Twitter has recently suffered a rash of celebrity impostors, creating phony accounts and claiming to be actors, rappers, reality TV personalities and even cable news reporters. To combat the problem of phony celebrity accounts, Twitter has announced that they will begin offering verified Twitter accounts later this year.
Twitter Fights Celebrity Imposters
Why Obama May Not Be Twittering
The rise of Twitter is old news by now. The media, celebrities, and nearly every mover and shaker out there has been seduced by the micro-blogging social networking site. But this week, Twitter has been in the news for something other than Ashton Kutcher’s million followers; the company is reporting that Twitter was hacked on or around the 15th of April by someone using the screen name “Hacker Kroll.”
Is Google Really Buying Twitter?
The blogosphere is buzzing like crazy with rumors that Google is finalizing an agreement to buy the micro-blogging social networking upstart Twitter. Over the past week, searching the phrase “Google buying twitter” yielded over 100 million search results. But is this just a Internet rumor gone wild, or is the big G actually putting in a bid for Twitter?
Blogging to Make Money - Choose a Good Niche
If you have blogged, you are almost certainly aware of what a niche is. For those new to blogging, a niche is a small specialized segment of a whole market. In blogging, it is more specifically a certain topic. For example, some niches include weight less, diabetes, music, etc… These are all niches, and niches can get very specific. The ones I have listed are quite narrow, and have lots of sub-niches (not sure if that is technically a word, but you get the point).
Blog Comment Marketing To Gain Traffic
For those who run a blog, you may be very familiar with comment marketing. If not with the term, you are probably aware of the practice, but just unaware of the “blogging term.” Comment marketing involves repeatedly leaving comments on other people’s blogs (especially blogs with lots of traffic). This will do two things for you; gain a back link, and also possibly lead readers of the blog you posted on to your blog. In shorter terms, comment marketing will bring you traffic. If not right away, definitely soon after.
The Three Most Important Things When Trying To Make Money By Blogging
Of all of the potential money making ideas out there on the internet, one of the absolute most popular is blogging. Some people start their blog without the intention of using it to make money, but many plan from the beginning or learn shortly thereafter, that blogging for money is relatively simple and is very achievable. When it comes to blogging for money, the main thing is to have a blog that gets traffic and good search engine rankings, but what are the three most important things when trying to make money by blogging?
Twitter Struggles to Monetize its Growing Popularity
Is Twitter really a new form of communication that is taking the Web by storm? According to Twitter’s own analysis, yes it is. But the trickiest thing about Twitter is actually explaining what it is to the general public, and why it’s important.
How To Use YouTube To Benefit Your Blog
When you own and operate your own blog, there is a daily battle to find new ways to build links and drive traffic to your site. There are many ways to accomplish this, from article submission to the buying of links, but are there other non-standard tools to use? Part of the fun of running your own website is finding new and interesting ways to market your blog. Sometimes some of your best marketing moves start out as things you wouldn’t normally think of. You can actually use Google’s YouTube video site to drive traffic to your blog as well.
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