Social Desire

Spring is in the Air…. Can you spell Spring Break??

Thursday, March 5th, 2009 |

I’ve been kind of out of the loop for a few months. I’ve been dealing with some family issues and lowered my social media work load a bit so I could deal with the issues. Things are beginning to get easier and I am beginning to be able to find some breathing room. Winter was difficult and long, but happily Spring is on its way and I totally can’t wait for it to arrive.

Spring brings new hope for me and also brings warmer weather, beautiful flowers, leaves on the trees, fresh air and the sounds of children playing outside. April brings May flowers. But, there is something else that April will bring to the Search and Internet Marketing community… A conference that is one of the most talked about, anticipated and affordable conferences in Search. Not sure what I’m referring to??? Well, let me spell it out for you….

I - Internet Marketing - Three days of Internet Marketing focused education and networking in beautiful Florida. Sounds good to me.

M - Money - This Search Conference is only $370, but is packed with 3 days of awesome sessions and great parties. At this cost it’s a steal!!

 

S - Social Media and SEO Days. A day will be spent on each. And the Speakers on those days Rock. Speakers include Kenny Hyder, Greg Finn, Brent Csutoras, Reg Saddler, Todd Mailcoat, Neal Rodriguez, Li Evans, Jeff Quipp, Brian Chappell, Carolyn Shelby, Wil Reynolds, Rhea Drysdale, Steve Plunkett and Rae Hoffman. Day 1 Moderator - Jordan Kasteler and Day 2 Moderator – Loren Baker. I told you they rocked, didn’t I?!

P - Poker Tournament - There is a Poker Tournament on the first night. You never know how that will turn out, but you know it will be a good time!!

R - Rhea Drysdale - She will be speaking during SEO day and I’m totally looking forward to this. Not just because I’m hoping that she will appear as SheRa, but also because I was lucky enough to meet Rhea a few months back and I think she’s wonderful, but have yet to hear her speak. So, I can’t wait for that.

I - Information - You can count on learning plenty of new and useful information from the speakers who happen to be some of the best-of-the-best in our industry.

N - Networking - Oh, Yeah!! This conference will have tons of chances to network with the speakers, monitors and other colleagues in our field. This conference is small, only a few hundred attendees, that makes the chances you will be able to spend some time with the speakers quite likely.

G - Goals - They have two main Goals with their events. 1. be the best value in Internet Marketing conferences and events; 2. to provide the best education and networking mix available in an Internet Marketing conference. Sounds great to me.

 

B - Beerlympics - Okay, I’ll admit it….. I have no idea what this actually is, but I’m dying to find out. I have no doubt that the Beerlympics will be one of the highlights of the entire event.

R - Rae Hoffman - I have yet to have heard Rae Hoffman speak nor have I been fortunate enough to meet her at any other conference. But, I love her blog and I’m hoping to get to meet her at this event. Not only is she speaking at this conference she is also doing the Keynote on day 3.

E - Entire Event - Hello?! Have you not been paying attention?? Check out what I mentioned thus far….. This event ROCKS!!

A - Affiliate Marketing Day - Affiliate Marketing Day is day 3 of this conference and it is sure to be a great day of sessions!! Check out the speakers…. Michael Streko, Aaron Chronister, Rae Hoffman, Frank Watson, Brandy Eddings, David Szetela, Chris Hart , Pamela Lund and Tony Adam. Moderator – David Snyder

C - Community - Many of the attendees are part of the online communities that you frequent on a daily basis. This is your chance to network with these members face-to-face. And, meet other members of the community that you have yet got a chance to get to know online. This is a great way to build up your friends in the online community…. by meeting them face-to-face.

K - Keynotes - 3 Amazing Keynotes by impressive members of the Search and Internet Marketing Community.

• Day 1- Chris Winfield
• Day 2 - Neil Patel
• Day 3 - Rae Hoffman will be giving the NDA Keynote

I-M S-P-R-I-N-G B-R-E-A-K

So, if you haven’t figured it out already….. I am talking about the IM Spring Break Conference coming up next Month. It takes place from April 2-4 in beautiful Boca Raton, Florida. Like I mentioned earlier the cost is so reasonable at $370 for the entire 3 day conference. And, if you use the code SEO when booking the hotel it will only cost you $119.00 per night. Totally an awesome price.

