Do Blog and New Media Awards Mean Anything?

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The end/beginning of every year is bombarded with awards and lists to recognized the best of the best in an industry. Blogging and new media is no different. For example, Social Media Examiner just announced the 23 finalists for their list of the Top 10 Social Media Blogs of 2010 and everyone on Twitter has … [Read more]

Creative Commons 101: Using Images on Your Blog

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… by Aaron Hockley It’s widely accepted that including images with blog posts is a great way to draw and retain attention; finding relevant images that can be used while respecting the artist’s copyright can sometimes be a challenge. One good source for images are the millions of images licensed under Creative Commons licenses. What … [Read more]

Go Where The Geeks Are: Why Tech Events Matter for Tourism And Travel

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Panel: Tourism Currents workshop on social media for tourism Speakers: Sheila Scarborough and Becky McCray Date/Time: October 14, 09:45 – 5:00 Those who want to connect with visitors online need to speak their language, understand their communication tools and appreciate their culture and etiquette. Your CVB (Convention and Visitor’s Bureau) cannot make smart decisions about … [Read more]

The Power of Blog Followers

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Rob Cottingham is a cofounder of social media strategy firm Social Signal, a blogger since 2001, and the pen behind Noise to Signal  for the past three years. Find him on Twitter at @robcottingham.

Blogs & Social Media Sites Land in Top 1000 Sites List

Google came out with their Top 1000 Sites list this week, and I have to admit that I’m not surprised Facebook landed at #1! There were some other blogging and social networking sites that made it into the top 20 – including WordPress, BlogSpot, and Twitter. And of course there are a variety of blogs … [Read more]

Not a Mommy (Blogger That Is)

I’m not a mommy (blogger that is ’cause I do actually have kids). I have accepted that labels are unavoidable. I accept that they are a part of life, that they are how people file you in their head. Some of the labels that are stuck to me include: Mom, daughter, sister, divorcee, geek, nerd, … [Read more]

If You Are A Blogger I Am Watching You

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I was looking over the list of the bloggers to watch that was put together over at Darren Rowse’s blog at Problogger by Jade Craven.  The list is put together as a resource for bloggers to watch that can help others become better bloggers.  The list is great and I know of most of the … [Read more]

Social Networks & Blogs Jump to 4th Most Popular Online Activity

Remember the days when all you ever used your computer and internet connection for was to check your email?  Yeah, me too, and those days are officially over.  Move over email, make way for social networking and blogs because they’ve 100% entered the limelight. New reports are showing that social networks and blogs are now … [Read more]

When Will Old Media Learn?

To listen to good advice from people like Scott Karp, Why publish in reverse chronological order on the web? Because news is 24×7, breaking throughout the day. Which means that news consumers come to a news site more than once a day — checking the homepage is just a click away, and news consumers on … [Read more]