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5 Tips For How NOT To Run A Social Media Contest | Social Media Mom

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:27:58 +0000

We all fall on our faces sometimes. Sometimes it hurts real bad. But it's those failed experiences that teach us the lessons we need to

How to Put the Kibosh on Content Scrapers & Thieves

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:16:32 +0000

Online content scrapers, detecting plagiarism, steps you should take when you catch someone stealing your content, ways to find out if your content is being stolen

Why Blog Controversy is a Good Thing

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:00:13 +0000

Is blog controversy really only about getting traffic? Is someone who criticizes you on their blog simply mean? No. Blog controversy is a good thing. Really.

Social Media From Across the Pond | @NowSourcing.Com

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:55:01 +0000

Social media is evolving into a major part of the Internet, developing hordes of devoted users and advocates who are raising their hands in the air and creating virtual Mexican waves* with their ability of share information almost completely unrestricted

Blogging Etiquette in the Face of a PR Pitch: What Miss Blogging Manners Would Do

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:22:13 +0000

As a blogger, I’m sure you receive a fair number of emails pitching you with products. As someone who does public relations for companies, I’m sure you carefully pick your bloggers for the pitch. We both have difficult jobs.

10 Reasons People Aren’t Commenting on Your Blog | @NowSourcing.Com

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:20:40 +0000

10 Reasons that people aren't commenting on your blog that will get ya thinking :)

State of the Internet Explained In One Giant Infographic [PIC]

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:51:44 +0000

The State of the Internet Here we take a look at exactly who is using the Internet the most, how they are using it and how much the amount of usage is incr

12 MORE of Our Favorite Businesses From TV Shows

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:32:38 +0000

Readers of our piece, "11 of Our Favorite Businesses from TV Shows," pointed out many more classic fictional TV businesses that we couldn't include in the first article.

How to Attract Your 1,000 True Fans | Collective Thoughts

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:14:31 +0000

Ever since the concept of gaining your 1,000 true fans was talked about, there have been a lot of discussions on the topic. I’m personally a big fan of the idea; especially in a time where people are more focused on follower numbers and subscriber count

Google convicted in French copyright case

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:57:29 +0000

A judge ruled Friday that the U.S. Internet search giant must pay euro300,000 ($430,000) in damages and interest to French publisher La Martiniere-Le Seuil.

Do Not Feed The Trolls How to Deal with Online Trolls & Flamers

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:03:08 +0000

How to deal with internet trolls and the reasons they continue to bully.

101 Ways to Monetize Your Blog Without Irritating Your Readers

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:12:23 +0000

Blogging is big business these days, with some bloggers reporting six-figure or even million-dollar incomes. There are a number of ways that these bloggers earn such large paychecks, and the best know how to do it in a way that won't scare off readers.

Google in Real Life: Google Imitations & Installations

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:02:33 +0000

For some time now it has seemed to me that Google IS the Internet, and once the Internet is my life, Google IS my life. Doesn’t it also look scary when Google goes offline and you start noticing its traces in real life? OK, maybe this only scares me....

Social Media Rigor Mortis: How Behavior Kills Value | Collective Thoughts

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:42:38 +0000

We’ve all seen it. What once worked in social media six months ago doesn’t work now. Why, for instance, does a large following on Twitter no longer indicate influence? Or why is blogging no longer as impressive as it was in 2003?

Visualizing the Fortune 500 in America [Infographic]

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:40:01 +0000

Across the U.S., Fortune 500 companies are growing and thriving, despite the economy. Two out of three Fortune 500 companies are located in 10 primary states and the industries with the largest profits may surprise you.

Top Digg Users Feeling Snubbed

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:09:18 +0000

As with any community, and probably more so with Digg, tranparency is important. The company continues to be very open in how they evolve and communicate regularly with users via the official Digg blog. But they don’t talk specifically about how exactly

How Not to Use Twitter for Affiliate Marketing

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:16:08 +0000

If everything you say on Twitter is a pitch of some sort, it won’t work. Of course, that's not limited to Twitter. It applies everywhere.

Discovery of Water on the Moon

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:51:21 +0000

Discovery of water on the Moon

Collective Thoughts is Back!

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:58:36 +0000

I’d like to thank you all for your patience through the times that this site has been quiet. Many of the original authors have gone on and are quite busy, but I didn’t see why that had to be the end of our community.

Sesame Street 40th Anniversary Google Logos

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:16:04 +0000

This week Google celebrated Sesame Street's 40th Anniversary with a custom Google Logos. Sesame Street premiered on November 10, 1969 and both of the creators of Sesame Street were born in November