» Social Media http://www.pingable.org Mon, 20 May 2013 23:46:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Must Have WordPress Plugins for 2011 http://www.pingable.org/must-have-wordpress-plugins-for-2011/ http://www.pingable.org/must-have-wordpress-plugins-for-2011/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 23:29:05 +0000 Dusty http://www.pingable.org/?p=2395 I build a lot of WordPress sites and these are, in my opinion, the must-have WordPress plugins for 2011.  I start almost every new WordPress install with these plugins, even if I don’t have a specific intention for them all at the time of development.  If for no other reason, these WordPress plugins will make [...]

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]]> http://www.pingable.org/must-have-wordpress-plugins-for-2011/feed/ 27 Essential WordPress Social Media Tools http://www.pingable.org/essential-wordpress-social-media-tools/ http://www.pingable.org/essential-wordpress-social-media-tools/#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:39:37 +0000 Dusty http://www.pingable.org/?p=1124 Converting users is as important as ever before. With millions of websites being created every day, how can you compete? Here’s how: convert your readers like a pro with these essential tools. Meebo Toolbar A sweet little bar that hangs out at the bottom of all your pages. It is available as a WordPress plugin [...]

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]]> http://www.pingable.org/essential-wordpress-social-media-tools/feed/ 6 Wibiya has opened its doors to WordPress users http://www.pingable.org/wibiya-has-opened-its-doors-to-wordpress-users/ http://www.pingable.org/wibiya-has-opened-its-doors-to-wordpress-users/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:03:06 +0000 Dusty http://www.thebestofthepress.com/?p=176 We recently reported on Wibiya, an exceptional tool for WordPress blogs (and other sites but we don’t care about them).  At the time, Wibiya was in beta mode, asking you to request an invitation to use the plugin.  Just recently, Wibiya took two pretty big steps. First, Wibiya is now open to the public.  Simply [...]

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]]> http://www.pingable.org/wibiya-has-opened-its-doors-to-wordpress-users/feed/ 5 Social Media Optimization http://www.pingable.org/social-media-optimization/ http://www.pingable.org/social-media-optimization/#comments Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:23:27 +0000 Simon Ward http://www.pingable.org/social-media-optimization/ 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 [...]

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]]> http://www.pingable.org/social-media-optimization/feed/ 14 What Would You Like To Know About StumbleUpon? http://www.pingable.org/what-would-you-like-to-know-about-stumbleupon/ http://www.pingable.org/what-would-you-like-to-know-about-stumbleupon/#comments Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:04:16 +0000 Simon Ward http://www.pingable.org/what-would-you-like-to-know-about-stumbleupon/ 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 [...]

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]]> http://www.pingable.org/what-would-you-like-to-know-about-stumbleupon/feed/ 2 Is User Generated Content Evil? http://www.pingable.org/is-user-generated-content-evil/ http://www.pingable.org/is-user-generated-content-evil/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:34:40 +0000 Simon Ward http://www.pingable.org/is-user-generated-content-evil/ 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 [...]

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]]> http://www.pingable.org/is-user-generated-content-evil/feed/ 29 10 Blog Success Metrics and How They Can be Manipulated http://www.pingable.org/10-blog-success-metrics-and-how-they-can-be-manipulated/ http://www.pingable.org/10-blog-success-metrics-and-how-they-can-be-manipulated/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:36:17 +0000 Simon Ward http://www.pingable.org/10-blog-success-metrics-and-how-they-can-be-manipulated/ 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 [...]

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]]> http://www.pingable.org/10-blog-success-metrics-and-how-they-can-be-manipulated/feed/ 7 What is a Good Bounce Rate For a Blog? http://www.pingable.org/what-is-a-good-bounce-rate-for-a-blog/ http://www.pingable.org/what-is-a-good-bounce-rate-for-a-blog/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:21:13 +0000 Simon Ward http://www.pingable.org/what-is-a-good-bounce-rate-for-a-blog/ In an environment rich with social media sites providing quick fix for our short attention spans what is an acceptable time for a visitor to spend on a Blog? If you don’t keep track of the statistics of your site Google Analytics will do nicely for tracking your site statistics. The Bounce Rate (also called % Exit) [...]

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]]> http://www.pingable.org/what-is-a-good-bounce-rate-for-a-blog/feed/ 29 Blogging Tools, Ebooks, Social Media, Formatting, Facebook, Inspiration and Readers http://www.pingable.org/blogging-tools-ebooks-social-media-formatting-facebook-inspiration-and-readers/ http://www.pingable.org/blogging-tools-ebooks-social-media-formatting-facebook-inspiration-and-readers/#comments Sun, 02 Sep 2007 15:58:44 +0000 Simon Ward http://www.pingable.org/blogging-tools-ebooks-social-media-formatting-facebook-inspiration-and-readers/ This article is a summary of some of the best articles I have read recently. Steven Snell from Vandelay Design writes about 9 Essential Tools for Bloggers. This is a great article summarizing some key tools for bloggers. The article names the following list of tools, please visit the article for a full write up. [...]

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]]> http://www.pingable.org/blogging-tools-ebooks-social-media-formatting-facebook-inspiration-and-readers/feed/ 5 Using Social Media To Market Your Blog http://www.pingable.org/using-social-media-to-market-your-blog/ http://www.pingable.org/using-social-media-to-market-your-blog/#comments Sat, 25 Aug 2007 12:42:06 +0000 Simon Ward http://www.pingable.org/using-social-media-to-market-your-blog/ Social media sites like Digg, MySpace, Flickr and del.icio.us are very popular. They have millions of users, and you want in on that action. But how do you get traffic from these sites? How Are Social Media Sites Good For Your Blog? You can create pages with links back to your site, or submit an article [...]

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