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Using Data to Rank 2011′s Top 20 Internet, Social Media and SEO blogs
For three years now, the folks at Cision have ranked the Top 100 blogs in our category by looking at specific data points. These data points are designed to reward actual site performance versus popularity or “Internet fame.” Last year, Ignite Social Media was ranked second, only to the blog powerhouse Mashable. This year, Cision [...]
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2011 Social Network Analysis Report – Geographic – Demographic and Traffic Data Revealed
2010 was a rocky year in the social network space and many sites closed their doors including Propeller.com and Team Sugar, to name a few. Quite a few others continued their decline into yesterday’s news as we see more social network users consolidating their social profiles. Undoubtedly, Facebook’s continued growth worldwide has led to this [...]
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Ignite Social Media named one of “World’s Top Social Media Marketing Firms for 2011″
The International Business Times came out with their list of 5 agencies they describe as “The World’s Top Social Media Marketing Firms for 2011” and Ignite Social Media is one of the five selected. We’re honestly not sure of the criteria, but we’re flattered to be included in such a small group of firms on [...]
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26 Facebook Fan Page Examples in Detail
Since the conclusion of our previous series “26 Social Media Marketing Examples in Detail” and with the start of the new year, I have been inspired yet again to evaluate what other brands are doing in the space. However, instead of covering what a brand is doing across multiple platforms, in this series we will uncover specifically what the top brands on Facebook are doing on their pages to engage with their fans.
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Designing Blog Posts That People Read
Brian Chappell | October 06, 2011 | View Comments
I just got back from another successful Search Exchange here in Charlotte NC and would like to share with you the presentation I gave while there. I discussed matters that often get overlooked by small, medium and large companies alike: Aesthetic and usability tactics as they affect blogging. I highly recommend you either hire a professional designer to help [...]
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100 Women Bloggers You Should Be Reading
Olivia Hayes | September 13, 2011 | View Comments
The inspiration for this blog post came about a year ago, when I spied a tweet lamenting the fact that “Best of…” blog lists often neglect to include women bloggers. Perhaps some writers don’t read the plethora of smart and savvy women bloggers out there, but this list will rectify the problem. This list is [...]
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Tips for Bloggers Pitching to Agencies
Kristin Rawski | August 22, 2011 | View Comments
A few weekends ago, I had the opportunity to attend BlogHer ’11 in sunny San Diego, California with my coworker, Cassandra. Every year, the BlogHer conference brings women bloggers together to connect and share ideas and stories, and to learn some blogger best practices. I had never been to San Diego, nor had I ever been [...]
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Data Doesn’t Lie: Ranking the Top 20 Social Media & Internet Marketing Blogs
Jim Tobin | January 25, 2011 | View Comments
As the calendar changed from 2010 to 2011, there have been many year-end blog posts asking people for their opinions on the best social media blogs out there. And that’s fine, because those posts are often a good way to discover new blogs that you might not have been aware of. But what’s sometimes missing [...]
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A Look Into the 2010 State of the Blogosphere Report by Technorati
Autumn Morris | January 04, 2011 | View Comments
Today, I will take a look into the findings of Technorati’s most recent report, the State of the Blogosphere 2010. This report delves into the demographics and statistics of the bloggers and the latest trends throughout the blogosphere. This report covers a wide range of information; however, I will focus on factors most relevant to social media and brand outreach to bloggers.
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50 Women Bloggers You Should Be Reading
Olivia Hayes | May 25, 2010 | View Comments
The inspiration for this post began way back in November, when I spied a tweet lamenting the fact that blogger “Best Of…” lists heavily favor male bloggers. In this mindset, I quickly dashed off a post called “5 Female Bloggers Who Will Get You Thinking,” which received such a wonderful response that I decided to expound upon it.
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5 Female Bloggers Who Will Get You Thinking
Olivia Hayes | November 24, 2009 | View Comments
If you happen to be a woman doing your dance in the midst of the nerd kingdom that is social media, you may or may not have noticed that we are a very small slice of the overall pie chart of geekdom.
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5 Creative Ways To Make Your Blogging Better
Olivia Hayes | July 20, 2009 | View Comments
There comes a point in every blogger’s life when, despite their best efforts, they find themselves scraping the bottom of the barrel. Maybe it’s the heat in the dead of summer, the fact that everyone is on vacation while you toil away at the old keyboard, or just a bit of old-fashioned burnout.
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The Fear and Loathing Guide to Blogging
Jeremy S. Griffin | February 12, 2009 | View Comments
The late, great Hunter S. Thompson might be remembered best for his unadulterated drug use, his take-no-prisoners journalism, or his famous aviators and steel jaw clenched cigarette. No matter what you know or think of the good doctor, he made an impact on journalism with his unabashed “Gonzo” style of writing. It’s this kind of no-holds-barred attitude that we should apply to blogging. When it comes to social marketing, in order to get your audience to love your brand, you have to understand it first. And sometimes what that takes is going Gonzo.
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3 Ways To Be a Better Blogger
Olivia Hayes | November 17, 2008 | View Comments
Out of all the social media characters in the deck, bloggers seem to be a very particular kind of creature, mainly because blogging requires a particular micro/macro mindset and a slightly thickened skin. Since gaining popularity in recent years, more people are aware of and read blogs (about 57 million, according to Pew research), but the general population still seems to regard bloggers with an equal mixture of suspicious disdain and interest. They think we’re slightly self-absorbed and vaguely narcissistic for thinking that anyone else would be interested in the minutiae of our lives.