Blogging

Social Media Share Bar 2.0

October 29, 2010
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Last year I wrote about my search for the perfect social media share bar and I soon discovered I wasn’t the only publisher looking for a more functional and elegant solution. 11 months later and it’s still in my top 5 most popular posts. Since that time Facebook and Twitter have introduced new buttons and [...]

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Chris Brogan’s insights into Social Media Marketing

August 15, 2010

@ChrisBrogan (ChrisBrogan.com) joined @MackCollier (MackCollier.com) for #BlogChat this evening to share tips for marketing and promoting your blog through social media and while it was focused toward blogging I think the tips universally apply to most any social media strategy. The tweetstream was a bit crazy but as always Chris shared some well reasoned and [...]

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What the heck is Tumblr?

March 6, 2010

Tumblr is a free, simple, and highly customizable blogging platform. Why should you consider tumblr? If you are looking to start your first blog or create a niche blog Tumblr might be the place to start. The Pros: Very easy content posting Great design options Active social community The Cons: Doesn’t provide a way to [...]

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Addthis Integration for WordPress & Tumblr

December 27, 2009
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Since I started creating my own social media bar I’ve found that I really like AddThis share button. If you are interested in adding “AddThis” to your WordPress or Tumblr Blog here’s the code. Integrating Addthis with WordPress (without plugin) <!– #### Start Addthis WordPress Integration #### –> <a class="addthis_button" href="http://addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&amp;username=YOUR ADDTHIS ID HERE" addthis:url="<?php [...]

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Create your own social media share bar

December 24, 2009
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Update: A lot has changed since last Nov check out my Social Media Share Bar 2.0 for the latest. – Wed 10/27/2010 There is no shortage of Social Media sharing plugins for WordPress but they all leave a bit to be desired. Perhaps I’m too picky but here is what I’m looking for: Native Tweetmeme [...]

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How to Start a Blog

December 7, 2009

I want to start blogging. What do I do? This question is coming up a lot lately. It’s easy for me to forget how many individuals and organizations have never maintained a blog but blogging is seeing a resurgence due in part to social media. Here is my quick guide on getting started and avoiding [...]

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