Check out the IM Spring Break Sessions….. they sound wonderful, don’t they?!

So what are you waiting for? Go buy your tickets now for IM Spring Break!! Hope to see you there.

Posted in Conferences, Parties, SEM, SEO, Social Bookmarking, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Sphinn, Tips and Tutorials, Web 2.0 | 7 Comments »

I get back to Social Media Basics on Hobo Blog

Thursday, August 28th, 2008 |

I wrote my first ever guest post over at Hobo SEO Blog. No, It’s not about SEO….. it’s about my true love, Social Media.

Shaun asked if I would write a post on how to get involved in Social Media and I couldn’t be more thrilled. I don’t write about the basics of Social Media often enough. I have a tendency to get too advanced or talk about special techniques. It was nice to get back to the basics.

Social Media can be very intimidating for many, so I broke down the process into four steps making the process a bit easier to handle.

• Figuring out what you want to get out of Social Media
• Creating your Profiles
• Learning the Community
• Becoming an Active Part of the Community

So, check out my guest post and let me know what you thought.

Posted in Blogging, Guest Posts, Mixx, SEO, Social Bookmarking, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking, Sphinn, StumbleUpon, Tips and Tutorials, Twitter, Vlogging, Web 2.0, Web 2.0 Basics | 9 Comments »

A Recap of my 1st Wonderful Year using StumbleUpon

Monday, August 4th, 2008 |

July marked my first anniversary being a member of the StumbleUpon Community. It has been an incredible year for me. I have met some wonderful, wonderful people. And, I have stumbled across and discovered some truly amazing websites. Sites that if it wasn’t for StumbleUpon I probably wouldn’t have come across them in the first place.

I spent this past weekend going through my stumbles over the past year. It was a lot of fun to see the sites and my reviews over the past year. There were tons and tons of Stumble-Reviews to go through…. After all, at the time of me writing this post I had stumbled 7,357 pages, 27 videos and 876 photos. It truly has been an amazing year.

I love StumbleUpon. I love it for so many reasons. Here you will find 113 things I have learned from using StumbleUpon

113 Things I have Learned from using StumbleUpon

1. Inspect all food before you purchase.

2. We could learn a lot if we listen to the wisdom of children.
3. That a Nintendo System can be completely homemade.
4. That Business Strategy Can Be About Love
5. Helped me Learn Sign Language
6. Learned to Identify where I was Sacrificing my Freedom
7. Multiplication Songs & Raps to help me teach my Children.
8. Mother Nature is AMAZING & Beautiful!!

