For those of you unfamiliar with the hissy fit going on over at Digg the past couple weeks, I point you to Tamar Weinberg's handy recap. In a nut shell, Kevin Rose (Digg founder who really needs to be featured on this site) announced some algorithm changes o...
There has been plenty of discussion about the stories that become popular on Digg. However, these posts don't actually help the submitter that much. Do 'Microsoft' stories hit the front page frequently because there are a lot of stories submitted about Microsoft or because Diggers love Microsoft?I think it is much more useful to look at the statistics behind what does a...
If you've ever had a small to medium sized website have an incredibly popular outing at Digg, the following story is probably quite familiar. Many months later - seven, in this case - the referrals from Digg, whilst having dwindled to very few, keep rolling in on a somewhat regular basis. You didn't think much of it, because you'd become accustomed to seeing that page or those pages get Digg, Stum...
While this is not meant to count as our weekly social media post (Wasabi Wednesday, if you will), I'm pleased to set free our newest directory. Added to our Premium Content, the Social Directory is lists social media sites that can help you accomplish one of three things: allow direct outbound links, provide profiles that rank well in search engines, or serve as great places to promote link-worthy...
Aditya Mahesh from BlogOnExpo, an online blogging & web conference done through video and podcasts, asked us to contribute a segment on social media. Last week, Scott and I took nearly an hour of filming time (and Scott contributed many hours of editing) to create a 15 minute long presentation on the principles of social media marketing: ...
Initially, I was going to wade through all of the nominations for this year's SEOmoz Web 2.0 Awards before writing a blog post about them. Currently, I've only made it through two thirds of the entrants and I can't take any more, at least for a little while. Over a year ago, people were predicting the imminent death of "web 2.0" companies and yet the companies soldiered on.
Last week in Whiteboard Friday: Why Your Viral Content Isn't Working, I covered the importance of creating content that goes beyond just reaching the top of social media portals into the realm of attracting coveted high value links as well. Today, as promised, I'll share the big separations between th...
I hate MySpace, but then again, so does most everyone else. It's not news or anything, but it's just after Christmas and posting is light lately, so I thought I'd get this out of the way before the new year hits and Rand's bugging me to put up actual, relevant posts. Anyway, I created an account a few years ago, and within the last year I've been letting my account awkwardly hang o...
I want to get a new telephone. There is really nothing wrong with the one I have right now: it's been dropped a couple of (ten) times and I once dropped it into Lake Union. It dried. It calls other phones, receives calls and text messages, and it fits nicely in pockets and purses. But it doesn't do Internet, and that's not acceptable. Too often, I'm away from my computer and I want to look somethi...
Those of you long-time readers who were here about a month ago may remember Rebecca's highly popular post, Please Stop Spamming Me for Votes. In the post, Rebecca recounts a tale of an SEO asking her to vote on a story at a social media site. When she refused, the SEO replied with, "Tuesdays and Thursdays are social da...
I've been asked several times to give presentations on the basics of social media marketing, and have now refined my 15 minute introductory tour to the point where I think it's fairly good (and I'm really damn picky about my presentations). The following presentation (in visual and text form) should be helpful for anyone trying to convince their bosses, team or cohorts that investing in SMM is ...
Could Ron Paul be the candidate to convert online stardom into mainstream recognition? What's the current picture and where is the disconnect between Paul's online image and his real-world poll results?
Let me walk you through my morning thus far. I came into the office, logged on to Trillian, and started working. I received an IM from an SEO who made some small talk before getting to the point: he wanted me to digg/reddit about four stories. I clicked on the links and (pay attention here) voted for the ones I thought were interesting. I keep working. I notice that I get several email no...
Seattle-based wiki website Wetpaint have always done things a little differently to most wiki providers. With a highly user-friendly interface, Wetpaint lets even the most technically-uninclined people create websites. The sites, which are of course all wikis, can either be hosted at Wetpaint or on a ...