Happy First Upload Day, YouTube! Has It Only Been 5 Years?

YouTube

Just 5 years ago today, the first video was uploaded to the brand-spankin’ new site known as YouTube, according to Mashable.com. While the site actually launched in February, the first upload happened on April 23, and it was the beginning of a new world order when it comes to video sharing.
Isn’t it astonishing, it’s only [...]

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Teens Don’t Do Twitter, and Are Breaking Up With Blogs

Blogging

Teens and blogging have gone through a nasty break up, some new stats suggest. According to a new study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, the percentage of teens who blog is down 50% from 2006. The numbers sunk from 28% of online teens to just 14% of online teens.
So what are teens [...]

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Focus on Your Fans

When it comes to social media, listening to the feedback of your fans is an invaluable way to glean information about your business or organization. Focus on building new ones, of course, but also listen carefully to the ones you currently have. People who take the time to become a fan or a friend are a valuable audience. They care enough to make an effort, and they pay attention to what you’re doing.

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Think Before You Post

In these days where we’re all interconnected to the extreme, it’s more important than ever before that we think carefully about every published foray we make into cyberspace. The web is like a giant bulletin board that the whole world can see.

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Vanity URLs

I’m a huge fan of Vanity URLs. What’s better than the ability to create your own, easy-to-find web address that can direct people to your personal or business social networking profiles? I mean, Twitter is a great example. It doesn’t get much easier than typing in Twitter.com/”your name here”.

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