9. That I can use my Local Newspapers to Promote my Blog Offline
10. That even the Busiest of People will Lend a Helping Hand to a Newbie
11. 100 Painless Ways to Cut Calories
12. I can be a Positive Parent
13. You and I can Erase our Fears.
14. I can find awesome recipes using only what little ingredients I have at home.
15. How to Relieve a Bee Sting in under 30 Seconds.
16. I found out what Tarot Card I am. What Tarot Card are you??
17. Found Tips to Immediately Increase my Confidence.
18. There are certain things I need to remember when launching a new site.
19. That it only takes 90 minutes a day to become a better blogger.
20. There are special ways to draw StumbleUpon Users into your blog.
21. How to Run a StumbleUpon Advertising Campaign for my Blog.
22. How even Blogging can make a Difference in the World.
23. That a 5-year old can Deliver a Baby.
24. 10 Things You Can Blog About On The Weekends
25. Creating a Sneeze Page can Propel Readers Deep Within my Blog
26. There is actually a time when Getting Lots Of Visitors To Your Website Isn’t Good.
27. There are at least 5 essential things you ought to know about StumbleUpon
28. PageRank can be explained with a Cool Graph.
29. Why Top 10 Lists are still the Best
30. Found out that there are 7 Easy ways to get more Weekend Traffic to my Website.
31. Tons of Fun Activities that Moms and Dads can do with their kids.
32. What it would look like if SEO’s mated.
33. Learned that I need a Seasonal Search Engine Optimization Strategy.
34. Found out that Social Media has a Direct Influence on Search Engine Ranking.
35. A Splash of Color can make me Smile
36. I learned that even I can open a Beer with a Lighter. Thanks for that Pat…. I love showing off to men in the Bar.
37. Saw what Google Search would look like if it was designed in Comic Sans.
38. Found Sphinn shortly after it was born…. another turning point in my professional life.
39. Avatar Optimization - Why Top Sphinners have photo avatars while top Diggers have graphic ones.
40. How I can deal with Criticism.
41. That there are unusual ways that I can use StumbleUpon.
42. I found that I love to learn SEO from Patrick with the Hitchiker’s Guide to Linkless SEO.
43. It sucks to be on top - the downside of Social Media.
44. I learned there are 10 Steps to Building an Online Media Empire
45. Muhammad showed me 4 reasons I should be blogging on weekend.
46. Found out how to get traffic & links from Popular Blogs…. thank you Maki.
47. Apparently, random funny pictures are good for my health.
48. Brian Wallace taught me taught me the Ode to StumbleUpon.
49. That I can become a Success in Online Networking.
50. 5 StumbleUpon BuzzKills
51. That I can get help for Writer’s Block.
52. I even learned How to Read a Painting.
53. I found out that my good friend Brian Wallace thinks my StumbleUpon reviews are verbose. No worries, Brian…. I still love ya.
54. What I already thought was reinforced when I read that a Blogger can be successful by being nice.
55. I learned there is such a thing as Time Management when it comes to Social Media.
56. Learned to Optimize for Universal Search.
57. Kind of Morbid, but I found a web page that tells me how many people died the day I was born. Approximately 130,755 people died worldwide on my birthday.
58. The difference between SEO & SMO.
59. Pictures can help explain The Difference Between Marketing, PR, Advertising, and Personal Branding
60. I was reminded what makes for a successful Blog.
61. Logos can be freaken funny!!
62. Which Hook Attracts the Right Fish?….. in regards to Link Baiting.
63. Dosh Dosh has taught me so much about the Importance of Social Media Marketing.
64. I learned that blogging is a lot like Sex.
65. I had no idea until I can across this page that there are 23 types of Social Media Users.
66. I learned that People in the SEO & Marketing Industries are some of the Funniest People I know.
67. Kim of Cre8pc showed me how to build a better website by writing about her son’s challenges with his sport, football. Such a loving post…. absolutely unforgettable.
68. There are ways to build traffic that have nothing to do with Google or SEO.
69. A Web Page of Words that Feel Good. Thanks Michael.
70. Found that Others Felt the Same Way about Sphinn that I did.
71. Tips to writing my Best Post Ever.
72. Tons of Free SEO Tools
73. Found out there was such a thing as "Social Media Hangovers".
74. Darren showed me how my StumbleUpon Profile put me on his Radar.
75. Learned how to divide my time for maximum exposure.
76. Size does matter when it comes to blog posts.
77. Stumbled across the best explanation of what it feels like to live with a chronic illness (PDF file).
78. A simple workout for Bloggers.
79. Why some pages don’t get stumbled.
80. The Importance of StumbleUpon categories.
81. I learned Do’s and Don’ts when it comes to babies.

82. How to find out if I am a Social Media Addict.
83. I can now say, "I Love You" in 100 different languages.
84. 10 Commandments of Social Media
85. Chris Brogan reminds me that I need to recognize when to scale back…. I don’t need to say "yes" to everybody.
86. I found out Why Guys like Girls.
87. I came across a Comprehensive Guide to Keyword Research for Bloggers
88. Finally I learned how to fold a fitted sheet correctly. Normally I use my arms to wound it up.
89. I learned how to Go with the Flow.
90. How to write a report that a client will "get".
91. I learned how to blog and work-off 600 calories at the same time.
92. That photos can say so much more than words. What do you think this photo is saying??

