Survival Guide to Domain Names

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From the time when the Internet was invented until today, with all different technologies developed in the mean time, domain names and DNS remained strictly structured and fairly easy to understand, which is amazing since everything else changed so much. It is true that sometimes an average user doesn’t even want to know what holds … [Read more]

BlogWorld Featured in Inc. Magazine

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If you picked up the September, 2011 issue of Inc. Magazine, you may have just seen BlogWorld featured on page 14! (If you haven’t, read on, or go snag a copy today). Our very own Rick Calvert and Dave Cynkin are featured in the Spotlight on Social Media section. Rick talked with INC about how … [Read more]

Facebook’s New Virtual Currency is YOUR Reputation

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… by Dennis Yu What do these 3 things below have in common? If you guessed advertising, you’re only partly right, since one of the three items is an ad. If you guessed personalized results, you’re warmer, but missing the bigger picture. If you ventured that it’s Facebook’s attempt to mine you for all that … [Read more]

Top 10 Viral Videos For 2011 (January-June)

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By analyzing the charts at Marketing Charts I’ve come up with the Top Ten Viral Videos for 2011 (or at least the first half)! From this perspective I can see a pretty clear division among the topics: cute kids vs. heart-pounding stunts. There aren’t really any “non-produced” videos in this grouping. No Charlie Bites or … [Read more]

How Travel Bloggers Can Best Use Facebook & Twitter

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… by Jessica Spiegel Once upon a time, posting high-quality writing or photos or videos on your travel blog was pretty much the first and only step to blogging. Now, unless it’s just your Aunt Jane who’s reading about your trip, there’s all sorts of social media marketing to think about. Whether Google+ (or any … [Read more]

New Blogger Redesign Available to Everyone!

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Remember news of the Blogger redesign? Well, you can check out the preview of features right now! While there are some new features available (like customizing your favicon) – the most prominent aspect of the redesign is the streamlined look of Google+ and Gmail’s new facelift. Check out how clean the Overview page looks: And … [Read more]

President Obama Holds Twitter Town Hall

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Yesterday afternoon, President Obama sat down on Twitter for the first ever Twitter Town Hall event, where fans and critics alike could ask questions in an open format. The questions were asked in the days prior, sent to the #AskObama hashtag. From there, Twitter search algorithms identified the most engaged-with Tweets, and those questions were … [Read more]

Overstock Joins Amazon in Pulling California Affiliate Programs

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Overstock.com has joined Amazon in the mass exodus to drop California affiliates and avoid charging sales tax to consumers in that state – all as a result of a new Internet state tax law. Who will be next? And what will happen to California bloggers, podcasters, and other sites who rely on this revenue as … [Read more]

Happy ‘Social Media Day’ & New World Records!

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Today marks the second annual Social Media Day, started by Mashable last year (2010). Meetups and organizations are sponsoring get-togethers across the globe. Are you heading to any events? Coinciding with this day to celebrate the advent and growth of Social Media, Guinness World Records is announcing some of the latest social media world records! … [Read more]

BlogWorld is Thrilled to Welcome Our New Blogger – Julie Bonner

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BlogWorld is thrilled to announce that Julie Bonner has joined our team of internal bloggers – covering the latest in social media news and updates! I’ve known Julie for … well forever (at least in the world of blogging). At least 4 years now! We first met as bloggers for the entertainment channel at b5media. … [Read more]