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Starting a Conversation: The Art of Comment Fetching

Photo by Mia Mia Everyone measures the success of their blog in different ways – but when it comes to measuring engagement, comments and trackbacks are what really count. Granted there are other ways of measuring engagement, such as Sphinns or Diggs – but...

Don’t Let Technorati Drop Your Blog

Technorati means business with WordPress Blogs, and rightfully so. With all the potential vulnerabilities of older, unpatched versions of WordPress out there, many blogs have become fair game to spammers worldwide. If you have not upgraded WordPress since 2.3.2, and...

Who Cares?! Overheard on Twitter #3

“Here’s a quarter – call someone who cares.” Well, pay phones don’t cost a quarter anymore (especially in New York!) – but Twitter is free, and decidedly better. Whatever you need, whenever your time of need – your support system is just a tweet away!

Breaking News? Mixx is Breaking News.

Mixx has launched a new ‘Breaking News’ feature – one that should be well received by social media enthusiasts of all sorts. Timeliness has always been a problem with breaking news in social media – for example, it can take up to 24 hours for...

Think Twitter Sucks? You’re Wrong, Here’s Why.

I’ve probably just become the envy and bane of every desk-chained slave of the corporate world… (please don’t hate me!) Hi! I’m Patricia Mayo, and I get paid to do the stuff most get fired for doing. Officially, my title is “Social Media Strategist.” But really I just stick my head in the clouds, pull out great ideas, and play with those sites you probably need a proxy to visit at work. My apologies in advance if I end up getting you fired… *sheepish grin* How did I get such a great gig? Well – chances are you have already seen my work.