93. I learned that there is a difference between healthy and toxic love.
94. How to simplify my life with kids.
95. Even Digg can play some April Fool’s Jokes.
96. Found out ways to reduce stress.
97. Food can taste as good as it looks.
98. I located a bunch of great moms on Twitter thanks to Wendy.
99. I was shown a bunch of reasons why Twitter is a great Social Media Tool.
100. I was surprised to learn that it wasn’t only MY children who don’t recognize when the bathroom door is closed.
101. How to make a dollar stretch during a recession.
102. How to bury negative posts about you or your company.
103. Tamar with the help of Weezer shows me a thing or two about Viral Marketing.
104. More ways I came across to say, "I Love You".
105. StumbleUpon gets my mind thinking with a question that stumps me.

106. Little did I know that there was something called, "Blogger Imposter Syndrome". You can even take a test to see if you suffer from it.
107. How to Find the Perfect Image for your Blog Post.
108. I had no idea that cigarettes could teach me something about branding.
109. Kids can teach us how to be happy.
110. Learned that there are certain techniques that will make your blog or website sticky.
111. I stumbled across a thing or two about Link Building Optimization.
112. That I can actually SEO my site in less than 60 minutes.
113. And, apparently I will stumble into the happiness of my life.

Posted in Blogging, Humor, Link Love, Parenting, SEM, SEO, Social Bookmarking, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking, Sphinn, StumbleUpon, Time Management, Tips and Tutorials, Web 2.0 Basics | 21 Comments »

TheNanny612 and the Three Avatars

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 |

I wrote a post regarding my avatar change on Collective-Thoughts. This post is a continuation of that. The avatar I had chose at the end of that post didn’t work out. And since my 6 year old daughter helped me come up with my final choice for an avatar I decided to write this post in the form of a Child’s Story, "Goldilocks and the Three Bears".

 
Image by Super Dave Chen

TheNanny612 and the Three Avatars

TheNanny612 was a Young Lady who spent much of her days Social Networking. She had her own land in her part of the Web 2.0 World.

Normally this Social Media Lady would had been content to go about her usual Social Networking, but on this day she chose instead to cut off her long curly hair. Knowing that once she did this she would have to perform the duty of choosing the right avatar for her part of the Web 2.0 World named Social Desire.

It was on this day that TheNanny612 Avatar Journey began.

TheNanny612 didn’t think the duty of choosing an avatar would be a difficult one. After all, what is the big deal, really? An avatar simply is a picture to help members of Online Communities know who you are…. is that really such a big deal?

So, TheNanny612 simply had her picture taken a few times with a cell phone. She chose the best of the batch of pics, cropped it and sized it perfectly. She made each picture into different sizes to easily accommodate the different requirements at different Social Networking Communities. The smallest Avatar size is 50×50 for Sphinn and StumbleUpon uses a 475×475 on its About page.

TheNanny612 Avatar #1

475 x 475	50 X 50

She really liked this picture, but it was so dark. She didn’t realize how dark until she had it resized to fit Sphinn’s 50×50 Avatar requirement. The size Avatar for Sphinn is so small & so dark that it is terribly difficult to recognize who the picture is of….. That will never do.

TheNanny612 sighed as she really thought this was going to be simple. "Oh well.", she said as she moved on to the next stop.

She took a look at the first picture to see what the problem was and came up with a few of things.

1. To dark.
2. Little Contrast. TheNanny612’s dark hair against the dark chair. There was absolutely no contrast.
3. The picture was taken with a Cell phone. The quality of cell phone pictures aren’t always good enough to work with.

So, TheNanny612 decided that she needed to do things differently. She decided to do everything completely opposite from what she did last time.

She dressed in a white blouse and sat on a light rug in front of a cherry stained door. This is how the picture looked in its largest and smallest forms:

TheNanny612 Avatar #2

475 x 475	50 X 50

TheNanny612 was initially happy with this photograph. She likes the black and white look and the contrast is nice. But, notice how the picture changes when it is made smaller. The change in size makes it difficult to recognize that its TheNanny612 at all. She began to think that there will be no 50×50 avatar that will be easy to recognize, but she knew that wasn’t true. After all, her last 50×50 avatar was easy to recognize.

