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Social Media bigger than Google’s search business?


Social Media is redefining how we not only write our content, but how we distribute and interact with it. Google are presently trying to get a fix on Social Media in a way that relates to the rest of their business. But I’m reminded of a mountain and a guy called Mohammed…


Social Media: the natural choice for inorganic traffic


As a ‘blogger, the flow of traffic I receive is either ‘natural’ (web directories, search engines, other ‘blogs), or it’s from Social Media venues (StumbleUpon, Digg, Reddit et cetera). But given how Social Media is maturing as a legitimate marketing method, why is the traffic it generates deemed unnatural?
Much has been said recently about the [...]


Social Media to kill Google’s search algorithm?


With the recent round of updates to Google’s PageRank, some of the more notable venues on the web have taken a sizable hit in their rankings. And while Google has left it to those affected to speculate, I suspect it’s Google’s way of trying to suppress and then kill off a web trend they can [...]


How to hide spammy Shouts on Digg


Unsolicited messages (a.k.a Spam) are a drain and a drag. No sooner do we edge away from our total dependance on email – towards Social Networks like Pownce and StumbleUpon, or IM (Instant Messaging) services like MSN Messenger or Yahoo! Messenger – do we then find ourselves the target of yet more spam…
According to the [...]


Social Media: Google Shared Stuff


Make no mistake, Google getting into Social Media is a big thing. With their weight, eye for simplicity and their one-feature-to-rule-them-all philosophy to their software, Google Shared Stuff will make a significant impact on the Social Media scene…
Only yesterday did I make mention of that other significant – dare I say bold – entry, this [...]