’t edit your CSS on WordPress unless you pay.” • “You can only use the themes that come with WordPress.” • “WordPress doesn’t allow ...

From CHRIS GARRETT, The Blog Herald,  24 Jun 2009

Good Intentions Can Cause Damage

Do NOT publicise proxy IP’s over twitter, and especially not using the #iranelection hashtag. Security forces are monitoring this hashtag, and the moment they identify a proxy IP they will block it in Iran. If you are creating new proxies for the ...

From CHRIS GARRETT, The Blog Herald,  17 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc

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