So, TheNanny612 went back on her search for the Perfect Avatar…. the Avatar that was "Just Right."

The problems with the 2nd Avatar?? There were a few…

1. It’s a lovely shot large, but when made smaller it is difficult to recognize.
2. The picture is simply to light. The black and white look washes TheNanny612 out. She will not stand out compared to others which is very important in Social Networking.
3. The contrast problem in the 1st photograph caused TheNanny612 to dress in light colors, but this did nothing for the photograph either.

TheNanny612 was truly frustrated. She asked out loud, "Why is this so hard?" All of a sudden it came to her…. she needed to figure out what made her original Avatar Memorable.

What made the Original TheNanny612 Avatar Memorable

1. An Unusual Head shot
2. Sepia - I didn’t use Black & White….. Sepia added a bit of color.
3. Side Angle
4. Not the entire head
5. Nothing much else in the background.

More determined than ever TheNanny612 decided to stick with what seemed to work with her original avatar. The most important thing to her was that the avatar needed to look just as good small as it did large. And, up until this point that had been TheNanny612’s struggle. She needed to stop posing so much & get back to basics…. get back to what worked for her in the past.

TheNanny612 decided to hand the camera to her 6 year old daughter and allow her daughter to snap a few random shots. Little did she know the perfect avatar would be taken by the young child.

TheNanny612 went through all the photographs taken by her daughter that day. She came across one that she felt would be a perfect fit if cropped just right. This is what she came up with:

TheNanny612 Avatar #3

475 x 475	50 X 50

The first first Avatar was too dark, The 2nd Avatar was too light, and the 3rd Avatar was just right!!

With each Avatar mistake TheNanny612 learned something and the final Avatar was the nicest in all the Land.

The Moral of this story…

Sometimes things don’t go well the first time around or even the 2nd. But, as long as you make each a learning experience then the outcome is usually good one.

The End.

Posted in Humor, Social Bookmarking, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking, Sphinn, StumbleUpon, Tips and Tutorials, Uncategorized, Web 2.0, Web 2.0 Basics | 12 Comments »

Social Media Karma – What Goes Around Comes Around

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 |

This Featured Guest Post is by James Duthie of Online Marketing Banter

Image by dmax3270

Do onto others as you would do to yourself. It’s a fine philosophy to live by. The laws of karma state that our personal actions & behaviour influence future experiences. In other words, we’re responsible for our own destinies and the ultimate happiness & success we achieve. I can’t think of any other environment in which karma is more relevant than social media…

Free is the new currency of the Internet. Social media is a perfect example. How many people make real money from blogging? Very few. Yet every day millions of bloggers produce content for free distribution. Why? Because they believe in karma. They believe that giving their content away will lead to positive future outcomes, whether they be business or personal.

Social news communities such as Digg and Sphinn are even better examples of karma in action. A selfless attitude is expected within social news communities. Good karma can only be earned by dedicating free time to positive community activities such as:

• Submitting content that the community values
• Creating relationships with other community members
• Contributing to blogs of community members via comments & guest posts
• Reading and voting for your friends’ content
• Adding meaningful insights to conversations within the community
• Asking for nothing in turn for your positive contributions

People who succeed in social media embrace the principles of good karma. They don’t ask for support from the community, but they receive it anyway because of the positive contribution they make.

Newbies in particular need to display the strongest faith in social media karma, because the karmic circle takes time to turn. In my case it has taken months of participation within Sphinn before the good karma returned some personal rewards. But good things come to those who wait…

Social media karma in action

About a month ago I crossed paths with a blogger named Robin Cannon. Robin manages Fog of Eternity, a blog dedicated to web design, social media and online marketing. Like me Robin is fairly new to the game, and is still establishing his blog and audience. I liked Robin’s work and quickly subscribed to his blog. I also began to submit his work to Sphinn and StumbleUpon because his stuff was well written and deserved a broader audience.

