Micro-blogging is a Social Media tool that combines elements of blogging with instant messaging.
The clear leader in the micro-blogging field is Twitter with over 1 million users.
There are other notable micro-blogging players include Pownce and Jaiku, which offer various different features, but for the purposes of this post I’ll focus on the Twitter format.
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And what that means for the way we communicate
By JESSICA E. VASCELLARO
Getty Images (4 on the left); Google Wave
Services like Twitter, Facebook and Google Wave create a constant stream of interaction among users—for better or worse.
Email has had a good run as king of communications. But its reign is over.
In its place, a new generation of services is starting to take hold—services like Twitter and Facebook and countless others vying for a piece of the new world. And just as email did more than a decade ago, this shift promises to profoundly rewrite the way we communicate—in ways we can only begin to imagine.
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What’s more these techniques work no matter what type of business you’re promoting.
Do you have your own “brick & mortar” business?
Are you doing MLM / Network marketing?
How about other products & services?
These five techniques WILL help you attract tons of leads into your business.
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Building your Online business can be a frustrating experience if you aren’t experienced or skilled in advertising. Even if you are used to traditional (off-line) advertising techniques the Internet is a whole other animal. When I got involved in the online marketing profession, I didn’t know how to advertise or market at all, and as a result I struggled to achieve the level of success that I knew was possible online.
After years of trying various things I finally discovered that the proper use of some specific online marketing techniques was the key to that would allow me to accomplish my dreams.
I had a period of time where I was experimenting with different tactics. Some of them worked, and continue to work today, and some of them I decided to never spend one ounce of energy on, ever again – and neither should you.
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Firstly, learn from my mistakes and let me share with you what you should NOT do.
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Don’t use ANY ‘Blackhat’ advertising tactics, ever. The term ‘Black Hat’ refers to any attempt on the part of the marketer to ‘trick’ search engines or websites into thinking that you are something you’re not in an attempt to subversively generate traffic for your business.
This is not only irritating for the thousands of people who click on pages that are supposed to have one thing and have another, but it is frustrating as a marketer to constantly be changing your tactics. Search engines absolutely HATE “Blackhat” advertising and Will blacklist your business if you’re caught doing it. Why do they hate it? A search engine will only survive as long as it’s able to deliver relevant results on searches people are doing. Blackhat tactics results in search engines delivering irrlevant result. If this happens enough people will stop using the search engine company and it goes out of business. Also as a consumer it’s irritating when you can’t find relevant results to your searches.
A great example of ‘blackhat’ internet advertising is trying to ‘trick’ craigslist into accepting your home business ads in the Jobs section at craigslist. Because there is so much subversive MLM advertising in the Jobs section at craigslist (MLM is not a job), it is a pain for even a legitimate company to post their ad to the Jobs section. Plus, blackhat tactics never work for very long.
So what are some online advertising techniques that work? Here I have listed some ‘White Hat’ SEO friendly online advertising techniques that can immediately help you in your business, listed in order of personal preference:
Social Media Marketing is an excellent strategy that can make your business more profitable even if you don’t have a website.
As an Internet Marketing Consultant I often get asked ‘What is Social Media?’ and ‘How can I use Social Media in my business’.
I order to answer these questions and to provide a source of information I’ve written ‘How To Use Social Media To Build Your Brand – A Guide For Business Owners And Marketers’.
It’s aimed at owners and marketers of small to medium size businesses who are interested in exploring ways to leverage the power of the Internet to build awareness for their products and services.
I’ve just come accross an excellent post on Johnson & Johnson’s blog on how people suffering from MS are using Second Life to form a community of MS patients where they can share information, experiences and generally support each other.
Check out the full article “Getting Healthy Online“
For those that are doubtfull of the influence Social Media can have on our lives consider this as reported by CNN
Micro-blogging is a Social Media tool that combines elements of blogging with instant messaging.
The clear leader in the micro-blogging field is Twitter with over 1 million users.
There are other notable micro-blogging players include Pownce and Jaiku, which offer various different features, but for the purposes of this post I’ll focus on the Twitter format.
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