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One-Person Social Media Marketing with Zero Money

October 10, 2011 by BlogWorld Speaker · 0 Comments

Session: Budget? What Budget? One-Person Social Media Marketing with Zero Money Speaker: Leslie McClellan At BlogWorld LA, Leslie McClellan says her session will be fun and upbeat session as she shares how you can successfully market your destination/business using very little money, instead leveraging social media. This is the first time Leslie is attending BlogWorld and she's excited to network and meet some of the people she's … [Read more]
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UNICEF Goes Virtual, Utilizes Social Media for Good

October 10, 2011 by Julie · View Comments

Did you ever go door-to-door with those orange UNICEF boxes or maybe had a child or two come to your door with one? UNICEF, who raises money to help kids get the health care, clean water and education opportunities they deserve, are taking their efforts virtual. Kids can now collect money through UNICEF's interactive web page which includes costumed characters and a virtual costume party. The Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF Costume Party is a web … [Read more]
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Ten Simple (but Costly) Blog Mistakes

September 26, 2011 by Alli · View Comments

Sometimes, the difference between a profitable blog and a blog that doesn't make any money isn't major. In fact, it can boil down to just a few simple mistakes. Of course, every blog is going to be different, with different goals and meeting different reader needs, so not every tip is right for every person. But in general, here are ten really simple mistakes to fix that could be the difference between financial success and failure: 1) Filling … [Read more]
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How to Prepare You Blog for the Holidays

October 10, 2011 by Alli · View Comments

I hate the fact that some stores are already playing Christmas music and putting out holiday items. It's not even Halloween yet! But maybe they're onto something. Companies start preparing for the holidays now so they can maximize their profits over the next few months. As a blogger, you can do the same. I'm not proposing that you change your color scheme to green and red or add a bunch of dancing snowmen that cha-cha across the screen every time … [Read more]
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Facebook for iPad is Here, For Real This Time

October 10, 2011 by Julie · View Comments

Remember the secret Facebook iPad app that leaked in late July? It was hidden inside the code for Facebook's iPhone app, so of course someone found it and then everyone reported on it. There were all kinds of bugs, which was to be expected for something not even released yet. Well, after months of speculation, Facebook has released their iPad app and it's for real this time. See, they even have a dedicated page for it here. Are you saying … [Read more]
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UNICEF Goes Virtual, Utilizes Social Media for GoodBy Julie posted on October 10, 2011 View Comments
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Did you ever go door-to-door with those orange UNICEF boxes or maybe had a child or two come to your door with one? UNICEF, who raises money to help kids get the health care, clean water and education opportunities they deserve, are taking their efforts virtual. Kids can now collect money through UNICEF’s interactive web … [Read more]
Facebook for iPad is Here, For Real This Time

By Julie posted on October 10, 2011 View Comments
Facebook ipad app

Remember the secret Facebook iPad app that leaked in late July? It was hidden inside the code for Facebook’s iPhone app, so of course someone found it and then everyone reported on it. There were all kinds of bugs, which was to be expected for something not even released yet. Well, after months of speculation, … [Read more]
iVillage Launches New Celebrity-Centered Blog Where the Celebrities are the Bloggers

By Julie posted on October 10, 2011 View Comments
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Social Media has opened up a whole new world for celebrities and the ability to connect with their fans. From their tweets on Twitter to their status updates on Facebook, they can personally reach out to their fans. Social media makes celebrities more real, more relateable and a lot of celebs are completely on board … [Read more]

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Business
The Difference Between Social Business & Social Brand
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Session: Social Business: From Organizational Chaos to Corporate Governance Speaker: Michael … [Read More]
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Café World and Farmers Insurance Partner Up for Social Media Promotion, Includes Food Lover’s Contest
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Café World and Farmers Insurance have partnered up for what looks like one very fun social media … [Read More]
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Should Small Businesses Really Worry About Social Media?
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Session: Is social media still relevant for small business or is it just wasted time? Speaker: … [Read More]
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Why Authenticity Is A Lie (Bad) Marketers Tell
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Session: Creating Your Blogging Superhero Speaker: Lisa Barone Hi, I'm Lisa. It's time for an … [Read More]
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Podcasting & Radio
Find Out if Anyone is Listening to Your Podcast
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"Lies, damn lies, and statistics." To the old cliché it might be worth adding "number of internet … [Read More]
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Podcasting: Added Value
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People hear my podcasts, they hear about the way I've set myself up, and they invariably ask me how … [Read More]
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Tools & Tech
WordPress Releases Retro Mac Theme in Honor of Steve Jobs
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The internet was in full force yesterday honoring the life of Steve Jobs. From his best quotes and … [Read More]
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Don’t Lose It: How to Protect Your Blog
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Session:Don't Lose It: How to Protect Your Blog Speaker: Peter Pollock I LOVE to drive. Driving … [Read More]
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Statistics & Trends
New Research Shows Tablet Owners Love Their Tablets

By Julie posted on October 5, 2011 View Comments
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It’s no secret that Tablets are making a huge impact on society and technology use in general. A new study from GfK MRI’s iPanel proves that fact. The use of the Tablet is changing how much consumers use video game consoles, read books and newspapers, as well as how often they use computers. Here’s a … [Read more]

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Online Communities
iVillage Launches New Celebrity-Centered Blog Where the Celebrities are the Bloggers

By Julie posted on October 10, 2011 View Comments
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Social Media has opened up a whole new world for celebrities and the ability to connect with their fans. From their tweets on Twitter to their status updates on Facebook, they can personally reach out to their fans. Social media makes celebrities more real, more relateable and a lot of celebs are completely on board … [Read more]

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Digital Photography
5 Fun Digital Photo Effects Apps for the iPhone/iPad

By Nikki posted on April 11, 2011 View Comments
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We all know how important multi-media elements are to a blog post. Using digital photography is a great way to quickly obtain images relevant to a post. I use my phone constantly to snap pictures, and since I just got the iPhone 4 I’ve been playing around with all the fun photo effects apps! First … [Read more]