According to Robin, it was my social media support that helped give his blog the kick start it needed. A number of my Stumbles helped him generated thousands of visitors a day (who ever knew my Stumbles were so powerful…?). Before long that momentum grew and he was averaging over a thousand visits a week. In fact, in just a couple of weeks he had far surpassed my own traffic levels.

Robin has thanked me a number of times for the social media love I gave him. He didn’t need to. After all, social media submission also shines the limelight on the submitter if it goes hot… But despite that, Robin made me a special offer recently. Noticing that my own blog design was a little uninspired, Robin offered his design skills to help give it a little spark. As someone without an iota of design experience or skill, this offer was like gold to me!

And that, my friends, is the circle of social media karma in action.

Robin never asked me for social media support, but I gave it anyway because his work was great quality. I would never have dreamed of asking Robin to redesign my blog, but he offered anyway out of goodwill.

If you’re not succeeding in social media, perhaps you should take a look at your own behaviour… Are you exuding an aura of good karma…?

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Author Bio:

James Duthie is an Australian digital marketing expert. He writes on all things social media, blogging, SEO & digital marketing at his blog - Online Marketing Banter. Subscribe to hear more of his ramblings here.

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Posted in Blogging, Guest Posts, Social Media, Social Networking, Sphinn | 16 Comments »

The Uncanny Broadcasting Brain Caught my Brainwaves!!

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008 |
(The following story is a teeny tiny made up)

This morning as I was surfing my usual Social Media sites I took notice to something that was very familiar. It was my avatar. The avatar I use on all of my Social Networking sites. But, it wasn’t on one of my usual Social Networking sites. Then I took a closer look and I saw that the Title of this particular post was called, "Q&A With TheNanny612". What?! I didn’t agree to any interview!! I didn’t answer any questions!! Oh, Wait! Did I? Oh, no….. wasn’t last night just a nightmare?!

As I was sitting quietly Sphinning and Stumbling as usual. This crazy, freaky looking brain guy kept popping up on my laptop asking me questions. I was nice to him the first few times he appeared. I simply said, "No thank you", "Not interested", "Don’t want any". Finally, I screamed, "Leave me the F**K alone and get the H**L off of my computer!!!". I thought that did the trick because I hadn’t heard anymore from him, until……my computer crashed!!

"Damn it!!" I hate when this happens right when I’m trying to Sphinn this Rock’n Search Engine Journal post!! UGH, now Marty is going to get it first!! He’s always up my butt to sphinn things before me!!"

As I was working on trying to get my laptop back online it appeared to be juicing itself to come back up again, but instead that freaky brain guy is back on my computer again. This time I couldn’t get rid of him or turn the computer off at all. And, he kept chanting, "I’m going to catch your brainwaves, Nanny. And, there is nothing you can do to stop me!! I’m going to catch your brainwaves."

The next thing I remember was waking up the morning with a huge headache and feeling a bit violated. But, for the life of me…. I couldn’t figure out why. That is until now……

Mark Dykeman of The Uncanny Broadcasting Brain Blog caught my brainwaves and has plastered my thoughts all over the front page of his Blog.

Okay, okay…. maybe this story is a bit of an exaggeration and maybe I even changed the story a teensy tiny bit. But, I got you reading, huh?!

Anyway, Mark at The Uncanny Broadcasting Brain Blog Interviewed me and the entire Q&A With TheNanny612 is over at his Blog. So, please check it out and let me know your thoughts.

Thanks for the great interview, Mark.

Technorati Tags:mark dykeman, shana albert, thenanny612, interviews, humor, blogging, social media, sphinn, social networking

Posted in Blogging, Humor, Interviews, Social Media, Social Networking, Sphinn, Web 2.0 | 6 Comments »

51 Favorite SU, Sphinn, Twitter & Facebook Posts of 2007

Friday, December 28th, 2007 | Photo by luc legay

2007 will be ending in the next few days and 2008 will be beginning. It has been an amazing year for me. It was In 2007 I became very involved in Social Media Activity. I am looking forward to 2008 and everything that it has to offer, but before I can simply say Hello to 2008 and Goodbye to 2007 I wanted to list my favorite posts from all of my favorite Social Networking sites…. StumbleUpon, Sphinn, Twitter, and Facebook. *Keep in mind that these posts are my favorites and nothing official.*

Favorite StumbleUpon Posts of 2007

StumbleRank - Ranks the Top StumbleUpon Users.

