The idea of creating content to target social media is nothing new. Terms like “Made for Digg” have been coined, and many people have created a basis for a successful site by focusing on attracting social media. When discussing the term Social Media Optimization (SMO) I consider it to be the optimizing of content on [...]

Machine-based interaction is a common feature of Web 2.0 sites like Digg, Facebook and Dilicious, and these days it goes well beyond simple web feeds. An application programming interface (API) is what allows programmers to write applications and widgets that interact with services on these sites. The API gives them web-based access to data and [...]

You may have heard of the sites like PayPerPost or Blog Kits. The idea of such sites is that they connect advertisers with bloggers. As a blogger can browse through a list of promotions, and select options you are eligible for. You write about your selected promotion, and if your post fulfils the criteria, you [...]

After reading Dana Wallert’s article, 34 Stumbleupon posts that aren’t crap, I am feeling inspired to write about one of my favorite web services, StumbleUpon. StumbleUpon is a great browsing experience, you find great content quick. It learns what you like, so great new content keeps on coming. Because of this it is a terrible [...]

I have just read an interview in the October .Net magazine with Andrew Keen. Andrew is self proclaimed as one of the most hated people on the net because of his criticism of Web 2.0, current social network habits and online culture. As hated as he may be by the masses, I feel most of what he is [...]

This article will discuss success ranking systems within the blogosphere, and then give ideas about how to manipulate and benefit from them. TEN – Technorati Favorites Although I don’t think this is a particularly useful metric, having a lot of people who have added your blog as a favorite on Technorati may get you some [...]