What?!? I understand what is said in the article (Un)Social Networking, but I cannot agree with it entirely. The article covers that people are basically losing interest in real conversation face-to-face and would rather turn to social network sites like Twitter and Facebook. Conversations are considered more shallow within the social streams. As a person
[Continue Reading...]Blogging 101: Finding the Right Words
Many social media consultants will say that you really should write in your own words when you blog. I agree. However, there are some problems that do come up in what is good blogging and what is not. I am not a grammar Nazi. I actually was one years ago and you know, I really
[Continue Reading...]Are You Tagging Properly?
It has become alarming to see some great sites tagging excessively, so I thought I would cover this issue without pinpointing anyone in particular. It is important to not put so many tags in your posts. Like keywords, the density should be low. For sites that contain a lot of posts that talk about the
[Continue Reading...]Intense Debate: More Ways To Log In
I actually use Intense Debate on my main website, Blondish.net and at first, it was an experience I was conducting to see what would be better – Intense Debate or Disqus? I have really enjoyed the updates in the past few months that have come up and even deciding to try Disqus on another blog
[Continue Reading...]Blogging And Plants – What’s The Connection?
Hesham asks on his site “is blogs like plants and cars?!” I felt that my response could be better stated in an article rather than a long comment. I tend to get winded in my comments. 😆 Blogs can be very similar to plants. Your design is the soil- the foundation to prepare for your
[Continue Reading...]Social Media 101: Your Business Cannot Rely On Only Social Networking
I was talking to a local business owner about social networking and websites. In fact it was my son’s karate instructor who has been in business for many years and has a very good reputation in his field. He has trained with the best too! His name is Lyle Huff and he manages the 5
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