A Comprehensive Guide to StumbleUpon: How to Build Massive Traffic to Your Website - Maki of DoshDosh wrote this mini guide on StumbleUpon because he thought StumbleUpon has enormous potential in maximizing brand exposure while fitting nicely with a long term site building strategy.

How to Use StumbleUpon for Your Business: The Definitive Guide - Tamar writes this great post for 10e20.com.

The Why, How and Who of Marketing in StumbleUpon - Garrett French writes this very in depth post regarding StumbeUpon and using it for Marketing purposes.

Building Your Blog With StumbleUpon - A ProBlogger Guest post by Skellie showing how to use StumbleUpon to increase your Blog Traffic.

Stumbleupon mathematics for stumblers - Tim Nash gives us his thoughts on how he believes the StumbleUpon algorithm works.

How to Use StumbleUpon to Promote - David Risley of WebbyOnline explains in detail how to Use StumbleUpon.

StumbleUpon Will Love Us Even When Google Doesn’t - Brian Wallace writes about the effectiveness of StumbleUpon.

5 Tactics For Driving Traffic From StumbleUpon - Cameron Olthuis writes for Search Engine Land showing you how StumbleUpon is a great way to bring large amounts of traffic to your site…. at times even bringing more traffic than digg.

How to Set Up a Domino Effect of Traffic - Vandelay Design writes how he greatly increased his traffic by setting up a Domino Effect with StumbleUpon.

25 Reasons You Get Thumbs Up - Andy Beard comes up with a list of 25 reasons why you might get a Thumbs Up on StumbleUpon.

Analysis: StumbleUpon’s Top 50 Stumblers - Glen Allsopp felt there wasn’t a lot of information on StumbleUpon on how to become a Top Stumbler. Glen researched and posted his findings.

6 Reasons to Love StumbleUpon - Marty tells us the 6 reasons he loves StumbleUpon.

Writing for StumbleUpon: High Impact Content “Above the Scroll” in Four Easy Steps - Muhammad Saleem points out that with StumbleUpon having your important content above the scroll is extremely important.

How Important is StumbleUpon? - Rose Sylvia shows us how to use StumbleUpon to its fullest.

Favorite Sphinn Posts of 2007

Sphinn - The Social News Site Every Search Marketer Should Be Using - Rand writes in detail 10 reasons why Every Search Marketer should be using Sphinn.

Please Don’t Ask Me to Sphinn Your Stories (and How to Use Sphinn and Similar Social News Websites) - Tamar writes this excellent post about Social Networking Etiquotte.

Why Sphinn Needs a Dumbass Button - Digg has a "bury it" button…. Greg Boser suggests a "Dumbass Button" for Sphinn.

Fool Proof Sphinn-Bait Tactics to Reach the Front Page - Kelvin Newman writes in detail how to reach the front page of Sphinn.

A 5 Pack Of Sphinn Interviews - Todd Mintz Interviews 5 members of the Sphinn Community.

How to Dominate Sphinn in 4 Easy Steps - David Harry comes up with the Sphinn Domination Plan.

The First (un)Official Sphinn Awards - Day 1 - Jeff Quipp at Search Engine People offers days 1 of the (un)Official Sphinn Awards…. freakin hilarious.

The (un)Official Sphinn Awards Part 2 - David Harry Holds Part II of the Sphinn Awards at his site and it is equally as funny as Day 1.

A Very Beginner’s Guide to the Sphinn Network : Tips and Tricks - Mack offers up some tips to New User’s of Sphinn.

Sphinn: In Depth Traffic Analysis And Advice - Matt Jones did his research and offers his traffic analysis and some Sphinning tips.

