Dealradar Offers Coupon-Clutter Fix

Dealradar is also working with traditional-media companies or their offspring, such as Metromix, owned primarily by Gannett Co., to help them create their own daily-deal sites, Mr. Hess said.

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BATAVIA, Ohio (AdAge.com) -- As Google Offers prepares to do battle with Groupon and Amazon's Living Social, one player could really clean up: Dealradar.com, a Chicago-based startup, aims to help frugal consumers clear the clutter from their email boxes by consolidating ever-proliferating offers from major coupon sites plus dozens of lesser players in one daily message.

Dealradar, launched last year and headed by Dan Hess, a veteran of ComScore, Information Resources Inc. (now SymphonyIRI) and Tribune Interactive, now operates in 70 U.S. cities along with 17 more in Canada, the U.K. and Australia. Read more at adage.com

 

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If you text while working, are you really working?

@SethGodin said:



"Yes, you shouldn't text while driving, or talk on the cell phone, or argue with your dog or drive blindfolded. It's an idiot move, one that often leads to death (yours or someone else's).



"I don't think you should text while working, either. Or use social networking software of any kind for that matter. And you probably shouldn't eat crunchy chips, either."



I'll add:



I get online several times a day to engage readers in social media. I may not reach the millions that Seth does, but I know that things happen because I stay in touch.



So my first gut reaction would be to think it's just another rant from someone blessed with an old media audience... but after thinking about this one for a few minutes, I remembered how often I find myself thinking "I'll just log in to send one tweet" and find myself engaged when it's not my top priority.



So far, I've not found any limit to the value of engagement... I have found some limits to my ability to focus.



Seth is right. If your "work" does not include engaging customers.. do it without the browser open. In fact, turn off the phone, close the door, and FOCUS.



What do you do to get focused time for a project?

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5 Reasons why your Small Business should be using Social Media RT @shashib

In this blog Nicky looks at 5 key reasons why Small Business’ should be using Social Media to get ahead of their competitors…..

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How Big is the Internet?

Newest stats compiled by Pingdom.

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152 million – The number of blogs on the Internet (as tracked by BlogPulse). 25 billion – Number of sent tweets on Twitter in 2010 100 million – New accounts added on Twitter in 2010 175 million – People on Twitter as of September 2010 7.7 million – People following @ladygaga (Lady Gaga, Twitter’s most followed user). 600 million – People on Facebook at the end of 2010. 250 million – New people on Facebook in 2010. 30 billion – Pieces of content (links, notes, photos, etc.) shared on Facebook per month. 70% – Share of Facebook’s user base located outside the United States. 20 million – The number of Facebook apps installed each day. Read more at royal.pingdom.com

 

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Dinner tonight from @anyleaf is a great deal (cc @KeithMatthew)

Getting to the end of the month and you want a cheap meal used to mean clipping coupons.



Now there's #anyleaf

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Kraft Macaroni & Cheese

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Visualization of an Internet Shutdown in Egypt. What does it mean?

While there is no doubt that a conflict is happening in #Egypt, I haven't been able to form a sensible opinion on the issues.



What I know



1) A lot of people don't like the current government



2) Violence is happening



3) The government reacted by shutting down communications



Here's my big question. Is the intent to hide from the world, or cut off communication between the rebels?



The effectiveness of the action is questionable either way.



I so much want to be saying "bad or dumb move to shut down communications" and comment in favor of any group fighting for change.



But would it be irresponsible for me to do so?



Supposing there is some change. I assume it would be positive. But what do I know? Would the new government be better?



I don't have a clue.

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"Is Netwoking Mandatory for Making It?" via @hollischapman

excellent post of networking. I've just chosen @hollischapman as an interesting person to connect with.. Reading his blog and listening to his radio show.



Tweet to see if he want to engage. From what I've read, he does.



More to follow on this.. Be sure to follow him and comment to get into the discussion (and build your own network)

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So what's the deal with @clipmarks.popping up every time I #Amplify? I don't recall making a change.. is this a gift from @egoldstein? http://bit.ly/ekWqdw

How to get automatic updates about your Facebook Page

You can also choose how often you want to receive Facebook Page updates. The options are:

• As soon as possible

• Daily at a specific time

• Hourly

• Weekly

• Monthly

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"I don't read books. I read Facebook status updates"

this is not my status update

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a good school has a lot of clout.. but want about @Klout? The Most Influential Colleges on Twitter

#Klout shares the top 10 schools by @Klout score

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Watch out US News and World Report, there’s a new ranking system in town. Does your college have Klout?

In all seriousness, Twitter influence is a revealing metric for colleges.The most influential ones must be both tech-savvy enough to have a well managed Twitter account and have the most influential professors, alums, and others engaging with them. Read more at klout.com

 

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Twitter’s Ad Revenue May Triple to $150 Million

Like Facebook and Google before it, Twitter has thousands of marketers chomping at the bit to find a ad strategy.



They are smart to eschew old models and launch programs that use the unique power of Twitter. Early testers tell me the "Promoted Tweets" are exceeding expectations and many of us are anxiously awaiting a user model where we can experiment with small budgets ourselves.



If you hate ads, you know why it will take a new model. If you are selling anything online, watch this space. It is going to make these early number look puny.

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Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Twitter Inc. will probably more than triple its advertising revenue to $150 million this year as more companies use it to spread marketing messages, according to Internet researcher EMarketer Inc.

Ad sales for Twitter, which introduced its advertising program in April, may reach $250 million in 2012, said Debra Aho Williamson, an analyst at EMarketer, which today released its first multiyear research report on the blogging site. San Francisco-based Twitter has lured advertisers such as Nissan Motor Co., Hewlett-Packard Co. and Starbucks Corp.

