REMINDER: How to Increase Your Freelance Income and Hire Freelancers on Twitter Chat / Party TODAY

Normally I would not do this to you – but so many people really need to find talented freelancers and so many exceptional experts could be offering their freelance services that I am sending this post just as a reminder so those who want to be there don’t forget and miss it!TODAY from 3-4:00 EDT we have a Twitter Chat about How to Make Money Freelancing. If you’re a blogger...

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Progressive Insurance Corp. Case Study: How Not to Handle A PR Crisis ~ Tweeps, Redditors Outraged

UPDATE: Progressive Insurance tweeted Aug 16, 2012 that a settlementwith the Fishers had been reached. Here is a screen capture of that tweet:Since August 13, 2012, when Matt Fisher wrote about this family’s miserable experience with Progressive Insurance in his tumblr there has been an avalanche of negativity launched towards Progressive.His tumbler post titled “My...

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Social Media Monitoring Prevents Trademark Infringement PR Nightmares

In this week’s episode of “The Future of Engagement” Murray Newlands talks about the Jack Daniels’ case and how they – and you  – can turn publicity in your favor.Companies have a recognizable logo that customers can identify anywhere. The public has a feeling or memory for brands that keeps them loyal.Protecting your logos and trademarks is essential.Legally, a brand...

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FeedBurner Signs Off Twitter. Now What? Is FeedBurner Going Away? Do Not Wait to Find Out!

Most bloggers have been using Feedburner to manage their RSS feeds since before they got bought out by Google.Not a peep about their plans so far – but FeedBurner has never been the same since Google bought them out. I knew about that tweet because I happened to be Skyping to Phil Hollows, creator of FeedBlitz about our plans to migrate all FeedBurner accounts. Phil...

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Best Free WordPress Themes By Type of Blog

This is a guest post by PHP developer Nishant.When anyone thinks about the term blog the next term in the queue will be WordPress. This is because WordPress has changed blogging by its simplicity and ease of use.If a blogger wants to get strong traffic, the appearance of a blog is as important as the content.People are more likely to stay and read blogswith  attractive...

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NEW: Seek or Shout Platform For Bloggers ~ Similar to Help A Reporter Out (HARO) for Journalists

Click this image to go to HARO for Free PR and to volunteer as an expert in your field.If you want free publicity for your blog or business you need to know about Help a Reporter Out, better known as HARO. (Twitter @HelpaReporter)You sign up for free and receive daily emails with requests from reporters for specific information or experts to interview.They now have separate...

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Gail from GrowMap Writing for Social Implications Which is Now Part of the CommentLuv Community

About a month ago, my regular readers may remember that I invited you to Read Gail From GrowMap on Social Implications.I hope that some of you took me up on that invitation and all of you will follow me over there and see what I’ve shared.For those who may have missed that, here are the posts I’ve published:I have long recommended Social Implications for the insights Jennifer...

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Internal Server Errors on Twitter AND FeedBurner? CISPA Passed House Headed for Senate

Am I the only one who wonders what is going on when there are issues with many major sites close together? Yesterday, Twitter was down. Today I tried to log into Yahoo mail and it was down.Twitter is still giving Internal Server Errors regularly and I’m getting a lot of tweets that say “Tweet Does Not Exist” when I try to retweet them, but they’re sitting right there and...

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Small Biz Trends Small Business Influencer Awards 2012: My Recommendations ~ Links for Easy Daily Voting

Each year, Small Business Trends hosts the Small Business Influencer Awards to recognize the Top Influencers in the Small Business Market.981 approved nominees are listed for the 2012 SmallBizTrends Influencer Awards.These are the nominees I feel will most benefit my readers and small businesses based on my years of experience.Here is how the awards voting works:Those nominated...

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Internet Law: Key Federal Court Holding on Issue of Personal Jurisdiction and Web Targeting in Trademark Infringement Case

This is a guest post by Internet Law Attorney Richard Newman about a recent Federal Court Ruling that held that the laws of one state – in this case New York – DO appply to Web sites accessible from anywhere.The case is Mrs. United States National Pageant Inc. v. Miss United States of America Organization LLC. The holding in this trademark litigation is a key one.Specifically,...

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