20 Top Sphinners You Should Know - Here is a list of 20 Sphinners and their sites that you might not know, but should.

Sphinn Google Gadget - As if I didn’t adore Pat of SEOish enough he comes up with this amazing Sphinn Google Gadget.

Favorite Twitter Posts of 2007

The Big Juicy Twitter Guide - Caroline Middlebrook puts together a very detailed guide to Using Twitter for Marketing.

Guide to Twitter as a Tool for Marketing and PR - Lee Odden puts together a great post with tips on using Twitter as a Marketing Tool. Lee’s community offers tons of wonderful Twitter Tips!!

The Several Habits of Wildly Successful Twitter Users - Bren at Slacker Manager offers tips and advice for Successful Twitter Wanna-be’s.

Eight Ways Twitter is Useful Professionally - Anne Zelenka offers 8 ways to use Twitter Professionally.

Use Twitter To Boost Your Marketing Strategy, No Really - Chris Bennett offers his ideas to user Twitter as part of a Marketing Strategy.

The Top 5 Ways Smart People Use Twitter - Sharon Sarmiento suggests focusing on these 5 smart uses of Twitter to keep from falling into the Twitter abyss.

Is Twitter TOO good? - Kathy Sierra writes this post showing her struggle with Twitter…. In this post you can see her struggle with Twitter being a waste of time and the rest of the world chanting Twitter’s wonderful goodness.

Twitter vs. Pownce: Who Pwns? - Tamar takes a close look at Twitter and Pownce and compares the two.

Twitter is Paying My Rent - Marshall Kirkpatrick writes how he uses Twitter to come up with stories to blog about. At the time of this post 6 out of his 7 last posts wint to the front page of Digg… the same stories he came up with thanks to Twitter.

Twitter CAN be Useful! Who Knew? - Due to Twitter coverage of the fires back in October Jennifer Laycock saw an incredibly useful way to use Twitter….. Her brother and his wife were able to subscribe to the Twitter Feed and quick and easy access to instant updates as they drove across the country safely.

Favorite Facebook Posts of 2007

The Facebook Marketing Bible: 24 Ways to Market Your Brand, Company, Product, or Service Inside Facebook - If you are looking on exactly how to Market on Facebook this is a "Must Read" by Justin Smith.

12 Ways to Use Facebook Professionally - Judi Sohn explains why Facebook can be a great addition to your web working toolbox.

How to use Facebook to Promote your Blog - Brian Wallace compliles some tips on how to promote your blog using Facebook.

Not many people know this, but I invented Facebook - Lyndon says, Let us all rise up and shout, “I INVENTED FACEBOOK.”

Your Private Facebook Info Isn’t So Private - Lisa Barone shows why adjusting your Facebook privacy settings may not be enough to keep people from seeing inside your Facebook Windows.

Seven Steps to Graphing Your Facebook Strategy - Dave McClure offers an indepth look at Facebook. This is a great post for anyone new to Facebook.

A Successful Facebook Marketing Campaign - Social-Media-Optimization.com compares a successful Facebook campaign (Target) with an unsuccessful campaign (Walmart).

How to Develop a Hit Facebook App: 29 Essential Tools and Tutorials - SoftwareDeveloper.com comes up with Resources to help you build a successful Facebook app that users will love.

You too might be a Facebookaholic, if: - Dave McClure gives us 17 hints that we might be a Facebookaholic.

Who needs Google? Facebook’s stealth ad system - ValleyWag gives us the details on Facebook’s Ad System.

Mash Pets, SuperPokes, Vampires, or Zombies? What are Your Social Network Ice Breakers? - Mark Laymon shows us how he uses certain Facebook applications to "Break the Ice".

A Girl’s First Time….. being Poked - Ok, this post is one of mine. Sorry, I just crack myself up.

Is The Horde At Facebooks Walls? - Tim Nash writes this post for Clicks.ws. on the how-to’s of Advertising on Facebook.

Web Strategy: What the Web Strategist should know about Facebook - Jeremiah Owyang tells us what we need to know about Facebook as a strategic marketing channel.

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