Twitter, which has more than 175 million registered users globally, is competing for advertising dollars with larger companies such as Google Inc. and social-networking rival Facebook Inc. The company will need to boost its user base while demonstrating that ads posted on its pages are effective, Williamson said. A December Pew Research Center report said only 8 percent of U.S. Web surfers use Twitter, she noted. Read more at www.businessweek.com

 

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"Why the Best Authors Have a Mailing List"

Updated with a free resource for anyone want to build a mailing list

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You have a major advantage when you engage readers using email. As an author you understand the power of the written word. In an age where much of the communications amounts to the written equivalent of grunts and murmurs, a little bit of attention to good writing really stands out. Read more at www.bestsellerauthors.com

 

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Award Winning Twitter App Available Free

If you been on social media for more than a month, you've heard of this one.



Funny thing.. they are just getting started. Most twitter users haven't tried it, and until you get an app like this, you aren't really experiencing the full Twitter experience.



Try out HootSuite now http://hootsuite.com/p_1062



I'm proud to endorse them. After using dozens of apps, this is one I have open all the time, on my desktop, iPod Touch (iPhone App) and on my Android phone

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Twitter Gets Sued For Letting Famous People Interact Online

I'm filing my patent for "Upright Conveyance" (a method for traveling while keeping the body in an vertical fashion by alternating energy distribution between two pods)



I think my chances of enforcing it are about as good as this one

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How to Use Facebook Tags Without Being Annoying

I love to share, show appreciation and get a discussion going, so I try to answer anyone who reaches out to me through any medium.



You can get my attention by putting addressing a question to me, or including me in a relevant conversation.



It's parties. You want to talk to someone, so you get their attention and talk.



But if you go into a room and yell "LOOK AT ME" you are annoying.



@MariSmith shared some tips to use tagging on Facebook

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Do use @ tagging:

To acknowledge and give credit. To provide attribution for content you share. To show appreciation. To help promote other fan pages. To cross-reference other fan pages, assuming there is no conflict of interests. To @ tag your own page strategically (e.g. by way of a signature when making wall posts).

Do not use @ tagging:

As a way to “poach” fans from other pages that offer the same/similar service as you do to the same/similar target audience. As a way to post your own affiliate link on the wall of the affiliate program owner’s fan page. As a way to get someone’s attention for self-serving reasons. As a way to “imply endorsement” by that person/page. Read more at www.marismith.com

 

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Wherein I show that bad lighting can make even me look worse

I did a video interview in a basement conference center.



How do I look?

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Vegas has a new organic source

I'm contributing to a new organic news feed. Got any ideas what I should write about?

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Vegas Organic Las Vegas Organic resource sharing the best organic products and services in vegas, including organic garden, organic food stores, organic restauants, organic facials, organic spa, and other organic sites in las vegas

Almost every business location has a online personna with reviews from past customers. Get to know other organic shoppers and you’ll find a wealth of current information.

VegasOrganic.com lists new finds and online resouces for the Vegas Area community of organic shoppers. A great place to start. Read more at vegasorganic.com

 

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Are we asking the right question about Quora?

The bandwagon continues to grow with more posts from pundits claiming Quora is the next big thing.



I find it to be cool technology deployment. Since we all have questions that we want answers to, the connections and sorting are certainly working.



I've learned not to judge the viablity of a new site based on people telling me that they don't have time to join yet another network.. so while I personally feel like all I do on Quora is answer friend requests, I like to remember how often someone asks me if Twitter is going to survive "because we just don't have time for that"



Suppose Quora were there.. with your connections in place from other networks and some default setting that took care of the chores of setting it up.. would you go there when you have a question?

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I have been watching Quora for a while now—both the site and the discussion swirling around it—for long enough to be convinced that the Q-and-A service will probably become an established social channel that should thrive and grow.

Quora has attracted a lot of attention in the last few weeks based largely on the flood of people joining and the volume of Quora-generated content being shared through other services, mostly Twitter. Robert Scoble is responsible for a good chunk of the attention, having blogged that Quora is the future of blogging. Read more at blog.holtz.com

 

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Secret Marketing Strategies DOWNLOAD

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Secret: a: something kept hidden or unexplained b : something kept from the knowledge of others or shared only confidentially with a few c : a method, formula, or process used in an art or operation and divulged only to those of one’s own company or craft Marketing: a: the act or process of selling in a market b : the process or technique of promoting, selling, and distributing a product or service c : an aggregate of functions involved in moving goods from producer to consumer Strategies: a : careful plans or methods b : the art of devising or employing plans toward a particular goal c : a complex of adaptations that serves or appears to serve an important function in achieving evolutionary success You Now Have No Cost PRIVATE ACCESS to This $470 Value, Life Changing Product! Click Here Now For No Cost Access! ($470 Value) Read more at acceleratedmarketingstrategies.com

 

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This problem is more than a desire to tweet

If you are bragging about your compulsive behavior, I think it's a little beyond a desire to use social networks.



Get some help.

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Accelerated Marketing Strategy Training

Video shown to Canadians to increase sales in US

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This one-day, educational and “bootcamp-style” program featured expert investors and entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley, New York, and Boston – all aligned to give advice to Canadian entrepreneurs in order to help facilitate cross-border growth for Canadian companies ready to grow their business in the US. Read more at acceleratedmarketingstrategies.com

 

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After learning about @SaltySeattle's shoes and thought she sounded fun.. then I saw this

Sperifiying looks like more work than I could ever imagine.. don't they have this pre-made at Costco?

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We saw it coming.. @quora boredom

#quora is a great concept, and some cool technology to get questions answered and collaborate with others.



Is it a site to hang out on? .. maybe for a while.



Here's some instructions for those overburdened with quora.com mail... once it's turned off, how often will you visit?

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